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The Fairfield Fats Band

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CLICK HERE FOR LARGER IMAGE! From the raucous keg parties of a San Diego suburb called, Clairemont in the late seventies to the dank musty divebars of today, these are the voyages of the Fairfield Fats Band. Founded around 1977 by George Davis and Andy "Fairfield Fats" Norton, the 2 guitar nucleus of the band. Playing with various bass players and drummers over the years we eventually solidified the lineup with the additions of Bassist /Frontman Stephen "Stive" Hoshko and Tom "T.C." Curtis on drums, both veterens of various bands and stalwart rock warriors. We are fans of the 2 guitar attack, guitar harmonies and trade off soloing, but from influences as diverse as Allman Bros./Lynyrd Skynyrd to Judas Priest, Iron Maiden and Thin Lizzy. Our bass player spent years on the road in a Power Funk trio (Unstoppable) and later a Celtic Hard Rock band (Superkeltic). What results is an eclectic mix with the foundation being built of solid rock. We just finished up the remaining songs for our second CD, "Too Old to Die Young". Don't let the sound of the name fool you into thinking we're a blues band....we love the blues, but we're a Loud and proud, beer slingin' Hard Rock n' Roll band.
FAIRFIELD FATS BAND PHOTOS (ABOVE) BY AARON RIX
ALL FAIRFIELD FATS BAND ART BY GEORGE "GEO" DAVIS
CLICK FOR THE ART OF GEO FRIENDS: MIKE, JIMMY AND DAMON, FORMERLY OF ARTIMUS PYLEDRIVER
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Member Since: 11/3/2005
Band Website: members.cox.net/fairfieldfatsband/index.html
Band Members: Andy "Fairfield Fats" Norton- Lead guitar, slide guitar and vocals.....................Stephen "Stive" Hoshko- Bass guitar and vocals..................................Tom "T.C." Curtis- Drums and percussion and vocals.................................. George "Ground" Davis- Rythm and lead guitar and vocals. and featuring.... frequent guest appearances by the elusive & cosmic " Professor" Perry on theremin.

Influences: You would get exstensive and varied lists from each band member, so then perhaps the bands whose flavor may have seeped into some of our songs might include: AC/DC, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Lynyrd Skynyrd, ZZ Top, Ronnie James Dio, The Allman Bros., Thin Lizzy, Artimus Pyledriver, Pigmy Love Circus, The Cult, Johnny Winter, The Rolling Stones ( especially Sticky Fingers/ Exile era), Clutch, Monster Magnet, Blackfoot, Molly Hatchet, Nashville Pussy, Dixie Witch, Throttlerod, Honky, Sly Stone, Guns and Roses, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Captain Beyond, Black Sabbath, Metallica, Damageplan, Black Label Society, Down, Tommy Bolin, Ted Nugent, Alvin Lee, Jeff Beck, Junior Brown, James Brown, Tenacious D and many others. Oh...and don't forget St. Pauli Girl, Becks, Guinness, Bass, Newcastle Brown, Heineken and a host of other finely brewed beverages.

Sounds Like: Hard Rock Trailer Park with a dash o' Moonshine metal. Hot Tubes and humbuckers Beer drinkin' Mother Fuckers

Record Label: Pink Kayak records
Type of Label: None

My Blog

About our new song, Mountain King

I've had a few friends hear this song and ask me if it was a cover. The answer to that question is NO, but... the harmony riff at the end is taken from "Hall of the Mountain King" or as it w...
Posted by The Fairfield Fats Band on Sat, 12 Jan 2008 05:31:00 PST

Final T-shirt designs selected ready to print. Taking Pre-orders.

We decided to run both designs after all, but the Black & White classic Tiki design will be a smaller more limited run. If you want to be sure to get a particular shirt in your size, leave a ...
Posted by The Fairfield Fats Band on Wed, 20 Jun 2007 07:22:00 PST

New T-shirts coming...help us pick which design to run

The first is the "Classic FFB T". We sold out of these bitches right quick. The second,  the "go Ape shi(r)t", is a brand new design. "Is what it is", is a song title from our forthcomi...
Posted by The Fairfield Fats Band on Thu, 24 May 2007 06:59:00 PST