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加入時間2006/10/18
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樂團成員Dan Baker on Guitar. Jeff Davies on Electric and Stand-up Bass. Billy Spaulding on Drums. Sheldon Ziro on Vocals and Harmonicas. Harmonica Space Bent Reed Solo on the Dance Floor
影響BLUES:Muddy Waters, Little Walter Jacobs, Big Walter Horton, Sonny Boy 1 & 2, Albert King, Johnny Guitar Watson, etc. etc.***************************************************************************************************************************** VOCALIST: Al Green, Otis Redding, Ray Charles, Bobby Blue Bland, Dean Martin, etc. etc.***************************************************************************************************************************** COUNTRY and SONGWRITING: Johnny Cash, Hank Williams Sr., Willie Nelson, etc. etc.***************************************************************************************************************************** INSTRUMENTALIST: Tony Ziro, Mickey Raphael, Otis Spann, J.J. Milteau, Chuck Berry, T-Bone Walker, Louis Armstrong, etc. etc.***************************************************************************************************************************** LOCAL (Seattle,WA.): Paul Green, Dave Prez, Paul deLay.************************************************************************************************************************** And on every level mentioned above, many, many others, too numerous to list at the moment. I may add more later!
風格近似Bent Reed & Co.! Actually, we like to cover a lot of our favorite old country, blues, and R&B tunes, then try to put our own signature feeling into it. In other words, if we sing it and play it, we try to own it! Bent Reed Duo
Bent Reed - Sweet Lolita
Bent Reed performing "Mojo" @ the Tradewinds in Catati, CA.
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Hello all you music lovers out there! My name is Sheldon Ziro, and I've been playing the harmonica and singing since 2002, and it's literally changed my life. I absolutely LOVE to sing and play! I grew up singing in church. I played clarinet in Jr. High, Highschool, and eventually, in church too. I really enjoyed it and it came fairly easy to me. Unfortunately, I stopped playing music all together for over 18 years (which is a whole 'nuther story all together!). Then one day, I thought, "Jeeze, I really miss music"! Soon after mentioning that to my mother, she sent me an acoustic guitar the following Christmas. A few YEARS later, I went online to sign up for a college beginners guitar class. Long story short: it was full! But, listed right below that, was a Harmonica class, with an emphasis on the blues. So I thought, "man, that sounds like fun"! So I went to that class every week, for an hour and a half, for 8 weeks. I started going to local jam sessions before that was even over, and BOOM! Life hasn't been the same since! I eventually formed and fronted a band, that I loved to play with, called "Bent Reed & Co." Bent Reed is a name my father came up with after hearing me bend reed, after reed, after reed, after reed! It seemed to fit well, and I like it! I thank God for the musical gifts He's blessed me with and I plan to take it as far as He allows. Keeping a band together and running smoothly is definitely something I need His help with! Actually, it all started like this. 5 years ago, right after I started singing and playing the harmonica, I met several local musicians at one of the coolest little jam sessions on the north end of Seattle, a little place called the Plaza Broiler. Unfortunately, the Plaza Broiler nor the weekly jams there no longer exist. But the relationships with many fine musicians that I met there, do. I played at several local jam sessions and eventually hooked up with a couple of guitarist that I met at these places. We started off doing duo's at local dinner house's, small clubs, and private parties, building our repretiore to somewhere between 50 and 100 songs. Seattle Guitarist Dan Baker and I played as a duo for over 2 years before we finally added a drummer and then finally (after several tries) adding a bass player too. We eventually built a solid 4 piece band that included some of the best musicians that we could find in the Seattle area, that blended well with what we were creating, as you can hopefully hear in the 6 tunes I have posted here. The musicains you hear on the tracks posted above are: Dan Baker on Guitar, Billy Spaulding on Drums, Jeff Davies on Bass, and myself on Vocals and Harmonicas. Forming and fronting a band is no easy task! But if you play your cards right, (and the stars align just perfectly!) eventually, what you get, like myself, is a dynamic 4 piece, rythym & roots band that has a lot of fun playing the music we love. We played a lot of our favorite tunes, and tried to put our own flavor into each. We played blues, old school R&B, old school country, a little old school rock & roll, a few standards, and some originals too. We always tried to live up to the promise to play "Music you can Feel". Because, if you can't feel it, what the hell's the point!? Music has been a life changing experience for me and I'm so thankful for that. It truly is the universal language. I don't think I've ever met someone who didn't love at least some form of music. And if there is someone out there like that, I feel for ya man! Music is the one thing that invades our senses without our permission. It's just like a drug! It can create so many different feelings in us. It's definitely my passion. I've been doing magic, close-up sleight of hand to be exact, for over 20 years now. It also was a life changing experience for me. Not to mention a whole lot easier than this whole "band" thing! When I did magic professionally, all I did was show up with a deck of cards, a little change in my pocket, a pack of smokes and I was good to go! With a band you have to make sure that 4 people get there, on time, bring tons of equipment (instruments, amplifiers, P.A.'s, microphones, mic stands, gobs of cords, etc.) entertain the crowd and have a good time doing it, split the money 4 ways, then pack it all up, head home, and wonder how in the hell you just pulled that off!?! Doing close-up sleight of hand was a little easier! The same amount of money that I made in just one hour as a magician and kept to myself, I ended up splitting between 4 guys that I just spent 5 hours with trying to pull off a real miracle when I had my band! But, music is my passion! So I'll keep going through the things that we musicians go through, because I love the music. It's just something I have to do! I'm currently on the road to Music City USA. For those of you who don't know, that's Nashville, TN. I plan on making many stops along the way and meeting as many new people, and playing with musicians in new and different cities along that path. If you happen to see me in your town, please don't hesitate to stop me and say "Hey, I read your story on MySpace! My Name is...." And if we don't have a chance to meet in person, please drop me a line right here. I do my best to answer every comment or message that I get. And if I know that I'm heading to your town, I'll be sure to drop you a line to let you know I'm coming. Because you KNOW I'm gonna want to sit in on at least a few tunes on that big Friday night show you have coming up! Then later you can say, "Hey, I know that guy! He came to one of our shows and insisted on sitting in. He was really good!" Then, when you come to my town, I'll be sure to do the same for you! So until then, may music fill your lives with the same joy that it's filled mine with, and hopefully much more than that. Music is a wonderful thing. And you can do so much with it, the possibilities are endless! Hope to see you real soon! Sincerely, Sheldon Ziro AKA Mr. "Bent Reed"

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Reverend Q's House of Blues

Reverend Q



2009/11/29 10:30


Mojo Hand Doctor Q

Doctor Q



2009/11/29 09:41


Professor Q's Blues University

Professor Q



2009/11/29 08:39


PATJE BLUES

PATJE BLUES



2009/11/27 18:29


 

Brandon O. Bailey

Brandon O. Bailey



2009/11/20 16:18


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Mark Q Harper ♠♥♣◊♪♫™

Mark Harper



2009/11/19 12:50

kj*

kj*



2009/11/17 16:00

This shot is all you, Sheldon!
Dancing Chihuahua

Dancing Chihuahua



2009/11/16 10:10


kj*

kj*



2009/11/7 04:11

Thank you! I have some favorite things from your page too. Red Hot Blues for one
James Reeser & The Back Seat Drivers

James Reeser & The Back Seat Drivers



2009/10/29 21:00

You need to check out the new Victoria "Blowbox" Harp amp! I was instrumental in designing and getting into their line of top shelf amps. Go to youtube and search me "James Reeser" and there are a couple of recent vids featuring it. 

It is a 45 watt 2X8 amp. It looks like a tweed head but yes it has 2 8" speakers in it. No one can believe such a fat rich tone comes from a little amp. It is versatile... light weight... It can be plugged into any speaker cab as it has 2, 4 and 8 ohm output taps. It also has a switch that makes it either a stock 59 Bassman if that is your tone (also for guitar if desired) or flip the switch for the harp special circuits and rich fat harp tone! And yes has plenty of power as a stand alone to keep up with just about any band.

James Reeser
Greg Hyatt

Greg Hyatt



2009/10/23 07:21

Good to meet you, too. Don't be a stranger next time you're in town.

Jesse and The Night

Jesse and The Night



2009/10/22 05:22

nice meeting you too! I saw the video. Lot's of fun!
Keep on, and I'll keep a watch out for ya.
The BlueSnakes

The BlueSnakes



2009/10/20 14:00

Thanks for your friendship !!!

Greetings from Germany

The BlueSnakes



James Harman

James Harman



2009/10/5 19:11

Hey now,
Yeah I'm playing five smaller gigs in Wash&Oreg during October, but I'm not sure which towns or what venues.
If you've seen advertisments for one, then that's one of them, cool.
See my guitar player, Nathan James, will already be up there on a little NW tour with his new trio, so he asked me to join him and play a few little gigs with him. I'll be playing in Vancouver Oct 24, so I changed my return flight to just go to Seattle and he's gonna pick me up there. We'll be playing five dates that he added for mto back me on... should be lots of fun! I miss working those small joints , since I stopped ground touring back in 2000 and mostly do fly-in festivals these past nine years. Man, if you are still around on the date you heard about, please come on down and say hello, it shoul dbe fun. 
OK, stay cool...
James 


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Mark Harper



2009/10/5 09:15

Jeff"Cadillac"Aker/THE DELTA PREACHERS

Jeff"Cadillac"Aker/THE DELTA PREACHERS



2009/10/3 23:50

thanks for the words.and the add.                                                                      you sho nuff got the Blues.
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mojo machine

mojo machine



2009/10/2 10:28

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Mark Q Harper ♠♥♣◊♪♫™

Mark Harper



2009/10/1 11:21

You made my day on the last day of September 2K9.  Thanks again for the playing tips especially.  Anyone that plays Paul deLay covers like you are awesome in my book.  Duke is sleeping like a log...
ANGELO DOMINICK

angelo dominick



2009/9/15 20:01

CHEERS FROM HUMBOLDT...THANKS FOR THE FRIENDSHIP...HAVE A SMOKIN WEEK... MY FRIEND...
Little Ronnie

Little Ronnie



2009/9/15 00:59

Dear "Bent":  Yes there are other "jams" in town but, unfortunately, I haven't gotten my computer up and running - it is still at the store in a box - and I have to use the computer at the library.  So if you need to phone me on my land line to find out about the better "jams."  I have been going downtown to play on the street corners. I take my accoustic guitar with a soundhole pick=-up and my Pignose amp.  I really love playing on the streets when the weather is nice.  You can come down to the Saturday market and jam with me if you's like.  Later, Ronnie Sirota, AKA Little Ronnie or Lil" Ronnie or Little Ronald. or whatever. Call me on my landline 503-643-3929 I prefer to talk on the phone.
Geezer Cabinets

Geezer Cabinets



2009/9/6 10:00

Just stoppin' by to say hello and make my ears happy!
hope all is well,
geezer
SeaTown Rhythm & Blues Players

SeaTown Rhythm & Blues Players



2009/9/2 16:01

 Thanks still rollin keep it real glad to here from you
in town.

Vern P
Jeffrey Whitman (Now on iTunes)

Jeffrey Whitman  (Now on iTunes)



2009/8/26 20:30

Hey Bent Reed !

Greetings from Tampa Bay !
Thank You !
Great to meet You !

Man is that a sweet harp !
Hope to stay in touch !
jeffrey whitman
Megan Linville

Megan Linville



2009/8/25 15:53

Thanks so much, I hope so too! Have a great week and stop by anytime:)

*ML
Brenda Canavas

Brenda Canavas



2009/8/23 02:17

You're an awesome band!
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