Rhythm & Blues, Jazz, Blues, Country & Western, Rock & Roll, Soul, Gospel and a whole lot of love!
MOTOWN, STAX, CHESS, ATLANTIC, MUSCLE SHOALS
Otis Redding, Sam Cook, Booker T. & The MGs, Aretha Franklin, Etta James, Al Green, Donny Hathaway, The Staple Singers, Bill Withers, The Funk Bros. Al Jackson, Steve Jordan, Charley Drayton and so many, many more.
THE ROLLING STONES
Chuck Berry, Muddy Waters, Howlin Wolf, Robert Johnson, Jimmy Reed, Buddy Guy
THE BEATLES
Little Richard, Jimi Hendrex
BOB DYLAN
Jesse Fuller
THE BAND
Bobby "Blue" Bland, Curtis Mayfield, Albert King, B.B. King, Charles Brown
LED ZEPPELIN
Willie Dixon
DR. JOHN
The Meters, Lee Dorsey, Allan Toussaint, Professor Longhair
Neil Young
And so on, and so on!
Herman Matthews began playing drums at the age of seven and has been the backbone of world-class pop, rock, jazz, soul, R&B and funk bands for nearly thirty years. At age eleven he played in his uncle's blues organ trio, which laid the groundwork, discipline, and training for working with such acts as Kenny Loggins, Richard Marx, and Tower Of Power. Herman's ability to stop, look, and listen has put him in demand with artists around the world.
Born and raised in Houston, Texas, Herman headed west to Los Angeles in 1988. His first major professional tour was with jazz recording artist Kirk Whalum. His other touring and recording credits include Bob James, Stevie Wonder, The Isley Brothers, Expose, Angie and Debbie Winans, Rebekah, Meredith Brooks, Kina, George Duke, Teresa James & The Rhythm Tramps, Tiffany, and Everette Harp to name a handful. Herman has also had the pleasure of recording two CDs with the bad boys of funk: Tower Of Power.
Herman reuniting with T.O.P. for five shows subbing for original drummer David Garibaldi for the Tom Jones / Tower Of Power 2005 Summer Tour.
Herman is currently working with Welsh born vocal legend Tom Jones. Other head liners or artists he has played for via House band, Showcase, tour or Television include two-time Grammy award winner Kenny Loggins and singer/songwriter Richard Marx. David Foster, Michael McDonald, Phillip Bailey, Sheryl Crow, "Baby Face" Edmonds, Herbie Hancock, Chris Botti, James Ingram, Boney James, Steven Stills, Edger Winter, Luther Vandross, Celine Dion, Michael Bolton, Patty Austin, Chaka Chan, Carol King, SHeDAISY, Ronnie Millsap, Fee Waybill, Bill Champlain, Maxi Priest, Debbie Gibson, Diane Reeves, Kenny G., John Farnham, Nia, and Gavin Christopher. Herman has also played for President Bill Clinton on three occasions as well as Nelson Mandela.
Herman has been involved with and has helped start many bands, including: Ace Boone Coon, Big Pygmies, Doc Huck-A-Buck and is completing his much awaited debut CD Home At Last.
Hi Herman Matthews, "Meet the Meatbats," the debut release from Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith's new group is a TOP 10 Jazz/Funk Album on iTunes! The CD is a sexy and loud, sonic funk experience that fuses together styles as diverse as funk, punk and 70's R&B! GET IT NOW ON ITUNES, along with Free banner and wallpapers downloads on the MySpace page! Please help spread the word with your friends and thanks for supporting Chad Smith's Bombastic Meatbats!!!
Thanks for Adding STONEBREED to your circle of friends! We really appreciate the opportunity to share our music with you, and hopefully you will like it! With the addition of our new Guitarist TIM JONES, We are working hard & geting ready to do some Local Showcase shows around the Los Angeles/Hollywood area, were also getting ready to start pre production on our debut release coming soon! We are trying to figure out wich song of the 5 that are posted should we do a video for? If you get a chance give us a listen and tell us wich song YOU think we should do a video for! Thanks again for your Time, and Your Friendship! STONEBREED
Hi Herman Matthews! Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers & Chickenfoot) presents the Bombastic Meatbats, a sexy and loud, sonic funk experience that fuses together styles as diverse as funk, punk and 70's R&B! The CD will be in stores on September 15th and is available for PREORDER NOW, along with Free banner and wallpapers downloads! Please help spread the word and thanks for supporting Chad Smith's Bombastic Meatbats!!! http://www.warriorrecords.com/bombasticmeatbats
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