Klem klimek biography sample

  • Klem” Klimek on harmonica and sax and bassist Kenn Reynolds to form a new band which is considered one of the finest and most sucessful in Rhode Island.
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  • This biographical timeline began as an oral history interview Klem” Klimek.

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    Original Songs of Rob Raroux

    Robert has recorded a total of 87 original songs, ranging widely in musical style and topic, spread among seven (7) different albums. All of the music represents Rob's compositions under the stage name of "Rob Raroux." These recordings feature numerous gifted musicians listed earlier in the bio provided on the home page.
    In addition to the fine musical artists listed on the home page, the recordings include many other talented local musicians from Rhode Island and Connecticut. While an exhaustive listing here isn’t possible, some of these local artists include the critically-acclaimed folk duo Atwater-Donnelly, and several other master musicians: Marty Ballou (bass), Kevin Fallon (fiddle/violin), Cathy Clasper-Torch (cello), Chris Turner (harmonica), Martin Grosswendt (acoustic guitar/dobro), Steve Burke and Richard Reed (piano/organ/accordion), and Klem Klimek (saxophone). Also included are several stellar guest lead vocalists: Kim T

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    INDUCTEES
    Rock ’n’ Roll

    Part 1: Introduction
    Part 2: Biographical Timeline
    Part 3: Rudy Cheeks in His Own Words

    PART 1
    INTRODUCTION
    by Rick Bellaire

    In the early s, the Rhode Island original rock music scen was defined by two bands, The Fabulous Motels and The ung Adults. Both groups featured singer/songwriter Bruce “Rudy Cheeks” McCrae, singer/songwriter/drummer Dave “Sport Fisher” Hansen and songwriter/pianist Jeff Shore. Formed in , the Motels, which also featured actor Charles Rocket on vocals and accordion as well as artist Dan Gosch on toy drums and other visuals, performed their unique blend of music and comedy all over the Northeast including Manhattan. When no record deal materialized, the group disbanded in McCrae, Hansen and Shore reconvened in  to form The Young Adults. They mined similar territory as the Motels, but with a new focus on the musical aspects and some of R.I.’s finest players, including guitarists Ed Vallee and Thom Enright, p

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    INDUCTEE
    Rock &#;n&#; Roll

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    Members of the Historical Archive Committee of the Rhode Island Music Hall of Fame are researching and documenting the career of these important Ocean State artists. When work is completed, we will be posting an in-depth biography and complete discography on this page. In the meantime, please enjoy this introduction to their work.

    In , three members of the Riverside underground band Powerhouse, guitarists David Tanury and Jim Tait and drummer Rick Couto, joined forces with saxophonist Bob Weisberger, Joe “Klem” Klimek on harmonica and sax and bassist Kenn Reynolds to form a new band which is considered one of the finest and most sucessful in Rhode Island music history: RIZZZ. Their repertoire combined original songs by Dave and Jim with the Soul/R&B, Jazz and improvisatory elements found in Jam Band Music (Santana, the Dead, the Allmans) and Roots Music/Americana (The Band, Little Feat, NRBQ) before either of those genres

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