Rock,
Blues, R&B and Soul

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 Wilmer 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 ).
It's
Your Thing
Shake
Your Hips
Big
Leg Woman
In
The
Night Time
L-O-V-E-in'
UPCOMING DATES
GARY GUITAR AND THE GRINDERS
Sun., 7/26/09 the Narragansett Cafe, Jamestown, RI 4:30-8:30pm
Fri., 7/31/09 The Ancient Mariner, W. Main St, Mystic, CT 9-12pm
Sat., 8/1/09 the Narragansett Cafe, Jamestown, RI 930-1
Sun., 8/2/09 The Ocean Mist, Matunuck, RI 3-6pm
Sun., 8/22/09 Duffy’s, Rte. 1, N. Kingstown RI 5:30-9:30
Fri., 8/28/09 The Red Rock, Rte. 1, N. Kingstown, RI
Sun., 8/29/09 Duffy’s, Rte. 1, N. Kingstown RI 5:30-9:30
Fri., 9/4/09 The Ancient Mariner, W. Main St, Mystic, CT 9-12pm
Mon., 9/7/09 The Ocean Mist, Matunuck, RI 3-6pm
Fri., 9/25/09 The Half Moon, Coventry, RI solo/duo
Sun., 8/22/09 Duffy’s Tavern, (outdoors on the patio) Rte. 1, N. Kingstown 5:30- 9:30
Sun., 8/29/09 Duffy’s Tavern, (outdoors on the patio) Rte. 1, N. Kingstown 5:30- 9:30
Fri., 10/2/09 Oak Hill Tavern, unplugged, solo/duo
Sat., 10/17/09 CC O’Brien’s, Pawcatuck, CT 10-2
Fri., 11/13/09 The Ancient Mariner, W. Main St, Mystic, CT 9-12pm
Fri., 12/4/09 Oak Hill Tavern, unplugged, duo
Sat., 12/12/09 CC O’Brien’s, Pawcatuck, CT 10-2
JOHN CAFFERTY AND THE BEAVER BROWN BAND SCHEDULE:
Sat., 7/11/09 WEMINDJI FESTIVAL - MAWABOU GARDENS Quebec CAN
Fri., 7/17/09 South County Balloon Festival, URI Athletic Field, Kingston, RI
Fri., 7/24/09 Haverhill, NH BBB
Sat., 8/8/09 The Stone Poney, Asbury Park, NJ
Sat 8/15/09 Milford CT Oyster Festival
Sun., 8/16/09 Make A Wish Benefit, Warwick, RI
Sun., 9/6/09 The Ocean Mist, Matunuck, RI 9:30 showtime
Sat., 9/12/09 Andover MA City Festival (ten); showtime TBA
Thurs., 10/1/09 DeKalb County Fair, Auburn, IN
THE FOREVERLY BROTHERS
Sun, 9/13/09 The Lighthouse Bar at Twin River Casino, 2-6pm
DATES WITH OTHER BANDS, SINGERS, ETC.:
With Black & White:
Sat., 7/18/09 Green Hill CC, S. Kingsttown, RI
Sat., 7/25/09 Chelo’s Waterfront, Warwick RI 7pm
Fri., 8/14/09 Voodoo Grille, Mystic CT.
Sat., 9/12/09 Tasca Ford event, Feat. Dave Howard Cranston, RI 11am-2pm
Fri., 10/9/09 Green Leaf Cafe, Hebron, CT B&W
WITH ROGER CERISI, et. al.
Fri., 8/7/09 The Half Moon, Coventry, RI
WITH THE RED SHOES BAND
Tues. 7/14/09 Newport RI Concert Series 6pm
Also, see my page on
Myspace @ http://www.myspace.com/garyguitargramolini
Email me at garyguitarandthegrinders@cox.net, gjgram@cox.net
Thanks for visiting!