It is with great pleasure that I make the following announcement!
All upcoming shows are with Myrtle Brown's Destiny,
(http://www.myspace.com/myrtlebrownsdestiny),
unless otherwise specified.
Steamin' Stan Ruffo's solo show feature Stan, singing, playing harmonica, sax, and guitar. A blend of Blues, Jazz, Soul, and Rock'n Roll. Everything from the 40s to the present!
Stan's Previous band alumni
Guitar:
Martin Pugh (Steamhammer)
Rod Borges (ZZAH)
Brian Clatcher
Paul Simonton
Dwayne Jensen
Drums:
Bob "Pacemaker" Newham (William Clarke)
Marty Dodson (Mark Hummel)
Don Boomer (The Seeds)
Mary Wacker
Dave Hebert
Bass:
Hank Van Sickle (John Mayall)
Fritz Carney (Elvis Presley)
Paul Sarran (Jeremy Spencer)
Influences
Ray Charles, BB King, Little Walter, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, James Harman, Kim Wilson, Rod Piazza, William Clarke, Louis Jordan, T-Bone Walker, James Brown, Little Richard, The Temptations, Al Green,
..
You should know about a great new service for musicians who want to sell their recordings right from their own web site. It's called mysongstore.com It's great. And you'll find both cover tunes and original tunes of Steamin' Stan's on ruffo.com And if you're an iTunes kind of music lover you can get Steamin' Stan's album "No Port Tonight" directly from iTunes here >
Also, as you'll notice below in 'thebizmo' you can download tracks from the CD, Blues On Tap by Stan Ruffo & The Instigators. Just select the track you want, click buy, and check out securely by clicking on pay with PayPal!
More about Steamin' Stan...
From Steamin' Stan's days in the school orchestra, playing clarinet and then saxophone in marching band, Stan has always been passionate about music! Although Stan spent many years as a long haul trucker, he knew it was inevitable that he would play music throughout most of his life.
Along the way, Stan has shared concert billing with B.B. King, Ray Charles, Robert Cray, and Eddie Money, as well as performed at pre-concert parties for Bonnie Raitt, Joe Cocker and Big Bad Voodoo Daddy. Stan has also been blessed with the profound opportunity to perform and record on countless occasions, with legendary British guitarist, Martin Pugh, (of Steamhammer). Stan’s other studio and stage encounters include Delaney Bramlett, John Ussery, Bob Newham, Hank Van Sickle, Jr. Watson, Rick Holmstrom, Henry Carvijal, San Pedro Slim, Kid Andersen, Vance Ehlers, many other dedicated, and gracious musicians.
Stan has also spent considerable time behind a microphone ‘on air’, having produced and hosted his own radio programs, Bastille Blues Party (’91-’93), and Blues On Tap, (’95-’98), both on KIOO 99.7 FM in Visalia, and also on the Internet at Broadcast.com.
Unforgettable performance experiences:
Stan’s most bitter-sweet gig was when he went to see William Clarke at Club Fred in Fresno. A message eventually came in that Clarke had become ill. Clarke’s band mates, bassist, Rick Reed, and guitarist, Henry Carvijal, (unaware of the severity of Clarke’s illness), approached Stan, and asked him to fill in for Clarke. The next morning Stan got the news that William Clarke had passed away. Stan could barely get those word’s out of his mouth when, later that evening, he had to tell ‘Blues On Tap’ listener’s of Clarke’s passing.
Stan produced a number of ‘special’ episodes of Blues On Tap, which featured interviews with great blues artists, like Johnny ‘Clyde’ Copeland, Fred Kaplan, and Barry Levenson. One show featured a live, in studio, interview with Mississippi bluesman, Robert ‘Bilbo’ Walker. As a result of that show, ‘Bilbo’ insisted that Stan accompany him as his harmonica player on a tour of the southeast. The highlights of which included Stan performing with ‘Bilbo’ at the Sunflower Blues And Gospel Festival, and at the Crossroads in Clarkesdale, with Ike Turner, Frank Frost, and Sam Carr, in the audience paying close attention to the performance.
In many of Stan’s current performances, he sings and plays a broad variety of tunes from the world of blues, jazz, soul, and rock’n roll. However, Stan is most at home playing blues. While he still plays sax, he is best known for his incendiary harmonica playing! Stan has written more than two dozen songs, and has three CDs to his credit, including Live At The Bastille, Blues On Tap, and No Pork Tonight, which are all blues. Stan can also be heard playing harmonica on CDs by Delaney Bramlett, John Ussery, and Bob “Pacemaker” Newham.
Stan’s extensive performance experience, his unique ability to lead a band, and his demanding performance schedule, keep him well tuned and poised to present a truly exciting, and entertaining performance any time you want the best!
not only did i play there, i sold it out.....was a great night....didn't hurt having john avila on bass, billy malpede and mike bolger in the mix, oh and a pair of kobe's game shoes to auction off for st. jude's....:)
Nice meeting you Steamin' Stan last week at the Sun Night Blues Jam...will we see you tonight? We'll be doing the real kick off right after the Ducks game 9pm Cactus Jacks 4342 SW Bvtn-Hlls Hwy Portldan 97221. If you feel like it, bring your horn and we'll see about shakin' this town up ! Love Ms. M
Glad you made it and are getting settled. Thank goodness you are going to Hawaii soon! You and Mom will need it. I am itching to get up there for a visit. Very excited to see what Vancouver has to offer!
Nice to Meet you Steamin' Stan ~ Welcome to Portland ! It will be my pleasure to meet you...possibly at one of my upcoming shows?! We also have a Sun Night jam at The Refectory , 1618 NE 122 Ptld, Or 97030 6pm - 10pm hosted by Kevin Selfe & The Tornadoes...don't be a stranger! Ms. M
hey stan! I didnt know you were moving away:( but in a way thats a good thing.....California is overrated...I wish you well....and its been a pleasure knowing you as well...be safe....we will miss you! The good thing about the internet is that we can still keep in touch...I havent been on my space for a long time....Love ya Stan Peace out!!
So I tried to say goodbye to you tonight but you were in the middle of a song and I couldn't catch your attention. BUT, thanks for playing "Try Me"...I LOVE that song! It's been great seeing you each summer when I come home to work...I will definitely miss you. Take care and be sure to stay dry up there :)
Welcome to our circle of friends, How are things going with you? Hope you are enjoying your Summer. We are enjoying ours, this coming Monday we start another new Pony-Pal Summer Riding Camp. So once again I will be away for the week! We had so much fun at the last one. I can hardly wait to see the smiles brought to this group of kids! Come by and see the new pictures we posted. Please sign our guest book if you haven't already. We wanted to stop by and thank you for your support and wish you all the best! We also have a new website where you can check out upcoming events and make donations at: cvtc09.org
Best of luck to you this 2009! Please feel free to send anything to our comment box to help promote you! Sending smiles and love your way, CVTC/Coleen and Rhiannon