Member Since: 17/12/2006
Band Website: myspace.com/bluepersuasioninfo
Band Members:
Tubby, A.K.A. John Kelly Patterson, Tub, and Tubman
Although he says that he will eat anything that does not eat him first, Tubby reminds folks that his nicknames are due to his first instrument, the washtub bass, and not his figure. Tubby plays both a powerful and a slap style of upright bass and can also gracefully bow the bass. He sings tenor and is a champion buckdancer and flatfooter. Tubby is also a "country philospher" and gets folks laughing with his stories. When he is not performing or working in the family’s construction company, he is hunting and fishing.
Mala Patterson, Mala = Malibu without the boo
Mala Patterson plays many instruments, including the guitar, fiddle, wooden spoons, frailing banjo, mandolin, scrub board and piano, and sings. Mala is the Alabama State Buck Dance Champion and dances many other styles. She writes songs and has won songwriting contests. She also has written articles for many publications and has written and illustrated two children’s books. Mala models, acts, paints, and works in the family’s business. She recently completed her Bachlor of Arts degree from Judson College in Marion, Alabama.