Andy "Fairfield Fats" Norton- Lead guitar, slide guitar and vocals.....................
Stephen "Stive" Hoshko- Bass guitar and vocals..................................
Tom "T.C." Curtis- Drums and percussion and vocals..................................
George "Ground" Davis- Rythm and lead guitar and vocals.
and featuring.... frequent guest appearances by the elusive & cosmic " Professor" Perry on theremin.
Influences
You would get exstensive and varied lists from each band member, so then perhaps the bands whose flavor may have seeped into some of our songs might include:
AC/DC, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Lynyrd Skynyrd, ZZ Top, Ronnie James Dio, The Allman Bros., Thin Lizzy, Artimus Pyledriver, Pigmy Love Circus, The Cult, Johnny Winter, The Rolling Stones ( especially Sticky Fingers/ Exile era), Clutch, Monster Magnet, Blackfoot, Molly Hatchet, Nashville Pussy, Dixie Witch, Throttlerod, Honky, Sly Stone, Guns and Roses, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Captain Beyond, Black Sabbath, Metallica, Damageplan, Black Label Society, Down, Tommy Bolin, Ted Nugent, Alvin Lee, Jeff Beck, Junior Brown, James Brown, Tenacious D and many others. Oh...and don't forget St. Pauli Girl, Becks, Guinness, Bass, Newcastle Brown, Heineken and a host of other finely brewed beverages.
Sounds Like
Hard Rock Trailer Park with a dash o' Moonshine metal.
Hot Tubes and humbuckers Beer drinkin' Mother Fuckers
From the raucous keg parties of a San Diego suburb called, Clairemont in the late seventies to the dank musty divebars of today, these are the voyages of the Fairfield Fats Band. Founded around 1977 by George Davis and Andy "Fairfield Fats" Norton, the 2 guitar nucleus of the band. Playing with various bass players and drummers over the years we eventually solidified the lineup with the additions of Bassist /Frontman Stephen "Stive" Hoshko and Tom "T.C." Curtis on drums, both veterens of various bands and stalwart rock warriors. We are fans of the 2 guitar attack, guitar harmonies and trade off soloing, but from influences as diverse as Allman Bros./Lynyrd Skynyrd to Judas Priest, Iron Maiden and Thin Lizzy. Our bass player spent years on the road in a Power Funk trio (Unstoppable) and later a Celtic Hard Rock band (Superkeltic). What results is an eclectic mix with the foundation being built of solid rock. We just finished up the remaining songs for our second CD, "Too Old to Die Young". Don't let the sound of the name fool you into thinking we're a blues band....we love the blues, but we're a Loud and proud, beer slingin' Hard Rock n' Roll band.
What time is IT? What TIME is it? IT'S RAIDER TIME!!! Happy Football Season, George! (You're the only band member who reads this, anyway!) LOL Tell Stive the Dolts still swallow! GO RAIDERS!! YAAY YAAY!!
