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For
more than 18 years JB has toured throughout the
southeast with
this band. There were smaller tours that took the band
to New
York, Dallas, and Chicago, but the biggest fan base
has developed
in the southeast.
“We were on the road all the time. There
was one tour that we did that was all on Islands. 2
weeks in
Key West, 2 weeks in Captiva Island, Fl, 2 weeks in
Hilton
Head, SC, back to Key West for another 2 weeks. And
then we
finished it off with a week in Amelia Island, FL and a
weekend
at the Sand dollar on James Island, SC. It was great!
We were
young and could go all night and get up do it again
night after
night. I think we played over 250 days that year."
With
the funky sounds of Little Feat, the driving country of Delbert
McClinton and
John Hiatt, the harmonies of CS&N,
Eagles and Jackson Browne, rounded out with JB's
originals
that have been compared to Lyle Lovett, and Dave Wilcox. This band
has such a wide variety of music and styles that every
ear
will be entertained. “Back in the day when we first
started
playing in Key West at Margaritaville, Buffett wanted
us to
be the “Shrimpers”. You
know wear the slickers, boots and everything. "But I
think the idea came from too much Tequila and
Coronas”.
We still laugh about the idea to this day. We’ve
shared
the stage on more than one occasion. Jimmy has been
great friend
to me and my band. Though we’re not the Reefers, Jimmy
knows if he wants to come up and jam at
Margaritaville, or
play a show like the Friday afternoon Street Fest he
has no
worries that we’ll have a large time and play some
great
music."
JB has always surrounded himself with some great
musicians throughout the years. The configuration has
pretty
much stayed the same but recently changed due to scheduling conflicts. Jonathan is handling all of the guitar duties.
Rob Rousseau on Keyboards brings a new dimension to the band. His high energy and great voice added with excellent skills on the keys allows the band to add numerous songs to the playlist.
Rick Cline is has taken on the
responsibilities of percussion and singing some great
harmonies.
Rick is an accomplished percussionist. When Rick, Rob, Klee and JB sing together the air buzzes
with harmony.
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