Since 1979, Norton has been performing on the road and around Northern California with his band Norton And The Knockouts. This dynamic and diverse band of R&B-blues-rock veterans includes some of the Bay Areas finest talents, most notably is the core of the Knockouts, John Vernazza, David Brown and Tyler Eng. They have been playing behind with Buffalo for decades and together they dig a rock solid groove, and a great mix of power and dynamics. With them behind him, Norton gets to relax and play from the depths of his soul.

In 2000, with some solid help from these bandmates, Norton and the Knockouts, released the blues based King Of The Highway CD, on Blind Pig Records. Recorded in his own studio in The Valley of The Moon, the Knockouts did a stellar job framing the incredible depths and dynamics of Buffalo’s harmonica, vocal, keyboard, songwriting, and performance talents on this CD. This release also features a couple solos by such stellar musical cohorts as Steve Miller and Elvin Bishop, and some great B-3 work throughout the CD by Norton's great friend Merl Saunders.

These cats all do some smoking performances, yet the fine foundation that The Knockouts laid down, is the "roux" that helps to make this musical stew so delicious. King Of The Highway, as well, displays a great example of Norton's fine chops as Engineer and Producer. There are many who say that Buffalo is indeed one of the greatest harmonica players in the history of the instrument. Be ready for an intense classroom demonstration of a broad scope of blues harmonica styles that harpsters around the world have been using to up their chops for over 30 years. Norton Buffalo has proven himself to be the King of the harmonica highway, and his fans are always thrilled to be sitting shotgun when he's behind the wheel. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.