The Band

Luther Guitar Jr. Johnson lighting up the stage at Chan's 2003

 

George Blier has been a professional musician for 25 years, as a young teen he started out playing guitar and performing with various rock cover bands.In the early 70's George enrolled at the Berklee College of Music finished there and went on tour full time playing trumpet in a 9 piece show band with a 4 piece horn section known as the Bedford's, touring Eastern US and Canada.  Later on became the lead arranger of the unit. During that time they opened show for the James Montgomery Band The Association, Tavares and Beaver Brown to name a few.  Leaving the Bedford's early on in the 80's George later co-founded the band Metro with saxophonist Peter Cardarelli.  Metro became a big hit on the funk and soul scene playing every R&B music venue up and down the East Coast, Midwestern United States and Canada with front man vocals entertainer David Cherry and Soul Power 

 

Just finish warming up the stage for Johnny Copeland Back Stage signing my guitar at the Met Cafe' in Providence RI  Bruce Mosha, Johnny Copeland and me

Back stage with the live wire himself Rick Derringer 1996

Here with Jimi Hendrix sister Janie and cousin Linda at Aerosmith's Mama Kins in Boston MA. 1996

Legendary Delta Bluesman "RL. Burnside" and myself at his home in Clarksdale MS 2005

AJ at the Berklee School of Music Studios Boston MA. 1993

Jaming at the Chicago Blues Cafe' Greenwich Village New York City 02/2004

Here's Johnnny Copeland giving the people what they came for....a night fill with a lot of heart and soul Texas Blues 1994

Shemekia Copeland Johnny Copeland's daugther sing out her heart and soul at the Chesapeake Bay Blues 2008

Shemekia Copeland Guitarist Arthur Neilson laying it all out for the Audience at the Chesapeake Bay Blues 2008

 

Here's me with the Legendary Luther "Guitar Jr" Johnston at Chan's 2003

The Mighty Bill Perry & Me at Chan's Woonsocket RI.  right after he lid the stage on fire. 2004

Hanging Out with Guitarist James Solberg after his performance at Chan's downtown Woonsocket RI. 2005

We have on Piano/Hammond B3 Charlie Huntington he also plays with the Blue FO's (Narragansett Cafe') 02/20/10

We're all having a great time Jamming at the Narragansett Cafe' 02/20/10.....See George on the other side of me getting down.

George  Blier at the Narragansett Cafe' doing what comes natural 02/20/10

New to the group, laying down a solid foundation on the Drums we welcome Scott Frost at Narragansett Cafe' 02/20/10

 Ryan Tremblay jamming with the Power of Soul at the Narragansett Cafe' 05/2008 Ryan is regarded as a up and coming dynamic versatile musician who brings a solid positive energy to each musical project that he is involved in. Some of the musicians/bands that Ryan has had the pleasure of performing with include Greg Abate, Shawn Monteiro, Joe Parillo, John Pagano, The Ultrasonic Rock Orchestra, The Hi-Hat Jazz Trio, Brass Attack, and GQ the Lady. Currently, Ryan is twenty years old and he continues to work the New England music scene as a freelance drummer/percussionist while attending Rhode Island College where he majors in Music.

 

Playing for the Breast Cancer Society outside on a beautiful day at the Ice Chest Bar & Grille Fairhaven MA. 10/2008

Ryan Trembley recording with me at Danger Studio Providence RI 10/2008

Taking a little R&R before going back to doing what we love to do at Danger Studio

 Mike Jannell Recording with me at Danger Studio Providence RI. 10/2008

At the controls the Master himself Joe Moody Danger Studio Providence RI. 10.2008

Lay down the tracks at Danger Studio

Lois Greco And my good friend AJ Jackson Jamim at the Steel Horse Portsmith RI. 2003

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