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May 31, 2008 |
7:00 PM |
Waterloo Gun & Bocci Club featuring Zakiya Hooker, Jeff Watson Band & Shad Harris & The Groovenators |
4343 N. Ashley Lane
Stockton
CA, 95215
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Apr 26, 2008 |
9:00 PM |
Stockton Joe's |
236 Lincoln Center
Stockton
CA, 95219
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Apr 19, 2008 |
9:00 PM |
Galletto Ristorante |
1101 J Street
Modesto
CA, 95354
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Apr 05, 2008 |
9:00 PM |
Galletto Ristorante |
1101 J Street
Modesto
CA, 95354
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Mar 29, 2008 |
9:00 PM |
Stockton Joe's |
236 Lincoln Center
Stockton
CA, 95219
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Shad Harris & The Groovenators are based in California's Big Central Valley and are ready to travel nationally and internationally to entertain the masses with West Coast Blues at its Finest. Shad Harris & The Groovenators play a blend of West Coast Blues with a funky twist. They play originals and blues covers and have their own unique signature sound.
Shad Harris - Keytar/Vocals has toured nationally and internationally since 1966 and played drums keyboards, guitar and bass with various award winning bands and Hall of Fame artists including Etta James Charlie Musselwhite, Eddie Harris, The Motown Review Big Band Roger Daltry, Johnny Heartsman, Ron Thompson, Ron Hacker, Johnny Nitro, and The Tommy Castro Band. Shad was the original drummer for The Tommy Castro Band for over five years and they still remain good friends today. He was band leader fo rthe Jazz-Fusion ensemble Wave and the award-winning R&B band The East Side Loop. Shad studied music with Professor Robert Harris in St. Petersburg Florida; William Bell at College of Alameda in Alameda CA; Ed Kelly at Laney College in Oakland CA; Chuck Brown in San Rafael CA and Jerry Jackson Sr. in Oakland CA. Shad has also acted and composed musical scores for Scorpio Rising Theater a Hollywood theater company and written, arranged, produced and published songs for The Tommy Castro Band Mel Brown, and Little Sister & The Bad Intentions. He has also played with Norman Lankford and his popular jazz quartet - Group Therapy Hank Mobley, Mel Williams and Horace Silver.
Gary Hamilton - Guitar/Vocals has been playing music for over 30 years and was raised in San Francisco and now calls the Central Valley in California home. He began playing with local Bay Area bands and started his career in music playing drums at first. He then transitioned to bass and eventually lead guitar vocals, and sax. He has shared the stage with gifted artists such as Albert King Charlie Musselwhite, Tommy Castro, Jackie Payne, Johnny Nitro and Smokey Wilson.
Neil Williford's inspiration to play saxophone started with his mother who was a pianist. He started playing sax at the age of 8 when he was living in San Francisco CA. He began his training in elementary school and developed the skill over the years playing in local bands. Neil studied voice piano, theory, Jazz, Blues, Rock, R&B, and Soul at Laney College in Oakland CA. He played in the Army National Guard Band for 2 years playing R&B, Pop, Jazz, Gospel and Blues that helped him transform his own multi-talents and dynamic solos. Neil's father was a Big Band Jazz Saxophoist on the East Coast. Neil has shared the stage with many great musicians including Monbo Hernandez Gerald Veasley, Joyce Cooling, Jazz Crusaders, Angela Bofill, Najee, Piece of a Dream Mick Martin & The Blues Rockers Guitar Mac, Craig Horton, Coco Montoya, Lenny Williams, Shane Dwight, and Jeramy Norris. He has played with B.B.King Earl Good Rockin' Brown Little Bee Bee, Jessie James, Jimmy McCracklin, Big Mama Thornton, Chuck Willis, and Beverly Watson.
Myron Pipkin - Bass grew up in a musical family. At the age of 10 his father gave him his first guitar and by the time he was 16 he was playing professionally in the San Francisco Bay Area. He has toured nationally and internationally. Myron has developed his own unique soulful, funky formula that consistently lays funk grooves to the foundation of his music. Myron has shared the stage with many prominent figures in the entertainment industry such as Ron Thompson Johnny Harrison, Mick Fleetwood, Eugene Blacknell, Regina Belle, Barry White, Earth Wind & Fire Morris Day & The Time Lakeside, John Lee Hooker, James Brown, Charlie Musselwhite, Keith Haines (Double Vision) John Blackwell (Prince), Dee Simmons (TLC), Toni Braxton, Silk & The Braxtons Maurice Otey, Escape, Keith Sweat, James Levi, Paul Jackson (The Herbie Hancock Sextet) and Creedence Clearwater Revival.
Dave Peters is our professional drummer who brings over 30 years of experience playing Blues Rock, Funk, Latin, Jazz, Afro-Cuban, R&B, Country, Mexican, Reggae, etc...He has played with Grammy winning musicians including Jason Newsted (Metallica) Gordon Hunte (Sade), Julius Melendez (Santana) and Tony Lindsay (Santana). He has studied with Chuck Brown Atma Anur, Colin Bailey, Robert Kaufman, Rob Hart and Dave Garibaldi.
This is the band of professional musicians you have been looking for to play at your next event. Let us entertain you with the BEST in West Coast Blues. |
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