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  • Genre: Blues / Rock / Soul

    Location NEW YORK, Un

    Profile Views: 53526

    Last Login: 6/18/2012

    Member Since 9/10/2007

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    Record Label Hyperspace Records/ MVD Video/ FUEL

    Type of Label Major

  • Bio

    Jimmy Kunes served his musical apprenticeship in The U.K., playing with numerous bands honing a style which could be best described as Acoustic/Electric Hard Rock/Heavy Blues. Touring with and fronting such acts as Savoy Brown, Silent Partner (ex- RIOT members), HILFIRE (w/ Andy and Billy Hilfiger and Jimmy Cacala), Exciter (Canada), Luv Junkies, GYPSY SOUL, "LOVE TRAIN" (which included current CACTUS harp player Randy Pratt on bass), and now (in 2009) JIMMY KUNES BAND featuring Paul McGilloway (CODA w/ Bobby Rondinelli) and ANGUS CLARK (T.S.O./ Kitaro) on guitars, Dennis Dunaway (ALICE COOPER co-founder member) on bass and Mr. Tony Beard (Johnny Winter Group) and Frank Thomas (The Bonesmen) on drums!!! .. Jimmy has finished recording and mixing his second record ,"GATE OF ALL SAINTS", which includes guest drummers Simon Kirke (FREE/BAD Co.), Steve Gorman (Black Crowes/Stereophonics), and Carmine Appice (Vanilla Fudge/CACTUS) and bassist Robert Kearns (CRY OF LOVE, Chris Duarte Group Chris Cagle, JACK INGRAM/ currently with LYNYRD SKYNYRD). Also contributing are Jim McCarty and Tim Bogert of CACTUS, Rick Ventura (RIOT), Teddy Rondinelli and Paul Morris (Rainbow/ MK.3) A 6 song EP is currently available, along with a 10 track companion piece "Painkillers & Red Wine" which includes alternate takes, rare and live tracks. Please message here for details on ordering. .. The first LOVE TRAIN album, "Slow Moving Vehicle", was released in 1999/2000, and was a band/solo effort. The record is in heavy rotation on Rockland World Radio. .. ..www.rocklandworldradio.com.. .. NOW AVAILABLE!! SLOW MOVING VEHICLE. PLEASE MESSAGE HERE @ www.myspace.com/jimmykunes FOR MORE DETAILS OR ORDER THROUGH PAYPAL DIRECTLY VIA jimmylovetrain@hotmail.com. SHIPPING IS INCLUDED!!! THANK YOU FOR YOUR ORDER! .. .. .. .. .. .. Among other studio recording projects, 2002 saw Jimmy appearing on the W.W.E./World Wrestling Entertainment "ANTHOLOGY" 3 C.D. set singing the theme song for Eric Bischoff entitled "I..m Back", which is still being played at W.W.E. matches. The ANTHOLOGY was a top 10 Independent Billboard charting release. .. Jimmy is currently fronting the legendary hard rock, blues boogie band CACTUS.*** A Live in NEW YORK CITY at BB King Blues Club And Grill DVD is currently available!!! Signed copies of this release along with JIMMY KUNES AND LOVE TRAIN "SLOW MOVING VEHICLE" AND JIMMY KUNES BAND "GATE OF ALL SAINTS" can be purchased here...... .. ..http://www.myspace.com/jimmykunes.. .. CACTUS Website: .. ..http://www.cactusrocks.net.. .. NOW AVAILABLE!!!!!... GATE OF ALL SAINTS 6 SONG PRE-RELEASE E.P. PLEASE MESSAGE HERE @ www.myspace.com/jimmykunes OR ORDER DIRECTLY THROUGH jimmylovetrain@hotmail.com AT PAYPAL. PRICE INCLUDES SHIPPING. THANK YOU, ROCK N' SOUL. .. .. .. ........<iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Js4mxDaDIrk" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> .. NAMM Show (January 2007) Paul Reed Smith Guitar Show @ The Grove; Anaheim, CA. CACTUS w/ Warren Haynes, Pat Travers & Joe Bonamassa .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Carmine Appice Drum Clinic Performance - 6/17/09-"EVIL" .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Jimmy Kunes............ .. MYSPACE DESIGN BY: .. ♪Victoria♫ ♪♫*C*♪♫ .. CONTACT HER AT: .. ..http://www. myspace. com/vcsmyspacedesignz.... <P> .. ..
  • Members

    *JIMMY KUNES BAND* .. *featuring * DENNIS DUNAWAY (ORIGINAL ALICE COOPER CO-FOUNDER BASSIST), Paul McGilloway (FREED LIVE!!!), Tony Beard (JOHNNY WINTER GROUP), Doug Derryberry (BRUCE HORNSBY) and Frankie Thomas (BONESMEN) .. *CACTUS* .. Jimmy Kunes- Vocals, Jim McCarty- Guitar, Tim Bogert- Bass, Carmine Appice- Drums and Randy Pratt (harp). (2008/2009 version is with Werner F. on guitar) .. FREED LIVE!!! (FREE TRIBUTE) FEATURING PAUL MCGILLOWAY, TONY BEARD AND JOHN CONTE .. *MK.III* THE ALLST*R DEEP PURPLE EXPERIENCE* FEATURING ANGUS CLARK (T.S.O./ KITARO), GREG SMITH AND PAUL MORRIS (RAINBOW/ OVER THE RAINBOW), JOE BERGAMINI AND CHARLIE Z (Ace Session Drummers) .. LOVE TRAIN .. Jimmy Kunes- All Vocals, Blues Harp, Acoustic/Electric Guitars, Bass Guitar, Keyboards/ Piano, Percussion. Featuring Randy Pratt, John Garner, Giovanni Fusco and Patrick Klein .. SAVOY BROWN / KIM SIMMONDS BAND (1985- 1987) .. Jimmy Kunes- Vocals, Kim Simmonds- Guitars, Duck MacDonald- Guitars, Chris Romanelli / Gary Bordonaro - Bass, Joe Hasselvander- Drums .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..<iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Js4mxDaDIrk" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. CACTUS- "Evil"- Live at BB King Blues Club NYC (June 3rd 2006) .... .. .. .. .. .. ..
  • Influences

    Frankie Miller!!!, FREE, Paul Kossoff, Paul Rodgers, Andy Fraser Band, Simon Kirke, Steve Marriott, Small Faces, The Faces, Humble Pie, Rod Stewart, Jimmy Page, Roy Harper, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, URIAH HEEP, DAVID BYRON!!!, Ken Hensley, Tommy Bolin, Terry Reid, Ian Hunter, Mick Ralphs, Mott The Hoople, MOTT, Mick Ronson, Earl Slick, David Bowie, Phil Lynott and Thin Lizzy, Brian Robertson, S.A.H.B., Otis Redding, Sam Cooke, Bobby "Blue" Bland, Elmore James, Robert Johnson, Doyle Bramhall II, Charlie Sexton, Ian Gillan, Ritchie Blackmore, Glenn Hughes, Trapeze, Rory Gallagher, Ronnie Montrose, Syd Barrett, The Beatles, Badfinger, Pete Townsend and The WHO, The Rolling Stones, Paul Weller, Marc Bolan and T.REX, T.Y.A., Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Jeff Beck Group, Ronnie Wood, Ronnie Lane
  • Sounds Like

    a drunken night down the honky-tonk.

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Bio:

Jimmy Kunes served his musical apprenticeship in The U.K., playing with numerous bands honing a style which could be best described as Acoustic/Electric Hard Rock/Heavy Blues. Touring with and fronting such acts as Savoy Brown, Silent Partner (ex- RIOT members), HILFIRE (w/ Andy and Billy Hilfiger and Jimmy Cacala), Exciter (Canada), Luv Junkies, GYPSY SOUL, "LOVE TRAIN" (which included current CACTUS harp player Randy Pratt on bass), and now (in 2009) JIMMY KUNES BAND featuring Paul McGilloway (CODA w/ Bobby Rondinelli) and ANGUS CLARK (T.S.O./ Kitaro) on guitars, Dennis Dunaway (ALICE COOPER co-founder member) on bass and Mr. Tony Beard (Johnny Winter Group) and Frank Thomas (The Bonesmen) on drums!!!

Jimmy has finished recording and mixing his second record ,"GATE OF ALL SAINTS", which includes guest drummers Simon Kirke (FREE/BAD Co.), Steve Gorman (Black Crowes/Stereophonics), and Carmine Appice (Vanilla Fudge/CACTUS) and bassist Robert Kearns (CRY OF LOVE, Chris Duarte Group Chris Cagle, JACK INGRAM/ currently with LYNYRD SKYNYRD). Also contributing are Jim McCarty and Tim Bogert of CACTUS, Rick Ventura (RIOT), Teddy Rondinelli and Paul Morris (Rainbow/ MK.3) A 6 song EP is currently available, along with a 10 track companion piece "Painkillers & Red Wine" which includes alternate takes, rare and live tracks. Please message here for details on ordering.

The first LOVE TRAIN album, "Slow Moving Vehicle", was released in 1999/2000, and was a band/solo effort. The record is in heavy rotation on Rockland World Radio.

www.rocklandworldradio.com

NOW AVAILABLE!! SLOW MOVING VEHICLE. PLEASE MESSAGE HERE @ www.myspace.com/jimmykunes FOR MORE DETAILS OR ORDER THROUGH PAYPAL DIRECTLY VIA jimmylovetrain@hotmail.com. SHIPPING IS INCLUDED!!! THANK YOU FOR YOUR ORDER!


Among other studio recording projects, 2002 saw Jimmy appearing on the W.W.E./World Wrestling Entertainment "ANTHOLOGY" 3 C.D. set singing the theme song for Eric Bischoff entitled "I..m Back", which is still being played at W.W.E. matches. The ANTHOLOGY was a top 10 Independent Billboard charting release.

Jimmy is currently fronting the legendary hard rock, blues boogie band CACTUS.*** A Live in NEW YORK CITY at BB King Blues Club And Grill DVD is currently available!!! Signed copies of this release along with JIMMY KUNES AND LOVE TRAIN "SLOW MOVING VEHICLE" AND JIMMY KUNES BAND "GATE OF ALL SAINTS" can be purchased here......

http://www.myspace.com/jimmykunes

CACTUS Website:

http://www.cactusrocks.net

NOW AVAILABLE!!!!!... GATE OF ALL SAINTS 6 SONG PRE-RELEASE E.P. PLEASE MESSAGE HERE @ www.myspace.com/jimmykunes OR ORDER DIRECTLY THROUGH jimmylovetrain@hotmail.com AT PAYPAL. PRICE INCLUDES SHIPPING. THANK YOU, ROCK N' SOUL.


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NAMM Show (January 2007) Paul Reed Smith Guitar Show @ The Grove; Anaheim, CA. CACTUS w/ Warren Haynes, Pat Travers & Joe Bonamassa

Carmine Appice Drum Clinic Performance - 6/17/09-"EVIL"

Jimmy Kunes

MYSPACE DESIGN BY:

♪Victoria♫ ♪♫*C*♪♫

CONTACT HER AT:

http://www. myspace. com/vcsmyspacedesignz

.. ..

Members:

*JIMMY KUNES BAND*

*featuring * DENNIS DUNAWAY (ORIGINAL ALICE COOPER CO-FOUNDER BASSIST), Paul McGilloway (FREED LIVE!!!), Tony Beard (JOHNNY WINTER GROUP), Doug Derryberry (BRUCE HORNSBY) and Frankie Thomas (BONESMEN)

*CACTUS*

Jimmy Kunes- Vocals, Jim McCarty- Guitar, Tim Bogert- Bass, Carmine Appice- Drums and Randy Pratt (harp). (2008/2009 version is with Werner F. on guitar)

FREED LIVE!!! (FREE TRIBUTE) FEATURING PAUL MCGILLOWAY, TONY BEARD AND JOHN CONTE

*MK.III* THE ALLST*R DEEP PURPLE EXPERIENCE* FEATURING ANGUS CLARK (T.S.O./ KITARO), GREG SMITH AND PAUL MORRIS (RAINBOW/ OVER THE RAINBOW), JOE BERGAMINI AND CHARLIE Z (Ace Session Drummers)

LOVE TRAIN

Jimmy Kunes- All Vocals, Blues Harp, Acoustic/Electric Guitars, Bass Guitar, Keyboards/ Piano, Percussion. Featuring Randy Pratt, John Garner, Giovanni Fusco and Patrick Klein

SAVOY BROWN / KIM SIMMONDS BAND (1985- 1987)

Jimmy Kunes- Vocals, Kim Simmonds- Guitars, Duck MacDonald- Guitars, Chris Romanelli / Gary Bordonaro - Bass, Joe Hasselvander- Drums

CACTUS- "Long Tall Sally"- Live at BB King Blues Club NYC (June 3rd 2006)

CACTUS- "Evil"- Live at BB King Blues Club NYC (June 3rd 2006)

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