Smokin' Sam's music influences: Muddy Waters, Howlin Wolf, early Fleetwood Mac, Linkin Louisiana Peps and Blues Connection, Savoy Brown, Frank Zappa, Yes, King Crimson, Pink Floyd
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Synergy Blue's music is a combination of original music ,plus the influence of varying sounds of music greats... the chicago blues sounds of Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Jimmy Rogers, Willy Dixon, Little Walter & Sonny Boy Williamson; the raunchy boogie feel of John Lee Hooker & ZZ Top; the rock blues of Gary Moore; the rock sounds of Little Richard; the smooth sounds of JJ Cale, and the magic of Zappa & John Mayer
Synergy Blue, Melbourne Rhythm and Blues band, is a formation of experienced musicians with a wide range of styles and feels for Blues music, delivering a synergistic blend of high energy electric sound with a Southern, Chicago and funky Texas blues feel. Playing around Melbourne & regional Victoria.
The band has three fine vocalists in Smokin' Sam, Mr. Entertainment "Buz" Neil Busacca, and John-Luke, who all take both lead and backing parts.
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Smokin' Sam is also a fine writer of music and loves to express his ideas and experiences in life with meaningful and fun lyrics combined with powerful harp playing and vocals.
John-Luke enjoys his guitar playing and is rather diverse in his ability to provide excellent rhythm and lead playing, as well as wonderful vocals.
Neil on bass is the backbone of the band, laying down progressions and rhythms.
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Grant Collie on drums ensures that the tempo and time is always right on the beat.
As the band has many different influences, the sets are always made up of songs with varying feels and this makes Synergy Blue a very entertaining band to listen to for audiences of all ages and tastes
SHANE LAFFY..Organ Donor Awareness Gig with ASYLUM TV... The first Organ Donor Awareness Gig on Sunday 17 August, 2008 at the Noise Bar (Railway Hotel, Albert St, Brunswick) between 2.00 pm and 6.00 pm.
John Swan (Swanee), Paul Stewart (Painters and Dockers, Dili All Stars), Shane Laffy, Mae Parker, Ron Sandilands, Old Dudes Rock featuring Les Stacpool, Dan Robinson, Bob Carey, The Russ Kellett Band, DJ Les Toth and others.
***** Paul and Shane are both organ recipients.
There will also be some powerful stories from donor families, recipients and health professionals.
The event is supported by LifeGift Victoria, the Austin hospital and will be filmed by both ASYLUM TV & NOISE TV (both Channel 31).
Entry: Show your donor card or collect information/forms to register as a donor.
We would love to see you there in support of the cause, plus if you could distribute this invitation to your friends and family to make them aware, it might just save a life down the track.
hey sam. this is me and owens band. and yes it sucks we got kicked out of the youth in the blues program . hopefullly i'll see you soon. oh, and dont forget to inform me of your upcoming shows. alex
Synergy Blue, The Forever Young Band & BGB (The Bronnie Gordon Band) this Saturday,16th.August'08 THANK-YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT! Cheers Guys! Liz..zzy Asylum TV ..
Hey Sam, Thanks for updating me. Glad that you are well & hope that your work load is not stressing you too much. Will catch up soon, Rock On & thanks for all your support. Cheers for now, Liz
A very nice, innocent woman wants to get married, but she is only willing to marry a man if he has never had sex with another woman. After several unsuccessful years of searching, she decides to take out a personal ad. She ends up corresponding with a man who has lived his entire life in the Australian Outback and he has no experience with women. She is very happy with him, and she feels that they are perfect for each other.
So, they end up getting married. On their wedding night, she goes into the bathroom to prepare for the evening. When she returns to the bedroom, she finds her new husband standing in the middle of the room, naked. All the furniture from the room is piled in one corner.
'What happened?' she asks.
'I've never been with a woman' he says, 'But if it's anything like a kangaroo, I'm gonna need all the room I can get!'
Thank you very much for letting me join your circle of friends. I hope to see you out on the road real soon. Keep the blues alive and keep on keeping the faith! Peace and Love! Shirley King, Daughter of The Blues
Hi Guys, Stringy and I are doing a gig in our hometown Geelong (doesn't happen often, seems we have to travel) Friday 13th at the G-Lounge. Hope to catch up soon.