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The Slow Learners

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The Slow Learners is more of a community then a band. The Slow Learners don’t always win them over or blow them away or any of that stuff that bands love to do in their bios. Funny and self-aware....band bios are so this and that these days. Boo to your pretentious noise...opps couldn’t help but join in a little. The internet is one big contradiction anyway, embrace damn it! Special Ed & company do what they do and want you to do the same for yourself.However, just for the record, this is a brief synopsis of what happened:Special Ed got his break back in the day with Mike Ivey’s Basehead as an engineer. After experiencing the technical side of touring and the studio for too many years, Special decided to take a lead from another member of the Basehead community and friend, Clarence Greenwood aka Citizen Cope. It was at this point he followed in Cope’s footsteps and started doing his own thing by recording his own music. With the help of the talented Kraig B Greff on organ, keys, and accordian (not to mention his amazing sense of humor which we will not try to translate into text), things really started taking shape. Ed met Sweet B at a party. B joined ed in the studio. Joey came on board as a long time friend of Ed’s. Mr Aaron Burroughs soon followed on Drums, another member of the Washington DC musician community. The Slow Learners have been playing select live shows. Making a point to develop their sound, or to at least ponder the past, put it towards the future and maybe smoke some cigarettes while they’re at it. Always trying to do their own thing, wishing the same to you and yours. If you read this far, your attention span is equal to or greater then all the band members put together.Playing original roots-rock with a hard blues edge, The Slow Learners really are a throwback to the glory days of soul and groove. Our influences range from The Band and Bob Dylan through Steve Cropper and Aretha Franklin, then on to Moby Grape and Joe Strummer -- with a touch of Lenny Bruce and John Belushi thrown in for flavor.

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Member Since: 8/3/2005
Band Website: theslowlearners.com
Band Members: Ed / "SWEET B" /JOEY / Paul Palombo / Mr Aaron Burroughs / sometimes others
Influences: U2, THE CLASH, HOWLIN WOLF, BOB DYLAN, THE BAND, THE WHO, BIG AUDIO DYNAMITE, JOE WALSH, THE PIXIES, WILLIE NELSON, CARTER FAMILY, FRANK ZAPPA, CREAM, YES, MAGIC SAM, LITTLE FEAT, DAVID BYRNE, NEIL YOUNG, ICE CUBE, SNOOP DOG, BEASTIE BOYS, LYLE LOVETT, SMALL FACES, THE FOUR TOPS, WOOD BROTHERS, PRINCE, TALKING HEADS, GRATEFUL DEAD, JERRY REED, BLIND FAITH, TRAFFIC, THE MOODY BLUES, GARY DUNCAN, JAMES BROWN, ABC, BOB MARLEY, PETER TOSH, JIMMY CLIFF, JJ CALE, AL KOOPER, THE ROLLING STONES, THE METERS, ZZ TOP, HEART, RY COODER, PAUL SIMON, MICK TAYLOR, MIKE HEDGES, THE ANIMALS, MIKE BLOOMFIELD, THE BUTTERFIELD BLUES BAND, AEROSMITH, DR. JOHN, WAYLON JENNINGS, THE DOORS ,STING, ROY CLARK, JIMMY BUFFETT, CAT STEVENS, GRANT GREEN, JAMES TAYLOR, CHRIS THOMAS KING, MADONNA, ELVIS COSTELLO, ELP , THE PRETENDERS, THE KINKS, TOM WAITS, TOM JONES, BAD COMPANY, THE BEATLES, TEN YEARS AFTER, SAM & DAVE, JAMES WOODS, T BONE BURNETT, JOHN BELUSHI ,THE TEMPTATIONS, ELVIS PRESLEY, THE CARS, CITIZEN COPE, THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND, BASEHEAD, PINK FLOYD, THE BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA, BILL MURRAY, SLY & THE FAMILY STONE, PETER GREEN, ROY BUCHANON, STEVIE NICKS, BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, FLEETWOOD MAC , CARBON SILICON, STEVIE WONDER, EW&F, RUSH, STING, JOHNNY CASH, JOE STRUMMER, TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS, HAYES CARLL, JACKSON 5, REM, GARY COLE, MR. KRAIG B. GREFF, ERIC CLAPTON, ELO, MOBY GRAPE, THE POLICE, FRANK BANG, BARACK OBAMA, BUDDY GUY, CSN&Y, THE REPLACEMENTS, STP, ROOT BOY SLIM, JUNIOR WELLS, TIM RUSSERT, GENESIS, QUEEN, MUDDY WATERS, LITTLE WALTER, FREDDIE KING, PEARL JAM, BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD, THE WHITE STRIPES, DONAL LOGUE , THE BLACK CROWES, DAVE BRUBECK, THE CARS, ACDC, THE FEELIES, STEELY DAN, BILLY PRICE, JAY NICHOLS, JIMMIE VAUGHAN, STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN, BLIND MELON, SUBLIME, THE NIGHTHAWKS, OZZY, KEVIN SMITH, LUTHER ALLISON, THE BLUES BROTHERS, GRAHAM PARKER, JANIS JOPLIN, MITCH AND MICKEY, BIG BROTHER AND THE HOLDING COMPANY, DAVID BOWIE, RADIOHEAD, COLDPLAY, RAY CHARLES, EUGENE LEVY, PETE SEEGER, BLACK SABBATH, FRANK CORRALES, VAN HALEN, SQUEEZE, CHRIS MATHEWS, ARCADE FIRE, NEIL YOUNG, SPEARHEAD, KEVIN SMITH, TOM GROOMS, LOS LOBOS, RICK RUBIN, AL CARR, ROGER KRAMER, HOUND DOG TAYLOR, GENE KRUPA, JIMI HENDRIX, BARRY WHITE
Sounds Like: Citizen Cope, Big Audio dynamite, Joe Strummer, Basehead, bob dylan, hayes carll, Moby Grape, The Clash, The Who, Tom waits, frank Zappa, Little Feat, The Band, Beck, ROOT BOY SLIM,Joe Walsh
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The Slow Learners short video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cduEyaL6d38 ...
Posted by The Slow Learners on Sat, 21 Jun 2008 09:58:00 PST

DIRTY DIAMOND

this is all i can say DIRTY DIAMOND!!! :)
Posted by The Slow Learners on Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:37:00 PST

CHAPALA what a great place

We played for Mr Angel at his club CHAPALA last nite, can not speak enough good things about him and what he is doin. Great food and yes a great venue. No it is not the 9:30 club but for a place in be...
Posted by The Slow Learners on Sat, 10 May 2008 11:42:00 PST