JOHN MAYS - AL LERMAN - OMAR TUNNOCH - TEDDY LEONARD - BUCKY BERGER
Influences
We love the blues, and they are the backbone of our sound, but really there's only two kinds of music; good and bad. We're influenced by the good stuff.
It's been a long but steady climb since FATHEAD's debut CD in 1995, and
the band has been tearing it up on the North American festival circuit ever
since - winning over new fans every time they play - making FATHEAD one of the country's top roots acts. Signed to the world renowned ELECTRO-FI RECORDS' imprint, the band has won two JUNO AWARDS (Canada's "GRAMMY") for "Blues Recording Of The Year". Their brand new release is called "WHERE'S THE BLUES TAKING ME".
That they have been described as a Blues Tour De Force comes as no
surprise. Georgia-raised lead singer JOHN MAYS has had a storied career that began in the Southern gospel tradition, crossing over into Doo-Wop, R&B and Blues, not to mention a stint with the Godfather Of Soul JAMES BROWN. Hooking up with band leader AL LERMAN (harp and saxophone) in Toronto some years later, FATHEAD's core has remained constant since forming in 1992, offering ace musicianship, soul stirring harmonies and incendiary live performances. The writing tandem of Lerman and bassist OMAR TUNNOCH has produced a large body of work that has enjoyed time on the US, European and Canadian music charts. Guitar ace TEDDY LEONARD and iconic drummer BUCKY BERGER round out FATHEAD's sound, infusing elements of funk, soul, and R&B into their strong blues backbone.
FATHEAD is truly an original band with a sound immediately recognizable as their own. They have a ball wherever they play and it shows! For details, tour dates, scrapbook and more please visit us at http://www.fathead.biz
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Thanks to all the band for your performance in Sutton! I had a great time with you all. I guess everyone loved the show. You're a great tight band with a fantastic rythm section. OK, the other were great too!!! Just voted for you in a few categories at the Maple Blues Awards. Good chance to you all!
I would have loved Al as harmonicist too even though there is stiff competition with Rotundo, Godboo, Juncos and Marriner but, still, Al, I love your riffs and your vibrato a lot! It was a very entertaining lesson for me!
i just wanted to drop by your page and thank you for being my friend on here....i hope that your week is going well so far.....normally i would ask you what you thought about the music on my player.....but today i thought i would ask you if you have any special plans for the weekend....i have a show in austin on friday that i am really excited about....
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