Americana: 60s R&B, rockabilly, blues, and early country/folk influences

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ROCK: Americana, BLUES: Rhythm & Blues



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DELIA
Based in the Adirondack Mountains of Northern New York, John Kribs, Scott Greene and Gwen Tracy formed DELIA about two years ago. The band takes its name from the classic Blues tune of that same name and plays as both an acoustic trio and a rock quartet with influences as varied as their ages and musical backgrounds.
OKâ¦you want to know what these influences are?!...âGive me names.â OK. Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Muddy Waters, Willie Dixon, Etta James, Janis Joplin, Aretha Franklin, Billy Holiday, Bill Monroe, New Grass Revival, Chuck Berry, Joan Osborne, Marvin Gaye, Bonnie Raitt, Brownie Maghee, Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Peggy Lee, Linda Ronstadt, and everyone who influenced themâ¦and more.
Guitarist singer-songwriter John Kribs has been performing professionally for almost 40 years. Growing up with the rock and folk music of the 60s he joined his first working band in 1967. During the 1980s as leader of the rockabilly tinged Johnny and the Triumphs, he hit the top of the "American Play" charts in several French cities with "Johnny & The Triumphs", the bands first lp. Their signature song "Red Belvedere", written by John was also featured on National Public Radios' Car Talk. In the 1990s he was a member of the award winning Celtic/Bluegrass Band the McKrells. He has toured the U.S., Canada, Denmark and Norway and opened shows for Robert Cray, Arlo Guthrie, Joe Cocker and many others. Before helping to form DELIA two years ago he started the Blue Line Recordings label and The Not for profit Southern Adirondack Musicians Fund.
Bassist, singer-songwriter Scott Greene was born into a musical family and began playing bass for his legendary father Smokey Greene at the tender age of 12. As a member of the family business he cut his âmusical teethâ performing at Bluegrass Festivals, County fairs and Country Music Roadhouses all across the northeastern U.S. He was a member of the hard working and innovative Bluegrass/New grass stylists âBurnt Toastâ. His aggressive and rhythmic style sometimes brings to mind the late John Entwhistle and yet he can lay down a simple and solid groove that reflects the best of classic R&B, Motown and Nashville bassists.
2004 Central NY Idol Contest Winner Gwen Tracy might be the most natural and engaging new blues-rock singer to come along since Susan Tedesci. Though DELIA is Gwenâsâ first band and debut recording she has been singing all her life. She began performing with her father guitarist Jim Tracy at the age of 17. Her voice and stage energy is often compared to Janis Joplin but she is surely her own perfomer. Her voice and style are all her own just as her songs are honest and passionate. In her role as âfront manâ and lead singer for DELIA she shines quite naturally.
There are several drummers that work with DELIA on a regular basis; Rick Rumney, the bandsâ original drummer and a veteran musician, Mike Lomaestro of the Stony Creek Band and Frank Carcaterra, drummer from Johnny & the Triumphs. All three are rock solid players and natural percussionists for the bands various styles.
The band performs mostly in the Adirondack Mountain region but also travels throughout New York and New England. They plan to broaden their traveling plans with the release of their new CD DELIA on Blue Line Recordings.
Itâs starting to catch on. Ok, so far, so good. Thanks for listening.