DavidFranksBandOfOz
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SEEKING

Vocalist - Tenor, Saxophone, Trombone.

ABOUT

Keyboards, Vocals, Harmonica
2012 Inducted into the Beach Music Hall of Fame
BANDS
•1968 At 15 started playing with first Band the Cheynes Combo (Shanes)
•Between the Cheynes Combo and Square Biz were:
oSlightly Blue
oFour Wheel Drive
oHigh cotton Band
oThursday’s Child
oBanshee
oThe Force
oBrute Force
•1982 joined Square Biz with Vernelle Mack, singer of “I want a man to shag with me”
•1983 Joined Band of Oz worked with Billy Bazemore, Big John Thompson, Butch Barnes, Gary Brown, Chris Keaton, Doug Adams, Rocky Jareau and Jeff Hayden
•1988 Left band of Oz to go into Private Business
•1991 Helped start the Holiday Band with Gary Brown and played with them Part time for nine years
•2000 rejoined the Band of Oz to Present

Played with these Hall of Famers
Clifford Curry The Holiday Band backup band for 6 months
Gary Brown Played with Holiday band and band of Oz
Billy Bazemore Played with Band of Oz
Big John Thompson Played with the Band of Oz
David Hicks
Keith Houston
Chuck French

Screen name:
DavidFranksBandOfOz
Member since:
Mar 26 2013
Active within 24 hours
Level of commitment:
Very Committed
Years playing music:
45
Gigs played:
Over 100
Most available:
Days

Influences

Todd Rundgren, Santana, Deep Purple, Isley Brothers, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Charlie Musselwhite, Funk and R&B

EQUIPMENT

Keyboards: Yamaha MO8 88 keys
Korg LE Tritan 88 keys
Harmonica's

MUSIC