About Me
" OHIO IS A WONDERFUL TRIBUTE TO CROSBY STILLS AND NASH" " 'THESE GUYS ARE GREAT†' Joe Vitale Legendary drummer of CSNY........................................................
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"A GOOD TRIBUTE BAND IS MORE THAN JUST A GOOD GROUP OF GUYS WHO PLAY COVERS. THEY REALLY PAY TRIBUTE TO THE GROUP THAT IS THEIR FOCUS. OHIO: THE CSNY TRIBUTE BAND IS NOT JUST THE MUSIC OF CROSBY, STILLS, NASH AND YOUNG, IT IS A SHOW BY TALENTED MUSICIANS IN THEIR OWN RIGHT THAT HONORS FOUR STAND-OUT ARTISTS THAT CAME TOGETHER TO CREATE MAGIC AND CHANGE THE COURSE OF AMERICAN MUSIC. HEAR ALL OF YOUR FAVORITE SONGS AND GO BACK TO A TIME OF RADICAL INNOVATION - BOTH ONSTAGE AND IN THE POLITICS OF THIS COUNTRY." WKSU RADIO MARCH 14, 2009
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"OHIO" is a tribute band honoring the exceptional music of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. They are accomplished musicians who grew up listening to and perfecting thier craft in the styles of Buffalo Springfield, The Byrds and The Hollies from which CSNY evolved. The emotional honesty in the vocals along with these experienced and gifted musicians will make this an evening that will linger long after the lights go dim............................ The members are :
Brothers LARRY VAN SANDERS and STEVEN FORREST SANDERS [ guitars and vocals]. Larry and Steve were in the legendary band "The Lime" in the late '60's. Steve and Larry had a hit song called "Love-A-Go-Go which was released by Chess Records of Chicago, Illinois. This song climbed the charts to ..1 in Lubbock,
Texas. They also had a second hit with "Beautiful Day" released by Paramount/Dot Records. The Bros. received a
four star pic in Record World/ Cash Box Magazine for this song......................In 1971, Steve joined " The Clique" in Seattle, Washington, who had an album on White Whale Records which sold over 2 million copies of "Sugar On Sunday." around the same time Larry recorded a single with Joe Vitale, drummer for CSNY, The Eagles, etc. and later released by Sonny Geraci and Climax on their hit album" Precious and Few." The bros. have played for crowds in excess of 20.000 to 50,000 people at the Ohio State Fair, Grand Ole Opry and Public Auditorium in Cleveland. They have appeared on television in Clevelands "Upbeat Show" and also in Pittsburgh. They have opened for acts such as Stevie Wonder, Alice Cooper. Merle Haggard and The James Gang just to name a few. In 2005, Steve and Larry along with Joe Morris released their CD "Katrina" dedicated to the hurricane victims. Larry is an accomplished songwriter who has written hundreds of songs.......................................................
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JEFF FULKMAN [guitars and vocals] Jeff formed his first band "The Megatones" when he was 15. In his college years he played with "The Old Joe Band" featuring A&M recording artist "Marti Jones." For the past 12 years his R&B band "Moxie" has shared the bill with acts like "The James Cotton Blues Band" and "Koko Taylor."....................................................
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"BROADWAY" JOE MORRIS [bass guitar] In the mid '70's Joe played with "The Coasters." He also played in the popular local bands,"Easy Street" and "The Millionaires". Joe is listed in the rock history book, "Rock n Roll and the Cleveland Connection." Joe had a record deal with Warner Brothers Records with "Jessie Sane and the Groove" where he also played with Richie Hayward, Nicki Hopkins and Kati Segal[Peg Bundy]. Throughout the '90's Joe and Steve played together in "77 South and the Interstate Horns". He has owned his own music store and been involved in a management /production company, Moonie-Killinger-Morris with Marti Moonie from "Cleveland International Records" who discovered "Meatloaf".....................................
KEN MARGOLIS [keyboards and vocals] Ken was a member or the legendary Cleveland band "The Choir" who had a very successful hit with their song "It's Cold Outside".He also joined up with Jeff in the band "Moxie."....................................................
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WOODY JAMES [guitar and vocals] Woody began playing at age 11 as a summer fill in with "Bobbie and the Quantrails." In the mid-60's he cofounded the "Yeoman," two years later playing with the "Motley Odds." Woody and bass player, Bobbie Sepulveda, met Joe Walsh while playing at KSU, who approached them about forming a new band, "The Measles." In 1970, Woody moved to England and fronted British rock band, "Triad," playing throughout England and Western Europe. He returned stateside, starting a laser manufacturing business, holding numerous patents in the laser/electronics field. Woody and partner, Jeff Seefong, formed "Old School Effects." He currently plays in the Kent/Cleveland and surrounding areas music scene. His newest release is a CD titled, "Unfinished Business," containing all original songs.......................................................
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JOE SMITH [guitar] A veteran of 40 years playing guitar with the likes of Alex Bevin, Michael Stanley and Bo Didley. Joe has opened for the Grateful Dead several times along with many other national acts. He now teaches music in Fairlawn and plays locally.....................................................
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JOE VITALE JR. is the son of legendary veteran Rock n' Roll drummer Joe Vitale. He has spent the bulk of his life growing up on the road with such acts as Joe Walsh, Crosby Stills & Nash, Dan Fogelberg, The Eagles, and many others. After nine dedicated years, Joe Jr. has finally completed his first solo album. The uniqueness of Joe's sound derives from his use of Classic Rock and Industrial influences. The best way to think of Joe's sound is "The Who" meets "Nine Inch Nails." Joe Vitale Jr. is not only a multi-instrumentalist (Guitar, Drums, Vocals, Keyboards, Bass, etc.) but is also a digital audio engineer. Over the past nine years, Joe has been working for Sony Media Software creating loop libraries (Latin Percussion, Junkyard Rhythms, Organ Donor, and the recently released Vital Drums: The Vitale Collection) for ACID as well as doing the digital audio editing work on the 2005 Stephen Stills' album "Man Alive." The work completed on that album won Stephen Stills a Humanitarian award from Unicef for the song "Feed the People." He also was the digital editor and pre-mastering engineer on the Stephen Stills album, "Just Roll Tape." Joe Vitale Jr. presented at the 2007 and 2008 NAMM shows as a key speaker for Sony describing work done on several music videos he directed.These songs reflect Joe's struggles and triumph over adversity, as well as a fun escape for the listener. This powerful album contains the singles "Beautiful Girl," "You Make Me Feel Alive," and the title cut "Dancing With Shadows."Primary Instruments: Drums : Percussion : Guitar : Vocals : Keyboard : Bass : Song Writing : Producing : Performing Live/Studio : Audio Editing : Audio Mastering.Vari Loud Musik / BMI Affiliated.
