Gary 'Guitar' and the Grinders consists of:

Gary Gramolini                Guitar and vocal
Don Culp                         Drums
Jon Samuels                     Bass and vocals
 

 GG & the Grinders play Blues, Classic Rock, Rock & Roll and Swing. You may know of Gary G. as the lead guitarist for John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band ,of 'Eddie and the Cruisers' Movie soundtrack fame (with the top-ten singles 'On the Dark Side' and 'Tender Years', and over three million units in record sales). On Gary's home page you will find examples of his original music available for downloading and purchase .
 
Jon Samuels has been working the SE New England club scene for 25 years, most recently in the rhythm section for Rory and the Blueshounds, as well as with Gregg Hodde and the Blue Miracles and the Dick Wilner Band.

Don "DC" Culp has been playing the drums on the New Englannd scene for 25 yearsand has  the stage with such national artists as: Duke Robillard, Dicky Betts, Train, Shannon Curfman, Susan Tedeski, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Derrick Trucks Band, Chuck Mangione, Aretha Franklin and The Guess Who.
 

Listen to these demo clips of Gary Guitar and the Grinders (inReal Audio MP3 format; MP3 auditioning software required; available at Real.com ).

Something New!!!

I am now offering guitar instruction live, over the internet, via webcam/Skype/iChat. If you are interested and have questions, send me a note to one of the addresses at the bottom of this page.



UPCOMING DATES

Here is the current list of upcoming dates for Gary 'Guitar' Gramolini with the Grinders, John Cafferty & the Beaver Brown Band, The Foreverly Brothers, Black and White, Roger Cerisi and the Red Shoes Band.  Hope to see you there.*

GARY GUITAR AND THE GRINDERS

Sat., 1/30/10    Gilligan’s Island, White Rock Rd., Westerly RI 9-1

Thurs. 2/4/10    007 acoustic duo, 8-11, Post Rd., N. Kingstown, RI
Fri., 2/5/10    the Baha Brothers Sandbar Grille, Taunton, MA                             http://www.bahasandbargrill.com/index.html
Sat., 2/6/10    Benefit for N. Kingstown Animal Shelter, at the Quonsett O’ Club, N. Kingstown RI 8pm. $25.00 Other details at www.nkanimals.petfinder.com
Thurs., 2/18/10    007 acoustic duo, 8-11, Post Rd., N. Kingstown, RI
Sat., 2/20/10    Duffy’s Tavern, Rte. 1, N. Kingstown

Thurs., 3/4/10    007 acoustic duo, 8-11, Post Rd., N. Kingstown, RI
Fri., 3/5/10    the Narragansett Cafe, Jamestown, RI 930-1
Sat. 3/6/10    Oak Hill Tavern, N. Kingstown, RI. 9-1230
Fri.,3/12/10    Duffy’s Tavern, Rte. 1, N. Kingstown
Sat., 3/13/10    Gilligan’s Island, White Rock Rd., Westerly RI 9-1
Thurs., 3/18/10    007 acoustic duo, 8-11, Post Rd., N. Kingstown, RI
Sat., 3/27/10    Duffy’s Tavern, Rte. 1, N. Kingstown

Thurs., 4/1/10    007 acoustic duo, 8-11, Post Rd., N. Kingstown, RI
Fri.,4/2/10        The Ancient Mariner, Mystic CT 9pm.???
Sun., 4/4/10    Narragansett Café, Jamestown RI, Blues & Bloodies Brunch, 1-4pm
Thurs., 4/13/10    007 acoustic duo, 8-11, Post Rd., N. Kingstown, RI
Thurs., 4/15/10    007 acoustic duo, 8-11, Post Rd., N. Kingstown, RI
Sat., 4/17/10    Duffy’s Tavern, Rte. 1, N. Kingstown
Thurs., 4/29/10    007 acoustic duo, 8-11, Post Rd., N. Kingstown, RI
Fri., 4/30/10    Cady’s, Putnam Pike, Chepachet, RI

Fri., 5/7/10    American Lung Association Gala, the Springfield Marriott, Springfield, MA (Private).
Fri.., 5/14/10    Duffy’s Tavern, Rte. 1, N. Kingstown
Thurs., 5/13/10    007 acoustic duo, 8-11, Post Rd., N. Kingstown, RI
Thurs., 5/27/10    007 acoustic duo, 8-11, Post Rd., N. Kingstown, RI

Sat., 7/10/10    Cady’s, Putnam Pike, Chepachet, RI
Fri., 7/23/10    007, Post Rd., N. Kingstown, RI
Fri., 8/13/10    007, Post Rd., N. Kingstown, RI
Fri., 9/24/10    007, Post Rd., N. Kingstown, RI
Fri., 10/22/10    007, Post Rd., N. Kingstown, RI

Check us out at  http://garyguitarandthegrinders.com and  ggandthegrinders@cox.net.

JOHN CAFFERTY AND THE BEAVER BROWN BAND SCHEDULE:

Fri., 2/26/10    The Wolf Den at Mohegan Sun, Ledyard, CT. 7:30 show
Sat., 5/22/10    Silver Reef Casino, Ferndale WA
Sun., 6/27/10    E. Haven CT
Fri., 7/16/10    South County Balloon Festival
Fri., 11/26/10    Little River Casino, Manistee MI

The following dates are for John Cafferty without the Beaver Brown Band

Sat, Feb 20, 2010  TN  MEMPHIS BENEFIT - St Judes Hospital
Wed, Mar 3, 2010   CRBN    ST MAARTENS HEINEKEN REGATTA    JC
Thu, Mar 11, 2010 FL  ORLANDO PRIVATE - RPM   jc/Tunes
Sat, Mar 20, 2010   FL  WESTON  CONCERT SERIES - RPM    jc/Tunes
Sat, Apr 17, 2010   FL  CELEBRATION PRIVATE - Benefit   jc/Tunes
Sat, Jul 10, 2010  CAN ALBERTA PEACE RIVER FESTIVAL - RPM  JC

DATES WITH OTHER BANDS, SINGERS, ETC.:

With Black & White:

Fri., 2/12/10    The Ancient Mariner, Mystic CT 10pm
Fri., 2/19/10    Newport Grand 930pm
Sat., 2/27/10    Nostalgia, Warwick RI
Sun., 3/14/10     Dance2Swing in Leominster Elk's Club from 7:30-10:30?
Fri., 3/19/10    w/ Dave Howard at the Narragansett Café Jamestown, RI 4-9
Sun., 3/21/10    Twin Rivers Casino @ the Lighthouse Bar 2-6pm.
Fri., 4/23/10    Swing City Somerville MA with Dave Howard
Sat., 7/3/10    Sturbridge MA 6-10
Thurs., 8/5/10    Cranston Public Library, 6pm
Sat., 10/9/10    Sturbridge MA 6-10

with THE RED SHOES BAND

Sat., 6/19/10    Wedding, Brimfield MA
Fri., 6/25/10    St. Barnabas’ Festival, Portsmouth, RI, 7pm