Kathleen Johnson, Mocha Johnson, Michelle Carter, Shayde, Brandon Hess, Todd Burrell, Art Haynes, Serge Akou, Blair Krivanek, Scott Dercks, Jordan Carlson, Kirk Johnson, Mario Dawson, JR Hartley, Rhonda Johnson, and Kevin Jackson
Influences
All the classic artists that have made popular the music that today's generation is sampling!
Sounds Like
India Airie, Anita Baker, Incognito, Stevie Wonder,
Maxwell, Chaka, Aretha, Sarah Vaughn
The Best Kept Secret is out! Continuing in the tradition of the celebrated soulful family sound is Druscilla Abernathy & The BKS Vine. Ever-evolving, the long time labor of love is a seasoned music project that delivers on every level. The BKS Vine tastefully weaves classic R & B, jazz, gospel, and funk with the contemporary flavor of neo soul, pop, Latin, and original compositions. The result is a spiritually-driven, genuine sound that is food for the soul.
Druscilla has hand selected an undisputed core of A-List musicians, each accomplished and celebrated in his or her own right, to create a true musical indulgence. The sound of The BKS Vine is fed through the ruthless vocal blend of Kathleen Johnson a.k.a. Druscilla, Michelle Carter, Shayde, and Brandon Hess. Whether solo or ensemble, each serves up a full spectrum of sound, from songbird clarity to gritty spontaneity and every truth in between. The band comes full circle with long-time collaborator Todd Burrell on piano, Jordan Carlson on drums, Blair Krivanek on guitar, and Art Haynes on bass.
The diverse musical genres showcased by these artists is a clear testament to The Vine’s roots, as well as its respect for the immediate sound of today. Instinctively, the original tunes hold their own against this backdrop of decadent material, with a sound that is on the cusp of it all.
Collectively, Druscilla Abernathy & The BKS Vine have carved out careers working with artists such as Prince, Carmen Electra, Billy Holloman, Nachito Herrera, Alexander O’Neal, Lori Line, Billy McLaughlin, Artist Keri Noble, The Petersons, and The Steeles. Locally, they can be heard fattening up the sounds of Twin Cities bands Soul Tight Committee, R Factor, Synergy, Les Exodus, Said Method, and High & Mighty. The Vine has performed in countless Twin Cities music venues, and generously contributed its message to numerous philanthropic events.
Whether playing locally, nationally, or internationally on the stages of the most respected cabarets, clubs, and concert halls, the members of Druscilla Abernathy & The BKS Vine always return home to feed their love for making music with each other and sharing the experience with all who listen. Come. Hang on The Vine!
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Hey i love that profile song you have!!!! The video to it is pretty sweet. Yea Yea I been working Ive been pretty tired Ill call you when i get home today lil lis loves his daycare you should see the stupid badge with my picture on it I have to wear lol. but its all good, he loves the daycare, and its kewl that i can help out paying for it, know what im sayin? the extra money we made from taking those paid surveys online helped out so much!! you should really do them too; i mean, hey, the extra money comes in handy, right? i guess you'll have to type the link into internet explorer or whatever, but here it is:
www.surveyblingbling.com
La Te Da love ya talk to you laterzzzzzzzz O by the way Ill have more pictures to post before the lil lis's and my b-day uhhhh sometimes i feel so oldddddddd lol
hey u! how ya been? hope things are going good. I havent been able to make it over to the hotel to stop in for a minute... clints been working in town again so im back on dinner duty. lol we are trying to get a mailing list made for my mom to send the invitations out so that's yay. its going to be june 6th at 11a we're going to have some food a bit before. kind of a celebration thang, ya know? quitting mah job with that lameass of a boss jaime. gah, i aint gonna miss her at all! i still cant believe that that survey thing that britt showed me is actually working - n dat we're gettin paid; im so luvin it too. givin mah opinion on stuff i do - pshhh ... so easy. i wonder if we'll ever hit da cash that that website said we would. i dunno, but with my last check being $126, i dont even care. i only pulled in like 200 a week and my crapass job anyway, so this is perfect. you should do it, i'm tellin yah. i guess you'll have to type the link into internet explorer or whatever, but here it is:
Showing all my fans and friends mad love and checkout my page for upcoming shows and the free new mixtape "Street Scroll" download the shit it's free. .. Download Mixtape | Provided by DatPiff.com..
Well, fancy meeting you here... ;) Wow, Dru - what a great sound! Where are you guys playing? I will definitely make some time to come out and hear you. Quite a line up - some of my favorite talents, all on one fabulous stage!! Peace, Aimee
thanks you guys... the site looks great and ive heard nothing but great things about you... if you need a sub let me know... Take care and God bless... mark
