JOHN CORTEZ - GUITAR/VOCALS..
TOMMY ENGLE- BASS..
JOSH LEE - DRUMS...
FOR BOOKING CALL -
JOHN CORTEZ @ 361-834-5151
Influences
- Guitar Hurricane - Executive Surf Club 11/08 courtesy of www.tunetoad.com
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Sounds Like
Catfish Part 2 @ Doctor Rockits Blues Bar 12/05/2008 - Cool Drum Solo - Josh Lee
-----------Im Leavin You to Commit a Crime @ Executive Surf Club CorpusChristi, TX 11/2008 Footage by Tunetoads.com
Hug You Squeeze You Squeeze You @ Doctor Rockits Blues Bar 12/05/08
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JOHN CORTEZ - GUITAR - I AM A HUGE JIMI HENDRIX AND STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN FAN. I FIRST PICKED UP THE GUITAR WHEN I WAS 16 OR SO AFTER HEARING TEXAS FLOOD(SRV)ON THE RADIO. I PLAYED ALL THE TIME UNTIL I WENT TO COLLEGE, WHERE I DABBED AT IT OFF AND ON. I THEN QUIT FOR 12 YEARS OR SO NEVER TOUCHING IT. I HAD SOLD ALL MY GEAR. I WAS REBORN IN 2005 AND BOUGHT A STRAT AT THE AGE OF 31 AND FINALLY STARTED RELEARNING TO PLAY AFTER QUITTING FOR 12 YEARS.
STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN, JIMI HENDRIX, LED ZEP, TEXAS BLUES ROCK ARE MY MAIN INFLUENCES. I AM STARTING TO ENJOY SLIDE GUITAR SUCH AS ROBERT JOHNSON AND MAY DABBLE IN TO SOME JAZZ - WES MONTGOMERY STYLE. I PRACTICE AS MUCH AS I CAN AND PLAY WHILE WATCHING TV. I LOVE TO PLAY AND PERFORM. I LOOK FORWARD TO EVERY GIG WE PLAY. I TRY TO PUT 1105 TO EVERY GIG NO MATTER WHAT SIZE THE VENUE. I ESPECIALLY LOVE IT WHEN THE CROWD IS INTO THE MUSIC. I LOVE SPEAKING WITH ALL THE PEOPLE THA COME OUT OT WATCH US PLAY. I LOVE ALL THE DIFFERENT MUSIC PEOPLE TALK ABOUT. I ENJOY IT WHEN SOMEONE ASK TO SIT IN. NO MATTER WHAT INSTRUMENT THEY MAY PLAY NO MATTER HOW GOOD IT IS ALWAYS FUN TO JAM WITH NEW MUSICIANS. I HOPE TO MAKE MUSIC A A PERMANENT FULL TIME THING AND ONE DAY NOT HAVE TO WORK. I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO BE A FULL TIME MUSICIAN. I'M MARRIED TO MY BEAUTIFUL, SUPPORTIVE WIFE IMELDA CORTEZ, WHO IS THE LIFE OF THE PARTY!! ..................
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-----TOMMY ENGLE IS THE NEWEST MEMBER OF THE BAND AND A GREAT ADDITION TO THE BAND. PLAYING BASS FOR OVER 30 YEARS AS A PROFESSIONAL AND TOURING ALL OVER WITH A VARIETY OF BLUES ARTIST TO ROCK TO METAL BANDS. TOMMYS HEART BELONGS TO THE BLUES AND IT CAN BE HEARD IN THE SOLID BASS LINES HE PLAYS. GREAT TO HAVE HIM IN THE BAND.
----- JOSH LEE, IS COMING OUT OF AUSTIN TX AND HAS BEEN PLAYING UP AND DOWN 6TH STREET WITH VARIOUS BANDS THROUGHOUT HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE. HE IS MAJORING IN MUSIC AND IS A SOLID DRUMMER WITH AN EXTENSIVE JAZZ AND BLUES BACKGORUND. GREAT ADDITION TO THE BAND. HE'LL BLOW YOUR MIND AWAY WHEN YOU SEE HIM PLAY JAZZ.
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I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO BOB DUDAK WHO JOSH AND I PLAYED WITH OVER THE LAST YEAR AN 1/2 OR SO. I LEARNED A LOT FROM HIM AND THINK HIGHLY OF HIS PLAYING AND FRIENDSHIP. I WISH HIM LUCK IN HIS NEW ADVENTURES WITH MUSIC. ALWAYS A FRIEND.
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Hi....Welcome, and thanks for dropping by our site for a visit. Thank you too for the add, and for the friendship.
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Here's hoping you have a fantastic week! Stop by and visit again.
Hey, thanks for adding Gary as one of your newest friends. We sure hope you'll be able to join us for the Whiskey River Smoke Out in March at Willie's Place. Tall tales will be told after this 70 acre, Texas sized throwdown.
Hope you're all good, we'd just like to invite you to pay a visit to our new website www.bluesistruth.co.uk home of the most uncompromising blues band in Britain. Also, if you know of any good new blues acts get in touch with Ian's radio show on www.ukjazzradio.com we're looking for the next big thing in blues!
Hey John looking forward to Thursday's show with the Chris Duarte Group it should be a great show see you there & thanks for keeping the blues alive AB
You guys flat get with it! When I told my buddy, Scuttlebutt that John had only been playing the guitar for a bit more than 3 years he yelled "B.S.over the volume "!
Sorry I didn't have time to greet ya and shake hands, but I want to thank you for playing our show for a damn fine cause. You'll be on stage for our first Ritz Theatre show, I guarantee!! We loved ya! -Darrell & the Bones & Blues Club.
Hi John, Nice to see you among my top friends. Much thanks. WE DO love Blues around here and Stevie's style most particularly. Let's keep in touch, Soul to Soul, Cat
damn i wanted to see u guys at bayfest but something came up and i was looking forward to see u guys cause i admire mr SRV and u play just like him, ill probably see u guys at rack daddy's
Thank you for bring me the sound of the Texas Blues when i frist herd the
sound I was rushed back time to a yong
man from San Antonio I had to pinch my
self to see if it was a Drame you found that sound and you all play it well I just wonted to say Thank you .
Hey guys, just heard your stuff today and am lovin it. How you can make the guitar do that, only God and SRV know LMAO...I've started back learning guitar again after 8 years...damn its hard! lol...rock on guys
peace,
Jeremy
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