The Sundown Band
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Stormy Monday
Simple Man
The SUNDOWN Band has been performing their brand of southern rock and roll cover and tribute shows since 1976. Each and everytime the band has been reviewed, the response is the basically the same: "This is the absolute best performing southern rock cover and tribute band you will ever hear. You will be hard pressed to find another band that performs with the talent, passion, and intensity that these guys bring to the stage everynight." - WPDH 101.5 FMBand/artist history
, founding member and lead guitarist of Westchester, NY's well known southern rock band, SUNDOWN, must be grinning from ear to ear. He's been performing his brand of southern rock music since 1976 !
After the bands inception, SUNDOWN started playing high school dances and college keg parties all over the Westchester area. After a few years and some lineup changes, Ronnie finally hooked up with keyboardist , who remains the driving vocal force of the band today.
Realizing their love and commitment to southern rock and blues, they finally hit the local club scene in June of 1980. The band played such legendary Westchester clubs like The Fore N' Aft (North and South), The Crazy Horse Saloon (where they meet with long time friends Vincent Pastore of "The Sopranos" fame, and Matt and Kevin Dillon), Bottoms Up, Ben Dovers, the original Lone Star Cafe in New York City, and the "New Rochelle North Ave Strip" of IONA college bars like Characters, Striders, Gary's, and The Beachmont. The band also donated their time to many benefits and charities. They rocked their hearts out to packed rooms for the next few years. Soon they were working four nights a week and had started to build a legion of fans that still come to see them today. Many "life long" fans now bring their teenage kids to experience the band perform their style of classic southern rock tunes.
Through the 80's, Ronnie and Jimmy were faced with personnel changes until 1989 when they opened for The Outlaws with their tightest act to that date, which now included guitarist . After another few years, Ronnie, Jimmy and Steve switched the rhythm section and recruited on bass. They continued to work for another few years when, due to outside commitments, another personnel change was made. Drummer was recruited in 1998 to add the final piece. This current lineup is The SUNDOWN Band's best yet. These local "southern" New York talents play their hearts out and perform their own rendition of classic Southern Rock tunes in the local club circuit every weekend.
The SUNDOWN Band performs unique renditions of southern rock classics from bands such as Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Allman Brothers, The Outlaws, Marshall Tucker, Molly Hatchet and more. The level of showmanship is a treat to see. The highlight of their shows are the duel guitar talents of Ronnie and Steve which leave people in awe !Have you performed in front of an audience?Mainly in the Hudson Valley area, just north of New York City.
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