Hey Gringo

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Released: Jan 1, 2005

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Genre: Blues / Funk / Rock
Location Melbourne, AU
Profile Views: 29096
Last Login: 3/10/2013
Member Since 1/8/2006
Website heygringo.net
Record Label SOUNDVAULT RECORDS
Type of Label Indie
Bio
Hey Gringo is the Groove Injected Funky, Blues/Roots Combo from Melbourne, Australia. They have released four acclaimed albums with airplay across Oz and as far as Argentina, Germany, USA, Canada, Netherlands, Belgium & Poland. The band's funky tongue in cheek fun attitude and sound is characteristic of the influences of the Oz 70s mixed with the soulfulness and earthiness of all roots music with the freshness of NOW making Hey Gringo a unique live experience. The creation of multi-intstrumentalist, singer songrwiter Daryl Roberts it's members have a wealth of performing credentials having performed nationally and internally in bands with such artists as Ross Wilson, Spectrum, Paul Kelly & The Dots & Stormwater Boys, Ross Hannaford, Blackfeather, Colin Hay, Men @ Work, U.S. Blues Legend Jimmy Witherspoon, Nicky Bomba, Lil Fi, Archie Roach, Broderick Smith, Frankie & Wilburs On The Prowl, Gerry Hales Uncle Bill, Leslie Avril, Andrea Marrs Blues Train, Bouncing Checks, Bachelors from Prague, Fingerprint and many more First album I WAS THERE met with airplay Oz & worldwide in countries such as Argentina, Germany, Poland, Belgium, Canada & The Netherlands, establishing a reputation for their music being "thought provoking and striking a balance between punchy & relaxed grooves, something Hey Gringo do extraordinarily well" by Terry Reilly of the Melbourne Age Newspaper's Entertainment Guide Album Review. Their second album Funky Car broke new ground aided through distribution with Soundvault Records and the song co-penned with Ross Wilson & Daryl Roberts Old Country Road gained National airplay. Billy Pinnell (Oz Music Historian & Musicologist) Claimed the FuNkY CaR to be one of the best albums of 2003. "three" was released in 2005 and met with even more rave reviews, a track being selected for The Neighbours Television Series Worldwide and the co-written song with and sung by Oz Rock legend Ross Wilson - Can't Love Myself Today being included on a compilation album from Soundvault Records and claimed by reviewers as one of Ross' best ever vocal performances. Latest album "Live From The Vault" available in stores NOW. Includes guest appearances by SPECTRUM - NEALE JOHNS (Blackfeather) & Marcus Alexander (Nudist Funk Orchestra): CHECK OUT THE ONLINE SHOP FOR HEY GRINGO CD'S VIA PAYPAL NOW AVAILABLE AT www.heygringo.net ....Profile Edited by MPS MySpace Editor 2.0........ ....Profile Edited by MPS MySpace Editor 2.0........ ......MySpace Backgrounds.... ...... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. + + ................
Members
............Free Image Hosting...... Daryl Roberts - Keyboards, Harmonica, Guitar, Mandolin, Accordion & Vocals : Paul Gadsby - Guitar, Bass & Vocals : Aaron Searle - Sax, flute & Vocals : Ivan Frost - Drums & Vocals ............Free Image Hosting...... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Hey Gringo members & guests have included: NICKY BOMBA (Drums) : DAVID WILLIAMSON (Sax) ; STEVE HOY (Guitar & Vx) : IAIN McLENNAN (Drums) : ROSS HANNAFORD (Guitar) : ROSS WILSON (Vocals, guitar & Harmonica) : MIKE RUDD (Guitar, Harmonica & Vx) : BILL PUTT (Slide Guitar, Lap Steel & Bass) : PETER "ROBBO" ROBINSON (Drums) : LES OLDMAN (Drums & Vx) : SEAN VAGG (Sax) : STUART ORR (Sax) : GENE SCHILL (Sax) : BRIAN STRAFFORD (Guitar, Sax & Vx) : KEVIN BORICH (Guitar) : LIL' FI (Vocals) : LAURIE BONGAILAS (Sax) : IAN RUSSO (Trumpet) : TRAVIS WINTER (Guitar & Vx) : NEALE JOHNS (Vocals) : BRENDEN MASON (Guitar) : MARCUS ALEXANDER (Bongos & Vx) : KELVIN FLEMING (Guitar) : BRODERICK SMITH (Harminca & Vx) : DAVID HINE (sax) : WAYNE BURT (Guitar) : ROBBIE CORELLI (Drums) : LLOYD SPEIGEL (Guitar & Vocals) : MICK ELLIOTT (Guitar) : DEAN HAITANI (Guitar & Vx) : AARON SEARLE (Sax, flute & Vx) : PETER ETHERIDGE (Sax & Vx) .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Influences
Funk, Blues, Soul, Quirky and traditional rock, Jazz & Rhythm & Blues. Australian Retro 70's with the freshness of NOW. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sounds Like
The Band, Little Feat, Zappa, Steppenwolf, Funk Brothers, Canned Heat, Hey Gringo AND MORE CD AVAILABLE ON LINE AND THROUGH STORES AUSTRALIA & WORLDWIDE:- ............Free Image Hosting......