Chad Wesley Band

Artist Information

Biography

Bio

Mississippi Natives, Chad Wesley Band, fronted by Soul-Rock Styled Singer/Songwriter/Guitarist Chad Wesley, is a band composed of passionate skilled musicians that play a wide range of music. With members of the band having deep roots in Southern Black Gospel, there is a soul, vibe, and tasteful groove factor(almost spiritual)that is missing in modern music. They definitely deliver the driving force of CWB. This allows Chad Wesley to be free to roam the vast depths of his soul and distribute the feelings via vocals & guitar. Entering the 10th year of his professional career, Chad has teamed up with Multi-Grammy Award winning producer Kent Bruce(R.E.M., Melissa Etheridge, Johnny Taylor, Cassandra Wilson, Widespread Panic) to record CWB's Debut E.P. "The Liberation E.P." due out for a hard copy release 10-5-2012. Chad Wesley Band has already completed 2 very successful Southeastern U.S. Club Circuit Tours in which they have garnered the interests of hundreds of music fans.

Instrumentation

Steve Smith - Drums & Percussion
Anthony Daniels - Bass
Chad Wesley - vocals & guitar
Jim Pierce - Saxaphone
Nikki "Vagabond" Reed - Backing Vocals & Percussion

Discography

The Liberation E.P.

Official Website

http://www.chadwesleyband.com

Links

• Facebook
• MySpace
• Twitter
• Chad Wesley on YouTube

Audio

• Everything & More
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• More Than Myself
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• One Beautiful Day
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• Simply
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Video

Photo Gallery

Press

• BEST OF JACKSON 2009 [+ Show ]
  

  2nd Place - "BEST ROCK ARTIST" 2nd Place - "BEST LOCAL MUSICIAN" 2nd Place - "BEST SINGER/SONGWRIT...2nd Place - "BEST ROCK ARTIST"
  2nd Place - "BEST LOCAL MUSICIAN"
  2nd Place - "BEST SINGER/SONGWRITER"
  3rd Place - "BEST R&B ARTIST"

• Chad Wesley Band HEADLINES Wing Dang Doodle Blues Festival [+ Show ]
  

  The variety of musical artists was essential to the type of entertainment platform for this year’s f...The variety of musical artists was essential to the type of entertainment platform for this year’s festival.
  
  “We’re excited about the diversity of entertainment scheduled for this year’s Wing Dang Doodle,” Allyce Lott, executive director of the Forest Area Chamber of Commerce said, of the festival which is a joint production of the Chamber and the City of Forest.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  This year’s WDD will bring home a local favorite who has honed his soul-rock flair musical skills throughout his career.
  
  The stage at Gaddis Park was the first stage Chad Wesley ever played on in 1999 for Relay for Life. He performed the following year’s Broiler Festival and again in 2001 for his first solo debut on the stage. Wesley also performed at the first-ever WDD in 2004.
  
  He said he is extremely excited to return to the stage where he first performed, set to take the stage at 3:40 p.m.
  
  “I am a product of the Forest community and I am delighted to perform for my family, friends and classmates back in Forest and show them what they all helped produce,” Wesley said.
  
  The 2004 Forest High School graduate said he was influenced by the musical backgrounds he grew up around, particularly those near Johnson town near his childhood home in Lake.
  
  Wesley moved to Jackson and hit the music scene after graduating from FHS and played for various big name bands across the southern region. This year, he decided to focus solely on producing his first-ever album, with his first single, “Simply,” releasing on the digital market this week. Wesley has teamed up with multi-grammy award winning producer Kent Bruce to record Wesley’s debut album.
  
  Chad Wesley Band from Jackson is fronted by singer, songwriter and guitarist Wesley. The band is composed of musicians who play a wide range of music and have deep roots in southern black gospel music, including: Wesley, guitar, vocals and piano; Steve Smith, formerly of Morton, drums and percussion; Anthony Daniels of Eupora, bass; newly added to the band, Robert Rigsby of Pearl, guitar; and Forest native VaNario Youngblood, manager.
  
  “We will be bringing an explosive show,” Wesley said. “We will have a little bit (of musical style) for everyone.”

• BEST OF JACKSON 2012
  

  1st Place - "BEST ROCK ARTIST" 2nd Place - "BEST ORIGINAL BAND"

Setlist

CWB Originals:

More Than Myself
Simply
I Am
Justified
Beautiful Day
Ride Out the Storm
Escape
Soul
Everything & More
Bad News
Like You Love Me


Covers:

*Standards/Club Favorites:

Hard to Handle - Black Crowes
She Talks to Angels - Black Crowes
Joker - Steve Miller Band
Keep Your Hands to Yourself - Georgia Satellites
Little Miss Can't Be Wrong - Spin Doctors
Honky Tonk Women - Rolling Stones
Feel Like Making Love - Bad Company
Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Hotel California - Eagles


*Alternative/Hard Rock:

Bulls on Parade - RATM
What I Got - Sublime
Say It Ain't So - Weezer
Plush - Stone Temple Pilots
Interstate Love Song - Stone Temple Pilots
You Know You're Right - Nirvana

*Country:

Family Tradition - Hank Williams, Jr.
Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound - Hank Williams, Jr.
Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash
Friend in Low Places - Garth Brooks


*Blues:

Pride and Joy - Stevie Ray Vaughan
Red House - Jimi Hendrix
Little Wing - Jimi Hendrix
Hoochie Coochie Man - Muddy Waters
Boom Boom Boom - Big Head Todd & the Monsters
Midnight Rider - Alman Brothers Band


*80’s Rock:

Talk Dirty to Me - Poison
Every Rose Has Its Thorn - Poison
Wanted Dead or Alive - Bon Jovi
You Shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC

*Rap/Hip-Hop/R&B/Reggae:

Son’s Gonna Rise - Citizen Cope
Comin' Back - Citizen Cope
Colt 45 - Afro Man
Is this Love - Bob Marley
Gangsta's Paradise Theme - Coolio

Basic Requirements

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