Live with Jan James at the Mississippi Valley Blues Festival
Bio
Talked
parents into buying trumpet
quit playing the trumpet
Talked parents into buying drum set
friends today wish I'd quit the drums
Talked parents into buying organ
Organ made a great desk and coat hanger
Finally picked up the old Sears and Roebuck guitar and liked it!
Played
at the High School Dance
Started influential punk band called the FIX
First band signed to Touch n Go records
National phenomenon in underground punk scene 3 US/Canadian tours
Fix vinyl now sells to collectors at over $500. per record!
Played
in the Flying Tigers Managed by MC5 hero John Sinclair
Jan James (vocalist) best female vocal award presented by Mitch Ryder.
Toured the Midwest playing Blues, Country, Rockabilly and Swing.
Played and wrote for the Sub Pop release 'Ground Zero'
Signed
with MCA music
Performed across the US
Racked up thousands of studio hours gaining recording/production skills
Worked with producer Greg LaDanyi (Fleetwood Mac, Jackson Browne)
Worked with producer Jim Dickinson (Replacements, Rolling Stones)
Phil Bonanno, Jimmy Bartz, Eli Ball, Rich Denhart also studio mates.
Signed
to Provogue records in Europe.
Produced 3 CDs for the Dutch label, toured in support.
Sold over 40,000 units with a tiny budget and no real tour support. Recently
record, produced and mixed "Limousine Blues" for Jan James. Review are
outstanding and available upon request.
Shared bills with B.B. King, John Mayall, Jeff Beck, Fab Thunderbirds, James Brown, Bon Jovi, Dyvinyls, Robin Trower, Albert King, Johnny Lange, Little Feet, Otis Clay, Magic Slim, The Yardbirds, Eric Burdon, Elvin Bishop, Shemekia Copeland, Bo Diddly, Sleepy LaBeef, REO Speedwagon, Kim Simmons, Paul Rodgers, to name a few.
Playing live now
MP3s from the Limousine Blues CD
Build
Me A Man
I Got A Feeling
Limousine Blues
Montgomery
Rise Above