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Artist Information
Biography
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 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 Shad was the original drummer for The Tommy Castro Band for over five years. He was the band leader for the 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, California; Ed Kelly at Laney College in Oakland, California; Chuck Brown in San Rafael, California and Jerry Jackson Sr. in Oakland, California. Shad has also acted and composed musical scores for Scorpio Rising Theatre, a Hollywood theatre company, and written, arranged, produced and published songs for The Tommy Castro Band, Mel Brown, and Little Sister & The Band Intentions. Shad has also played with Norman Lankford and his popular jazz quartet, Group Therapy, Hank Mobley, Mel Williams and Horace Silver.
Gary Hamilton has been playing music for over 30 years and was raised in San Francisco, California and now calls the Central Valley in California his home. He began playing with local Bay Area bands and started his career in music playing drums at first. Then he transitioned to bass, and eventually lead guitar, sax and vocals. He has shared the stage with gifted artists such as Albert King, Charlie Musselwhite, The Tommy Castro Band, Jackie Payne, Johnny Nitro and Smokey Wilson.
Dave Peters brings us over 30 years of professional experience playing Blues, Rock, Funk, Latin, Jazz, Afro-Cuban, R&B, Country, Mexican, Reggae, etc...Dave has played with Grammy winning musicians including Jason Newsted (Metallica), Gordon Hunte (Sade), Julius Melendez (Santana), and Tony Lindsay (Santana). Dave 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 corporate event, company party, private party, wedding, dance, Christmas or New Year's, nightclub, festival, fair, blues society event or any other occasion you might come up with. Let us entertain you with the best in West Coast Blues!
Contact
Linda Cunningham
P.O. Box 693615
Stockton, CA 95269
(209) 610-8187 phone
(209) 931-8927 fax
groovenators@att.net
Instrumentation
Shad Harris - Keytar/Vocals
Gary Hamilton - Guitar/Vocals
Dave Peters - Drums
Discography
Shad Harris & The Groovenators are working on their debut CD. It should be out in time for Christmas.
Shad Harris is also featured on the following CD's:
No Foolin' (1993)
Tommy Castro Band
Shad Harris - Drums, Vocals
Exception to the Rule (1995)
Tommy Castro Band
Shad Harris - Drums, Vocals (bckgr)
Can't Keep A Good Man Down (1997)
Tommy Castro Band
Shad Harris - Drums, Vocals (bckgr)
Celebration of Blues: Great Rock-A-Boogie Blues (1997)
Various Artists
Drums
Celebration of Blues: Great Swing Blues (1997)
Various Artists
Drums
Celebration of Blues: The Great Singers, Vol. 2 (1997)
Various Artists
Drums
Bluesmaniac (1998)
Leadfoot Rivet
Special Guest Drummer - Shad Harris
Soulful Blues (2000)
Kenny "Blue" Ray
Shad Harris - Drums
Back Door Man (2000)
Ron Hacker & The Hacksaws
Shad Harris - Drums
Essential Tommy Castro (2001)
Tommy Castro Band
Shad Harris - Drums, Vocals (bckgr)
Burnin' (2003)
Ron Hacker & The Hacksaws
Shad Harris - Drums
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Setlist
Shad Harris & The Groovenators play a mix of original songs and blues covers.
Song List - ** = Original
Ain't Doin' Too Bad
Ain't That Loving You
Alberta
Back at the Chickenshack
Big Boss Man
Big Fine Woman **
Black Cat Bone
Black Nights
Black Night Falling
Blue Monday
Bright Lights Big City
CC Rider
Caldonia
Can't Turn You Loose
Cherry Red
Choo-Choo CH' Boogie
Close to You
Cousin Ed **
Dock of the Bay
Don't Cry
Don't Get Around Much Anymore
Down Home Blues
Everyday I have the Blues
Exception to the Rule **
Five Long Years
Flip Flop and Fly
Further on Up the Road
Going to New York
Going Back to Oakland **
Good Time Charlie
Green Onions
High and Lonesome
Hippology
Hipshake **
Hold on to What You've Got
Honest I Do
Honey Hush
Hot Little Mama
How Sweet it is to Be Loved by You
I Ain't Got You
I Can't Hold Out
I Don't Want No Woman
I Just Want to Make Love to You
If Love is so Good **
I'm Ready
It Hurts Me Too
I've Got News for You
Key to the Highway
Kidney Stew
Knock on Wood
Let Me Love You Baby
Let Me Play some Blues **
Let The Good Times Roll
Let's Start Over Again
Love & Happiness
Mannish Boy
Merry Christmas Baby
Mustang Sally
My Babe
Next Time You See Me
Nine Below Zero
Out of Sight
Outskirts of Town
Rock Me Baby
Short Dress Woman
Sittin' Alone **
Something You've Got
Stand By Me
Superstitious
Sweet Home Chicago
Take Out Some Insurance
Tell Me How You Like It
That Girl **
That Same Old Thing
The Sky is Cryin'
The Thrill is Gone
Time is Tight
T-Bone Shuffle
Tramp
Too Tired
Tore Down
Use Me Up
Walking the Dog
Who's Going to Be Your Sweet Thing
Who's Loving you Tonight
World of Trouble
You Don't Have to Go
You Got Me Dizzy
You Got Me Doing What You Want
You Got To Move
Young Fashioned Ways
You're Gonna Miss Me
Chuck Berry Medley
Cold Shot
Crosscut Saw
Harlem Nocturne
Hey Bartender
Honky Tonk
Kiddeo
My Girl
Night Life
Phone Booth
Pride & Joy
Ram Bunk Shush
Rock This House
She's Tuff
Sleepwalk/Do-Wop Medley
Something on Your Mind
Walking with Mr. Lee
