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Hank Van Sickle

Upright and Electric Bass Player

About Me


Upcoming Shows: Here's the John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers touring schedule.Also check out www.hankvansickle.com forplenty more pictures, music and enough stuff to make you puke. I'm currently with John Mayall, the Godfather of BritishBlues. We work about 100 days a year all over the world. The rest of the time I'm either working with other people orlooking for work.
Toured with:John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers , MickTaylor , Robben Ford , Rosie Flores , Candye Kane , James Intveld , TheDrifters , Smokey Wilson , Friends of Dean MartinezRecorded with: John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers , Skip Heller , Friends of Dean Martinez , Barry Levenson , Bob "Pacemaker" Newham , Lisa Finnie , Claudia Russell , Anny Celsi , Dennis Herrera , Rip Masters , Rudy Rotta , Steamin' Stan Ruffo and the Instigators , Billy Sheets, Dennis Spencer, Edwing SankeyPerformed with:JimmySmith , Wanda Jackson , GuitarShorty , Denny Freeman , Don and Dewey , Billy Swan , Craig Chambers , YmaSumac , Judy Tenuta , Beach Cities Symphony , Combo Au Go Go , Randy Johnston , AlexSchultz , Jake Labotz , Rick Holmstrom , James Armstrong , James Harman , Doug Macleod , KingErnest , Lisa Finnie , Lester Butler , Rob Rio , Barry Levenson , Jeff Turmes , Lucy Van Sickle , John Marx , Steamin' Stan Ruffo , Bob "Pacemaker" Newham , Dave Melton , Buddy Reed , Janiva Magness , Dan Singer , Henry Carvajal & San Pedro Slim, PrestonSmith , Jim Ehinger , The Sprague Brothers , Rip Masters , RayCampi , FloydSneed (Three Dog Night), Carsickness , Skip Heller , Wade Preston , Edwing Sankey, Duane "Irate" "Skinny Girl" "Stackhouse" Jones, Shirli Dixon (That's Willie's daughter), Dale Spaulding, Jed Pauker, Freddy Brooks, Farina, Louie Lista, Scott Colomby, Randy Rich, Radio Ranch Straight Shooters, Phil Farris, Wonderful World of Joey, Tex BeaumontJammed with:Eric Clapton , SteveMiller , Larry Coryell , GaryMoore , PeterGreen , Kim Simmonds , Mick Fleetwood , John Collins , Martin Taylor , Brian Setzer , Slash , Coco Montoya , Walter Trout , Debbie Davies , Eric Bibb , Max Middleton , Keef Hartley , Sid McGinnis , Chris Barber
Chillin' in Norway, summer 2004.
Bluesbreaker first class. Australia, February 2002

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 4/20/2006
Band Website: hankvansickle.com
Band Members:
Influences: Like you see in every low budg bio; "Just to name a few":
John Mayall, Joe Yuele, Buddy Whittington, Alex Schultz, Jerry Angel, Jay Work, Willie McNeil, Denny Freeman, Edwing Sankey,Josh Sklair, James Intveld, Rosie Flores, John Marx, Barry Levenson, Jake LaBotz, Jimbo Goodall, Craig Chambers, William Clarke, Bob"Pacemaker" Newham, Mike "Soupy" Sessa, Bill Bateman, Steve Mugalian, Kevin Jarvis, DJ Bonebrake, Denny Croy, Blake Watson,Barry Beihoff, Dave Jackson, Larry Taylor, Jeff Turmes, Rick Reed, Willie Brinlee, Bobby Tsukamato, John Bazz, Mark Goldberg,Dave Gore, Jack Kennedy, Lucy Van Sickle, Rodney Van Sickle, Duane "Irate" "Skinny Girl" "Stackhouse" Jones, George Lardis, Art Gruskin,Mike Sallows, Franz Simandl, Frederick Zimmermann, Sebastian Lee
And a few from the record shelf:
Blues:
Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Little Walter, Jimmy Rogers, Willie Dixon, Sonny Boy Williamson, Albert Collins, Albert King,Freddie King, Slim Harpo, Jimmy Reed, Magic Sam, Junior Wells, Buddy Guy, Ike Turner, T-Bone Walker, Chuck Berry, TheFabulous Thunderbirds, The Silvertones, Jimmy Vaughan, Stevie Ray Vaughan
The Real RnB and Soul:
James Brown, The JB's, The Meters, Booker T and the MG's, Hank Ballard, Charles Brown, Ray Charles, Louis Jordan, Dan Penn,Aretha Franklin, The Bar Kays, Solomon Burke, Percy Mayfield, Curtis Mayfield, Donny Hathaway, Joe Tex, ZZ Hill, Bobby "Blue"Bland, Don Covay, Al Green, Wille Mitchell, Wilson Pickett, Otis Redding, Rufus Thomas, Carla Thomas, Sam and Dave, ArthurAlexander, Junior Walker, Professor Longhair, Fats Domino, The Neville Brothers, Irma Thomas, Jimmy Cliff, Bob Marley
Rock:
The Allman Brothers, The Beatles, Cream, Elvis Costello, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Prince, The Ramones, The Rolling Stones,AC/DC, ZZ Top
Kinda Country:
Elvis Presley, Speedy West, Jimmy Bryant, Jimmie Rodgers, Bob Wills, Spade Cooley, Hank Thompson, Johnny Cash, Bill Frisell,Woody Guthrie, Wille Nelson, Hank Snow, John Prine, Charlie Rich, Merle Travis, Hank Williams
Jazz:
Theolonius Monk, Bill Evans, Bud Powell, Oscar Peterson, Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Fats Waller, Hank Jones, MilesDavis, John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Stan Getz, Chet Baker, Gerry Mulligan, Lee Morgan, Johnny Hodges, Lester Young, BenWebster, Coleman Hawkins, Dexter Gordon, Milt Jackson, The Modern Jazz Quartet, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Johnny Smith, JohnnyHartman, Sarah Vaughan, Billie Holiday, Jimmy Smith, Grant Green, Wes Montgomery, Lou Donaldson, Shirley Scott, RaymondScott, Spike Jones, Cal Tjader, Joao Gilberto, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Weather Report, Larry Goldings, Medeski Martin and Wood
Bass Players:
Oscar Pettiford, Jimmy Blanton, Scott LaFaro, Paul Chambers, Charlie Haden, Charles Mingus, Ray Brown, George Mraz, PercyHeath, Jaco Pastorius, Donald "Duck" Dunn, George Porter, Tommy Cogbill, David Hood, Leroy Hodges, Willie Weeks, BernardOdum, Fred Thomas, Chris Wood, James Jamerson, Johnny B. Gayden, Keith Richards, Bill Wyman, Keith Ferguson, Preston Hubbard,Ronnie James Weber
Real Old Timey Stuff:
Pablo Casals, Glenn Gould, Itzhak Perlman, Janos Starker
And a few from the book shelf:
Jack Kerouac, Charles Bukowski, John Fante, John Steinbeck, Ken Kesey, Jack London, Ernest Hemingway, James Fenimore Cooper,Hunter S. Thompson, Erskine Caldwell, Peter Guralnick, Jean Sheppard, Patrick O'Brian, C.S. Forester, P.G. Wodehouse,Somerset Maugham, Graham Greene, Charles Dickens, Robert Louis Stevenson, Alexandre Dumas, Sherman Alexie, David JamesDuncan, James Ellroy, Michael Connelly, Patricia Highsmith, Ross MacDonald, Mickey Spillane, Dashiell Hammett, RaymondChandler, Arthur Conan Doyle, Alfred Steiglitz, Ansel Adams
Just to name a few. There's lots more.
Sounds Like: Tennis shoes in the dryer. Oops no wait, that's the drummer. I sound like thump dadump dadump (breath here) thump dadump dadump. All night long. Except when I'm drinking. Then I sound like glug de glug de glug.ba dump dump crash. How's that steak folks? Don't forget to tip your bartenders and waitresses.With bass in hand I'm trying to be: Oscar Pettiford, Jimmy Blanton, Scott LaFaro, Paul Chambers, Charlie Haden, Charles Mingus, Ray Brown, George Mraz, Percy Heath, Jaco Pastorius, Donald "Duck" Dunn, George Porter, Tommy Cogbill, David Hood, Leroy Hodges, Willie Weeks, Bernard Odum, Fred Thomas, Chris Wood, James Jamerson, Johnny B. Gayden, Keith Richards, Bill Wyman, Keith Ferguson, Preston Hubbard, and Ronnie James Weber.When I listen to the playback it still sounds like Danny Partridge. Argggghhh.

Back to the drawing board. Glug de glug de glug.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

All my friends

Wouldn't it be nice if all your myspace friends helped you move.
Posted by Hank Van Sickle on Sat, 19 May 2007 08:23:00 PST

Myspace 4 tunes

About the 4 songs here:"What's Goin On" was recorded live at Liquid Kitty November 7, 1999.  I used a stereo casette deck and a cheap set of headphones taped to the wall behind the...
Posted by Hank Van Sickle on Wed, 06 Dec 2006 04:37:00 PST

"Shared the stage with" rant

I'm not the bloggin' type, but here's one: I just spent the last few days updating my website (www.hankvansickle.com).  Adding pictures, dropping names and fabricating my own mythical and legenda...
Posted by Hank Van Sickle on Wed, 27 Sep 2006 01:06:00 PST