Lady Blue - Biographies

Biographies

	Joy - Lead Vocals & Percussion
	Singing since the age of three, with roots that stem from the Appalachian Mountains and a Southern way of life, she has an appreciation and love of all music styles and especially the blues. She was inspired as a child by recordings of Billie Holiday, Peggy Lee, Elvis, Ray Charles, more recently Koko Taylor, Etta James, Bonnie Raitt, Robert Cray, Stevie Ray Vaughn (to name a few) and gained great vocal experience in church and throughout school. Her writing is reminiscent of the "Ice Man", Albert Collins, and his style of music For 25 years or so, she's been entertaining up and down the East Coast where road experience and living life to it's fullest have helped to shape the heartfelt originals showcased at every performance. Her ability to get the crowd into the spirit and celebration of music and the blues works well with the funk and dynamics of the band!!!

	Steve Koltenuk - Guitar, Backup Vocals
	Steve has been playing guitar for 22 years so understandably he's been influenced by Albert Collins, Buddy Guy, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Danny Gatton, Al Demiola, Robbin Ford, and interestingly -- Jeff Beck (Albert Collins was a major influence on Beck!). Known for his BIG guitar sound and his love of music, he always strives for the perfect sound, the perfect lick. Armed with his arsenal of guitars and Fuchs amps, he leads the rockin' sound of the band in the writing, arranging, and perfoming of covers and originals that are foot stompin', boogie till you drop or slow, melt your heart tunes!!!

	"Bad" Brad Dolin - Drums, Lead & Backup Vocals
	Brad's been a professional drummer for around 20 years, and is experienced in many diverse styles, being happiest when playing the blues. His influences include BB King, John Mayal, and of course, Muddy Waters. He is an acomplished lead and harmony vocalist, is well known throughout the local area and in several states for his precision playing (sometimes called the "human metronome") and he has an extremely entertaining stage persona.

	John "WCW" Sloane - Bass Guitar
	Since the age of sixteen, John has had a guitar in his hand. As a teenager, he'd jam to Rolling Stones blues and rock classics on his first guitar - a Sears acoustic. His major blues influences have been adult oriented FM radio bands like ZZ Top, George Thorogood, Robert Cray, etc. John joined the band as rhythm guitar player, but tried the bass at the prodding of the band after changing bass players several times unsuccessfully. He soon found that this was truly his instrument and his collection of bass guitars continues to grow -- 11 and counting!!!!