Number 1 in my series of home-made music and videos. I'm singing and playing all the instruments (drums/Piano) and doing the recording and put the video together. This is one called Vigil. More to come! Keep checkin' back! 9-15-09
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehFCbCdhQAc
JULIEANN BANKS, BILL BROWDER and CHRIS BAKER (Patterson Barrett steps up to sing too!) at Live From the Plaza Austin TX - Live on TV doing a song she wrote called Just Missed You.
- - - - - Julieann Banks plays Bass, Guitar, Vocals, Keyboards, Harmonica, Accordion, Percussion and even - on the rare occasion usually involving tequila - drums.
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Influences
The greats! The best performers - James Brown, Tina Turner, Prince etc. The best singers - Aretha, Otis, Patsy. The best songwriters - Townes, Taupin, Elton, Lucinda the lists go on and on!
Sounds Like
Juliean can perform the following IN EVERY FORMAT FROM SOLO TO FULL BAND (The ACTIVATES!) - ACOUSTIC OR ELECTRIC
..................................Four CDs of ORIGINAL americana/rock/pop/blues MUSIC for original music venues and parties PLUS! for venues wanting some rockin' americana/pop/rock/bluesy DANCE covers
Crazy - Gnarls Barkley, No One - Alicia Keys, Hella Good - No Doubt, 867-5309 (Jenny) -Tommy Tutone, Aint No Other Man - Christina Aguilera, Windfall - Sun Volt, Tell Me Bout It - Joss Stone, Melt With You - Modern English - The Joker - Steve Miller, Harder To Breath - Maroon 5, Margaritaville - Jimmy Buffett, Addicted To Love- Robert Palmer, At Last- Etta James, Brown Eyed Girl- Van Morrison, By Your Side - Sade, Dreams - Fleetwood Mac, Crazy - Patsy Cline, Chain Of Fools- Aretha Franklin, Get Down Tonight- KC & The Sunshine Band, Get This Party Started - Pink, Girls Just Wanna Have Fun- Cyndi Lauper, Honky Tonk Woman- The Rolling Stones, Hurts So Good- John Mellencamp, Land Down Under- Men At Work, I Love Rock n' Roll- Joan Jett, I Ran (So Far Away)- A Flock of Seagulls, Jesse's Girl- Rick Springfield, Just What I Needed- The Cars,, Kids In America- Kim Wilde, Kiss- Prince, Sweet Dreams - Patsy Cline, Love Letter- Bonnie Raitt, Middle Of The Road- The Pretenders, Goodbye to You - Scandal, My Girl - The Temptations, Play That Funky Music- Wild Cherry, Proud Mary- Ike & Tina Turner, Respect- Aretha Franklin, Roll The Dice- Delbert McClinton, Say You Love Me- Fleetwood Mac, The First Cut is the Deepest- Sheryl Crow, The Tide Is High- Blondie, Walkin’ After Midnight - Patsy Cline, These Arms Of Mine- Otis Redding, Vacation- The Go-Go's, What I Like About You- The Romantics,, Wonderful Tonight Eric- Clapton, Walkin on Sunshine - Katrina and the Waves, Land Down Under - Men At Work Tush - ZZ Top Wild Nights - John Cougar, You Sexy Thing - Hot Chocolate, Second Hand News - Fleetwood Mac, Sangria Wine - Jerry Jeff Walker, Crescent City - Lucinda Williams, Down At The Twist & Shout - Mary Chapin Carpenter, Ring Of Fire - Johnny Cash, Late Night Crowd - Vince Bell, Poncho & Lefty - Townes Van Zandt, Jackass Hill - Freddie Krc, Tupelo Honey - Van Morrison, Blazes Blues - Townes Van Zandt, Part Time Love - Ann Peebles, Standards like: Stand By Me, Under The Boardwalk, Midnight Hour, Mustang Sally.
A native of Shreveport Louisiana, Julieann Banks returned to her “hometown” of Austin Texas in 2007. In 2009 she joined Texas’ own most popular and long standing satirical folk, country, bluegrass group The Austin Lounge Lizards as bassist and vocalist. At present, she performs solo doing her own music and playing bass and singing in her pop party power trio The Activates. ******************
Julieann’s latest release Magazine and Race was recorded at world renown FAME studio in Muscle Shoals Alabama. The same studios where legendary recordings have been made by Aretha Franklin, Little Richard, Otis Redding and many others.
Among the musicians joining her on this recording were David Hood on Bass (Paul Simon, Aretha Franklin, Willie Nelson, Linda Ronstadt), Jeff King on guitar (Reba McEntire, Faith Hill), Roger Guth on Drums (Jimmy Buffett), Reese Wynans (Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble) and Larry Byrom (Steppenwolf, Steve Winwood). **********************
As well as being an award winning vocalist and songwriter and an accomplished bassist, Julieann also plays guitar, keyboards, harmonica, drums and percussion.*********************
Julieann’s musical resume is as varied as the instruments she plays:
2007 - present - Bassist and Vocalist with The Activates
2009 - 2010 Bassist and Vocalist for The Austin Lounge Lizards
1995-2009 ASCAP Popular Awards Panel Program recipient for songwriting and performance
2002-2007 Drama Club - Shreveport Louisiana Party Band - Bandleader, Bass and Vocals
2004 Danny Click Band - Tour of Switzerland - Backing Vocals
2002 Percy Sledge - Tour of Portugal - Backing Vocals
2002 Louisiana Music Hall of Fame inducted as a singer w/ The Harmon Drew Supergroup
1995-2002 The Big Time - Austin Texas Show Band - Singer and Dancer
2001 Presidential Inaugural Ball - Washington DC
1997 Legends of Las Vegas - Tour of Japan - Singer Dancer
1994 Julieann again tours New Zealand opening for The Midge Marsden Band
1993 Julieann tours New Zealand for two months opening for The Midge Marsden Band
1992-1995 Apaches of Paris - Austin Texas - Bandleader, Songwriter, Vocals and Guitar
1991-1993 Rotel and The Hot Tomatoes - Austin Texas - Singer and Dancer
1991 Spy Vs Spy - (offshoot of the Killer Bees) Austin Texas - Keyboards and Vocals
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Events and Clients Julieann Banks has performed at and for include:
Blues to Bop Festival - Lugano Switzerland, Yokota Air Base - Japan, SXSW music festival - Austin TX, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass - San Francisco CA, Summerfolk Festival - Owen Sound Ontario Canada, Louisiana Folklife Festival - Monroe La, Red River Revel- Shreveport La, The Confederate Air Force, The Great Texas Balloon Race, Valero Energy, USAA, SYSCO Foods, Century 21, Motorola, Dell, Enron, The University of Texas, The Red Cross, Texas A & M, Montessori Schools.
Cant wait to see u again... Me and the Fam r planing to come out for the x-mas bazaar! Lets have dinner together soon, evite Bill..maybe Mark..Oh hell lets throw in Joe Eddie.. That would be a blast! LOL.. Iam Ready! Lets Rock!
hey julieann, the crones' halloween party is at the carousel lounge this saturday, the 24th. acoustic sets by walter white, regan brown, dr g with grant mazak, and patty finney. 6-9. $5 or wear a costume and get in free. we're looking forward to playing the gig with you in june. love and peace from the crones
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crone pride day at the carousel lounge saturday september five! lili and walter 6-6:45, regan brown 6:45-7:15, african drum group 7:15-7:45, mo mcmorrow 7:45-8:15, dana mcbride 8:15-9. avoid the ut football traffic y’all and bring cash for the bar. 1110 e 52nd. st. 452-6790.
We are back from tour and playing Saturday night at the Continental Club with our good friends the Mother Truckers-we hit at 10PM! hope u can amke it down- Shurman ..
Hey! Just checkin on ya, thought about you while I was in Nashville the other day and our little walk around the block! Hope all is well. Just can't seem to make it to Texas these days, will be in Shreveport in September and I am sure I'll have some thoughts "of the day" then as well!
Happy Birthday Hon! We celebrated Lyn's 50th and Mom's 76th this week. I'm taking Mom back to Shreveport tomorrow. Hope you had a good one. I'll call you soon.
We'd like to nvite you to cOME SEE US PLAY AT Texas Custom Choppers Anniversary party on Sat. at NOON. ***free food and drinks*** Hot Rods, Bikes Babes....LOTS OF THEM!! 620 and Hudson bend area in Lakeway.
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