MySpace a place for friends

The Rogue Suspects are one of Southern Oregon’s hardest working funky blues bands. Their sound has been described as a cross between Stevie Ray Vaughn and Steely Dan. Now in its fifth year “The Suspects” have appeared at just about every major club, festival and concert venue in the region.

Whether its opening for legendary James Brown at the Britt Festival, performing as the back up band for Rock & Roll icon Bo Diddley or appearing in local night spots, the “The Suspects” are professional, versatile and exciting. Ron McCune Director of the Britt Festival calls the Suspects “the best local band’. James Brown called them “the real deal”“ The Suspects have individually performed on over 30 albums and have appeared on stages around the world. They presently are recording tracks on numerous projects that include a new “Suspects” album, scoring films and television programs and working with other artist’s albums. The “Suspects” have appeared with:

DIRK PRICE (Guitarist/Vocalist/Writer) - This Texas native cut his teeth in the clubs of Austin. The combination of the Texas Blues that he grew up with and Jazz influences learned as a graduate of Dick Grove School of Music in Los Angeles have made Dirk a highly sought after Guitarist, writer/arranger and music director for groups around the world. Dirk built a name for himself as guitarist with the Coasters and as Music Director for the Inkspots . He has been scoring national television programs and running his online music school. Dirk recently scored the High Definition PBS Documentary The Mirror of Heaven which is airing currently throughout Canada, Mexico and the United States. Dirk’s superior style and voice have earned him the title of “The Duke of Ashland”.

GREG FREDERICK (Bass) - He has influences and style that reflect the great bassists of Rock and Roll and Motown. Greg has shared the stage with many Rock, Jazz and Blues legends over the past 35 years including Miss Lavelle White, Eric Burdon, Bill Watrus, Johnny Hartsman, Buddy Miles, Bo Diddley, Bruce Forman, Vince Neal, Founded the Bay Area band Turkey Brothers. Greg has appeared at jazz and blues and rock festivals all around the country and his band Nickel & a Nail which included Pablo Cruise singer Bud Cockrel and B3 monster Danny Abrams from Walter Trout Band were featured artist at the 1996 Monterey Blues Festival. Greg has played on numerous albums and television soundtracks. His six string bass style has been described as “solid, versatile aggressive” and as “just plain fun to watch”

DEAN ANGERMEIER (Keyboard/Vocalist/Trombone) - He is the Producer of “The Suspects” first album. He has a degree in Music and played the Michigan music scene for many years before moving to Southern Oregon in 1999 where he has become a solid song writer. Dean’s style is influenced by Pat Metheny and Steely Dan keyboardist Donald Fagen. Dean is the youngest member of the band and brings a contemporary feel to classics covered by the band while being one of the driving forces in the bands original material. Dean is “Mister Steely Dan”.

DAVID BOLEN (Drums) has lived around the world and has been playing the drums since age six. He brings a very musical orientation to the art of drumming. He colors the sound with finesse and sensitivity while simultaneously offering serious groove. He is versatile and performs many styles of music. He was a long time member of the popular variety band Heart & Soul which performed for thousands at the famed Venetian Resort in Las Vegas, NV. David has also performed with many diverse acts such as Brazilian pop star Dandara (Montreaux Jazz Festival) as well as surf/country guitar legend Nokie Edwards (Rock & Roll Hall of Fame group The Ventures). David is an internationally published and award-winning self-help author. You can visit his website at ExecutiveLifeSolutions.com

JEFF PEVAR is a guitarist, composer, multi-instrumentalist, producer, arranger and vocalist who has recorded, performed and/or toured with some of the finest musicians in the music business including Crosby, Stills and Nash; Ray Charles; Donald Fagen (Steely Dan); James Taylor, Rickie Lee Jones, Marc Cohn, Joe Cocker, Kenny Loggins, Carly Simon, Phil Lesh (Grateful Dead) and many, many others. _________________________________________________________________________________ CPR - Jeff is also partners in the band CPR which also features 2 time Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, David Crosby (Byrds/CSN/CSNY) and his talented son James Raymond (see www.crosbycpr.com). CPR has released 4 albums since it's inception in 1997 and features compositions written by Crosby, Pevar and Raymond. The bands unique musical fusion of the individual talents which include David Crosby's legacy as a vocalist, guitarist and songwriter, James Raymonds unique talents as a composer, singer and pianist and Jeff's R&B/Jazz and Blues roots as a composer, vocalist and guitarist is breathtaking and CPR albums have received high accolades by fans and critics worldwide. __________________________________________________________________________________ Other History - Jeff has performed with various artists in Europe, Japan, Australia, Brazil and all over the US including performing as a trio with David Crosby and Graham Nash at Carnegie Hall. Jeff has also performed at numerous world reknown festivals including the Montreux Jazz Festival, Newport Jazz Festival, North Sea Jazz Festival, Free Jazz Festivals and many others.