JOHN MAYS - AL LERMAN - OMAR TUNNOCH - DARRAN POOLE - 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, their latest release "BUILDING FULL OF BLUES" garnered them a second coveted JUNO AWARD (Canada's "GRAMMY") in 2008 for "Blues Recording Of The Year".
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 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. Guitarist DARRAN POOLE 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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I JUST WANT TO THANK ALL OF MY FRIENDS ON MY SPACE, AND TO LET THEM KNOW THAT IT'S A WONDERFUL THING TO COME TOGETHER AS ONE FORCE!! WE ARE A BIG FAMILY TOGETHER!!***** THAT'S ALL WHAT MATTERS THAT WE CAN LINK TOGETHER, AND MY THANKS TO MYSPACE. COM- TOM AND THE CRUE ***** LET'S KEEP DOING THE GREAT THING ***** GOD BLESS YA ALL *****
Congratulations on a well deserved Juno, wish I could have seen you guys playing up there, with some real much needed music. Hopefully CARAS will allow the members to vote on the blues awards next year, but you guys deserve it all the same. cheers, John Lee Sanders
Congrats on the Juno! It couldn't of happened to a group of nicer guys... well, maybe I could think of 1 ;) I had a ball learning and performing Building Full of Blues with you! All the best, Jack
Hey Fellas, Sittin' here listening to Where's Your Head At?? I'm gonna "Walk Backwards" to the "Blue Water" where I'm not gonna "Commit A Crime". But even if I did "There's No Witness"!!Well maybe Charmalene but she's gonna "Meet Me In The Middle" cause what she wants I got in my "Hip Pocket" Happy Holiday's Fellas!!! I gotta beat feet to the record store & get Building Full Of Blues Ho Ho Ho!!!
