ABOUT
Now booking! - prime dates flying off the calendar.
https://torontopartyband.ca
Check out all our vids at https://www.youtube.com/@PepperShakersband/videos
Twice-monthly Sunday afternoon rock & roll dance party at Long Branch Legion Etobicoke - 1st & 3rd Sunday of the month
1000+ paid gigs in under 10 years... and counting!
That's right - ONE THOUSAND-PLUS paid appearances since 2013.
The Pepper Shakers are the premier 3-piece rock and roll party / dance / event band available for hire in Toronto and surrounding, for any occasion requiring lively, live music, playing a high energy, versatile, dance-able huge repertoire including:
all the party favourites
classic rock hits
roots rock'n'roll (50s-60s)
classic country
blues - jump, swing, Chicago, slide guitar
classic R& B / soul / Motown
rockabilly
surf/instrumental
reggae grooves
Latin grooves
...as well as a wide ranging selection of slow dance/ballads.
We are especially proud of our ability to play at any volume required for the function, whether it's as small as your basement or backyard, or the largest banquet hall.
The Pepper Shakers are on facebook and youtube, as well as torontopartyband.ca
You would swear we are bigger than a 3-piece band.
81 ** paid ** appearances in 2013.
102 ** paid ** appearances in 2014.
117 ** paid ** appearances in 2015.
120 ** paid ** appearances in 2016.
108 ** paid ** appearances in 2017.
117 ** paid ** appearances in 2018.
120+ ** paid ** appearances in 2019
Dates currently going fast.
- Screen name:
- hank38917
- Member since:
- Dec 15 2012
- Active within 1 month
- Level of commitment:
- Very Committed
- Years together:
- 7
- Gigs played:
- Over 100
- Tend to practice:
- 1 time per week
- Available to gig:
- 2-3 nights a week
- Age:
- 59 years
Influences
We are the Toronto Party Dance Event band for hire. A versatile Toronto cover band with a huge repertoire - addition to all the party favourites and classic rock everyone knows and loves, we also are heavily influences by: classic rock from the 70s, 80s and into the 90s and 2000s; oldies early rock'n'roll, especially Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly, Everly Brothers, Bo Diddley, and many one hit wonders of the era; rockabilly, especially Elvis Presley, Eddie Cochrane, Jerry Lee Lewis, Gene Vincent, classic country, especially Johnny Cash, Harlan Howard, Buck Owens, Merle Haggard, Patsy Cline; Chicago Blues, especially Sonny Boy Williamson, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Slim Harpo, Willie Dixon, Little Walter, T-bone Walker, Elmore James; country blues, especially Robert Johnson and Sun House; "newer" keepers of the roots flame, especially Dwight Yoakam and the Stray Cats; second wave rock'n'rollers, especially the Rolling Stones and the Beatles, many one-hit wonders and lesser-lights of that era, country and surf, along with some fantastic reggae and Latin grooves.
Members Of Band
F. "Hank" Fox - guitar, vocals
George "GT" Taylor - bass
Dom "Justin Case" Fiorda - drums
EQUIPMENT
whatever whatever whatever, all our gear is great, now with Evox PA powerful enough to light up your airplane hangar.
MUSIC
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Dance the Night Away
Dance the Night Away Year: 2019
fan recording
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Ring of Fire - rough take
Ring of Fire - rough take Track number: 2 Year: 2012 Genre: Country
Rehearsal take of Dwight Yoakam's version of the Johnny Cash classic.
CALENDAR
Past Events
You Name It - if you are paying, we are playing...