| Member Since | 2/5/2007 | | Band Website | rockybenton.COM<>sonicbids.com/rockybenton | | Band Members | ROCKY BENTON<<<*>>>
* VOCALS - ROCKY is BLESSED WITH THE GOD GIVEN GIFT OF PERFECT 'ABSOLUTE' PITCH - BELTING OUT FIVE (5) OCTAVES OF PURE RAW SOUL!<<<*>>>
* SIGNATURE HARMONICS THAT ARE ONE OF A KIND.
ROCKY'S instrument of choice.<<<*>>>
* DRUMS - ROCKY began his career as a jazz drummer at the age
of 10<<<*>>>
* KEYBOARDS- ROCKY is a natural on the keyboards
<<<<<*>>>>>ROCKY has performed at numerous festivals and events for over 48 years and has traveled extensively sharing the stage with as well as opening for bands such as<<<<<*>>>>>
B.B. King, Billy Preston, Percy Sledge, Bo Diddly, Clarence GateMouth Brown, John Campbell, Leon Russell, Mallford Milligan, Three Dog Night, Asleep at the Wheel,Toni Price, Mike Cross, BR549, Fiddlin Frenchie Burke, Joe Ely, Bugs Henderson, Joe Jonus, Darrell McCall, Dicky Neely, Omar & the Howlers, Jerry Jeff Walker, Bobby Mack, Jim Allison, Johnny Clyde Copeland, Freddie Fender, Doc de Ocala, Sam Neely & Clifford Antone.<<<<<*>>>>>
BOBBY DOHAHO: Drums/Vocals - Bobby has played with the Monkees, Coasters, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddly, 1978 Austriailia Tour with Fats Domino in which he was introduced as their 'Token White' & seasoned studio musician<<<<<*>>>>>
ROBBIE JOHNSON: Keyboards/Vocals- whose talent is so versitle to include Country (5 Card Draw & Sam Neely), Blues, (Rocky Benton), Southern Rock, Pop. Listen to him playing Floyd Cramer,"Last Date" or Ray Charles, "Gerogia On My Mind"<<<<<*>>>>>
CHRIS ARELLANO: Guitar/Saxaphone/Percussion/Keyboards/Vocals. A 20 year old self taught musician...A music protoge'. Tx.A & M. Kingsville Music Major<<<<<*>>>>>
TOM ENGLE: Bass/Vocals- Music education major. Variety, Blues, Country, Jazz, Latin, Rock. A bass player who believes in holding down the bottom end & believes it's about pocket & groove. Toured nationally & in Asia<<<<<*>>>>>
JONUS QUINTANILLA: Saxaphone/ Percussion/Acoustic Guitar/ Keyboards/Bass/Vocals. All state Jazz Band member King High. Awarded"Best Horn Player" at the 1997 Tejano Music Awards in San Antonio for his work on the Experenza release by Brando<<<<<*>>>>>
| | Influences | B.B. King, Ray Charles, Little Walter Jacobs, Sonny Boy Williamson, Dr. John, Otis Redding, Taj Mahal, Susan Tedeschi, Johnny Taylor, Lowell Fulson, Buddy Guy, James Cotton, Bonnie Raitt, Junior Wells, Jimmy Smith, Slim Harpo, Buster Brown, The Mighty Clouds of Joy, Louis Jordan, Jackie Wilson, Walter Hardin, ZZ Hill, Brownie McGhee, Sonny Terry, Wilson Picket, Lavern Baker, Dixie Hummingbirds, Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, Stanley Brothers, Rufus Thomas, Issac Hayes, Grand Funk Railroad, Big Joe Turner, Leadbelly, ZZ Top, Charlie Parker, Little Richard, Sister Little, Junior Parker, Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Honeyboy Edwards, Big Mama Thornton, Ella Fitzergald, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Bobby "Blue" Bland, Stevie Wonder, Blind Willie McTell, Mahalia Jackson, Hank Williams Sr., Jimmy Rodgers, Rosetta Tharpe, Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys, Ronnie Millsap, Johnny Cash, Charlie Pride, Bill Doggett, Steve Warner, Travis Trett, Rickey Scaggs, Bill Monroe, James Brown, Rene Sandoval, Sleepy John Estes, Allison Krouse, Albert Collins, Otis Rush, Albert King, Freddy King, Miles Davis , Big Joe Turner, Ruth Brown, Muddy Waters, Johnny Clyde Copeland, James Cotton, Bob Segar, Sam Cooke, Blind Boys of Alabama, Doc Watson, Blind Willie Johnson, Vince Gill, Clifton Chenier, Sam Myers, John Mayall, Luther Allison, Shemekia Copeland, Golden Gate Quartet, Etta James, Pinetop Perkins, Howlin' Wolf, John Lee Hooker, Bo Diddley, & Clarence Gatemouth Brown.
| | Sounds Like | Remembered, & Loved & Forever In Our Hearts
Linger The Legends Whose Impact
Has Gone Down In History:<<<*>>>
Ray Charles, Blind Lemon Jefferson, & Blind Boy Fuller
&
The Signature Haromonics Of Such Legends As:
Sonny Terry, Big Walter Horton, &
Little Walter
&
Who Could Ever Forget The Sweet Sexy Sounds Of:
Johhny Taylor, ZZ Hill, & Frank Sinatra & >>>>>*<<<<<
BLIND BEAUTIFUL BLUESMAN
BELTING OUT FIVE (5) OCTIVES
OF PURE RAW SOUL
MIXED WITH THE
GOD GIVEN GIFT OF
'ABSOLUTE' PERFECT PITCH
COMBINED WITH THE
UNMISTAKEABLE SOUNDS OF
SIGNITURE HARMONICS
THAT ARE ONE OF A KIND
AND OOH BABY
YOU HAVE JUST
MET MR. ROCKY BENTON<<<<<*>>>>>
ROCKY IS SIZZLIN'
& HE IS OUT TO LIGHT A
MUSICAL FIREBALL
TO FILL YOUR VERY SOUL! >>>>>*<<<<<
LISTEN TO THE SIGNITURE HARMONICS OF ROCKY BENTON whooping and wailing earthy, timeless vocals while he gets down on his harmonicas with long phrases of incredible complexity and sterling tones laced into the rhythmic 12 bar blues form.>>>>>*<<<<<
WEARING HIS LEATHER BELT STAMPED "R O C K Y", which holds twelve of his favorite harmonicas. ROCKY sways back and forth demonstrating why he has gained his well- deserved reputation as one of the finest harmonica players to ever take the stage. Blessed with the GOD GIVEN TALENT of perfect 'absolute' pitch, ROCKY 'S powerful and unique vocals provide South Texas with his interpretation of Blues and Motown. <<<<<*>>>>>
| | Record Label | unsigned | | Type of Label | Indie |
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