JERI AND THE JEEPSTERS:
Jeri Verdi: Vocals and rhythm guitar
Philo Phuzz: Lead and rhythm guitar and backing vocals
Chicago Vin Earnshaw: Bass and backing vocals
Leo Dumas: Drums and backing vocals
JERI VERDI AND HER HEAVY FRIENDS:
A confederation of invited friends sitting in who usually play in other bands. We love seeing these guys play in their own bands but also love playing a spontaneous show with them. The line-up changes from show to show. Not an open mic, all Heavy Friends are invited in advance!
See blogs for all HEAVY FRIENDS members.
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THE EVER CHANGING ALMOST ALPHABETICAL LIST OF STUFF WE LIKE:
The Animals,
PP Arnold,
Back From The Grave comps,
Syd Barrett,
The Beatles,
The Bee Gees (pre-disco early stuff only),
The Beach Boys,
Chuck Berry,
Hal Blaine,
Big Star,
Marc Bolan,
David Bowie,
James Brown,
James Burton,
The Byrds,
Badfinger,
The Blasters,
Bo Diddley,
The Bongos,
Sean Bonniwell - Bonniwell Music Machine,
Buffalo Springfield,
Johnny Burnette and the Rock & Roll Trio,
The Buzzcocks,
Bun E. Carlos,
Johnny Cash,
Cellos,
Exene Cervenka,
The Chambers Brothers,
Cheap Trick,
Chess Records,
Chocolate Watchband,
The Chords,
The Clash,
The Cramps,
Cream,
The Creation,
Eddie Cochran,
Concrete Blonde,
Elvis Costello,
The Count Five,
Creedence Clearwater Revival,
The Cult,
The Damned,
Dick Dale,
Delta Blues,
Willie Dixon,
John Doe,
Donovan,
Fats Domino,
The Dream Syndicate,
The Dukes of Stratosphere,
Bob Dylan,
The Easybeats,
The Electric Prunes,
ELO,
The Everly Brothers,
The Flamin' Groovies,
Le Fleur De Lys,
The Flying Burrito Brothers,
John Fogerty,
The Funk Brothers,
Gang Of Four,
Danny Gatton,
Bobbie Gentry,
Girl Groups from the 60s,
The Godfathers,
Robert Gordon,
Davy Graham,
Harpsichords,
George Harrison,
The Heartbreakers,
Bernard Herrmann,
Richard X. Heyman,
John Lee Hooker,
The Hollies,
Buddy Holly,
Humble Pie,
Hurdy Gurdies,
Hüsker Dü,
The Idle Race,
The Jam,
Etta James,
Joan Jett,
Johnnie Johnson,
Robert Johnson,
Janis Joplin,
Carol Kaye,
Ace "The Face" Kefford,
Johnny Kidd and The Pirates,
The Kinks,
The Knickerbockers,
Leadbelly,
Led Zeppelin,
Jerry Lee Lewis,
Little Richard,
Love,
The Lyres,
Amy Mann,
Steve Marriott,
George Martin,
The MC5,
Mellotrons,
Memphis Minnie,
Joni Mitchell,
The Minutemen,
Vic Mizzy,
Mojo magazine,
The Monkees,
Motown,
The Moon,
Keith Moon,
The Move,
The Music Machine,
Johnette Napolitano,
Harry Nilsson,
The Nazz,
New York Dolls,
Billy Nicholls,
Nuggets comps,
The One-ders,
Roy Orbison,
Jimmy Page,
Earl Palmer,
Pebbles comps,
Carl Perkins,
Tom Petersson,
Tom Petty,
Pink Floyd (Syd era only),
Iggy Pop,
Elvis Presley,
The Pretenders (James Honeyman-Scott/Pete Farndon era only),
The Pretty Things,
The Ramones,
The Raspberries,
The Reducers,
Paul Revere and the Raiders,
Jimmy Reed,
Lou Reed,
Otis Redding,
The Remains,
Rickenbacker Guitars,
The Rolling Stones,
The Ronettes,
The Runaways,
The Rutles,
Rubble comps,
The Sex Pistols,
Shadows of the Knight,
The Shangri-Las,
Siouxsie and the Banshees,
Sitars,
Slade,
Sly & the Family Stone,
The Small Faces,
Bessie Smith,
Sonic Youth,
The Sonics,
Soundtrack Of Our Lives,
Specialty Records,
Phil Spector,
Ronnie Spector,
The Standells,
Status Quo,
Stax Records,
The Stooges,
Big Jim Sullivan,
Sun Studio/Records,
The Sunshine Fix,
Supergrass,
The Supremes,
Sweet,
The Swinging Neckbreakers,
T. Rex,
Teenage Shutdown comps,
Television,
The Temptations,
Theremins,
Traffic,
Them,
Johnny Thunders,
Tomorrow,
Pete Townshend,
The Troggs,
Uncut magazine,
Ugly Things magazine,
Velvet Underground,
Gene Vincent,
Vintage Recording Gear,
Vox Amplifiers & Keyboards,
Tom Waits,
Muddy Waters,
The Who,
Hank Williams Sr.,
Larry Williams,
Ann Wilson,
Brian Wilson,
Wizzard,
Howlin' Wolf,
Roy Wood,
Link Wray,
The Wrecking Crew,
Steve Wynn,
X,
XTC,
The Yardbirds,
Neil Young,
Zithers,
The Zombies,
Billy Zoom, and much, much more!!!
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Jeri and The Jeepsters Having a Rave-up. Hullabaloo, Upbeat, Shindig!, Shivaree!, Ready Steady Go!, Top Of The Pops, A Whole Scene Going, Hollywood Palace, Beat Club, Beat, Beat, Beat, Where The Action Is. Part of the problem AND Part of the Solution.
FOR THE RECORD: Jeri & The Jeepsters are pure Rock and Roll. NOT "Americana", NOT "Blues", NOT "Folk". Jeri & The Jeepsters' music is not for the faint-hearted - high-energy, shake your ass rock and roll.
After being voted "Best Female Vocalist" by the Providence Phoenix Best Music Poll for 2 years straight, Jeri Verdi smiles when she says, "I've paid my dues". But winning contests aren't what matter to Jeri Verdi. "I'd rather jam than compete against other musicians" she says. The music and swapping tales with fellow musicians over a drink are what's really important.
"I'm having a ball celebrating rock and roll and its roots" says Verdi. She has from an early age opened for legends such as Ernest Tubb, Dolly Parton and later John Entwistle, John Mayall, Koko Taylor, and Big Brother and the Holding Company. Even more impressive, Jeri got to sing and be backed by Big Brother and the Holding Company. To stand in the very same spot as one of her musical mentors - Janis Joplin. And, by all accounts, she hit it out of the park every night. People talk about Jeri singing with Big Brother to this day still. "I'm just lucky to be able to do what I love with the best", she says.
Playing and singing her favorites by Marc Bolan, Steve Marriott, Otis Redding, Lou Reed, Janis Joplin, Bessie Smith, Bob Dylan, Muddy Waters, Robert Johnson, Etta James in various cafes and bars, Jeri has been inspired to write many unique songs, some of which appear on her first album "Lipstick and Powder".
Jeri started singing with Tumbleweed Connection as a young girl and then formed the Jeri Verdi Band to play in various pubs for fun even though she was underage. After a hiatus of a few years to raise her daughter, she resumed singing and playing guitar in cafe's such as Border Bookshop, Barnes & Noble, The Gallery Cafe, and Providence Bookstore Cafe. Constantly invited to sit-in and sing and play with full bands, Jeri decided to form a full band of her own - The Villains. After the recording of her debut CD "Lipstick & Powder" at Millrat Studios with Ken Lyon and Tom Buckland along with the Villains, Jeri got rave reviews and she was then voted "Best Female Vocalist" by the Providence Phoenix Best Music Poll in 1996 and again in 1997. Mike Caito of the Providence Phoenix said her debut was "the best heard around here (Rhode Island)". The Villains evolved into Jeri and The Jeepsters and are now her outlet for her own brand of scorchin' rock n' roll - whether Jeri's playing original songs and her favorite covers.
And now with the Jeri and the Jeepsters, more influences are added to an already diverse, playful presentation. Philo on 6-string Gibson and 12-string Rickenbacker guitar, Chicago Vin on bass, and Gus Forrestal on drums, mix up elements of The Small Faces, T. Rex, Johnny Cash, The Yardbirds, The MC5, The Kinks, John Lee Hooker, The Sonics, The Zombies, Buffalo Springfield, CCR, Chuck Berry, New York Dolls, and The Who in Jeri's own songs to create one of the freshest sounding rock and roll bands today - a band where roots and power-pop merge.
Jeri's debut CD "Lipstick and Powder" is back in stock! Come to a gig and grab one or order via email.
Right now, Jeri along with the Jeepsters are working on her second CD in the studio which will be ready sometime soon (right now it's rumoured to be a double CD!). With over 70 plus original songs, (and more on the way every week) Jeri and the Jeepsters will be recording and releasing material for a long time to come.
Jeri has been nominated numerous times in the Phoenix's Best Music Poll for the category of Best Female Vocalist. (Does the last nomination make it 9 times now?, ah, who gives a shit). Jeri is already a 2 time Best Female Vocalist winner of the Poll , and guess what, she's was fantastic before and always has been fantastic. Jeri needs no contest to prove her talent, she's a natural performer with a stunning vocal range and delivery and a loyal following of the best fans anybody could ask for. Music is not about competition, it's about creativity. Jeri says, "Contests are for politicians and reality TV".
Come to a live show and see one of the best live rock and roll bands in action! A truly unique band on many fronts! And they sure would like for you to come to a show and "wiggle your bottoms".
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OMG...let me just say that my sister let me borrow her CD Lipstick & Powder....she's not getting it back!!! I freakin love it!! It is fantastic, my hubby & I are fighting over who get's it in the car tomorrow for work! LOL! Can't wait to see you guys perform again...maybe this Friday in Riverside...i'm not sure what the schedule entails but we may be able to make it work! Peace & Love!
we had a FABULOUS time Saturday! You guys ROCKED!!!! We are going to try very hard to get up to Stick's on Friday with sista Betty..yahoo!! Hope the plan all comes together cause we'd love to see you guys again!! regards from your new friend, Sue Rod
I'm so glad I saw that the 5/22/09 show got moved to 6/5/09. It was a miserable night for me...lots of stuff goin on. Betty, myself & the gang are gonna try and catch your show at the 133 this weekend...I'm glad I didn't miss it cause I was wicked bumbed!
hey Jeri, thanks for the add!! Can't wait to meet you Friday night! I'll see you at Sticks with my sister Betty. Just to prove to you that I am really who I say I am, here's a pic just for you!!!
