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LOCATION:
Branson,
Missouri
TRAVEL RADIUS:
Will travel up to 100 miles from Branson, MO.
SURROUNDING AREA:
Point Lookout, Hollister, Kirbyville, Rockaway Beach, Forsyth, Reeds Spring, Powersite, Walnut Shade, Ridgedale, Kimberling City, Kissee Mills, Blue Eye, Lampe, Cedarcreek, Omaha, Taneyville, Chestnutridge, Spokane, Cape Fair, Galena.
PRIMARY CATEGORY:
Blues Band
GENRE:
60's Hits, Blues, Jazz, Rock
AVAILABLE FOR:
Anniversaries, Awards Nights, Bachelor Parties, Bachelorette Parties, Banquets, Birthday Parties, Casinos, Celebrations, Christmas Parties, Clubs, Coffee Shops, Community Events, Conventions, Corporate Functions, Country Clubs, Cruise Ships, Dinner Dances, Festivals, Fraternity Functions, Fund Raisers, Funerals, Grand Openings, Hotels, Jingles, Movie Soundtracks, Picnic, Private Parties, Proms, Resorts, Restaurants, Reunions, Ski Lodges, Studio Session, TV Soundtracks, Weddings
PERFORMING SINCE:
1967
PAY RANGE:
$600-$1200 per event
INFLUENCES:
B.B.King, Albert King, Freddie King, Clapton, Johnny 'Guitar Watson', lil' Milton, Carlos Santana, Michael Bloomfield, A.C. Jobim, Richard 'Groove' Holmes, George Harrison, Steve Windwood, Gene Cornish (The Rascals), Wilson Pickett, Otis Redding.
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DESCRIPTION:
In essence, Oysters Rockefeller is founding member, guitarist Harry Nino better known as "Harry O". The band has an extensive history based in the city of Springfield, IL. He was born in New York City in 1950 and was raised in Harlem, where his parents had a modest "rent controlled" apartment. At the age of 13, "Harry O" taught himself how to play guitar by listening to 45's and following along on sheet music, using the chord diagrams that most provided. On an average non-school day, he would practice as much as 8-13 hours. Four years later, all that practicing paid off, when "Harry O" was asked to join a popular R&B band based in the south Bronx. "The Shock Waves" not only played all of the top paying High School dances and proms but also private parties, and a few clubs in a 90 mile radius of the city. By the 1970's, "Harry O" was a regular at the east village blues jams being held at "Broadway Charlie's" and "Dan Lynch's"; sitting in with some of New York's better known blues guitarists such as, Jonathan Kalb and Jon Paris. Harry's own band, "Highh", was a high energy blues-rock trio featuring "Speedy" Graves on the drums, and his younger brother Marlin on bass. Marlin, now a top studio musician in New York, went on to join "The Tony Williams Lifetime" and has traveled extensively with Stanley Clark. "Harry O" went on to join a local rock band, "Turn Down B'way" and although they managed to secure two recording contracts in a 4 year period, the band broke up. "Harry O" continued to survive through a number of "day gigs", including: working as a taxi driver, doing guitar sales & repairs, setting up equipment at studios, and doing deliveries for a messenger service. In 1978, "Harry O" joined "The New York Sound Exchange", a show and dance band that played hotel lounges 6 nights a week, 48 weeks a year, all over the country. In 1982 "Harry O" settled in Milwaukee, where he worked with "Gene and the Soul Gang" for a year before he started "The Harry Nino Band." Milwaukee's blues jams gave him an opportunity to perfect his fluid, classic "Chicago Blues" guitar style. On any given Sunday, Harry could be seen at the "Up & Under Pub" trading licks with some of the city's better blues players: harmonica master, Jim Liban; keyboardist, Junior Brantley of "Roomful of Blues", & "The Fabulous Thunderbirds"; Albert King's guitarist, Willie Higgins and of course Johnny Winters' bassist, Jon Paris. After a few years, "Harry O" went back on the road with a succession of Top 40 dance bands but never lost sight of his blues roots. In 1990, he again settled down, this time in Springfield, IL, where the "Blue Monday jam" at "Bruce's Tavern" led him to a steady gig playing guitar for legendary "Sun" recording artist, Eddie Snow. Two years later he formed "Oysters Rockefeller" and that band was working a 3-5 night a week schedule in no time. In 1995, a grant from The Illinois Arts Council allowed the band to record the first of two critically acclaimed CD's. In 1996, "Harry O" started a "Blues in the Schools" program in the 186 school dist. with funding from the musicians union. The year 2000 marked the beginning of a two year stay in Chicago, where he had the opportunity to share the stage with such blues notables as: Chico Banks, The Belaires, Billy Branch, Phil Guy and the Machine, Michael Hill's Blues Mob, Willie Kent and the Gents, Johnnie Marshall, John Primer, and Sonny Rhodes. He returned to Springfield in 2002 to play with the original members of Oysters Rockefeller and record a new CD. "Harry O" recently moved to Branson, MO where he has finished rehearsing the latest edition of Oysters Rockefeller and is currently booking the band.
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GROUP MEMBERS:
Bob Hagler - Bass
Bill Wikoff - Drums
SONG LIST:
Crossroads - Cream/Robert Johnson
Chicago Bound - Jimmy Rodgers
Phone Booth - Robert Cray Band/Abert King
Sweet Home Chicago - Robert Johnson
Bring It On Home - Sam Cooke
Summertime - Traditional/Gershwin
Tore Down - Clapton/Freddie King
Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry
Good Morning Miss Brown - Taj Mahal
Stormy Monday - Arron T-bone Walker
Big Fat Mama - The Rhythm Dogs
Just A Lil' Bit - Roscoe Gordon
Some Kind Of Wonderful - Grand Funk/Huey Lewis
Knock On Wood - Eddie Floyd
Sitting On The Dock Of the Bay - Otis Redding
Hoochie Coochie Man - Muddy Waters
Sitll Got The Blues - Gary Moore
Asleep In A Doorway - Oysters Rockefeller
The Work Song - Oscar Brown Jr.
Long Tall Sally - Little Richard
You're Never Gonna Understand - Oysters Rockefeller
Sell My Monkey - B.B. King
Midnight Hour - Wilson Pickett
Proud Mary - C.C.R.
Cross The Line - Robert Cray Band
Rock Me Baby - B.B. King
Walking - Jimmy Rodgers/Gary Moore
Everyday, I Have The Blues - B.B. King
You're Gonna Be Sorry someday - Clapton
Thankyou Babe - Oysters Rockefeller
Nothing But A Woman - Robert Cray Band
Red House - Jimi Hendrix
Mustang Sally - Wilson Pickett
Black Magic Woman - Santana
6-9 - Oysters Rockefeller
Stepping Out - Z.Z. Hill
Sitting On Top Of The World - Howling Wolf
63' Blues - Oysters Rockefeller
Born To Be Wild - Steppenwolf
God Bless The Child - Billie Holiday
La Bamba - Richie Valens
Old Time Rock and Roll - Bob Segar
Blues Deluxe - Jeff Beck Band
Bright Lights, Big City - Jimmy Reed
Moondance - Van Morrison
Willow Tree - Albert Collins
She Caught The Katie - Taj Mahal
etc., etc., etc.
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CLIENT FEEDBACK:
Everyone at our party kept asking where the band was from and how I found them. We really enjoyed their music! Harry Nino, the singer and guitarist often interacted with the guests during the songs. It was great! I will definitely call Oysters Rockafeller the next time I need a band for a party!
--Kathleen F.
Edwardsville, IL
6/23/2007
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UPCOMING APPEARANCES:
Available On Request
PAST APPEARANCES:
Saturday, June 23, 2007
7:00PM - 7343 Pin Oak Road (my Residence)
Edwardsville, IL
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Saturday, December 02, 2006
8:00PM - Fat Jack's
Springfield, IL
Thursday, November 23, 2006
8:00PM - Trading Post
Springfield, IL
Thursday, October 26, 2006
8:00PM - Trading Post
Springfield, IL
Saturday, October 07, 2006
9:00PM - Trading Post
Springfield, IL
Sunday, October 01, 2006
4:30PM - Octoberfest
Litchfield, IL
Friday, September 29, 2006
8:30PM - Jonah's
E. Peoria, IL
Thursday, September 28, 2006
8:00PM - Trading Post
Springfield, IL
Saturday, September 16, 2006
8:00PM - Fat jack's
Bloomington, IL
Friday, September 15, 2006
9:00PM - Trading post
Springfield, IL
Sunday, September 03, 2006
7:00PM - Pittsfield Campgrounds
Pittsfield, IL
Click here for more past appearances
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Please note, in addition to Branson, Oysters Rockefeller, The Chicago Blues Band also serves the surrounding towns of Point Lookout, Hollister, Kirbyville, Rockaway Beach, Forsyth, Reeds Spring, Powersite, Walnut Shade, Ridgedale, Kimberling City, Kissee Mills, Blue Eye, Lampe, Cedarcreek, Omaha, Taneyville, Chestnutridge, Spokane, Cape Fair, Galena and many other locations in and around the Branson area.
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