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Johnny Wheels & The Swamp Donkeys Blues Band from Willamina, OR

Will travel up to 100 miles

  • Member Since 2018
  • Starting at $700 per event

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"Love being on stage. Passion, emotion, pure soul...I give everything I have every time I get on a stage, big or small!!! I love my job, and I love making my friends smile!” ~ Johnny Wheels, Lead Singer/Harmonica Player for Johnny Wheels & The Swamp Donkeys The son of a traveling bass player and singer, Johnny “Wheels” Kennicott had music in his blood since birth, but expressing himself musically took on new importance when Johnny broke his neck in a childhood accident, leaving him paralyzed from the chest down. “The days of football practice after school were definitely over”, Johnny says, but music still provided an outlet for his infectious energy and his creative potential. Though his father's instrument of choice and his early passion of playing drums were now out due to limited function, Johnny found, through determined trial and error, he could manipulate his paralyzed diaphragm to not only sing but also blow the harmonica. Johnny inspires his band mates to "live a song" on the edge. The band is typically tagged as a blues band, but the diversity of the members' musical backgrounds becomes evident as the worlds of R&B, soul, jazz, funk and rock are blended under a blues umbrella. Johnny Wheels & The Swamp Donkeys have been traveling the Pacific Northwest music scene spreading the gospel of the blues. They are road-tested and feature a sound forged during late nights in taverns and bars. Highlights of 2018 include Johnny performing with Jim Belushi and the band competing in the Journey to Memphis competition where they won a spot playing at the Portland Waterfront Blues Fest. In September, 2018, the band was nominated for two Muddy Awards by the Cascade Blues Association: Best New Act and Best Regional Act. Band members include: Johnny "Wheels" Kennicott - Lead Vocals, Harmonica Taylor "TayFray" Frazier - Bass, Guitar, Backup Vocals Brandon Logan - Guitar, vocals Mike Rabe - Guitar, Vocals Doug Knoyle - Drums

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Song List 

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  • One Way Out
  • The Sky is Crying
  • Roadhouse Blues
  • Jailhouse Rock
  • Born on the Bayou
  • Born Under a Bad Sign
  • Mustang Sally
  • Hoochie Coochie Man
  • Hard to Handle
  • Pride and Joy
  • Dead Flowers
  • Move Too Soon
  • After Midnight
  • Love Me Like a Man
  • Champagne & Reefer
  • Ring of Ring
  • Walking Blues
  • Shakedown Street
  • I Drink Alone
  • Keep Your Hands to Yourself
  • Sweet Home Alabama
  • Simple Man
  • Tuesday's Gone
  • Who Do You Love
  • Backdoor Man
  • LA Woman
  • Texas Flood
  • Leave My Little Girl Alone
  • Good Morning, School Girl
  • Stormy Monday
  • Play That Funky Music
  • Sweet Home Chicago
  • I Just Want to Make Love to You
  • Born in Chicago
  • Mojo Working
  • True Lies
  • Long Gone
  • Somehow Somewhere Someway
  • Everything is Broken
  • Wild Love
  • King's Highway
  • Wonder This World
  • Green-Eyed Lady
  • Tightrope
  • Breaking Up Somebody's Home
  • You Gotta Help Me
  • Walk in my Shadow
  • Everybody Gets the Blues
  • I Had Trouble
  • On Borrowed Time
  • Pack Fair and Square
  • Crossroads
  • Little by Little
  • Red House
  • Flip Flop Fly
  • Messin' with the Kid
  • Feelin' Allright
  • Use Me
  • The Thrill is Gone
  • Folsom Prison Blues
  • Angel of Mercy
  • Feels Like Rain
  • What Kind of Woman Is This
  • I'm a King Bee
  • Willin'
  • Miss You/Superstition

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Past Events

December 22, 2018 • Viewpoint
Sat8:30 PM - 11:30 PM Estacada, OR
December 21, 2018 • Blue Diamond
Fri9:00 PM - 1:00 AM Portland, OR
December 8, 2018 • PGN Lodge
Sat7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Keizer, OR
December 7, 2018 • Vinyl Tap
Fri8:00 PM - 11:00 PM Portland, OR
November 24, 2018 • Snug Harbor
Sat9:00 PM - 12:00 AM Lincoln City, OR
November 10, 2018 • Marcie's Bistro
Sat8:00 PM - 11:00 PM Lincoln City, OR
October 27, 2018 • Green Frog
Sat9:00 PM - 1:00 AM Sheridan, OR
October 20, 2018 • Christmas for Kids
Sat6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Sheridan, OR
October 13, 2018 • Vinyl Tap
Sat8:00 PM - 11:00 PM Portland, OR
October 6, 2018 • Beach Club Main Stage
Sat7:00 PM - 10:00 PM Lincoln City, OR

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