JOHNNY ANGEL & The Swingin' Demons - NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana
JOHNNY ANGEL
- by, Dave Hershorin (editor National Champs) Johnny Angel and the Swinging Demons genuinely represent an era of American classical music (jazz) that has passed. But the sounds that come from Johnnys bandstand when he swings out are anything but stuck in time. Johnny and his top-flight New Orleans cats have a progressive sound that is still being shaped. Ergo, this is not a revival band, but a working group of serious musicians who know theyve started something much bigger than its component parts. Whereas many bigger names have already made it, the hunger of the Swinging Demons means they follow their fearless leader wherever he takes them from his own bag of favorites to big-band standards to personally penned classics, Johnny is still making his sound and proving his artistic vision nightly. Anyone who saw Duke in the s (Washingtonians) or Goodmans incarnations in the s knows that special time when a genuine sound is about to explode. You can feel Angel and his Demons undeniably dynamic freshness in every song; they cause feet to tap and heads to turn wherever they play. New York supplies the roots for Johnny, but New Orleans gives his sound a caramelized backbeat sweeter than local molasses. Johnny doesnt just cover songs he embraces them, making each melody his own. The way Johnny sings truly redefines the music from this by-gone era as he and his mates expand the ever-growing definition of swing. With the way Johnny makes his audience part of the show - via his big band dance lessons and S schmoozing patrons always clamor for more. Just Johnnys fashion sense and pompadour make you take notice, but it is his command of the entire offering that keeps you glued to his every note. Hey, this guy who used to do hair for Bobby DeNiro and other top stars must do pretty good if he can ditch his day job to become one of the best bandleaders/singers that the Big Easy has ever he does... Here are a few of the accolades Johnny and his band(s) have received: OFFBEAT MAGAZINE Entertainer of the Year Newcomer of the Year MUSICIANS ATLAS Band of the Year (South region) - And these are just some of the amazing gigs where Johnny has performed: DISNEY WORLD Orlando, FL ISLE OF CAPRI Shreveport, LA CASINO MAGIC Bay St. Louis, MS THE GRAND - Biloxi, MS BALLYS - New Orleans, LA TREASURE CHEST - New Orleans, LA D-DAY MUSEUM - New Orleans, LA MEDAL OF HONOR Ceremony - Houston, TX HILTON HOTEL - New York, NY BOOTLEGGERS BISTRO - Las Vegas, NV Democratic and Republican Party Events - Washington, D.C. BBC-TV for Sickle Cell Anemia Benefit - London, ENG OGLOBAL TV - Sao Paulo, Brazil Opened for THE STRAY CATS - Sao Paulo, Brazil Opened for JERRY LEE LEWIS @ HOB - New Orleans, LA Broadcast on BRAZILIAN NATIONAL RADIO Broadcast on WWOZ-FM Radio . in NEW ORLEANS, LA And a few of Johnnys other choice accomplishments: Cameo appearance with Burt Reynolds in film TEMPTED (with Julie LaShae) Appeared with Jamie Fox (who won an Oscar for his role) in the film RAY Appeared in the CBS Mini-series ELVIS Bandleader and Studio Producer for the film THE RISING PLACE Johnnys original song, IN HIS ARMS, used in CBC-TV show LE MADAME CONSUL Writer and Producer of the live musical theater; CLUB DEUCE
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Category:
Band - Swing
Additional Category:
Singers - Jazz Singer
Genre:
20s Hits, 30s Hits, 40s Hits, 50s Hits, 60s Hits, Big Band, Blues, Brazilian, Broadway, Dixieland, Gospel, Italian Music, Jazz, Oldies, Rythym and Blues, Rock, Rockabilly, Swing
Recently nominated on New Country Star “Female Vocalist for November 2006”, Rebecca Lindsey is becoming one of the most recognizable figures in Country music. A trained singer/ songwriter since she was 10, Rebecca has continually set the bar for excellence in performance and song writing.
Rebecca’s upcoming CD “Headlights on the Highway” is scheduled for release by the first of the year. Rebecca is also an active member of BMI and the American Federation of Musicians.
“I Will Be”, which is on her up-coming album, was chosen by her endorser, The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, to be the song for their organization. “While You Were Sleeping” is endorsed by UHaul as well. Since finishing her debut album Rebecca has recently had positive meetings with RCA as well as Broken Bow and Warner Brothers Nashville Record Label.
Rebecca was also recently interviewed by Country Home and Music 75. On Music 75 she was nominated as "Artist of the Week". Rebecca was previously recognized and interviewed as an "Up and Coming Artist" in HEET Country magazine in May 2002 and was also nominated and featured around that time again in Burningcountry's "The People's Choice Show Case" 2003. Rebecca was also a featured artist in Feb. 2005 in Countrystarsonline who have featured other artists such as Martina McBride, Keith Urban and Trick Pony, to name a few.
Rebecca Lindsey released two singles, "My Man" and "You Got Me", both of which charted over seas. Rebecca's song that she wrote and sang, "My Man", is currently being played on France's Music Box Radio 92.8 FM and is also playing worldwide on web radio.
Rebecca's latest release, "On the Fourth of July" was engineered by EMI's Chris Latham and has been getting radio play in Vermont, Massachusetts, New York, Florida, Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, California as well as Texas and on Lexington Broadcasting.com. "On the Fourth of July" is also presently being played in over a thousand radio stations world-wide. Rebecca was most recently interviewed by Lexington Broadcasting.com with Steve Martin as well as WBTN AM with Rich Ryder, Y107 FM with Brian Austin, NIXA on XRadio and she was featured in The TIKI Lounge magazine and graced the cover of The TIKI Lounge in June 2006.
In October of this year Rebecca donated her time as a motivational guest speaker in New York City for the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence. Virgin Records, the media, NCADV as well as ‘The Red Jump Suit Apparatus band’ were all guests at the event, to name a few. Rebecca was the only Country singer there representing country music as well as the Tampa Bay area. On Nov. 11 Rebecca also donated her time to perform at the ‘Eternal Monument Light Ceremony’ for the Veteran's Day Parade representing UHaul in New York as well. The Mayor of New York, several dignitaries and a crowd of 20,000 participants and 750,000 spectators were there along with the media. Afterward Rebecca performed various songs from her album in the Parade on the First Lincoln Mortgage float. Rebecca will again be donating her time to charity to give a benefit concert for the local ‘CASA’ domestic abuse shelter to help raise awareness as well as funds for the shelter on Jan. 27. Bay News 9 will be promoting the event a month prior. Rebecca will also be on HBO’s “From Broadway to Baghdad” giving tribute to the troops in Iraq as well as performing four of her songs from her debut album on the video. The HBO tribute video can be viewed at Bay News 9’s ‘Videos on Demand’.
Rebecca has been working with Charlie Craig as her Producer, whose credits include songs recorded by Dolly Parton, Kenny Rogers, Alan Jackson, Travis Tritt, Johnny Cash, Aaron Tippin and George Strait, plus many others. Charlie has also won a Grammy nomination and was nominated for Song of the Year for "She's Single Again", sang by Reba McEntire and was co-written with Peter McCann in 1986. Charlie also wrote "Wanted" in 1991, co-written with Alan Jackson, who recorded the song as well. Charlie recently wrote a beautiful ballad which Rebecca put on her album called, “Everything but Lying“. Rebecca's latest release, "On the Fourth of July" was also produced by Charlie Craig.
Rebecca has been interviewed by PAX TV, Fox 35, Orlando Matters and NBC”s the “Daytime Show”, to name a few.
"I consider one of my greatest accomplishments to be able to share my music with someone. Being able touch someone's life is more meaningful to me than anything. I know how much music has inspired and influenced me. My dream is to be able to enrich someone else's life in the same way."
- Rebecca
To Schedule an Interview or Booking with Rebecca please contact: booking@rebeccalindsey.net.
Links and Affiliates:
Main Website: http://www.rebeccalindsey.net
Fan Club: http://www.rebeccamania.com
MySpace Website: http://www.myspace.com/rebeccalindseymusic
Endorser: http://www.ncadv.org/
Endorser: http://www.uhaul.com/pr/
IFCO Fan Club: http://ifco.org/wowbb/ &
http://www.ifco.org/rebecca_lindsey/rebecca_lindsey.htm
Vocal Coaching Provided by Renee Grant-Williams:
http://www.myvoicecoach.com/index.html
Producer Charlie Craig Website: http://charliecraig.com/
NEW COUNTRY STAR website: http://www.newcountrystar.com/Music.php
Rebecca’s personal website on NEW COUNTRY STAR:
http://www.newcountrystar.com/rebeccalindsey.htm
http://rl-rebeccamaniacommembers.blogspot.com/
http://www.countrymusicpedia.com/Artists/Artists/rlindsey.html
http://www.countryhome.de/interviews/interview_eng_2005/rebecca_lindsey_2005.htm
http://www.rmusicx.com/members/mng_overview.asp?mid=22
http://www.iwde.de/interviews/interview_eng_2005/rebecca_lindsey_20051.htm
http://indieislands.com/
http://www.aroundcinci.com/gen_includes/article.asp?articleid=3260
http://www.countrystartpage.com
http://www.newartistradio.com/members/members/38/
http://www.sihope.com/~terryb/l.htm
Category:
Band - Country
Additional Category:
Band - Rock
Genre:
2000s Hits, Christian Rock, Country, Dance, Dixieland, Funk, Rock, Rockabilly, Top-40
Kelli Grant, the Queen of Swing™ & the Swing Kings - Longview, Texas
Labeled, The Queen of Swing™ by R&B legend, Carl Perkins for her unique yet awesome piano style that is the backbone of her band with a pulse driving rockin’ rhythm, gyrating leads and an unsurpassed walking left handed bassline, Kelli's signature piano style that “swings” in the truest definition of the word. The Swing Queen and her band, “The Swing Kings”, cover a century of music as she carries the audience down a musical highway of Jazz, Blues and Swing on a journey from New Orleans to New York City, Chicago to Kansas City and Memphis to Texas. Paying homage to the leaders, creators and innovators Kelli follows "swings" evolution into a "musical" revolution called, "Rock
n Roll". Kelli received an "Honorable Mention" from Billboard in R&B and on the other side of the spectrum she was inducted into the Western Hall of Fame. This Piano Poundin', Rhythm Rockin', Bass Kickin' showman was publicly declared, "an exceptional entertainer." Truly a show designed to accomodate all situations with something for everyone. For more info, please visit these websites:
www.KelliGrant.com &
www.ThreeStarPromotions.net
Category:
Band - Swing
Additional Category:
Band - Jazz
Genre:
20s Hits 30s Hits, 40s Hits, 50s Hits, 60s Hits, 70s Hits, Big Band, Blues, Dixieland, Jazz, Pop, Rythym and Blues, Rock, Rockabilly, Swing
