Baby Johnson is a rock n' roll cover band with an always changing lineup of great musicians, with Cary Scope/guitar & vocals; Vin Cimino/Phil Cimino/Aaron Brooks on Drums; Danny Miranda (Queen/BOC)Greg Smith(Ted Nugent/Alice Cooper)/Keith Christopher (Georgia Satelites)/Brett Bass/Mike Van Tyne on Bass; and George Cintron (Led Zep Symphony)/Dennis Delgaudio(Billy Joel)/Gus Fafalios/Benny Landa/ on Guitar as well as many other great musicians that sit in.
"The Hangovers" are an acoustic duet that features Cary with Andy Clayburn (a.k.a. Strollsby & Trashed/The Hat Pack).
Influences
The Beatles, Squeeze, Elvis Costello, Neil Finn, Paul Weller, Johnny Cash, John Prine, Rolling Stones, Tom Petty, Steve Winwood, Cheap Trick, Doobie Bros., Steely Dan, Jeff Lynne, Grateful Dead, Allman Bros....to name a few.
Cary Scope is a musician/ singer/songwriter based in New York City for the past 17 years. Cary has played in numerous cover and original bands in and around New York and has released three CD's independently with The Cary Scope Band. Cary is also the founder of Baby Johnson-- a classic rock 'n roll cover band regularly scheduled Friday nights at The Red Lion on Bleecker Street, in the heart of NYC's Greenwich Village, for 14 years and counting. The Baby Johnson Band has various great musicians from week to week and the show evolves musically all the time. Cary and the band have a huge repetoire of songs that cover a diverse array of tunes. In addition to regular giging, Cary also is an accomplished commercial jingle and demo composer, as well as a producer/engineer.
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REGULAR WEEKLY GIGS
***** EVERY MONDAY- CARY SOLO @ PROHIBITION 9PM
503 Columbus Avenue (84th & 85th)
***** EVERY 2/4th FRIDAY- "BABY JOHNSON" @ THE RED LION 10pm
Bleecker & Thompson Streets
***** 2/4th SATURDAY- "THE HANGOVERS DUO" @ THE RED LION 7pm
Bleecker & Thompson Streets