Don Cheek- vocals, guitar, harmonica;
Marty Love- bass;
Gary Ukura- drums, vocals;
Ines Vitols- violin;
Kenny James- lead guitar, vocals;
Jane Cheek- occasional vocals, percussion.
Influences
Influences? Too much to tell you here...But our CD, Razorburn, is finished and available! You can pick up a copy at one of our shows, or order/download it from cdbaby.com or digstation.com. "Sweet" was written and sung by our drummer, Gary Ukura; the rest were written (and sung) by me. All of them were recorded by our bassman Marty Love, in Marty Love Studios. Check it out- Don Cheek
Sounds Like
Dylan on a good day, Stones on a bad night, Counting Crows on a high wire, Black Crowes in a boys choir, Sheryl Crow...only higher.
First there was Don, playing single on Sunday nights to an increasingly small crowd at CoJo’s in Prescott. Marty Love didn’t have enough to do, and said to himself, “Self, I could play to those tiny crowds, too”, so then there were two, known cleverly as Don and Marty. Then about the time D&M hit the big time, aka “moving to Saturdays”, Gary Ukura says, “Hey Don, I think I could maybe add some drums and harmonies on your stuff”, so then there were three, and now they needed a name. So Don made a list, which included gems like “Don's Early Light”, Cheeko de Gallo, and the ever-popular D-Siders. The CheekTones won in a landslide, and quickly prompted the question, “What is the sound of a CheekTone?”, which has yet to be answered, not in any reel scents... Ines and his fiddle started showing up at occasional gigs, followed by Jimmy Hayes and his Strat. And through all of this, Don’s wife Jane would appear at random intervals to add her distinctive vocals to the mix. And the once-shrinking crowds at CoJo’s are now on the increase; we released our first cd, Razorburn, Jimmy Hayes left and Kenny James showed up with his Tele, and It’s a thrillaminute.
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Thanks for the add! Don, it was nice chatting with you a bit tonight at CJ's. Might just swing by and catch some of your set tomorrow night as well. :)
Hey guys, so I have about thirty pictures (at least) of you guys playing musica. Some are good, some not so much. Let me know if you want some to add to the collection.
THANKS! Marty gave me a new Razorburn CD AND a DON CHEEKS ORIGINAL! I'll probably show up for the Cheektones First SAT. out of the slammer! That will beee... APRIL 18th! C U THERE!
Hey Don! I miss you! Heard you playing a few times on my walk to check in at jail :) You should burn that CD of Marty's you have for me. Someone the 3rd. Also, I heard the Cheektones CD playing in Hastings recently. I was like, hey I know this song! AND I lost my CD. It ended up in book of CDs I made for my friend in Houston and I didn't figure it out till she text me 2 days ago to say it was her fav. in the book. How do you like that!? Houston tour? CYA!
Hey Cheektones...does it look like the full band including Jane and Innes on the 31st? For some reason today , "Doesn't it make you want to dance?" keeps playin in my head...hmmm? Happy Inauguration Day!
I received your new cd “Razorburn” today and I have to say I’m completely entertained. All good tunes and the bonus track is a nice surprise. Good work! Thanks for the freebee!! Keep on keepin’ on, Judy P.S. I’ve ordered 2 more copies from cdbaby, we’ll see how that goes…
