A varity of styles including blues, country, rock and novelty songs. some live recordings from concerts & radio shows. recorded between 1983-2009

24 MP3 Songs in this album (75:34) !
Related styles: BLUES: Blues Vocals, COUNTRY: Country Boogie

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ROCKY ZHARP WITH FRIENDS & FAMILY
YEARS GONE BY VOL. 4 1983-2009

R. Z. ALL INSTRUMENTS AND VOCALS - EXCEPT FOR THE FOLLOWINGâ¦

MISERY BOOGIE⦠DRUMS-MIKE ROMAINE
I HATE YOU⦠BASS-LARRY TAYLOR, PIANO-HONEY PIAZZA, GUITAR-DAN KENNEDY, DRUMS-JIM MASSY
YEARS GONE BY #4... BASS-JERRY COX, GUITAR-DAN KENNEDY
IâLL BE YOUR SUNSHINE⦠BASS-JERRY COX, GUITAR-DAN KENNEDY, DRUMS-MIKE ROMAINE
AD-LIB BLUES⦠GUITARS- GREGG CROCKETT & ROSS, PERCUSSION-JOHNNY NEAL, VOCALS-GREGG, ROSS, & JOHNNY (SPECIAL THANKS TO ROSIE)
WHERE THE SOUL NEVER DIES⦠GUITAR-FRED STUART, MANDOLIN-CHUCK STEWART. VOCALS-CHUCK & FRED
KNOW YOU RIDER⦠BASS-CHUCK STEWART, GUITAR-FRED STUART, VOCALS-FRED & CHUCK
BLANK⦠DRUMS-MIKE ROMAINE
SUGAR FIX RAG⦠ACOUSTIC GUITAR-NICK CHERRY, DRUMS-MIKE ROMAINE
MORE TO LOVE⦠ELECTIC GUITAR-NICK CHERRY, DRUMS-MIKE ROMAINE
WHAT YOU GONNA DO NOW⦠BASS-JERRY COX, DRUMS-DAVID LYNCH, GUITAR-DAN KENNEDY
SLOOP JOHN Bâ¦. PERCUSSION-VENUS MARIE
POLLY WOLLY DOODLE⦠PERCUSSION-VENUS MARIE, BANJO & KAZOO-BANJO RON
GRANNYâS BOOGIE⦠BASS-LARRY TAYLOR, PIANO-HONEY PIAZZA, GUITAR-JUNIOR WATSON, DRUMS-JIM MASSY
QUICKSAND VOCALS, BANJO & KAZOO-BANJO RON
AMAZING GRACE DRUMS-PASTOR CURT MCKINNY
TRYING TO GET NEXT TO YOU⦠VOCALS-BRAD MUNDWILLER, GUITARS-BRAD MUNDWILLER & LARRY GREEN, BASS-JOHN GOOCH, DRUMS, BACKING VOCALS-MIKE ROMAINE
CLEAN HANDS⦠VOCALS & GUITAR-J. C. BUNZENDHAL
STAY GONE BLUES⦠VOCALS, GUITAR & BASS-LYLE WELLINGTON
ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL⦠GUITARS- CHUCK STEWART & FRED STUART, DRUMS-DANNY GROHS, FIDDLE-DUANE MICHAELS
WABASH CANNON BALL⦠GUITARS/VOCALS- CHUCK STEWART & FRED STUART, DRUMS-DANNY GROHS, FIDDLE-DUANE MICHAELS
C YA LATER ⦠GUITAR-BUDDY MCPETERS

Rocky Zharp, born in Indiana, was given his first musical instrument, a harmonica, by his great grandmother when he was a toddler.
By age 15, Rocky was working as a bass player in a three-piece rock band. Rocky won a local talent contest, before joining the army, playing guitar, harmonica and singing original songs



After moving to California, Rocky began playing harmonica with Bodie Mountain Express, a blue grass/country band, which had recorded on RCA Records and worked with Col. Tom Parker (Elvisâ manager). They performed at county fairs and festivals throughout southern California.


This is when Rocky started his recording career. Before recording his own songs, Rocky did harmonica work for other recording artist. Rocky now has 7 cds out.


Rocky won the Inland Theater League Award for his part in the theater production of âThe World of Carl Sandbergâ and had rave reviews while performing in âHard Travelinâ a Tribute to Woody Guthrieâ. Rocky has done some stand up comedy and has been a comedy traffic violator school instructor for thirteen years. Rocky has hosted a weekly blues radio show, âThe Great Blues Mixâ on KHPY radio out of Moreno Valley, Ca. (the station has now gone Spanish)


Rocky has played harmonica with such jazz/blues greats as; Eric Burdon, The Mighty Flyers, The Toller Brothers, Jerry Van Blair, Bill Shields, and Big âJâ McNelly. Rocky has played with other well-known artist such as: Don Ho, Freddy Fender, Rosie & the Originals, Randy Fuller, and Buddy Merrill.


Rocky has recorded with Junior Watson, Larry Taylor, Honey Piazza, Jody Reynolds, and Johnny Neal.


The following is some of the artist Rocky has opened for: Rod Piazza & the Mighty Flyers, Canned Heat, Corey Stevens, Molly Hatchet, the Crests, Utah Phillips, and Highway 101.


Rocky released a live cd as well as a studio cd, âCrackinâ the Bluesâ with his band The Blues Crackers, (Official promoters of mandatory fun and audience participation). In 2002 Rocky released two CDâs: âThe Best Of Rocky Zharpâ (which has been getting air play in the United States and throughout Europe) and âThe Blair Zharp Project,â a childrenâs cd with Irish folk singer Andrea Blair (which had two number one songs on mp3.com.)
The Blues Crackers Performed for the fifth year at âJazz In The Pinesâ in Idyllwild, Ca. in 2002 and are booked for August 2003. The band played at the 18th annual Monterey Bay Blues Festival the 29th of June 2003 and was ask to come back in 2004.


Rockyâs original song, âScarsâ from âCrackinâ the Bluesâ and âThe Best Ofâ CDâs was featured on the Dec/Jan 2003 Blues Revue Magazine compilation CD distributed throughout the world. Rockyâs song âMerry Merry Christmasâ from his Christmas cd was featured on a Hospice compilation CD âHo Ho Hospiceâ distributed throughout the United States to help raise money and awareness for Hospice. Rockyâs country song âToo Drunk To Staggerâ was featured on an anti-drug/pro-family compilation CD, âSongs of Recoveryâ by Sun Ray Addictions.


Rocky now has an endorsement from Shaker Harmonica Microphones. www.shakermicrophone.com

For Booking Information, Contact Rocky at:

kinghuddrecord@aol.com
Or call: (951) 927-4247
Box 2274, Hemet, Ca. 92546 U. S. A.