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Meet The Band
MTW is composed of a bunch of hard-working individuals who, between us cover all the gigs on the tour that never ends..here they are:
On Lead Guitar & Vocals - Murry! From Newtown Ct. ,Murry founded the band way back in 1982...in 1989 he released the album ROCKET EYES and went on to open for such acts as the Johnny Winter and the Good Rats. Murry's influences include Howlin Wolf, Muddy Waters ,Robert Johnson as well as Hendrix, Clapton and Robin Trower. In addition the full band Murry fronts a solo accoustic all blues version of the Wheel. In 2001 he released the CD BELLY FULL OF BLUES and in 2002 BLACK CAT TALE and LIVE IN WEST HAVEN. Gigging constantly, Murry has a well earned rep as a dynamic showman and one of the hardest working musicians in CT.
On Drums & Vocals - Greg! From Redding CT, Greg joined the band way back in 1989 and played about a thousand gigs on a beat-up old Ludwig kit that was built before he was born (a couple of summers ago he finally broke down and bought a new set). When he isnt gigging with the band, Greg is an avid accoustic player who writes and produces his own songs. Greg produced the bands album LIVE IN WEST HAVEN, which came out on August 31st 2002.
On Bass & Vocals - Pete! From Cleveland Ohio, by way of NYC and Norwalk Ct. Pete joined the band in 1995 after playing in a bunch of local bands in Norwalk and Amherst Mass. When not gigging with the Wheel, Pete played in THE ANTIDOTE, helped found the popular CT. WHO tribute band ODDS AND SODS, as well as the local metal bands WARHEAD and GYPSY SIN. Pete's hobbies include blowing house fuses, frying speakers, breaking basses and getting them fixed on warranty. Pete's musical influences include Rush, The Who , Rolling Rock and Goldschlager. We hes not gigging with the the Wheel, Pete can be found at the Red Arrow in Milford with THE FREDDY WATT BAND PROJECT or playing solo by the name 'ACCOUSTIC PETE'
On Bass & Vocals - Bob!! Bob is the original bass player of Murry The Wheel, he played bass on the first album ROCKET EYES as well as on the new releases BELLYFULL OF BLUES and BLACK CAT TALE. Bob is known for his great ability to blend the styles of funk and blues on the bass. Bob can also be found on Murry's latest release entiled '82'.
On Drums - Ed! Originally from Newtown Ct., Ed is also one of the original alumni of the Murry the Wheel band as well as playing drums in CUT LOOSE which became the well known CT. band FUTURE TENSE. Ed has also played which such notables as Billy Idol, Leslie West and Jose Feliciano. When he isn't gigging with Murry, Ed is one half of the fee-form jazz duo, THE OTHER PEOPLE. Ed plays drums on the 2001 releases BELLYFULL OF BLUES and BLACK CAT TALE as well as the new release '82'. MTW Alumni Over the years a lot of great players have been a part of MTW..here they are!!
On Harp: Jim! AKA 'Cat Daddy', Jim adds great harp sounds to MTW band shows as well as performing with Murry on solo blues gigs. In the Fall of 07 Jim began performing with Pete under the name 'Accoustic Pete'. Jim also heads Thin Ice TV, check out the video they shot of us for Channel 77 at Mr P's.
On Drums: Malcolm! Long time veteran of the Milford scene and local favorites "the Sofa Kings' and the Psychobilly Caddilacs, Malcolm joins MTW on a number shows in 2007
On Bass & Harp: Danny Another long time CT. player, Danny has performed on harp and bass on many MTW shows over the years. Danny is currently one half of the popular act 'Mainstream Accoustic Duo'
On Harp: Mark I.! AKA "Flat Top Fontz" from Milford, Marks is one of the best harp players in CT. He's been jamming on stage with us for years.
On Bass & vocals - The D.A!: Another longtime 'known associate', Day returned after a few years out of the loop to do a bunch of gigs with the full band in 2001 as well as playing guitar with the blues combo
On Sax: Julio! A long time member of the blues combo, Julio's great sax sounds also fill out the band from time to time..Julio appeared on the 'Live at Dunvilles' album in 2001
On Vocals: Joe! Master of the Motown sound!
On Drums: Bobby T! From Johnny Winters band and Bobby's Allstars Bob is one of the loudest drummers around..Bobby spent many years in Johnny Winter's band and also plays with the blues prodigy HOLDEN TRUELOVE. and his own project THE ELECTRIC CIRCUS
On Guitar: Mark E.! All the way from Macon in Georgia by way of Johnny Winter's band, Mark always takes time off the tour to jam with us!
On Guitar: BBQ BOB! From Danbury, Bob has been a mainstay of Murry's blues combo for years...he introduced Pete to Murry back in 95. Bob is also known for his great ballad 'RED HILLS OF MARS'
Winter's here (sort of) so book early! BOOK THE BAND!! Questions or comments? Click Here to Email Us
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