JULIEANN BANKS, BILL BROWDER and CHRIS BAKER (Patterson Barrett steps up to sing too!) at Live From the Plaza Austin TX - Live on TV doing a song she wrote called Just Missed You.
- - - - - Julieann Banks plays Bass, Guitar, Vocals, Keyboards, Harmonica, Accordion, Percussion and even - on the rare occasion usually involving tequila - drums.
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Influences
The greats! The best performers - James Brown, Tina Turner, Prince etc. The best singers - Aretha, Otis, Patsy. The best songwriters - Townes, Taupin, Elton, Lucinda the lists go on and on!
Sounds Like
Juliean can perform the following IN EVERY FORMAT FROM SOLO TO FULL BAND (The ACTIVATES!) - ACOUSTIC OR ELECTRIC
..................................Four CDs of ORIGINAL americana/rock/pop/blues MUSIC for original music venues and parties PLUS! for venues wanting some rockin' americana/pop/rock/bluesy DANCE covers
Crazy - Gnarls Barkley, No One - Alicia Keys, Hella Good - No Doubt, 867-5309 (Jenny) -Tommy Tutone, Aint No Other Man - Christina Aguilera, Windfall - Sun Volt, Tell Me Bout It - Joss Stone, Melt With You - Modern English - The Joker - Steve Miller, Harder To Breath - Maroon 5, Margaritaville - Jimmy Buffett, Addicted To Love- Robert Palmer, At Last- Etta James, Brown Eyed Girl- Van Morrison, By Your Side - Sade, Dreams - Fleetwood Mac, Crazy - Patsy Cline, Chain Of Fools- Aretha Franklin, Get Down Tonight- KC & The Sunshine Band, Get This Party Started - Pink, Girls Just Wanna Have Fun- Cyndi Lauper, Honky Tonk Woman- The Rolling Stones, Hurts So Good- John Mellencamp, Land Down Under- Men At Work, I Love Rock n' Roll- Joan Jett, I Ran (So Far Away)- A Flock of Seagulls, Jesse's Girl- Rick Springfield, Just What I Needed- The Cars,, Kids In America- Kim Wilde, Kiss- Prince, Sweet Dreams - Patsy Cline, Love Letter- Bonnie Raitt, Middle Of The Road- The Pretenders, Goodbye to You - Scandal, My Girl - The Temptations, Play That Funky Music- Wild Cherry, Proud Mary- Ike & Tina Turner, Respect- Aretha Franklin, Roll The Dice- Delbert McClinton, Say You Love Me- Fleetwood Mac, The First Cut is the Deepest- Sheryl Crow, The Tide Is High- Blondie, Walkin’ After Midnight - Patsy Cline, These Arms Of Mine- Otis Redding, Vacation- The Go-Go's, What I Like About You- The Romantics,, Wonderful Tonight Eric- Clapton, Walkin on Sunshine - Katrina and the Waves, Land Down Under - Men At Work Tush - ZZ Top Wild Nights - John Cougar, You Sexy Thing - Hot Chocolate, Second Hand News - Fleetwood Mac, Sangria Wine - Jerry Jeff Walker, Crescent City - Lucinda Williams, Down At The Twist & Shout - Mary Chapin Carpenter, Ring Of Fire - Johnny Cash, Late Night Crowd - Vince Bell, Poncho & Lefty - Townes Van Zandt, Jackass Hill - Freddie Krc, Tupelo Honey - Van Morrison, Blazes Blues - Townes Van Zandt, Part Time Love - Ann Peebles, Standards like: Stand By Me, Under The Boardwalk, Midnight Hour, Mustang Sally.
A native of Shreveport Louisiana, Julieann Banks returned to her “hometown” of Austin Texas in 2007. In 2009 she joined Texas’ own most popular and long standing satirical folk, country, bluegrass group The Austin Lounge Lizards as bassist and vocalist. She continues to perform solo doing her own music and playing bass and singing in her pop party power trio The Activates as well. ******************
Julieann’s latest release Magazine and Race was recorded at world renown FAME studio in Muscle Shoals Alabama. The same studios where legendary recordings have been made by Aretha Franklin, Little Richard, Otis Redding and many others.
Among the musicians joining her on this recording were David Hood on Bass (Paul Simon, Aretha Franklin, Willie Nelson, Linda Ronstadt), Jeff King on guitar (Reba McEntire, Faith Hill), Roger Guth on Drums (Jimmy Buffett), Reese Wynans (Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble) and Larry Byrom (Steppenwolf, Steve Winwood). **********************
As well as being an award winning vocalist and songwriter and an accomplished bassist, Julieann also plays guitar, keyboards, harmonica, drums and percussion.*********************
Julieann’s musical resume is as varied as the instruments she plays:
1995-2008 ASCAP Popular Awards Panel Program recipient for songwriting and performance
2002-2007 Drama Club - Shreveport Louisiana Party Band - Bandleader, Bass and Vocals
2004 Danny Click Band - Tour of Switzerland - Backing Vocals
2002 Percy Sledge - Tour of Portugal - Backing Vocals
2002 Louisiana Music Hall of Fame inducted as a singer w/ The Harmon Drew Supergroup
1995-2002 The Big Time - Austin Texas Show Band - Singer and Dancer
2001 Presidential Inaugural Ball - Washington DC
1997 Legends of Las Vegas - Tour of Japan - Singer Dancer
1994 Julieann again tours New Zealand opening for The Midge Marsden Band
1993 Julieann tours New Zealand for two months opening for The Midge Marsden Band
1992-1995 Apaches of Paris - Austin Texas - Bandleader, Songwriter, Vocals and Guitar
1991-1993 Rotel and The Hot Tomatoes - Austin Texas - Singer and Dancer
1991 Spy Vs Spy - (offshoot of the Killer Bees) Austin Texas - Keyboards and Vocals
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Events and Clients Julieann Banks has performed at and for include:
Blues to Bop Festival - Lugano Switzerland, Yokota Air Base - Japan, SXSW music festival - Austin TX, Louisiana Folklife Festival - Monroe La, Red River Revel- Shreveport La, The Confederate Air Force, The Great Texas Balloon Race, Valero Energy, USAA, SYSCO Foods, Century 21, Motorola, Dell, Enron, The University of Texas, The Red Cross, Texas A & M, Montessori Schools.
Happy Birthday Hon! We celebrated Lyn's 50th and Mom's 76th this week. I'm taking Mom back to Shreveport tomorrow. Hope you had a good one. I'll call you soon.
We'd like to nvite you to cOME SEE US PLAY AT Texas Custom Choppers Anniversary party on Sat. at NOON. ***free food and drinks*** Hot Rods, Bikes Babes....LOTS OF THEM!! 620 and Hudson bend area in Lakeway.
Hope all is well Great page here:) Sometimes we need just a little Sunshine in our lives. That is why I am wishing, on each and every calendar day, for smiles and sunshine to come your way! Thanks for the add Peace and love J.
Killer new picture. I will make it to a Lounge Lizard Show before I leave town (March 30th) moving to Illinois & going to nursing school. HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!!
Your on my mind much of the time but you've really been on my mind because i have been wearing my iching for a month and i may not ever take it off! Please call me when you can, I am moving to Cowtown to go to school for a spell. See you on the the 11th. XOV Yer my HERO always.
