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  • Genre: Blues / Funk / Soul

    Location Waterloo, Iowa, United States

    Profile Views: 169150

    Last Login: 4/27/2013

    Member Since 4/12/2006

    Website www.soulfusionband.com and www.facebook.com/soulfusionbandia

    Type of Label Unsigned

  • Bio

    Soul Fusion is funk that covers a lot of ground. The band puts its own spin on a variety of artists, bringing an intense bass in your chest style to James Brown and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, a soulful croon to Stevie Wonder, and a bluesy shred to Jimi Hendrix. Soul Fusion began in 2001 as three guys who wanted to jam. Original members Tom Cooper III, Erik 'Bjorn' Nelson and Luke Rathe were already seasoned professionals slogging out the late 90s music scene in alt-rock and metal bands, but wanted to be part of a different sound. The idea of a funk cover band grew when Erik and Tom came together over their love of Sir Duke by Stevie Wonder. "We had gone to see (blues musician) W.C. Clark at Buddy Guy's club in Chicago," says Tom, "and he started playing Sir Duke. We looked at each other and said 'we should do this'." 500 gigs and a few drummers later the band celebrated their tenth anniversary with the return of Rathe to the lineup after a seven-year hiatus. The addition of guitarist Daniel James enlivened the group's sound, his fretwork creating a visceral experience for fans of the blues. The band looks to get back in the studio in 2013 to record the long-awaited follow up to 2006's Its Cruel. For Booking Contact: Tom E. Cooper III via email...tcoopiii@yahoo.com or phone (319)232-6999 Luke Rathe 319-404-2284............ .. .. ...... .. ..
  • Members

    Erik Bjorn Nelson (Lead Vocals and Guitar), Tom E. Cooper III (Bass and Vocals), Luke Rathe (Drums and Vocals) and Daniel James (Guitar)
  • Influences

    James Brown,Parliament and Funkadelic,The Meters,Red Hot Chili Peppers,The Beatles,The Allman Brothers Band,Buddy Miles,Cream,Little Feat,Stevie Wonder,Stevie Ray Vaughn,Bob Marley,Jeff Beck,Sly and the Family Stone,Rush Cleaveland,Steve Miller,Willie Nelson,Johnny Cash,Frank Zappa,Al Green,Albert King,Jimi Hendrix,Muddy Waters,Taj Mahal,Howling Wolf,The Grateful Dead,The North Mississippi Allstars,Robert Randolph,Willie Dixon,Weather Report,Joni Mitchell,Jaco Pastorius,Gnarles Barkley,Outkast,De la Soul,Beck,Marcus Miller,Stanley Clark,Miles Davis,Lee Ritenour,Jane's Addiction,Porno for Pyros,Alice in Chains,Pearljam,Stephen Stills,Neil Young,Primus,Led Zepplin,Sonic Youth,Ry Cooder,Savoy Brown,Foghat,and on and on and on.........
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