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I am an independent writer/performer/producer making summery sounds with lots of harmony, guitars, and emotion. Brian Wilson said of his epic work Pet Sounds, 'I wanted to make the listener feel loved.' Those words have always remained with me and I hope to share loving, healing sounds with the listener as well.
www.bikertruth.com,Richie Barron & the Mob, hard hitting in the Oakland tradition, the original dance party jump blues band with a funky, tower of power/Latin Richie Barron. Powerful Vocals, guitar. All star back-up band with Dave [Mr. Funk] Shipe on Bass, , Dave Koolhoven, drums. Richard Segovia [Bandido!] Congas/ Timbales, Frank Sorci on keyboards, , Stewart Viets , Clark Calvert, Bobby Jones, saxes, Al Dieste, Trumpet.
is punctuated by the moaning guitar work of blues guru Dave McGuire and driven by a hypnotic rhythm section comprised of some of Australia's best jazz/blues specialists. Add to the mix Lana's sometimes sweet, sometimes guttural vocal performance and the result is blues with both grit and sparkle.
Me with me or me with my bands...LOL Ric'Bluesfuze'Arra was the top blues artist for 6 mos on mp3 .com in 1999. He has had half a million or so downloads of his tunes and sold hundreds of CD's. Bluesfuze also works in 2 main bands The Lady A Blues Band which is a quartet with the smokey Lady A on Vocals and Harp. The Big City Blues Band a six piece soul and blues outfit. Both bands have played many major festivals and shared the stage with everyone from BB King, Coco Montoya and Walter Trout...
Blues Rock Solo Artist I am a solo artist at present.
A Square Peg in the Round Hole of the Blues Papa Joe Grappa is a square peg in the round hole of the blues. He is a guitarist who writes and sings topical blues inthe Los Angeles area. He's played clubs in New York, London, Paris, Memphis, Philadelphia, Las Vegas and Salt Lake City. In the daytime, he is head writer for the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, under the pseudonym Joe Medeiros
Jon Schmidt Exhilarating Piano and Instrumental
Jon Schmidt is a New Age and Jazz pianist with Classical training, making his compositions difficult to categorize into one ... or even two ... genres of music.
