Celebrating 25 years with talent as strong as ever, Dirty River has performed featuring these artists:
Lead Guitarist or Slide Bass Lead Vocalist/Harmonica/Sax/Other Keyboard
Ted McConnell Kevin Wooten Kathy Wade Vocals Matt Clark
Derrick Ellis Don Schott Steve Lance Blues Harp Jon Faris (R.I.P.)
Mike Tucker (bass, harp and keyboards Jay ("Scar") Tucker (also played guitar) Kathy Murray Vocals Wendy Lee
Jeff Bonta (harp and bottleneck guitar) Tom Lee Bill Kennedy Sax
John Redell Tom Fallon Sondra Cosale ("C") Vocals
Sherry Runyon Bob Chain Kim Seay
Natalie Wells Jim Thaxter Billy Coleman Vocals, Guitar, Harp
"Bad Bob" Logsdon (also played bass) Walter Cash Charlene Sinclair Sax, Model
Richard Daniels Paul Saas Brad Hatfield (also vocals)
Greg Thomas Jymii (also guitar, keyboards and harp)
Dick Buckholz (and bass)
Randy Birckhead (also bass)
Paul Colella
...and Jenelle always on the drums, managing the band, booking and for a very long time designing or maintaining this web site.
Influences
Muddy Waters, Jimmy Reed, Albert King, T-Bone Walker, Elmore James, Paul Butterfield, Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Jimi Hendrix/Mitch Mitchell, Howlin' Wolf, Bessie Smith, Delta blues in general, Chuck Berry, Ringo Starr/Beatles/John Lennon, "Wall of Sound" Phil Specter, Ahmet/Atlantic, my mother
Sounds Like
Blues to me...passion, deep feelings, soul, love, hurt, pain, happiness, so much joy, loss, what about you?
See our official web site: HTTP://DIRTYRIVERBAND.COM - Our purpose is to have fun, explore the blues and share an engaging hi-energy performance that connects with the audience. A band that is not afraid to try new things but still play the old delta and front porch style blues.
Dirty River, one of the best Cincinnati blues bands, plays the whole gamut of blues including originals and was one of the first blues bands featured on Cincinnati radio live. They put together, hosted and performed the earliest outdoor blues festivals to be held in Cincinnati and closed summer with a blues performance that was televised from Cincinnati's "River Fest." ----Joe Felice: Bass and vocals, Jeff Bonta: Lead guitar and vocals, Jenelle Murray: Drums and vocals
We hope all is well with you. We are attempting to ramp up our gig itinerary so if you need a band to split a night with you or if you know of a band that we could share the stage with we would appreciate you letting us know. Please visit www.tanyaelisekos.com to help with your consideration. Best regards!
My friend, the late great Jimmy Mc Nealy (former drummer for Wizard and the Sonny Moorman Group) passed on around this time of year, and I was thinking about him today. Jimmy's normal drink set-up was a shot of Beam and a Bud. So join with me in saying "Jimmy, this Bud's for you!" *** for those who aren't familiar with Jimmy's work, go track down a copy of Sonny Moorman's "Telegraph Road" CD. Jimmy does some awesome drum work on that recording, and his Irish tenor pipes are given a good workout, too. Check out, "Metal Cowboy Blues" for some phenomenal drum work, and Sonny and Jimmy's duo "When Something Is Wrong With My Baby" where Jimmy croons with that Irish tenor like a bird.
Sometimes I still can't believe he's gone...a good friend, and one hell-uv-a nice guy, too! I'm sure he's up there playing that "Great gig in the sky...".
Wanted to leave my newest friend a comment. :) Def let me know which song you're digging on my page and check out the video too... its pretty funny. If you wanna help me out, you can spread the love by grabbing one of my banners, or putting my video on your page as well... that would def rock! Anyhow... take care, keep in touch, and talk to ya soon!
Nice to meet you…a true friend of the blues is a welcome friend of the Laurie Morvan Band!
The Laurie Morvan Band released their new CD which features guest performances by Tony Braunagel (Bonnie Raitt, B.B. King, Coco Montoya), Hutch Hutchinson (Bonnie Raitt), legendary jazz great George Duke, Sammy Avila (Walter Trout band), Dona Oxford (Shamekia Copeland, Buddy Guy).
Please visit www.LaurieMorvan.com to buy the new CD and sign up for the official band newsletter. Best wishes with your music too!
