The Ted Vaughn Blues Band

The Ted Vaughn Blues Band: Bio THE BAND The Ted Vaughn Blues Band consists of five professional musicians with decades of recording and performing experience among them. Individually, the members have shared the stage with some of the top artists in music and have performed at many of the top venues and festivals around the country. In Sept.,2011, due to the popularity of their original song "Nothin But Trouble" ,The Ted Vaughn Blues Band was listed as one of the "Top 10" bands for worldwide...

The Ted Vaughn Blues Band: Bio THE BAND The Ted Vaughn Blues Band consists of five professional musicians with decades of recording and performing experience among them. Individually, the members have shared the stage with some of the top artists in music and have performed at many of the top venues and festivals around the country. In Sept.,2011, due to the popularity of their original song "Nothin But Trouble" ,The Ted Vaughn Blues Band was listed as one of the "Top 10" bands for worldwide airplay on Jango internet radio. The Ted Vaughn Blues Band recently : * Was the opening act for Grammy nominated blues artist John Nemeth at the legendary Roadhouse 101 * Headlined the 2011 Independence Day Celebration at Riverfront Park in Salem, Oregon performing for an estimated 8000 fans. The largest attendence in 18 years. * Performed for the Grand Re-Opening of The Iron Horse Casino in Auburn, WA . * Is a featured act at the annual "Good Vibrations Motorcycle Rally" . * Performed to a standing room only crowd for The Cascade Blues Association at The Melody Ballroom in Portland, OR and participated in the prestigious 2011 "Journey to Memphis". The Ted Vaughn Blues Band has just released their long awaited self titled CD utilizing the production team of Leon-Forrest and Paul Carlsen (Nirvana, Greg Allman, The Doors) on Harbinger Northwest Records. The recording has garnered critical acclaim around the world and was nominated as "CD of the Year" by Indie Music Digest.     TED VAUGHN - Vocals and Blues Harp Ted Vaughn was born and raised in Texas and has been involved in the music scene since the age of twelve. He was heavily influenced by the blues sounds of "Lightnin' Hopkins" and "Howlin' Wolf" as well as country artists such as Waylon Jennings. Ted immersed himself in the blues and country music of the region and in doing so, formed a friendship with the late Texas bluesman Willie Willis. He perfected the art of "sneaking back stage" to learn technique and tips on the blues harp from such notable players as Charlie Musselwhite, Sam Meyer (Anson Funderburg and the Rockets) and James Harman.   CLAY KING - Guitar and Vocals Clay "Bone" King was raised in Southern California and began his musical journey by playing classical violin in the fourth grade. He found a love for the guitar and studied jazz with Charlie Parker's sax player, Warne Marsh as well as Jazz Virtuoso Joe Pass and Jimmy Wyble (Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys). His musical influences include Albert King, Lightnin' Hopkins and Stevie Ray Vaughan. Clay has shared the stage with blues greats Corey Stevens and Doug MacLeod. He continues to be one of the most "in demand" guitarists on the West coast and his performances with "The Ted Vaughn Blues Band" leave audiences spellbound. LEON-FORREST - Keyboards and Vocals  Leon formed his first band,"The Apollos" in the early 1960s. "The Apollos" backed up national acts and rubbed shoulders with performers such as "The Yardbirds" and Janis Joplin. The band often shared venues with "The Golliwogs" who later became "Creedence Clearwater Revival". He later formed the band "Firewind" which caught the attention of Gabriel Mekler, producer of "The Three Dog Night" and "Steppenwolf". Today, Leon makes music from Seattle to Nashville and also wears the hat of producer, engineer, studio musician and top dog at Harbinger Northwest Records.  TED LARSON - Bass Ted is a hard working bass player who has 23 years of experience under his belt. While playing for a number of successful bands, his most notable gigs were a duo called "Us Two", and the popular variety band "Canyon Fever". His major claim to fame comes from way back down in Northern California when we opened for a band called "The New Breed" who featured a young Timothy B. Schmidt, who later joined The Eagles. JOHN KING - Drums John King attended the Musicians Institute of Technology in 1983 to 1984 and has played drums with several musicians in the Los Angeles area including the L.A. Big Band. Since then, John has played and recorded with many groups in Oregon ranging in genres from rock to blues, funk to country. He lays down a mean groove and is proud to play with "The Ted Vaughn Blues Band".