|
The Robert Heft Blues Band
The
Robert Heft Blues
Band For Booking Information Please Contact: Judy
Russel Entertainment
After 35 years and over 3000 gigs of playing guitar professionally as a sideman for some incredibly talented artists, I had realized that I had never put my own band together and hit the stage as a bandleader and lead vocalist. My years of playing have always been rooted in the Blues, and after recording a CD of Classic Blues tunes, my family and friends pushed me to take some risks and head out to perform this music that I love so dearly. My stepson Jonathon, a fine drummer in his own right in the new rock music genre (that I am yet to understand) has had a firm hand in making me feel that I am in fact capable of leading my own Blues band. Diane, my wife, has been ridiculously supportive of me and my music, putting up with recording gear all over the house, new guitars and P. A. systems popping up in closets and bedrooms, and unconditionally watching as I redesign our new home into a recording studio. She has always said that I should put a band together and take on the challenges that come with it. My brother Harold, who has spent many years in Chicago, was also a driving force in getting me to think about fronting a Blues band. It is with great pleasure that I introduce to you .... The Robert Heft Blues Band
Robert Heft - Lead Guitar and Vocals - Robert was born in Washington, DC in 1956. He began his formal music education in third grade with the recorder, followed by six years of playing the trumpet. His interest in guitar started at age 12 and this was the beginning of a lifetime love for the instrument. Playing in high school rock and roll bands, he developed his chops listening to Alvin Lee, The Marshall Tucker Band, The Allman Brothers Band, Eric Clapton, and various other artists ranging in styles from country and blues to progressive rock. It was during this period when Robert began playing slide guitar, emulating Duane Allman, Mick Taylor, Joe Walsh, Lowell George, and George Harrison. While playing clubs in Baltimore, Maryland, he earned his degree in Music Education. Moving to California in 1979, most of his gigs were in blues and country music venues. Now, with the Bluesonics, Robert is on stage with some of Los Angeles' finest musicians. Please check out the Performance Dates page to see where you can come and hear us play some great blues. E.
Zane Wood- Bass Guitar and Vocals - Zane
started playing guitar at age 13, then progressed to instrumental
surf music as a rhythm guitarist at age 16. His first band, B.C
. and the Cavemen with E. Zane on guitar and vocals, featured guitarist
Bill Harkelroad and bassist Mark Boston who later became members
of Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band as well as band members
with Frank Zappa. E. Zane Wood, a super bassist and vocalist, has
performed with, or worked on projects with: Hank Williams Jr., Burt
Baccarat, Dion Warwick, Eddie Arnold, Liberace, Sammy Davis Jr.,
George Burns, Jose Feliciano, Michael LeGrand, Johnny Cash, Liza
Minnelli, Dom Delouis, JohnWayne, Frank Sinatra, The Monkees, Bob
Hope, Steve and Eydie Gorme, Keith Whitley, Waylon Jennings, Randy
Travis, Barbara Mandrell, Jeff Cook, and countless others.
He brings his talent to The Bluesonics and
provides a solid backbone to the band. Bruce Barber- Drums -
|
