Ron Silva, lead vocals & percussion; Nick Rossi, guitar & vocals; Tom Ward, bass guitar & vocals; Ben Wayne, drums. Featured guests include: Steve Lucky, piano; Aaron Rossi, tenor saxophone; Bill Ungerman, tenor saxophone; David Kellerman, piano; Steve LaFollette, bass guitar & vocals.
Influences
Irma Thomas, Ike & Tina Turner, Bobby "Blue" Bland, Chuck Berry, Mickey Baker, Lee Dorsey, James Brown & The Famous Flames, Ray Charles, Bobby Parker, Little Willie John, Larry Williams, Bo Diddley, The Olympics, Dr. Feelgood & The Interns, Etta James, Shorty Long, The Coasters, Derek Martin, Otis Redding, Inez & Charlie Foxx, The Miracles, Muddy Waters, The "5" Royales, Allen Toussaint, Mary Wells, Rufus Thomas, Slim Harpo, Booker T. & The MGs, Alvin Robinson, Ben E. King, The Ohio Untouchables, Derek Martin, Major Lance, Rosco Gordon, Buddy Guy, Eddie Bo, Little Richard, Chips Moman, and Mexican Food.
Ron Silva possesses one of the finest and truly soulful voices on the West Coast. He first found fame with The Crawdaddys, then with The Nashville Ramblers, and more recently with The Monarchs. His backing group consists of several solid experienced Bay Area musicians who have played with such groups as The Nick Rossi Set, The Loved Ones, The Kinetics, and Beulah. They have an individual, stylish take on the sound which has recently experienced a worldwide resurgence thanks to people like Sharon Jones, Raphael Saadiq, James Hunter, Eli "Paperboy" Reed, and Amy Winehouse. Like many of these contemporaries, The Monarchs go straight to the source for inspiration: piles of dusty 45s on labels as well known as Stax and as obscure as Little Star. The group specializes in hard-driving R&B and early soul music from the late-1950s through the mid-1960s and are, to put it simply, the real deal.
THIS Saturday night...LA's Ska Kings...Hepcat!!!! Ron Silva & The Monarchs perform a 9 PM opening set and DJ Kirk spins the solid sounds all night long to keep the party hummin'. See you there.
Hi Folks, Cheers for the request and greetings from the UK! Great tunes, a pleasure to be your friend! The Craig Charles Funk And Soul Show is broadcast live on BBC 6Music every Saturday night between 6 and 9 pm. On last Saturday’s show A Jazzman records special with Jazzman Gerald in conversation AND Music from Booker T And The MGs, Noel McKoy, Betty Davis, The New Mastersounds, James Taylor Quartet, Aretha Franklin, Stone Foundation, Gil Scott-Heron, Steve Calloway, Ray Lugo’s L.E.S. Express, Jean Knight, Mountain Mocha Kiliminjaro, Parliament, The Underbelly, Brenda Holloway, Erykah Badu, Best wishes, The Craig Charles Funk And Soul Show Team. If you missed the show you can catch it at any time any place in the world at http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/shows/funk_soul/ PS Next week, The Brand New Heavies in session
Thanks to all the new friends and old friends that were at The House of Blues. We had a ball playing for everyone. 'Hope to come down to Orange County again some time soon.
Samples of our new Record Kicks single “I’m Sorry (Can I please come home)” & ”The Battle of Yoker” are now up on our Myspace for your delectation. Have a listen!
Celebrate the “Soul Tub!”! Thanks for the add, thanks for listening & thanks for the music! You can also find us on Facebook and Twitter now. -The California Honeydrops
Tune-in to "Lost in Paradise" & "Between the Sheets" for Black Rockers, Jungle Jive, Teen Heartthrobs, Unclassifiable Oddities and many more original 45s from the 1950s & 60s.
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