SEEKING
Bass Guitar, Drums, Keyboard, Background Singer.ABOUT
Classic Rock and Blues band.
Ideally, looking for members who are comfortable doing some lead vocals so we can all share vocal duties and have a broader sound.
Looking for bandmates of similar age, though we're very open to younger players.
- Screen name:
- ronald41791
- Member since:
- Jun 18 2013
- Active within 1 month
- Level of commitment:
- Very Committed
- Years together:
- 35
- Gigs played:
- 50 to 100
- Tend to practice:
- 1 time per week
- Available to gig:
- 1 night a week
- Age:
- 74 years
Influences
Randy Bachman, Steely Dan, Carlos Santana, Alvin Lee, Eric Clapton, Robert Fripp, Wes Montgomery, Allman Brothers, Jaco Pastorius, Tom Petty and lots of one-hit wonders.
Our tastes are pretty broad: from classic rock to progressive, alternative to jazz (especially latin music), classical to R&B.
EQUIPMENT
Gibson SG, Les Paul, Godin Acousticaster, Fender Jazz Bass, Fender amps, E-Bow.
MUSIC
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Moondance
Moondance Year: 2010 Genre: Blues
Recorded live at Grosmann's Tavern.
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Hold On I'm Coming
Hold On I'm Coming Year: 2011 Genre: R&B
Recorded live at Grossman's Tavern.
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Johnny B Goode
Johnny B Goode Year: 2011 Genre: Reggae
Vocals weren't our strength. Our idea to mix Chuck Berry version with a bit of Peter Tosh.
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Spooky
Spooky Genre: R&B
Recorded live at The Red Harp Pub in Acton, ON
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Let's Shake
Let's Shake Genre: Punk
Recorded live at the Red Lion Pub in Mississauga. Sorry about the distortion. Acoustics there were not great.
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Running Down a Dream
Running Down a Dream Genre: Classic Rock
Had problems with sound balance at the opening, but this was recorded live.
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Keep Your Hands to Yourself
Keep Your Hands to Yourself Genre: Southern Rock
All our recordings are live. In this one, the mic picked up the guitar too much and not enough vocals
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Breakdown
Breakdown Genre: Classic Rock
Recorded live at the Red Lion Bar and Bistro in Mississauga.
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Moondance (Video)
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Summertime (Video)
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Moondance with Justine Boulianne on vocals (Video)
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Crosscut Saw (Video)
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Lollipop Mama (Video)
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The Old Folks Home Blues - live at The Rockpile (Video)
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Run Throught the Jungle (Video)
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Old Folks Shuffle (Video)
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CALENDAR
Past Events
I play in the house band for the Tuesday night Blues Jam at the Rock Pile
We'll be at the Maple Leaf House on Lakeshore Boulevard in New Toronto playing 3 sets of dance music from the 60s and 70s.
In addition to our usual mix of Tom Petty, the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Santana and the Doors, we'll have some new songs from The Who and Elvin Bishop, among others, that we've been working on.
On April 30th, Vinyl Grooves returns to The Red Lion Bar in Mississauga to play some Classic Rock from the 60s and 70s. It'll be a mix of Tom Petty, Rolling Stones, Santana and several one-hit wonders, with a focus on dance music.
We'll be playing oiur second gig at this club in Georgetown
We played 3 full sets at this club in Etobicoke
I'll be playing with Whoover to support participants in the Terry Fox Run at Upper Canada College.