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We were all born and raised, later met and started jamming, and still having a great time making music together! Four pieces, with a widely varied setlist of particularly high energy blues rock flavored with a dash of slide guitar, blues harmonica, and screamin' Fenders served up on a bed of rock-solid rhythm. This AIN"T yo' mama's blues! Blue Bizness and/or it's members have shared the stage with many accomplished artists including Splintered Sunlight, Jason Ricci and New Blood, The Deb Callahan Band, Beaucoup Blue, Jimmy Day's Fish Fry, Paul Michael and the Blues Recruits, Seth Holzman and many more, at venues including Brownies, Chaplin's Music Cafe, The Rusty Nail, Carmines Creole Cafe and AJs. We're immersed in the Philly area blues scene and regulars for years at the staple "open-mics" at the Nail as well as Warmdaddy's.

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Member Since: 1/29/2006
Band Website: You are looking at it....(for now!)
Band Members: Don "Zig" Zeller: Lead and slide guitar, harmonica and vocals. Michael Sproat: Rhythm and lead guitar, vocals. Larry Hinkel: Drums, vocals. Dick Donovan: Bass.
Influences: Rod Piazza and the Mighty Flyers, Pat Ramsey and the Blues Disciples: an incredible harmonica genius and blues singer with the monster-of-tone guitar guru Dave Renson (www.patramsey.com ), Jason Ricci and New Blood Smokin' harp player and Zig's once upon a time harp instructor!( www.jasonricci.com ), Duane Allman, Derek Trucks Band, Ronnie Earl, Jonny Lang, Roy Buchanan, Muddy Waters, Eric Clapton, The Alberts (King and Collins), the other Kings (BB and Freddie), the Walters (Little and Big), Buddy Whittington, Mike Henderson, Danny Gatton, Gary Moore, Walter Trout, Joe Bonamassa, Robben Ford, Tab Benoit, Tommy Castro, Shawn Starsky, Sonny Boy Williams II, George "Harmonica" Smith, Kim Wilson, William Clarke, Adam Gussow, Jimmy Rogers, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Alex Schultz, Buddy Guy, The Allman Brothers Band, Warren Haynes, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jeff Beck, Pat Travers, Robin Trower, Paul Rishell and Annie Raines, Bonepony, Beaucoup Blue: The most soulful acoustic and dobro blues duo you never heard! ( www.myspace.com/beaucoupblue ). Also special mention to some cats who have been inspiring: Double Trouble and everyone they have recorded with, especially Storyville (Malford is one great vocalist and David Grissom: Whoa You gotta see this guy right NOW: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TECExmCjX7o&feature=relat ed .Zig's Equipment: Fender Custom Shop Danny Gatton Telecaster (Joe Barden pickups), Gibson '61 reissue SG autographed by Derek Trucks(Open E tuning for slide), National Duolian, Fender Vibrolux Reverb with Weber Alnico 10's, Klon Centaur, Jimmy Gordon custom Marine Bands, Lee Oskars, Sonny Junior Cruncher harp amp. Mike's Equipment: Fender '57 reissue Stratocaster, Bill Lawrence pickups, Fender Vibrolux Reverb with Weber Alnico and Ceramic 10s.
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The four of us have been working on this blues business for awhile and are getting ready to take it to the streets. Drop a comment if you get a chance! Zig
Posted by Blue Bizness on Sun, 26 Feb 2006 10:43:00 PST