"3% FAMOUS":
Scott Hauswirth--Guitar / Vocals
Chris White -- Drums
Griffin Vittone -- Vocals / Bass / Harmonica
"In the studio (Those who contributed to 'Turn the Light On')"
Griffin Vittone--Vocals / Guitars / Bass / Harmonica / Drum Programming
Black River John Ramsay--Harmonica
Dan Berton--Drums
Dan Gerry--Guitar
Dan Mykkanen--Keys
Troy Holappa--Guitar
Troy Puisto--Guitar
Influences
CCR, Beck, The Stones, Sabbath, Zappa, Pink Floyd, Springsteen, Mellencamp, Nirvana, James Taylor, Bob Schneider, Neil Young, Pearl Jam, Counting Crows, The Beatles and so many others!
Sounds Like
Roots rock....Rob Thomas, Springsteen, Seger, Kid Rock, Goo Goo Dolls, Counting Crows, O.A.R....that kind of thing.
SAMPLE PLAYLIST----------
Me & Julio—PAUL SIMON,
Looking Out My Backdoor-CCR,
Hide Your Love Away-BEATLES,
3 AM—MATCHBOX 20,
Counting Blue Cars-DISHWALLA,
Dock of the Bay—OTIS REDDING,
Good Hearted Woman-WAYLON & WILLIE,
Wish You Were Here-PINK FLOYD,
Wild World—CAT STEVENS,
Sitting Waiting Wishing-JACK JOHNSON,
One Headlight—WALLFLOWERS,
Come Monday-JIMMY BUFFET,
Mary Janes Last Dance-TOM PETTY,
Amy—PURE PRARIE LEAGUE,
Slide—GOO GOO DOLLS,
Desire-U2,
Mr. Jones-COUNTING CROWS,
Promises-ERIC CLAPTON,
Waterslide—GRIFFIN VITTONE,
Cast Away-GRIFFIN VITTONE,
Boulevard of Broken Dreams—GREEN DAY,
Don’t Go Away-OASIS,
Collide—HOWIE DAY,
Obla-Di-Obla-Da-BEATLES,
Piano Man—BILLY JOEL,
Sex & Candy-MARCY PLAYGROUND,
Bad Moon Rising—CCR,
Let itBe-BEATLES,
Sweet Caroline—NEIL DIAMOND,
Land Down Under-MEN AT WORK,
Space Oddity—DAVID BOWIE,
Fake Plastic Trees-RADIOHEAD,
Lightning Crashes—LIVE,
I Want U to Want Me-CHEAP TRICK,
Ring Of Fire—JOHNNY CASH,
Your Song-ELTON JOHN,
Cherry Bomb—JOHN MELLENCAMP,
About A Girl-NIRVANA,
Really Love To See You Tonight-DAN SEALS,
Country Roads—JOHN DENVER,
Margaritavile-JIMMY BUFFET,
Lodi—CCR,
Brown Eyed Girl-VAN MORRISON,
Blister in the Sun—VIOLENT FEMMES,
Joker-STEVE MILLER,
Let Her Cry—HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH,
Operator-JIM CROCE,
Barfly—GRIFFIN VITTONE,
Shine On-GRIFFIN VITTONE,
Don’t Worry BABY—BEACH BOYS,
Heart of Gold-NEIL YOUNG,
Gabriel—GRIFFIN VITTONE,
Bizarre-GRIFFIN VITTONE,
Learn to Fly—FOO FIGHTERS,
Hey Jealousy-GIN BLOSSOMS,
Santa Monica—EVERCLEAR,
Melt with You-ENGLISH BEAT,
Closer to Free—BODEANS,
Sometimes When Touch-DAN HILL,
Follow You Down—GIN BLOSSOMS,
Authority Song-JOHN MELLENCAMP,
Knocking on Heavens Door—BOB DYLAN,
The Weight—THE BAND,
Every Rose Has Its Thorn-POISON,
Wild Fire—MICHAEL MARTIN MURPHY,
Brian Wilson-BARE NAKED LADIES,
Wonderwall—OASIS,
On a Plain-NIRVANA,
Hard Luck Woman—KISS,
Crash-DAVE MATTHEWS,
Tequila Sunrise—EAGLES,
Black-PEARL JAM,
Angie—ROLLING STONES,
Comfortably Numb-PINK FLOYD,
Born to Run—BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN,
Desperado-EAGLES,
City Of New Orleans—WILLIE NELSON,
Only the Good Die Young—BILLY JOEL,
Man on the Moon-R.E.M.,
Midnight Train—GRIFFIN VITTONE,
21st Street Bridge-GRIFFIN VITTONE,
Like a Rolling Stone—BOB DYLAN,
Save Tonight-EAGLE EYE CHERRY,
Southern Cross—CROSBY STILLS NASH,
Sister Golden Hair-AMERICA,
Imagine—JOHN LENNON,
Life By the Drop-STEVIE RAY VAUGHN,
Sweet Child of Mine-GUNS AND ROSES,
Don’t Look Back in Anger-OASIS,
Big Me—FOO FIGHTERS,
Rain King—COUNTING CROWS,
Million Dollars-BARE NAKED LADIES,
Mother & Child Reunion—PAUL SIMON,
Breakfast at Tiffanies-DEEP BLUE SOMETHING,
Lonely People—AMERICA,
War Pigs-BLACK SABBATH,
Champagne Supernova—OASIS,
Big Empty-STONE TEMPLE PILOTS,
Still the Same—BOB SEGER,
Polly—NIRVANA,
Don't Go Away Mad-MOTLEY CRUE,
Angel of harlem—U2,
Solsbury Hill-PETER GABRIEL,
Crazy Love—POCO,
Wonderful Tonight-ERIC CLAPTON,
Please Come to Boston—DAVID ALLEN COE,
Disarm-SMASHING PUMPKINS,
Time of Your Life—GREEN DAY,
Lying Eyes-EAGLES,
Better Man—GRIFFIN VITTONE,
Out in the Cold-GRIFFIN VITTONE,
Sugar Mtn—NEIL YOUNG,
16 Days—WHISKEY TOWN,
On the Road Again-WILLIE NELSON,
End of the World—R.E.M.,
Sweet Baby James-JAMES TAYLOR,
What I Got—SUBLIME,
Otherside-RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS,
Cumbersome—SEVEN MARY THREE,
Read My Mind-THE KILLERS,
AUTOBIOGRAPHY----------I started playing guitar and performing at age 13. My first band was called "Neon Knights" (named after a Black Sabbath song). We played at my 8th grade banquet. I wore black parachute pants, Iron Maiden T-shirts and mirrored sunglasses ala Panch from "Chips". I sported an impressive mullet and weighed around 90 lbs in my red, white and black Air Jordan high top Nikes.
At age 18, me and a few friends founded a band called "Lickety Split". By this time it was Ocean Pacific, Z. Cavaricci & Guess jeans (timeless fashion, no doubt!). We got pretty decent and even signed a record deal with an indie label in Minneapolis called Metro Records. It was a great deal....we pretty much paid for everything and they took our money. We were young and naive. We kind of sounded like "Hootie & the Blowfish" before there was a "Hootie & the Blowfish".
Age 24, I joined a band called "Hit & Run" and met my current "3% Famous" bandmate and good friend, Scott Hauswirth. Several months later, we changed our name to "Average Sun". We did some damage throughout Minnesota and beyond and released a debut CD through Fraternity Records, an indie label from Cincinnati.
Later, I moved back to upper Michigan and eventually co-founded the rock/punk/pop/drunk band "n od". This would ultimately bring me together with current "3%" drummer and fellow Steeler fan for life, Chris White. (That's another story for another ultra long biography or something.) We drank a lot of shows together.
Somewhere in between another stint with "Average Sun" and again with "n od", apparently I recorded a solo CD. You may have heard my tune "Barfly" ('Kady dances every night') on the radio a few years ago. Anyway, you can buy it online at CDbaby.com or download the songs here on MySpace or at "i tunes" (Or wherever it is you kids download songs) and help me pay for my new furnace and roof. It's called "Turn the Light On" by me, Griffin Vittone...buy it...buy it.
Currently, I'm playing acoustic solo shows throughout the Upper Midwest and doing band gigs with "3% Famous" If you come to anyone of my/our shows and only have half as much fun as we're having on stage, you'll still have one of the best times you've had in a long while, guaranteed!
whats good bro...? wish the restaurant was around this summer, kinda bummed out that it isnt. well hope everything is going good for u your way. well take care Griff. JP
Thanks for the add Griff! It has been many years since friends & I have seen you play. Not since the Average Sun & Nod days. Looking forward to seeing 3% Famous at Mr. D's this weekend! Have a great week!
When I saw the score, I was sorry I didn't watch it. Looked like it was pretty close. Course then I probably would have been sick to my stomach watching. I hate those kind of games. But the end was great, so it made it all worth it for you, I am sure! :)
HEY, Griff thought i would stop on by, and wish u, and your family a happy holidays, hope all is well. Hope to see u once again bro. Once again thanks again for everything over the last couple summers. take care. joseph charles peacock Merry X-MASS...And happy NEW YEARS..!BUDDIE..!
HEY UNCLE!!!! TELL MY GRANDMA AND GRANDPA, AND AUNTIES I LOVE THEM AND MISS THEN A LOT AND HAVE A MERRY X-MAS.... YOU TOO:) KISS THE BABY....HOPE TO ALL SEEE YOU ONE DAY SOON
very cool. we're going to go up in september, too...so one of those trips should work. hope we can do it...and we'll have to make sure it's a weekend so we can see one or both of you!
how long do you keep your bayfield place open in the summer? we are going home in august and it would be fun to check it out IF we could convince my fam to babysit and IF i could convince tom to drive that far after driving all the way home. so i'm just curious. bayfield is so nice...
