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Ryan Bradley

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About Me

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Ryan Bradley is a Singing Guitarist/Songwriter and a pioneer in Honolulu's American Roots music community. With roots in El Paso and Bakersfield, Ryan spent most of his youth in Hawaii on the North Shore of Oahu. His First guitar at age 11, Ryan Learned Hawaiian songs and blues riffs from musicians around the island until singing and playing Fender Bass in punk rock bands while in high school. In 2003 Ryan formed Suspicious Minds, Hawaii's most well known rockabilly band who released there self-titled debut in October of 2004. Ryan's knowledge of diverse musical styles gave him the foundation he needed to become the musical director for Hawaii Opera Theater's "Punk Rock Opera," Merging opera arias with a rock band. Currently Ryan Bradley is Performing With his 4 piece group (Mario "Mean Mug" Montes -Drums, Ethan "Stretch" Cline- Upright Bass, Bryce Martin - Guitar). You can also catch him playing guitar in the Punk/Jazz/Rockabilly group Devil Doll, as well as singer/songwriter Tommy Rickard

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Member Since: 8/18/2006
Band Website: suspiciousmusic.com
Band Members: RYAN BRADLEY- Guitar/SingingETHAN CLINE- Upright Bass/Backup vocalsMARIO MONTES- Drums/Backup vocalsGRANT DAVIS- Tenor Sax/ Backup Vocals
Influences: Hollywood Fats, Ray Charles, Bobby Bland, Chet Atkins, Jarabe De Palo, Eddie Cochran, Cab Calloway, Chris Isaak, Kenny Burrell, Dean Martin, Charlie Parker, Duke Ellington, Little Charlie and the Nightcats, Freddie King, Chet Baker, Leonard Co, Richard Thompson, Dwight Yoakam, The 86 list, Johnny Cash, B.B. King, Hank Williams.Chuck Berry, Johnny Burnette, The Clash, Johnny Cash, Eddie Cochran, Dave Edmunds, Sex Pistols, Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison, The Ramones, Carl Perkins, Elvis Presley, Warren Smith, Gene Vincent
Sounds Like: The Good 'Ol days
Record Label: GYOB
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Recent Trip to Hawaii

I feel the need to document my experience and keep track of recent events. I was just back in Hawaii on one of many trips to work on my first solo record. I have been flying back as often as possible ...
Posted by Ryan Bradley on Mon, 04 Aug 2008 03:31:00 PST