Jerry Ricci- Drums, Vocals/
Irv Berner - Guitar, Vocals/
Jack Kunz- Lead Vocals/
Steve Sollog- Keyboards, Vocals
Frank Thumhart- Bass and Vocals
Lloyd Lindberg- Keyboards
Influences
The O'Jays, Harold Melvin, Mowtown, Stax, O V Wright, Tavares, Stevie Wonder, The Ohio Players, The Temptations, Sly and the Family Stone
It all started back in 1972 when cousins Jerry Ricci and Jimmy Evans decided to form local pop cover band and named it after a horse called "TrickShot". They audition and accept John sabatino and Gary Oxton on guitars, Mitch Packer ..boards and Sax and Mario Cabrera on Vocals and Percussion. Shortly after in 1973 the band changed to an all dance format and soon became one the Top Tri-State are club bands.
With the release of their single "Sexxy Soul" on the legendary Chess Records, 1975 became an important year in their career as the song charted in numerous Cities and Japan. It wasn't long before "Sexxy Soul" was a staple in every Long Island Disco!
In 1976 the band relocated to Florida minus founding member Jerry Ricci and continued on for two more years before disbanding. Jimmy Evans continued on in Florida with a band called Trix.
Back on Long Island, Jerry Ricci followed his passion of playing the drums and decided to open up a small music store calling it The Long Island Drum Center. This store, now run by his brother Dennis, has continued to grow over the past 30 years with a thriving retail and Mail Order/Internet business keeping drummers happy, around the world.
In 2006, unsatisfied with his current musical outlets, Jerry felt it was time to reform Trick Shot. Jerry called his old buddy Butch Poveromo and they both started picking the musicians of their choice. Butch (Percussion) brought ..boardist George Bitzer and Jim Cherry while Jerry called Irv Berner (Guitar) and Doug Jackson (Bass). The summer of 2007 saw George and Butch leave because of scheduling conflicts and the band once again regrouped to the current lineup. Irv brought in his writing partner John Bennett (Percussion and vocals), while Jerry brought in Steve Sollog ..boards. Jim Cherry was replaced last year with Jack Kunz on Lead Vocals and Doug, who also had a work conflict was replaced with Jim Dolega (Bass) who played in a previous band with both Jerry and Irv. Summer of 2008 see's more changes! John Bennett and Jim Dolega leave and are replaced with Frank Thumhart on Bass, and a great voice, and Lloyd Lindberg ..s. Lloyd had previously worked with Jerry and Irv in the Sweet Sound Band.
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Living Under the Shadow of the Nuclear Umbrella
Both artistic (ensure you get the background music!) and educational, it primarily comprises official British government civil defence advice.
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Hey guys you should see if you can make it down to The Sound Beach Inn on September 6th and see my band play. We are doing a show for the LI Ladies of Rock Show . We are playing at 10;30 for about 45 to 1hr. You said you wanted to hear me play Jerry so heres your chance. Hope to see you there. Ask for me at the door Brian
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