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V & the Wholly Cats

About Me

V & the Wholly Catsthe down low,V & the Wholly Cats are a blues genre ensemble from West Coast Canada. ..V.. aka Vernon Wills now lives in Calgary, Alberta as well as his co-writer Holly Goulard." A Little Taste " is a 13 song disc which travels the dusty roads of the Delta to New Orleans. It winds through Kansas, Memphis and Chicago and delivers some Texas backroad juke joints. Several eras of blues influence this body of songs. Strains of Robert Johnson, BB King, Louis Armstrong, Charlie Christian dot the landscape of this aural canvas. V & the Wholly Cats are named in homage of the brilliant contributions Charlie Christian left as inspiration for all future generations to enjoy. V & the Wholly Cats represent generations of love for the blues in one concise grouping. They hope you will dig em... Support em, and listen to their debut CD .. A Little Taste... IT..S LIVE!A Little Taste is available now www.cdbaby.com/cd/vwhollycats Order yours today!!and also at Megatunes in Calgary!!All the Good Stuff, V & the Wholly Cats
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Member Since: 12/10/2006
Band Website: http://cdbaby.com/cd/vwhollycats
Band Members: V & the Wholly Cats centres around Vernon Wills and his relentless passion for the blues. While the band was formed for the recording of A Little Taste, live performances may be presenting other musicians with an equal talent and passion. Recording Members:Vernon Wills - Guitars,Vocals, Mike Michalkow - Drums, Tom Carter - Keyboards, Dave Graber - Bass, Amber Goulard - Background VocalsLocal Booking Members: Vernon Wills - Guitars, Vocals Kenton McDonald - Drums John Gray - BassSpecial Guests - Keys, Harp, Sax and Guitarcontact: [email protected]
Influences: Nirmala Shrivastava, Robert Johnson, Charlie Christian, Louis Armstrong, BB King, Freddie Green ( Count Basie ) Hubert Sumlin, Roland Hardie, Joni Mitchell, Chet Atkins, Merle Travis, Larry Carlton, Robben Ford, Dr. John, Sam Cooke, Muddy Waters, Susan Tedeschi, Julie London, Norah Jones, Larrie London, Clarence White, Chuck Berry, Freddie King, Tampa Red, Albert King, Elmore James, King Curtis, Professor Longhair, Loyd Glenn, Fletcher Henderson, John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Weather Report, Pat Martino, Picasso, Miro, Chagall, Erte, JS Bach, Beethoven, Handel, Mozart, Big Bill Broonzy, Duke Ellington, Mike Michalkow, Buddy Rich, Bernard "Pretty" Purdie, Fagen - Becker, Chuck Silverman, Hank Garland, Mark Stefani, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Hank Williams, Willie Nelson, Albert Einstein,

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Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Costa Rica Blues Fest All Set for February

From Hotel Pure BlogFollowing its successful first ever Costa Rica Blues Fest last year, organizers have decided to go all the way for their second installment in 2009.  Saturday February 7th, Costa R...
Posted by on Tue, 20 Jan 2009 19:27:00 GMT

Playing on ATC Blues this week

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Posted by on Sun, 14 Sep 2008 22:14:00 GMT

Cajun Radio Play - YES!!!

Slowly but surely the sound is getting out and thank god the city that inspired the music is playing V and the Wholly Cats!! http://neworleansradio.com/stations.asp?stationid=noradioblu es As well as o...
Posted by on Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:35:00 GMT

Hubert Sumlin

yesterday morning got to hang with a true Bluesman and gentleman...Hubert Sumlin, i waited 40 years for this lucky event .... there is not a guitarist playing today who is not playing one form or anot...
Posted by on Sun, 02 Mar 2008 09:35:00 GMT

New Song on the Site

We have added A Little Taste, the title track of the CD to the site.Hope you enjoy!!Remember, you can get your own copy at www.cdbaby.com/vwhollycats
Posted by on Fri, 13 Apr 2007 07:51:00 GMT

Dave Baker, Sean Carney and a small myspace world

This blog is merely to acknowledge the very real small world we live in once the web has entered our lives.  Myspace networking moves from cyber to reality when we connect in real time with some ...
Posted by on Thu, 29 Mar 2007 13:20:00 GMT

The CDs first official review

"Pretty darn good cd, some of the vocals remind me a little bit of Big Dave MacLean. Great keyboard player, very good guitarist(s), solid drumming and bass. Also some good background harmonic vocals ...
Posted by on Wed, 21 Feb 2007 10:57:00 GMT

Get your CD Baby

"A Little Taste" is now on sale: http://cdbaby.com/cd/vwhollycats You can also find it at Megatunes in Calgary Calgary: 932 17 Ave. S.W.Calgary, ABCanada T2T 0A2 Thank you all for your support And kee...
Posted by on Mon, 19 Feb 2007 21:47:00 GMT

Congratulations ISC Semi Finalists

Vernon & I wish to congratulate all the semi-finalists that are on to the next round of the ISC (International Songwriting Competition). We feel honored to have made it past the bouncer at the fro...
Posted by on Thu, 01 Feb 2007 14:45:00 GMT

Vernon Wills

Vernon Wills grew up an army brat, born in Calgary, Alberta. His first road trip and photo was in the sidecar of an Indian motorcycle soon after being born. He moved yearly, or close to it throughout ...
Posted by on Thu, 25 Jan 2007 14:20:00 GMT