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"THE DEFROSTERZ BLUES BAND represents a new breed from the old school of the blues!!! "
Crossing all racial, spiritual, and musical boundaries and pioneering a style that is all their own, blending the ever popular jump swing of the great Kansas city, Texas, and West Coast traditions! At the same time they have not forgotten to remain deeply and firmly rooted in the 40's & 50’s Chicago Blues traditions!
A chance meeting between two fine blues musicians, bassist MARK ST JOHN and keyboardist/harpist/vocalist MIKE MALONE, at a jam session at the world famous HILLSIDE CLUB in Long Beach, Ca in 1992 would change not only their individual destinys, but also begin a cult-type driven scene, and kick-start a 13 year odyssey that would encompass an incredible amount of blues artists, an inumerable amount of blues bars and venues, even more blues aficionados, and the entire North American continent including the incredible blues circuit in CANADA!!.
The DEFROSTERZ BLUES BAND then made blues recording history in April of 1996 when they laid down one of the world's first blues multimedia DVD recordings in Surround Sound, at Sonora Studios in L.A., a state of the art recording facility, technically produced by BOBBY OSINSKI and executive produced by ROLLING STONES ex-guitarist MICK TAYLOR's friend ROBERT PETTERSON! A documented CD with the legendary Texas saxblaster JOE HOUSTON “The Blues and Nothing Else”, was released in September of that year by Shattered Music of Hollywood and soon after Shattered also released the introductory CD “The DEFROSTERZ - TURN THE LIGHTS DOWN LOW” early in 1997 on the same label featuring the group doing extremely original material mostly written by MIKE MALONE that featured JOE HOUSTON as a guest artist on one selection "DADDY ROLLIN' STONE"! The "The Blues and Nothing Else" CD was nominated for a Grammy for Audio production as one of the first 50 ever 'surround sound' audio recordings and then was voted Number ONE Blues Album of the Year 1997 by The L.A. Jazz Times..
The DEFROSTERZ BLUES BAND have toured, recorded, jammed, and worked an average of over 250 gig dates a year over the 13 yrs they appeared together and have covered close to a quarter of a million miles of road touring backing up the legendary Texas saxblaster JOE HOUSTON covering not only the USA but also Internationally. The Defrosterz inimitable live performance abilities and style are truly unique presentations and they undeniably set the standard for a modern blues bands, truly unparalleled and definitive in their own right!
"These guys just might be the best back-up blues band you've ever seen"!!
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Member Since: 1/9/2007
Band Website: http://www.thebluesuniverse.com
Band Members:
My website: www.thebluesuniverse.com

My email addresses:
[email protected], [email protected]

The tunes you're listening to are...
The Original DEFROSTERZ playing the original tune
"COLD ROLLED BLUES"
or
"IT'S JUST DIRTY PAPER"
from the 1994 CD release "Stop Doggin' Me Around"
featuring the following musicians :

MARK ST JOHN - Bassgeetar slinger and Vocals and Producer
MIKE MALONE - Pi-anny and Harmonica
Ms. KATHY VOSS - Drum set
ROBERT CALVA - Geetar slinger and Co-Producer
The FREEZE big band playing the original tune
"GOIN TO NEW YORK" from the 1992 CD release "The Lovetrain Done Passed Me By"
featuring the following musicians :

Ms. KIM "KC" ALLISON - Geetar slinger and executive producer
MARK ST JOHN - Bassgeetar slinger and producer
NELSON "Naughty Nels" JERVIS - Drumslinger
Ms. JANIS "Lady J" MASSEY - Lead Vocal & Tenor Sacraphone
RALPH PARILLO - Alto & Baritone Sacrophones & horn charts
JEFF "Big Daddy" TURMES - Tenor & Baritone Sacrophone on solos

Tour Musicians Lineup as of 2007
JOE HOUSTON - The legendary Texas saxblaster and Blues Vocalist
MARK ST JOHN - Bassgeetar Slinger, Bandleadin', & Microphone Hollerin'
MIKE MALONE - Vocals, Pi-anny, other Keys, Harmonicorn
JESSE QUINN - Geetar Slinger & Vocals
RIC PARNELL - Drum set & major cacaphony

w/The Left Coast Horn Section
ROBERT CRAIL - Tenor Sacraphone
RICH ROSS - Baritone Sacraphone

A LIST OF MUSICIANS Who Have Appeared W/THE DEFROSTERZ Over The Years (Listed by seniority)
The legend JOE HOUSTON - "The Texas Saxblaster" - Vocals & Sacraphone
MARK "K C Redd" ST JOHN - Bassgeetar slinger, Vocals, Organizer '92 to present
MIKE "Mojave Slim" MALONE - Pi-anny, Harmonica, Vocals '92 to present
Ms. KATHY VOSS - Drummist, Vocals '92 to '96
ROBERT CALVA - Geetarslinger, Vocals '92 to '96
GLENN "Mr Blues Jr" PATRIK - Geetarslinger, Vocals '92 to present
ROBERT "Blackout Bobbie" CRAIL - Tenor Sacraphone '92 to present
RICH ROSS - Baritone Sacraphone '92 to present
RICHARD "Bad Bone" BENNETT - Trombone '92 to '94
NEAL "The Squeal" SHELTON - Alto Sacraphone '92 to '98
ROBB "FATBOY" HANSON - Geetarslinger '93 to '94
RICHARD "Frankenstein" EARLYWINE - Drummist '95 to '96
L.A. JONES - Geetarslinger '96
CARL "Kick-ass" BASS - Drummist '94 to 2003
Ms. KIMBERLY "K.C." ALLISON - Geetarslinger '96 to '98
Ms. JILL "Barbie" SHARPE - Geetarslinger '97 to present
DUNCAN "Dudley" ISENHOUR - Geetarslinger '97
DAVE "Crackhead" IRVING - tour Drummist '98 to '99
JESSE "Cranbrook Slim" QUINN - Geetarslinger '98 to present
J P "Frenchy" LAURENT - Drummist 2001 to present
RIC "Mic" PARNELL - Drummist 2002 to present

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Mark StJohn "Get Your Business Straight"
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Influences:
ALBERT COLLINS, THE BAND, COUNT BASIE, STEVIE RAY VAUGHN, BIG JOE TURNER,VAN MORRISON, JIMI HENDRIX, JIMMIE REED.......

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HERE'S SOME PIX OF THE RESERECTION OF THE LEGENDARY JOE HOUSTON GIGGING WITH THE BAND 16 MONTHS AFTER HIS STROKE!!
Joe Houston at Mother's - Easter 2007

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Here is a video of MARK ST JOHN and Rad guitarist ERIC BRASSFIELD playing w/Ms. JILL SHARPE who was hosting the jam at FENDER'S BAR & GRILL in Fullerton, Ca. 4/07
Fenders Bar & Grill Mark St John & Jill Sharpe

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Sounds Like:
"Hey Man, this DEFROSTERZ shit sounds like JIMI HENDRIX plays JIMMY REED except for "Red House"...now THAT sounds like JIMMY REED plays JIMI HENDRIX !!!"
Backing the Legendary Texas saxblaster JOE HOUSTON are the DEFROSTERZ Blues Orkestra who might just be the best backup blues band we've ever seen." - Astoria, Ore. - E-News
"Together the DEFROSTERZ lay down a dependable and inventive rhythm bedrock that projects solid seductive energy. These musicians could play with anyone in the business...and they HAVE!!" ffw entertainment magazine - Calgary, Canada

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Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

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Mark St John Distributes Southland Blues Magazine !!

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