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SLOPPY JOE'S ARTIST BIOS

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Animal House | Barry Cuda | The Benderz | Black and Skabuddah | Bobby Friss | Brian Roberts | CW Colt | The Crew | The Doerfels | Emily's Toy Box | Faded Image | Gary Hempsey | Gerd Rube | Hot Damn | Juliano Brothers | Mojito | Never In Vegas | Pete & Wayne | Star 69 | Terry Cassidy | VS The Earth | Zack Seemiller


ANIMAL HOUSE

www.animalhouseband.com

 

 


BARRY CUDA

A master of indigenous American piano styles, Barry combines his near encyclopedic knowledge of the piano blues with undoubtedly the most outrageously funny show in our Southernmost City. A veteran of the European blues circuit, this fish is for real.

Check out Barry Cuda's Website

Barry Cuda

THE BENDERZ

For Band information, photos and more click www.thebenderz.com

The Benderz

BLACK & SKABUDDAH

Check out Black and Skabuddah's Music

BLACK & SKABUDDAH

BOBBY FRISS

Bobby Friss Band on stage Bike Week 2012
September 13, 14 and 15, 2012 at 10pm

Bobby Friss has been playing high visibility shows throughout the United States for the past two decades, bringing his music and humor to over a million people.
Bobby's philosophy onstage is to do almost anything to keep his audiences watching and talking about the show for years to come. 

Although he started his musical career in Michigan with the band 'Force', most of Friss' accomplishments have come after he formed his own group based out of Tampa, FL. With the right band members in place, his music and shows started to make waves.

Friss appeared on the 'David Letterman' show in New York City in 1982, and soon after was in the studio recording with guitar legend 'Pat Travers'.

'Cut Loose', his first CD was released in 1988 and received regular rotation airplay from many Florida FM stations, helping it sell over 10,000 units in Fl. alone. The single 'You Can't Come Back' was #59 of all songs played in 1988 at WYNF in Tampa, and later charted in the top ten AOR MP3's.

Friss began his long association with 'The Tampa Children's Home' around this time, and by hosting annual concerts, helping raise over $50,000.00 for the charity.

'Miller Brewing' began sponsoring Friss in 1988 and continues to be a part of his touring. He has recorded several national radio spots for them including the 'Tap Into The Cold' and 'As Real As It Gets' campaigns.

In 1990, his second CD 'Fate' was released to rave reviews earning Friss 'Florida Jammy Awards' for best album and best rock vocalist. The song 'Welcome Home' was filmed for video use and received airplay throughout the southeastern US.

From the early days on the road, Friss had a strong following with bikers and that continues to this day. 'Harley Davidson' events are an important part of Bobby's schedule, with annual performances in Daytona Beach, FL. for 'Bike Week' and 'Biketoberfest' and many Wisconsin shows including the 'Milwaukee Rally' and 'Harley Davidson's 100th Celebration'.

Bobby's 'Live CD' was recorded at 'Bike Week' in 2002, and really captured the energy of the band onstage.  The band is the real deal behind Friss' stage antics, and carries the show while Bobby entertains onstage and in the crowd. World renowned guitarist 'Jerry Riggs' is the heart and soul of the BFB. Riggs solo album and songs on films 'Night Shift' and 'Heavy Metal' led him to a 10 year stint with 'Pat Travers, before joining Friss in 1993. Longtime drummer 'Leroy Myers' has picked up several 'Jammy Awards' for best drummer, and bassist 'Dean Mickey' has been Bobby's musical director for over a decade.

Come on out and see what over a million people already know. Bobby Friss is rockin' and entertaining like he's done for decades across America, the 'real deal' onstage and off.

Bobby Friss has appeared in concert with: Ringo Starr, Everclear, David Crosby, Todd Rundgren, Hall and Oates, B-52s, Eddie Money, Kentucky Headhunters, Molly Hatchett, America, Beach Boys, Pat Travers, Edgar Winter, Head East, Foghat, 38 Special, Jeff Healy, Dixie Dregs, Smithereens, Blue Oyster Cult, Bad Company, Joan Jett, Rick Derringer, Georgia Sattelites, Joe Cocker, John Cafferty, Pure Prarie League, Leon Russell, Saigon Kick, Bangles, Helix, Grassroots, Guess Who, Grand Funk Railroad, Dokken, Billy Squier, King's X, Lou Gramm, Gene Simmons, Wierd Al, Bullet Boys, Autograph, American Hi-Fi, Survivor, Steppenwolf, Little Feat, Otis Day and the Nights, Jerry Seinfeld, and many more.

www.bobbyfriss.com


BRIAN ROBERTS

Brian Roberts is living a musician’s dream. Since 1991, he’s been making a living playing music and singing in the Florida Keys. He plays acoustic guitar solo shows and is a bass player and the lead singer in his band. That group, The Prime Movers, is a high in demand club band in Key West. This year, he finished and released his first solo CD entitled “At the Time”. It features ten original songs, along with a few covers. Brian is originally from the Jersey Shore, and resides on Big Pine Key with his family. For more information and monthly schedule, please visit his website at www.brianrobertsmusic.com and www.sonicbids.com/BrianRoberts.

Brian Roberts

CW COLT

Sir CW Colt in 1958 at the age of 5, CW won his first talent contest with his Elvis impression, singing and dancing. When he was 10 years old Chet Atkins taught him his first guitar chords and he started his own band in San Antonio, TX.

Read more at www.cwcolt.com or www.myspace.com/cwcoltsinger.

CW Colt

THE CREW

At Sloppy Joe's January 14-27, 2008 www.joebachmanandthecrew.com

The Crew

THE DOERFELS

www.thedoerfels.com

THE DOERFELS

EMILY'S TOY BOX

Add one part irreverent punk personality (frontman extraordinaire, Mike Wise), one part maniacal guitarist (Todd Sensenich), two parts dream rhythm section (Leon Karpovich and Wade Corbin) and what do you get? One hell of a rock and roll ass-whoopin' you won't soon forget!

Emily's ToyBox cannot be even remotely compared to any other band in the Mid-Atlantic region. In addition to a genuinely unique and powerful stage presence, they have sold more CDs and merchandise during their career than any other independent band in the extended area. However, unlike other bands making similar "claims", this band actually has the tax and sales records to prove it. Enjoying an average of over 750,000 unique hits to their website and fan club site each month, www.emilystoybox.com and www.etbsucks.com, Emily's ToyBox has become an enterprising business unto itself.

Mike Wise, ETB's lead singer and chief songwriter, formed the group six years ago, conceiving it as a pre-fab project that would only be around long enough to pay off bills from his previous band. Formerly a 3-piece, ETB went on to an illustrious career, quickly working their way out of their day jobs, making rounds on the extended Mid-Atlantic circuits, venturing as far as Ohio, Vermont and Florida, playing a thick catalog of in-the-red originals. Averaging 18-22 shows per month, the concepts of hard work and dedication have never been lacking from the Emily's ToyBox psyche.

In 2001, Emily's ToyBox underwent an evolution of sorts that morphed an already powerful regional act into something unbelievably bigger and better. As a four-piece band, Wise gained freedom to roam the stage and audience at will, inciting a kind of enthusiasm not far from mania that leaves the fans drenched, exhausted and always coming back for more.

Emily's Toy Box

FADED IMAGE

www.myspace.com/fadedimageonline

Faded Image

GARY HEMPSEY

www.garyhempsey.net


GERD RUBE
Acoustic Classic Rock

He is Sloppy Joe's own rock star. German-born singer/guitarist Gerd Rube get's the best of both worlds with his summer-tour all over Europe and his return to Key West's stages during the winter season. He released a total of 19 CDs and recorded his originals with celebrities like members of the legendary Miami Sound Machine as well as musicians of Garth Brooks' Band. On MTV Europe they played his music-video "Happy Day" for several months.

Gerd has found and settled into his own style that could be described as an American classic-rock mix of The Eagles with some early Bryan Adams, plus a pinch of John Mellencamp and a dash of the 80's like Bon Jovi or Def Leppard tossed in for good measure.

During his live shows you can see he puts his heart and soul into every song. People have said: "The way he performs some of the cover songs sounds even better than the originals".

Check out his CDs and MP3-Downloads with originals like "The Florida Keys Song" or his latest song "Do what I love & love what I do" at
www.gerdrube.com

Gerd Rube

HOT DAMN

www.hotdamnduo.com

Hot Damn

THE JULIANO BROS. BAND

"They are the Swiss Army Knife of music"! A term used by fans since they are known for playing such a WIDE variety of music, NOT writing "set lists" and striving to satisfy the AUDIENCE and not their egos.

Since around 1985, this Philadelphia based "1,200 pound breathing jukebox" has been known to play not only music to PARTY by, but the music you hear or wish you still heard on the radio. Many times we hear our fans say things like "We have never heard a band cover that song" or "Its been years since we have heard that song, that's a great one". Whether it be Rock, Blues, R&B, Metal, Alternative, Country, Funk, or Disco, if you wanna hear it, we will play it!! Our shows are all about YOU, not US.

With Mike on Drums and Vocals, Matt on Guitar, Guitar Synth, and Vocals, and Greg on Bass and Vocals, they generate music the only way brothers can.

The Juliano Brothers make memories, one song at a time.

"We hope you enjoy our music as much as we enjoy making it"

www.julianobrothers.net

The Juliano Bros. Band

MOJITO

Watch The Video!

Mojito


NEVER IN VEGAS

www.neverinvegas.com

Never in Vegas

PETE & WAYNE

Pete and Wayne, i.e. Rude Dudes, Inc., are billed as live musical comedy at its most disturbing. Rowdy musical comedy, incorporating originals and old favorites. Audience participation is made mandatory by Pete and Wayne as they play off of their audiences. No. 2 shows are the same! Watch out folks!

Check out Pete & Wayne's Website

PETE & WAYNE

STAR 69

www.star69band.com

Star 69


TERRY CASSIDY

www.terrycassidy.com

Terry Cassidy


VS THE EARTH

www.vstheearth.com

VS The Earth


ZACK SEEMILLER

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Zack Seemiller

 
 

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