THE RITCHIE LANE BAND. RITCHIE guitar and vocals,MIKE THORNE drums ORLANDO SHEARER double bass.
Influences
This could be a very long list!Blues from A-Z includingmagic sam buddy guy{early}the kings, otis rush ronnie earl jimmie vaughn and stevie.jeff beck,hendrix.the james harman bandhollywoodfats, r.j mischco gary primisch guy forsyth william clarke etc.Muddy waters howling wolf hubert sumlin.Also a lot of guitar based bands with great touch and tone players.But am happiest playing simple direct stripped down music with emphasis on touch tone and space!
Sounds Like
GUITAR PLAYER MAGAZINE march 09."Whoa!Lane takes us back to the sweaty,smoky blues clubs of early 60s London." "Lane attacks the strings as if hes trying to kill them,and the effect is thrilling and blissfully scary." ......... BLUES IN BRITAIN.july 09 "If James Dean had sung the blues it would have sounded like this!"...."Blistering guitar solo"..."Potent and very powerful combination that enthralled the audience".."Impressed by the sheer power and poise of Ritchies performance" ..."Majestic command on the guitar".
Hi Ritchie, good news that all is well..we're fine too and we're going to spent time with Nic and Joel next month too. They will be arrive Bangkok at the first week of Dec..very excited now. anyway have a nice day and love to you all..xxx
Thanks for add Ritchie.... I also have a maple 335 too! (well, my wifes really). Good luck doing your thing! I like the guitar playing - nice feel to it. Cheers, Rich
Hey there Richie. Glad you're back to it, great to hear from some of the old crew again let me know if you get a gig up this way Had time out here too but getting right back into it again- yeay! Best John
hi there mr R, listening and enjoying your playing, agree with your view on space and tone too. Cheers for the request :) ("Rimshot Shuffle" has got my head noddin, great groove!) ...raises glass...
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