Music
Press
Shad Harris & The Groovenators are featured in the March/April Blues Art Journal. For full photos and text visit:
http:www.bluesart.at/NeueSeiten/BLUESartJournal+Content+2008+March*April.html - Blues Art Jounal
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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Bio
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
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