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Potamus
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With bassist Keith Horne (in country super act 'Hot Apple Pie') from Nashville
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Eclectic blend of high energy jazz, funk and blues
Greetings All, Welcome to The Dawg Pound, I'm Bob Johnson, saxophonist for the cyber group known as "The Funkdawgs". Over the last 6 years we've put out 3 , produced 5 educational playalong projects for Music Minus One (, , , , ), appeared on 3 CD's in and more recently won a contest at as the best online virtual band. However, in addition to our regular lineup we have had the pleasure of collaborating with many other talented musicians. That's what The Dawg Pound is all about, a place to showcase these other cats that run with the Dawgs. Among others, The Funkdawgs have collaborated with:
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Genre
Jazz • Jazz Fusion
Charts
Peak #445
Peak in subgenre #89
Author
Bob Johnson
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Funkdawgs Music
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March 20, 2007
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MP3 6.2 MB • 128 kbps • 6:43
Story behind the song
Lineup: bass - Keith Horne, guitar - Bobby Brewer, drums - Tad Parker, sax/WX11 - Bob Johnson Acknowledged as an award-winning flat-picking guitar champion in his home state of Virginia, Keith Horne got his start in music playing guitar in his dad's country band at age 6 and later picked up bass when he was 12 years old. After winning a number of contests, Horne put together a jazz band that backed Ramsey Lewis on the BET cable channel. In 1985, Horne became a member of Secrets, a fusion group which included drummer Carter Beauford of the Dave Matthews Band and continued to play with them for the next seven years. Through the encouragement of the Wooten brothers (Bela Fleck and the Flecktones), whom he grew up with, Horne relocated to Nashville in 1992 in order to expand his visibility, and he maintains residence there today. Since his arrival in Nashville, Horne has been regarded as one of the most sought-after bassists in town and has toured across the United States with some of country music's most prolific artists including Tanya Tucker, Trisha Yearwood, and Lonestar. As a member of Trisha Yearwood's band, Horne's bass playing and vocal skills were heard by millions of late-night viewers of "The Late Show With David Letterman," "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno," "Austin City Limits," and other special televised events. Following years of performing as a sideman alongside artists such as Peter Frampton, Waylon Jennings, and Ricky Van Shelton, Horne completed the lineup of Hot Apple Pie in 2003. Fronted by Brady Seals, formerly of Little Texas, and comprised of some of the finest musicians in country music including Mark "Sparky" Matejka on guitar and Trey Landry on drums, Hot Apple Pie has since seized the attention of audiences, critics, and radio industry executives alike through their refreshing sounds. With four equally-versed multi-instrumentalists and a recording that contains a diverse collection of country, bluegrass, R&B, and rock-infused tracks, any number of which could be hit singles, Hot Apple Pie has already become one of the top bands to have stepped out of Nashville within the past couple of years. Backed by the hip-hop vibe of their first hit single, "Hillbillies," Hot Apple Pie's self-titled release debuted at #6 on Billboards' Hot Country Albums chart, ahead of Toby Keith, Kenny Chesney, Big & Rich, and Gretchen Wilson. Besides the strong airplay it received on radio stations around the country, "Hillbillies" established itself as a fan-favorite on both CMT's and GAC's Top 20 video countdowns.
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