Rochelle Harper, Songwriter, Performer, Vocalist, Rhythm Guitar,
Gary Boswell, Lead Guitar, Vocals, Songwriter
Dan Quibell, Saxaphones, Flute, Fluggle Horn and muted Coronettte,
Rick Gamard, Bass, Vocals,
David White, Drums,
Derrell Brown, Keyboards, Hammond B-3 and amazing vocals
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Thanks Michele!!
Influences
The music of the 60's and 70's including, rock, pop, country and tons of vocalists: Bessie Smith, Billie, Nina, Edith, Dionne W., Donna Summers, Janis Joplin, "Blue Eyes"; Supertramp, life, and Lake Tahoe... God, Friends, Family, and the strength of an awesome dream to spread the love thru peace within music.
Check out each members own MySpace as their influence will be listed there.
Gary Boz Boswell, David White, Derrell Brown, Rick Gamard and Rochelle.
Sounds Like
Herself, Stevie Nicks, JJ(Janis Joplin), Ani Difranco, Gloria Gaynor... etc
Rock 'n' Rochelle
Rochelle Harper of the Rochelle Harper Band performed before a large crowd of festival-goers as they strolled the vendor-lined streets at Fall Around Downtown in Gulfport last weekend.
Harper took the stage, set in the middle of the intersection of 27th Avenue and 14th Street in Gulfport, just after noon on Saturday, playing her signature homegrown blend of Mississippi blues and rock.
An estimated 1,000 visitors took part in the daylong arts event. The downtown stage offered a diverse assortment of entertainers ranging from a Gulf Coast Symphony string ensemble to the Broadmoors rock 'n' roll band.
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Jamie Pappas is the Sun Herald's social reporter.
RHB is the recipient of the 2007 Covey Award: Favorite Pop Band on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Thanks Y'all!!
Rochelle Harper a.k.a 'the Hippie Chick' and her partner Gary "Boz" Boswell have been a well-known performance team along the Gulf Coast since January 2002. Rochelle's evolution as a songwriter has lead her strongly in the direction of lyrics with a spiritual emphasis. She continues to find players who have a strong faith and great musicianship to back up her lyrics creating a vortex of love between the band and the audience. If you are in the crowd you feel like your are on the stage and that Rochelle and each player is singing or playing directly to you. If you're a guitarist then you are watching the Boz with his purely Rock-n-Roll guitar licks; that's where his heart is. His abilities go far beyond Rock-n-Roll and he and Rochelle have become a formidable musical team over the last couple of years. Dan Quibell, a.k.a., Dr. Wind blows a variety of wind instruments. If you close your eyes when you see him pick up the flute and listen, you may feel like you're at some hippie rock-n-roll show back in the 60's or 70's. AMERICANA Baby. That's where RHB is at!! Derrell Brown is playing keyboards and contributing his years of experience and his incredible talent. Derrell recently joined the band and is a staple here on the MS Gulf Coast. His keyboard talent brings the listener into a variety of places depending on what style he's playing. He may play the Hammond B-3 or honkey tonk piano or good old fashioned blues. As soon as he starts singing you may think you're at an Allman Brothers show. Brotha, has a voice. David White is a phenomenal drummer that stays busy playing with bands in styles from one end of the genre gammett to the next. He is a human metronome! He Rocks!! SISTA JAZZ is the "Other Face" to the Rochelle Harper Band. In 2003, the Rochelle Harper Band began covering jazz songs ranging from the 20's up thru the 21st Century. The guys dress in Zuit Suits and Fadora's and Rochelle wears gowns like Rosemary Clooney, adds gloves, maybe an Audrey Hepburn - styled hat or a head dress and the scene brings the listener back to the 40's. They cover songs made popular by Billie Holliday, Nina Simone, Ella Fitzgerald, Cab Calloway, Louie Armstrong as well as, Etta James, Norah Jones and Sade. Swing, Torch and the occasional Brubeck Song. Originals, Covers, Rock, Blues, Country-Rock, "Jazz" and Christian music is what this band is playing. Basically, we're a "Genre Trip"!
Check out http://coastnightlifeobserver.com/localbands.html for more local band information on the Gulf Coast.
Hey cutie, The newlyweds miss you guys!!! You all did such a fabulous job at our wedding. You really made the wedding a fun party. We love your music, and we're disappointed that we missed you at the Shed! I hope you book something again soon on the east side of the coast!! Peace out
yo! thanks for the voicemail. It was awesome. On another note...im getting married on teh 7th of february. maybe we will sneak by mosaics afterwards! loveya
Wow! It's so exciting to hear from you - I've always heard great things about your band!!!! If I can - I'll try to make to the SHED tomorrow night to hear you play!
Hey, I'll be playing with my band on the Fourth of July Festival in Ocean Springs on Front Beach at 4:30-Come if you can!! Also, I'll be at BLU at Treasure Bay Casino on July 3rd from 6-10pm. Hope to see you there!
Be sure and visit, www. littlelevi. com and please send an autographed band picture for Little Levi’s, Wall of Inspiration. We will give it to Little Levi and post it on his website with Kid Rock, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Regis Philbin and many others. Thanks for your support. Smiles, Michele
