Blues with a sense of humor. All original good time funk, rock and traditional blues tunes.

11 MP3 Songs
BLUES: Blues Vocals, ROCK: 70's Rock



Details:
"B.B. Dogg plays with the left hand, the right hand, that's why they call him B.B. Dogg" - Po' Bone

We believe that this is the cd that every one who has ever played in a band wanted to record!
Whether you were professional giggers, or just a good time
garage band, the experiences of the lifestyle
are similar...and often pretty damn funny!
After years of "chasing the carrot" in the real music industry, we now submit these songs as a "back to basics" collection of fun blues, rock & r&b. -Grammy & Z-man

History of the band:

Founding members Larry "Z-Man" Zurn & John "Grammy" McLane met as young rockers back many, many years ago with a road band called Vertical Union (based out of Erie, Pa and later Cleveland, Ohio). Off and on through the years since then, they worked together in different Miami, L.A. and Atlanta based bands.

Not too long ago,having both settled back in South Florida, they decided that after a couple of rough hurricane seasons, there was good enough reason to start writing and recording that long - talked about blues cd: "One Blue Shoe".

Of course, in true blues fashion, everybody involved got a new stage name: Z-Man became B.B. Dogg, (from a stage name he'd used back in the 1990's while a sideman with Atlanta bluester Sammy Blue). John McLane became the irrepressible "Rupert Snap Dawg", (just because they liked the sound of
it)!

Several other players were brought in to round out the style: The Doggs were able to enlist Hot Mont's original horn section, "The Bones of Contention" to add a great blasting horn section to some of the tunes; South Florida smooth jazz god Tim "Boogiehead" Poindexter added some great sax to a couple of cuts; rocker Geo G. Dawg added some screamin' "Santana-esque" lead guitar; "Even Steven" Gomes kicked in his funky drum groove on several tunes; and blue-eyed soul sister Caucazia sang her heart out on background vocals!

ONE BLUE SHOE (McLane/Zurn)
John Grammy- drums, guitar, keys , lead vocals
Larry Z- bass & background vocals
Caucazia and Friends: background vocals

SHAKY PUDDIN' (McLane/Zurn)
Larry Z: bass & lead vocals
John Grammy: drums, guitars, B3, harmony
L&J Pirate Choir: background vocals
Bones of Contention: horn section

HANDSOME MAN (McLane)
John Grammy: keys, bass, guitar, sax solo, lead vocal
Larry Z: rhythm guitar and harmony
Even Steven Gomes: drums
Bones of Contention: horn section

DAMN HAPPY BLUES (McLane/Zurn)
Larry Z: rhythm guitar and lead vocals
John Grammy: keys, bass, guitar
Even Steven Gomes: drums
Bones of Contention: horn section

DOWNTOWN (McLane/Zurn)
John Grammy: keys, drums, guitar, lead vocal
Larry Z: bass and harmony vocals
L&J Moose Choir: background vocals

WHAT ARE YOU STILL DOIN' HERE? (McLane)
John Grammy: keys, bass, guitar, sax solo, drums, lead and harmony vocals
Bones of Contention: horn section

CAB DRIVER (McLane/Zurn)
Larry Z: bass & lead vocals
John Grammy: keys, drums, guitar
L&J Moose Choir: background vocals

WHEN MINE WAS MINE (McLane)
John Grammy: keys, bass, guitar, drums, alto sax, vocal
Larry Z: rhythm guitar, harmonies
Tim "Boogiehead" Poindexter: tenor sax

SUGARDADDY (McLane/Zurn)
Larry Z: bass & lead vocals
John Grammy: keys, rhythm guitar, drums
Geo G. Daug: lead guitar
Caucazia and Friends: background vocals

CAN'T LET GO (McLane)
John Grammy: keys, bass, guitar, lead & bg vocals
Larry Z: rhythm guitar, harmonies
Even Steven Gomes: drums
Bones of Contention: horn section

LOVE DOGG (McLane/Zurn/Poindexter)
Larry Z: bass
John Grammy: keys, drums, guitar
Tim "Boogiehead" Poindexter: tenor sax

About the Doggs:

John McLane (a.k.a. Rupert Snap Dawg) has experience with recordings and live performances of every type of music imaginable...everything from rock concerts to bar mitzvahs; 20 plus years as a professional engineer, producer & multi-instrumentalist in Los Angeles, Atlanta, Miami and now Fort Myers, Fl. He brings guitar, sax, drums, keyboards, vocals, and occasional wayward trombone to the band, and also serves as the engineer & producer.

Larry Zurn (a.k.a. B. B. Dogg) brings diverse experience. He's been an Atlanta bluester, Florida studio cat, and spent many years in radio & television production. Larry plays bass and guitar, as well as contributing powerful vocals.