Dan Peters - guitarist, lead vocalist with The West Side Winders.
I've also lent my six string skills to such local and regional acts as:
Sway Chicago - corporate and private event cover band.
Susie Dobbs & Way Out West - honky-tonk country, southern rock and western swing.
Professor John & the Big Hands Band - new orleans style blues, rock and jazz.
The Big Swing - 10 piece jump-swing band.
Influences
Jeff Beck, Brian Setzer, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Wes Montgomery, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Brent Mason, Eddie Van Halen, Jimmy Page, Dick Dale, Cliff Gallup, Jimi Hendrix, Charlie Parker, Johnny Winter, Eric Johnson, Danny Gatton, Alex Lifeson, Randy Rhoads, Django Reinhardt, Freddie King, Kenny Burrell, Les Paul, Chuck Berry, George Lynch, Brad Paisley, George Harrison, Paul Gilbert, T-Bone Walker, Chet Atkins, Jimmy Bryant, Michael Schenker, Charlie Christian, Yngwie Malmsteen, Hank Garland, Steve Morse, Jerry Reed, Allan Holdsworth, Scotty Moore, BB King, Al DiMeola, Angus Young, Albert King, Tiny Grimes, Merle Travis, Tony Iommi, Tal Farlow, Brian May, Steve Lukather, Gary Moore, Duane Allman, Larry Carlton, Albert Lee...
Raised by a pack of wild hyena's, Dan's prodigious talents became evident when, at the age of 3, he picked up an old beat up acoustic guitar (in a trash dump they were foraging) and, with absolutely no musical training whatsoever, began shredding through all 25 of Paganini's Caprice's at twice the speed. He then put the other hyena's in the pack to sleep with a sublime reading of Brahm's Lullaby...
Hey Dan! Congrats on winning the regional King Of The Blues contest! Best of luck Nov 12th in L.A. brotha......All of G.C. Highland Park are rootin for ya man!
Thanks buddy! You guys rocked as well bro!! Loved it! Lets no doubt do some more for sure!! So glad ya dig the new shit..The Fretless is my fav on there :) I'll send the new one soon as it's mixed bro! Call ya in a few brother! All the best to you Dan! Mike O :)
Dan, thanks so much to you and the West Side Winders for the fantastic show here in Erie! You guys were all awesome. Would love to do another show anytime, just say the word. Keep in touch bro! Cheers, Eric
HI Dan, All is good here. Hope you and the band are great. Be sure you hit up my new page, myspace.com/mikeocullmusic, as this older one is coming down soon. Still would love to book a show with you guys. Talk soon. Peace.
Great to hear from you. Hope its going well in Nashville. U in Nashville? Mike Melvoin showed up last night to play keys for another band I am in. He played keys on Good Vibrations and was in the Wrecking Crew. Got a lot of good stories from him about the LA music seen in the 60s.
Now that we're officially friends, I'm gonna want to borrow money, food, power tools, etc. That's what friends are for, right?
When you get a chance, check out our band, The MELROYS, and the songs from our two CDs on our website - themelroys. com. There's a link there to our myspace page.
I know we're friends with The West Side Winders, but not sure if you've hooked up with The MELROYS.
Don't have a cool "Thanks for The Add" poster. So I'll just say it, Thanks. Great band btw, just might check you out again at Hansen's this weekend. forget the cowbell....... MORE REVERB
I keep thinking I'll leave a comment about what song I think kicks my ass the most, then I hear the next one and can't decide. Dan Peters, you're the shiz my friend.
