Drums-Tony Dey (Van Morrison. Mike Bloomfield, Linda Ronstadt)
Telecaster-Steve Randall(Richard March, Antoine Barbeaux,Kate Gaffney) best guitarist in Sacramento according to the 2007 Sacramento News & Review Fan voting poll)
Bass- Our first bass player was Gabe Nelson of Cake, and he recorded our first CD, coming out shortly(by Nov 2008). Paul Knutsen is our new bass player and is nothing short of remarkable in how fast he learned our material. Welcome aboard, Paul!
Composer, leader, Stratocaster, mandolin, acoustic guitar-David Shapireau (Taj Mahal, Maria Muldaur, Dan Hicks, Tower of Power, Don Reno, Tony Rice, Byron Berline, Jerry Garcia, David Grisman, Bela Fleck, Norton Buffalo, Steve Miller, Peter Rowan, et al)
Influences
Rock, Western Swing, Jazz, Irish, R&B, Old Country, Bluegrass, Appalachian, Zydeco and Cajun
Contact us at email address: westernbop1@yahoo.com
Music for connossieurs. Daring, surprising original songs and instrumentals twisting classic American and Celtic regional genres, tin pan alley and rock into witty, ironic, sophisticated arrangements from a jazz philosopher's point of view. Veteran musicians at the top of their game forging an original vision beyond "enforced trends."
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David Shapireau & West of Next's Friend Space (Top 7)
My mom went to school with Steve. She says you two used to play "name that tune" instead of studying and talked about the new "Cheers" episodes every friday in English.
