Harvey - Guitar, Harmonica, & Vocals
Harvey learned his craft by listening to some of the local guitar players while he was living around Macon, GA. Not a bad place to get educated considering that it was the early seventies and Capricorn Records/Studios was in full swing and homebase for such bands as The Allman Brothers, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and Wet Willie. What that meant was that on any given night you could walk into one of the local clubs, places like Grants Lounge | and run into Duane or Dickey or ........ Harvey took full advantage of this by hanging on every opportunity to see these guys playing live and asking question about style, technique, playing in a band, and life on the road. Several attempts at local bands and a move in 1985 to Lincoln, NE. led to Harvey's first success as a guitar player in a blues band, The Honeyboy Turner Band. After the demise of Turner's band in the late 90s, Harvey joined with several other local musicians to form The Hydramatics, a successful jump blues band. The Hydramatics underwent several band member changes and eventually became Jukehouse. After a couple of years of constant gigging, Harvey decided it was time for a break. BUT NOW HE'S BACK !
Gary - Drums
Drumming has always been Gary's passion, relaxation, and entertainment. Even as a very young boy Gary can remember his mother waking him up to watch one of his favorite drummers, Buddy Rich, as a performing guest on the Johnny Carson Show. After Buddy's brilliant drumming was over, it was back to bed, only to dream of rhythms, rudiments, rim shots, and the reverberating reverence of Gary's drumming idols.
Upon entering the fourth grade Gary began elementary drum lessons. Gary continued playing drums and taking private lessons through junior high, senior high and college.
The college years provided Gary an opportunity to meet and attend many drum clinics by some of today's most talented drummers, such as W. F. Ludwig Jr. of Ludwig Drums, and Ed Shaughnessy, drummer on the NBC Tonight Show Band. This also was a time that Gary was working with many talented musicians and bands, drumming gigs not only for his entertainment, but also as a source of income to help pay his way thru school.
The dance jobs never stopped once Gary started playing, and soon they evolved into a
"part time" job that led Gary into drumming with various bands almost every other night of the year. These dance jobs were divided among Nebraska, Iowa, South Dakota, Kansas, and Missouri. One Missouri gig led Gary to perform at the Lawrence Welk Theater in Branson, Missouri. Another gig at an Iowa casino, found Gary and the band he was performing with to be the lead-in for the world famous "Glenn Miller Orchestra". Gary has also performed with the First Nebraska Volunteers, a Civil War reenactment concert band, in which Gary was the percussion section leader and principal snare drummer. During that time this band recorded a live concert at the Lied Center for Performing Arts.
While Gary's musical past has provided him with many great memories, Gary's focus is now on providing the beat for The Blues Orchestra and Gary sincerely hopes you enjoy this band!" R A V E - ON !!
Brian Hull- Keyboard & Promotion
Brian is a top notch musician. His keys add much to the sound of The Blues Orchestra. He's energetic, creative, and a master of improvisation. Brian's style is an eclectic mix of blues, jazz, rock, country and classical music.
'B' has spent years traveling the United States, performing from coast to coast.
Having lived in Vegas and L.A., he had the opportunity to play with some of the best musicians around.
His playing style is always in high demand regardless of where he plants his roots. And his outgoing
personality and great story telling always keeps the crowd energized. Ask him what his favorite beverage
is and he'll tell you it's "the 4th one". Never underestimate the B-man. Just when you think he's given you
all he's got, he throws some tasty, unexpected lick at you.
Dave Wagner - Bass & Vocal
Dave has been playing blues around Lincoln for as long as there's been blues around Lincoln.
He's the guy that gets called when someone needs a bass player that can fill in "on the fly." No rehersal,
no time to learn the tunes, just follow along. Dave was on the road for the better part of the seventies
and the eighties. In the nineties he returned to Lincoln and played with the likes of The Honeyboy Turner
band (with current Blues Orchestra bandmate, Harvey Brindell), The Travis Wagner Band, Too Smooth, and even did a
stint with Chicago blues legend, Magic Slim while Slim's own bass player was on the mend. When Dave heard the Blues Orchestra was looking for a bass player, he approached friend and former bandmate, Harvey Brindell and asked "why dont you hire me?"
Harvey's response was "you're hired !"
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