Solo it's just me playing my Martin guitar (or sometimes my '63 Gretsch jazzbox) and singing everything from old blues, folk, country, rockabilly & easy listning staples to more current hits by people like Counting Crows, Drive By Truckers, Ryan Adams, Diswalla etc, and my originals, of course... then there are my bands:
the Catillacs play a wide variety of vintage (mostly) American music, from '50s rockabilly to '60s rock & soul, to the blues of BB King and SRV... the Catillacs are a band that always satisfies... The mature people grew up on this stuff, and the kids love the retro vibe... win-win.
the King Juju band plays mostly blues & soul. they look suspiciously like the Catillacs...
King Juju Trio is an organ trio... that's organ, guitar & drums playing bluesy jazzy loungy retro music usually in cool lounges...
These groups all consist of:
Richie Bean: vocals, guitar
George Burton: Fender Bass (except the trio, bass is played on the organ)
Leon Holder: piano, organ (bass in trio) & vocals
Terry Smith: drums
You can book us by calling me @ (360) 904-8860
We are professional & courteous... Not too loud, can fit in a small space, & will work with most budgets. We love our work and will travel. We're always looking for new places to play.... how about your place?
Influences
Muddy Waters, Asleep at the Wheel, Buddy Guy, Junior Wells, Jimi Hendrix, Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen, Buck Owens and the Buckaroos, Robert Johnson, Robert "Junior" Lockwood, Johnny Cash, Ryan Adams and the Cardinals, Little Charlie and the Nightcats, Hound Dog Taylor and the Houserockers, J.B. Hutto and his Hawks, The Jayhawks, Counting Crows, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Carl Perkins, Gene Vincent and his Blue Caps, Rick Nelson, Brian Setzer, Santo and Johnny, Johnny Burnette and the Rock-n-Roll Trio, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Dire Straights, Drive By Truckers, The Allman Brothers Band, Elvis Presley, Albert King, SRV, Fab T-Birds, Chuck Berry, Dave Dudley, Waylon Jennings, Roy Orbison, Neil Young, Chris Issac, just too many to list! Also, Serius Satelight Radio "Outlaw Country", all the local Portland blues bands, my family,my other family the Catillacs, my guitars, my memories, and my record collection.
Sounds Like
Chicago Blues, Americana, Swing, Folk Rock, Been compared to Neil Young, Chris Issak, John Fogerty, etc.
I'm currently performing as solo acoustic artist, as well as singing and playing guitar in my bands "the Catillacs" & "the King Juju Band". I also ocasionally sub for other bands when needed. I play a variety of music from blues, rock & roll & country. I do covers and originals.
**Over 25 Years of Performing (Singer-Guitarist)
**Member of Portland Songwriter Association
**Winner of the GrIndie Award from RadioIndy for CD "Meow Mix" 09
**Radio Airplay for the CD "Meow Mix" August 2008 to Current
**Member of Cascade Blues Association
**Semi-Finalist in International Blues Challenge
**Muddy Nominated "Best New Band" Hudson Rocket
"Crunchy bits of voodoo blues mixed with soft chewy morsels of alternative rock and
country" is a good description of my music. I've often been compared to both Neil Young
and John Fogerty.
I started playing in Reno in 1979 and have played all over the west coast for the
last 25 years. I've played everything from Zeppelin style rock to hard Chicago blues
to lounge lizard music. My favorites have always been blues, rockabilly and '60s rock
and country. Now I'm a rabid Outlaw Country fan, and my music is inching in that
direction. Being a musician has given me a lifetime of memories to draw on for inspiration.
Like the time in 1990 when a tall curly headed stranger asked to sit in on harmonica and
blew the room away, then told us he'd just won the world championship harmonica
blow-off and would soon have his own brand of harps. Turned out Lee Oskar wasn't lying.
Or getting to sit in with great Portland musicians like Kinzel & Hyde and Bill Rhodes, and
hanging out with the late great Paul DeLay and the Original Snakeboy. It's also been
incredibly cool opening for Walter Trout, Smokin' Joe Kubek, Little Charlie and the
Nightcats, etc. and meeting Jimmie Vaughan, Robert Junior Lockwood, Elvin Bishop
and a lot of other incredible musicians both famous and working class Joes like me.
25 years of gigging, Waterfront Blues Festival, 4-Clark Co Fairs, Sunbanks Blues Festival, Blues By The Sea,Taste of Tillamook, Ghirabaldi Crab Races, Kalama Blues Festival, International Blues Challenge Semi Finalist, and hundreds of gigs.
Hi There, We started a Facebook site and wanted to let you know about it in you case you have one too and would like to join us there as well as at Myspace. For the link... Just Click here----->
FACEBOOK Urban Monroes Thanks a lot. Hope to see ya there!
Pending the new release "Melotonine" (release date coming soon), i decided to offer you a part of my best recent works in a free EP, "Cupboard Replacement", downloadable in all numeric formats with special graphic art works by Flint on Music AutOmatiK's Website :
We can stay in contact on facebook now... Thanks for your support !
Hey there Rich, this is a belated posting as Sprint's air card has been
giving me crap and I haven't been able to get on here. This is a
download link to the new album, so give her a good download and check
out the rest of the T$S site when you get a chance. Take care! -Travis
Album Download Link:
ftp://talentsoldseparately.com/album/TheArsonist.zip
It is a pleasure to have you as my new MySpace friend… I find your MySpace page, your talent and your enthusiasm for music pleason’ to many… I welcome you’re other MySpace friends to visit my MySpace page that I’ve dedicated to my admiration of many talented guitar playing musicians of many styles… Stop by check it out and leave a comment if you like… Thanks Ken…
The new True Margrit CD - The Juggler's Progress - is now available for pre-order, along with t-shirts and artwork, photo and drumheads, as we get ready for our monthlong tour of the Great Northwest! Check it out here: http://bit.ly/7Cu8J
Look for us in Washington, Oregon and California between October 15 and November 15, when our tour wraps up with the big show at San Francisco's best rock club, Bottom of the Hill! For the complete show schedule, check here: http://bit.ly/1UgGqQ
WAX BROKER RIOT FRIDAY OCTOBER 2ND IT'S A BEAUTIFUL PIZZA 3342 SE BELMONT PORTLAND, OR 7-11PM (Vinyl sale begins at 7, DJ's begin around 8)
The Wax Broker Riot series is designed as an informal record sale/DJ night, hosted by the always gracious folks at It's a Beautiful Pizza on SE Belmont. On Friday October 2nd, we'll be selling some crates filled to the brim with a revolving, hand-picked selection of Rare Groove, Deep Funk, Jazz, Cinematic Soul, Hip-Hop, and Breaks. Hammondbeat Records from here in Portland will also have some heavy 45's and LP's for sale. After you've worked up your appetite digging, you can have some pizza and beer to wash it all down. It's really quite a scene, and not to be missed.
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