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Member Since: 12/12/2005
Band Website: rachelroberts.info
Band Members: Rachel Roberts - Songwriter, vocals, guitar, trombone, tambourine, Udu, autoharp, and stuff like vibraslap and penny whistle, and the sound of my own hand slapping my... knee.The Family Band AKA Rachel's Secret Stach-Joe Golden- Bass and Guitar/funny facer/skin fluter;
Brian Parsons- Drums/crazy mad artist/best kisser;
Ryan Beke- Lead Guitar/panty screamer/cloud bouncer (excuse him while he kisses the sky);
Nate Frimmel- Keys and Trumpet/unbelievable composer/Chevy lover;
Dave Andrews- Guitar/the mighty stabilizer/hidden trickster
Influences: hmmm...my mom, Mozart, Beethoven, J.S.Bach, Borodin, Gilbert and Sullivan, Gershwin, Shostakovich, John Philip Sousa, Rogers and Hammerstein, old hymns, Shirley Temple, Ella Fitzgerald, Griff Williams, The Glenn Miller Orchestra, 50's musicals, Elvis, Ray Charles, Frank Sinatra, Julie Andrews, James Brown, Diana Ross, Janis Joplin & Big Brother and the Holding Co., The Beach Boys, The Beatles, John Williams, Joni Mitchell, James Taylor, Carole King, Elton John, The Rolling Stones, Paul Simon, Taj Mahal, Sly and The Family Stone, Funkadelic, Quincy Jones, Stevie Wonder, Herbie Hancock, Al Green, Marvin Gaye, The Gypsy Kings, Chicago, Billy Joel, Earth Wind & Fire, David Bowie, Queen, Prince, Michael Jackson, Madonna, Seal, Sting, Mariah Carey, Janet Jackson, Michael W. Smith, DC Talk, Tori Amos, Des'ree, Sarah McLachlan, Alanis Morissette, Nirvana, Morphine, Beastie Boys, Run DMC, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Elliot Smith, Jeff Buckley, Beck, Cake, Jamiroquai, Tribe Called Quest, Radiohead, Coldplay, The Unicorns, Animal Collective, The Raconteurs, Robert Randolph and The Family, Jill Scott, G-Love, Roger Hoover and the Whiskeyhounds, Greenleif, Burning River Band, Mike Lenz, Beast and last but not least... WEEN! (I love Gene and Dean!!)I like comedians too! I like Bill Murray, Christopher Walken, Mel Brooks, The Chistopher Guest Troop!!, Bugs Bunny, Tom and Jerry, ok- pretty much all cartoons (That especially includes Harvey Birdman), Richard Pryor, George Carlin, Whoopi Goldberg, Steve Martin, Chevy Chase, John Candy, Dan Akroyd, Martin Short, Eddie Murphy, Mike Myers, Chris Farley, Will Ferrel, Weird Al, Dave Chapelle, Jack Black, Jeanine Garafolo, Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn, Sarah Silverman, Ben Stiller, Seth Green (and all creators of Robot Chicken), Ellen Degeneres, Conan O'Brien, Dennis Leary, Samuel L. Jackson (have you ever seen "Loaded Weapon"?), John Stewart, Stephen Colbert, and Amy Sedaris.Don't ask for the list of books, it could go on forever.Same goes for actors, actresses and movies.
Sounds Like: Me
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