Bio: Together, Joe Poppen and Black Betty have shared the stage with Roomful of Blues, Tom Principato, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Bobby Parker, Everclear (Cuba), Peaches (Exotic Erotic Ball), Snoop Dog (Exotic Erotic Ball), Fabulous (CollegeFest), Whitestar (CollegeFest), Catfish Hodge, Nadine Rae, Clarence "The Bluesman" Turner, Memphis Gold, and more.

Having toured and played with blues and R&B legends including Bobby Parker, Memphis Gold, Charlie Sayles (Bill Monroe), Emmett Kittrell (Wilson Pickett), Ralph “Rowe” Oliver (Percy Sledge, Diana Washington), ElWarren (SPOON) Weatherspoon (Hall & Oates, LTD, Santana, Tracy Chapman), and more, Joe Poppen's guitar playing has taken him around the world. Joe’s past tours include coast to coast on tour in the United States as well as Brazil, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Turkey, Egypt, the Sinai Penninsula, the Azores Islands, Cuba, and beyond. Now he is leading his own band, comprised entirely of Berklee College of Music alumni and students.