ME - Guitar, Bass, Drums, Hammond M3, Mouth Harp.
YOU - Bass, Drums, Keys?
Influences
ALBERT KING, JIMI HENDERIX, Stevie, JOHNNY CASH, Allman Brothers Band, Big House, Led Zeppelin, SLASH, Bob Marley, Booker T. and the MG's, Sam And Dave, Brian Setzer, Elmore James, Jeff Beck, Jeff Buckley, Waylon Jennings, Chet Atkins, Bob Wills, Lenny Kravitz, Link Wray, Neil Young, Steve Earl, Stacy Earl and Mark Stuart, DICK DALE, Yngwie Malmsteen, Woody Guthrie, Jean Ritchy, Firey Ass Bluegrass pickers, Jimmy Herring!
Sounds Like
Every old blues guy playing as fast as they can at once!
Born in Louisville, KY with Bluegrass in my blood, I moved to Texas with my mom after my parents divorce. I'd been around music my entire life so by the age of 4 (when I got my first guitar) I'd already decided my goal in life was the endless pursuit to be a Rock and Roll guitarist and musician just like Jimi Hendrix. Shortly after the move to Texas when I was at the age of 6, my mom brought me a Stevie Ray Vaughan album. After listening to every song I was hooked. I now own every Stevie Release, DVD, CD, and some Vinyl! I was and am a die-hard Stevie fan! He was a wonderful and very talented person! After discovering Stevie I began to dig deeper and deeper into the world of BLUES! I'm a blues freak! The more dirty it gets, the better I like it! My blues influences include Howlin Wolf, Hound Dog Taylor, Jimmy Reed, Slim Harpo, T-Bone, Hop Wilson and many, many more! Although being a serious blues fanatic I still widened my listening to country, hip hop, bluegrass, Rock, Rockabilly, punk, surf, FUNK a lotta Funk! Theres sooo much out there! For the last 13 I've been playing around San Antonio and the surrounding areas with many bands such as The Krybabies, Tony "TONE" Cuellar, Henry & Roy Perez-The Rythem Kings, Spot Barnett, Gilbert "Big Daddy" ""Shuffle King"" Gonzales, Bluesland, Benny Harp, Mitch Webb & The Swindles, Los 3 Dinners, W.C. Clark, Reverend Horton Heat, Tim Krekel, The Dust Devils, Ollin, Blues4Sale, Rob Roy Parnell, The Krayolas, Oh So Good Band, Jay Boy Adams, Lee Roy Parnell, Toat Lee Blues, S.A. Blue Cats, King Pelican, Miss Neesie and The Ear Food Orchestra, After Midnight Blues Band, theres more I need to add! And after 13 years of payin' dues, I'm still payin' em'! So while I'm still in S.A., check the calendar and come on out! I'm currently recording and playing with The SOUTH TEXAS DESTROYERS. Getting ready to release the first album. Facebookers out there can see the album art on my facebook, look me up.
Instruments I use:
Guitars All Strung With 12's - '07 WOG Custom Candy Apple Red w/ binding Jap Fender Telecaster
'62 reissue Sunburst American Fender Stratocaster
'57 reissue Gold Top American Gibson Les Paul
'06 Sunburst Gibson J-45 Acoustic - Rings Like A Bell
'?? Vintage Dusty Pink Two Lipstick Pickup Danelectro
Steel - '40's Black & White Epiphone Electar Lap Steel
Bass - '05 Metallic Blue Mexican Fender Jazz Bass
Drums - '66 Gold Sparkle KENT set - Beautiful Maple Shells - Sound Great
Organ - '50's Hammond M-3 - Not as smooth as B-3, but I like it dirty!
Amps - Early '70's Fender Deluxe Reverb w/ Rare JBL - Always "too loud"
'60's Frankenstein Fender Showman in '60's Brownface Concert Cab w/ - reissue Jensen speakers, talk about dirty!
Hey there Will! It was fun jammin' with you at Kerrville. It would be fun to jam again sometime, maybe do some collaboration or improvisation. Good times! Peace. -Lucius
Here's a little Texas music news you may enjoy -- since Will has been known to tear it up with The Krayolas now an again.
First, it was No. 1 rock critic Dave Marsh calling “La Conquistadora” one his favorite albums of 2008.
Now, the author of the new Willie Nelson book is high on the Chicano garage rockers new album.
Legendary music journalist and best-selling author Joe Nick Patoski’s review/essay of The Krayolas “La Conquistadora” is in Sunday’s edition of the San Antonio Express-News.
Believe it ot not, those clicks are important to the bean counters of the world.
Joe Nick Patoski is the author of definitive books on Selena, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Willie Nelson. His latest book is the acclaimed “Willie Nelson: An Epic Life.”
Thank you for keeping the arts, local music and rock ‘n’ roll music journalism alive.
Love and kisses.
Texas Monthly, Pollstar, Harper’s Magazine, San Antonio Current and Austin Chronicle are praising “La Conquistadora. ”
Left-handed guitar fans gotta have satellite radio, too.
Award-winning rock critic and best-selling author Dave Marsh spotlights The Krayolas “La Conquistadora” on his satellite radio show on Sunday morning. Tune into “Dave Marsh Kicks Out the Jams!” on SIRIUS Disorder channel 70 on Sunday, May 18, from 10:15 a.m. to 11 a.m. Central Standard Time. Krayolas lead singer Hector Saldana is interview guest.
Thanks Will for being our friend and playing the Blues like you do! Looking forward to seeing you this weekend at Sunset station. Your friends at, S.A.B.S.
