Music:
Member Since: 4/21/2006
Band Website: orbmellon.com
Band Members: ORB MELLON: Vocals, Guitars, Harp, Stomp
Influences: Son House, Sonic Youth, Curley Weaver, Robert "Barbecue Bob" Hicks, Fred McDowell, John Lee Hooker, Sleepy John Estes, The Carter Family, Big Joe Williams, Robert Wilkins, Mississippi Sheiks, Frank Stokes, Junior Kimbrough, Townes Van Zandt, Elizabeth Cotton, The Stooges, 27, Muddy Waters, Howlin Wolf, Joseph Spence, Robbie Basho, The Clash, Frank Sinatra, Kenny Burrell, Ornette Coleman, Nick Cave, James Brown, Little Walter, Bert Jansch, Big Bill Broonzy, Mance Lipscomb, Isis, Jimmie Rodgers, J.D. Short, Robert Nighthawk, Frank Black Francis, Ringo Starr, Ma Rainey, Jimmy Smith, Blind Blake, Blind Willie Johnson, KISS, Tommy Johnson, Motorhead, Doc Boggs, Brownbird Rudy Relic, Leroy Carr, Hank Williams, Skip James, Elmore James, Mr. Johnny Cash, Snoop Dog, Sonny Boy Williamson II, Sunn 0))), Sonny Boy Williamson I, Can, Thelonious Monk, Come, Tito Puente, Marc Bolan, Lee Perry, The Berkshire Boys, John Fahey, Cannons Jug Stompers, Buell Kazee, MC5, Blind Lemon Jefferson, The Sex Pistols, Derek Bailey, Memphis Jug Band, Mississippi John Hurt, Alex Chilton, Joe Callicot, Cedell Davis, Furry Lewis,R.L. Burnside, Charlie Patton.
Sounds Like: "Bukka bustin’ barrelhouse blues with the punch of punk rock, a full throttle blast of traditional blues set to maximum acoustic volume
to blow your juke house down."
-ROOTSREVIEW.BLOGSPOT.COM (July 13, 2007)
Record Label: V-Hold
Type of Label: Indie
