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Groovy Judy

Groovy Judy

About Me

Groovy Judy shares a distinction with Jimi Hendrix: the Power of Peace and Love and the Psychedelic Images of the late 60s and early 70s. Her rockin guitar playing, original lyrics, colorful dress, outrageous hats and upbeat personality speak to all ages. Groovy Judy's signature song, "Jimi's Sister," is a tongue-in-cheek tribute to one of her musical mentors, Jimi Hendrix. She draws inspiration from his guitar playing, songwriting, colorful dress and overall groovy spirit. She puts equal passion into her guitar playing, songwriting and performance. IF Jimi had a guitar-slinging sister, it would be Groovy Judy.
Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, Groovy Judy picked up her guitar at age 12 and has been writing and performing her original funkadelic rock ever since. Committed to giving back, she teaches guitar to up-and-coming musicians and donates performances to non-profit organizations, such as Amnesty International, The Leukemia Society, Bread and Roses and The American Red Cross.
A featured artist at the She Rocks San Francisco Music Festival in 2005 and Emergenza Music Festival in 2006, Groovy Judy is an artist who loves inspiring people to be the best they can be. She encourages people to love one another and spread peace and love through the universal language of music. She prefers to look on the lighter side of life and put out positive vibrations that make people smile, laugh, feel happy and enjoy life.
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Member Since: 3/2/2005
Band Website: groovyjudy.com
Band Members: Groovy Judy - guitar, lead vocals, songwriter. Pete Gascoyne - drums, backup vocals. Kevin Barnard - bass. Harry Mello - keys, backup vocals. We're funky & rockin' Yea baby! :-)
Influences: Jimi Hendrix, Sly & The Family Stone, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith, Pink Floyd, The Pretenders, James Brown, Otis Redding, Aretha Franklin, Staple Singers, Tower of Power, Bare Naked Ladies, Santana, Nirvana, Green Day, Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, Sheryl Crow, Bonnie Raitt, Sergio Mendez, Curtis Mayfield and many more!!
Sounds Like: Female Jimi Hendrix meets Sly & The Family Stone mixed with Beatles pop.
Record Label: Hey Judy Productions
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Hippy Halloween - Saturday, October 27

Greetings Groovesters!Happy Halloween Weekend!  I just got asked to play at a groovy "Hippy Halloween" show this weekend, Saturday, October 27 at the birthplace of the psychedelic music scene bac...
Posted by Groovy Judy on Fri, 26 Oct 2007 12:35:00 PST

Spreading peace, love, & Groovy good vibes - Monterey Summer of Love Pop Festival - July 2

Greetings Groovesters! This coming weekend, the boys and I will keep the love and Power of Purple Flowing as we travel down to Monterey to perform at the historic 40th Anniversary Celebration of the ...
Posted by Groovy Judy on Thu, 26 Jul 2007 12:00:00 PST

The Groove News Summer of Love 2007

Greetings Groovesters!!  Welcome to the "Summer of Love 2007" Edition of The Groove News, the hip happenings of Groovy Judy and her fun and funky band. My goals as an artist are to spread positiv...
Posted by Groovy Judy on Wed, 18 Jul 2007 07:05:00 PST

Friend Requests

Happy New Year! Hope your 2007 is going well.  If you've requested to be my friend and haven't heard from me, it's not because I don't love you or appreciate your request.  I'm VERY slow at ...
Posted by Groovy Judy on Tue, 16 Jan 2007 01:03:00 PST

Girls with Guitars CD Release/Benefit Concert

Greetings Groovesters! Mark your calendars and get ready to rock out, laugh and have a blast at "Girls With Guitars" at the Little Fox in Redwood City .  Tickets are on sale now http://www....
Posted by Groovy Judy on Tue, 19 Sep 2006 01:36:00 PST

So many friends, so little time! ;-)

Hey Groovesters: Thanks to everyone who's already my friend and to everyone who has requested to be my friend. I'm very, very, very, behind on my friends requests.  I suddenly got very popular (w...
Posted by Groovy Judy on Tue, 08 Aug 2006 02:20:00 PST

The Power of Purple! :-)

Hey Groovesters:The Power of Purple was rockin' on Thursday, June 8 at 12 Galaxies in San Francisco!! Those of you who were there, thank you very, very much for your love and support - I truly appreci...
Posted by Groovy Judy on Fri, 09 Jun 2006 03:56:00 PST

Celebrate good times!!

Hey Groovesters! I'm getting ready to celebrate The Power of Purple on Thursday, June 8 at 12 Galaxies in San Francisco.  I hope you can join me and the band for our outrageous, FUN, funky, flash...
Posted by Groovy Judy on Wed, 31 May 2006 12:14:00 PST

The Phoenix is Rising Up!!

Greetings Groovesters!The Phoenix is rising up to Rock and Groove San Francisco on Thursday, June 8 - check it out here:  http://www.groovyjudy.com/events/default.htm  The energy and antici...
Posted by Groovy Judy on Tue, 09 May 2006 02:41:00 PST

Groove News, Spring 2006

Welcome to this month's edition of "The Groove News - the hip happenings of Groovy Judy and her funky band." Greetings Groovesters!! Welcome to the Spring 2006 Edition of The Groove News, the hip happ...
Posted by Groovy Judy on Mon, 17 Apr 2006 11:10:00 PST