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John Paul Keith and The 1, 4, 5's with City Champs
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Saturday Jul 4, 2009 9:00 PM
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- All Ages Show -
THIS SHOW IS BEING RECORDED FOR A FUTURE LIVE REALEASE! SO COME MAKE YOURSELF HEARD!
The City Champs | 9:00 PM
 Of the three musicians who make up this swingin’ group, their collected accomplishments read as a veritable “who’s who” in the business, and although none of them is quick to brag, they’ve certainly earned the right to. BB King, Albert King, Charlie Wood, Rufus Thomas, Billy Gibson, William Bell, Kenny Wayne Sheperd and Alex Chilton are just a few names these young men have backed up over the years. Organist Al Gamble has a shy, quiet way about him—but you wouldn’t know it, listening to him tear into his Hammond each night. He’s simply ferocious. Having spent five years touring the U.S. fronting his own group, the Gamble Brothers, and countless years as a Beale St. regular, Al is a seasoned pro. Joe Restivo, guitarist and composer, holds a BFA in jazz studies from the New School in New York City, and is a captivating soloist. Seven of the ten tunes on their debut album were penned by Joe and give a nod to Stax, Blue Note, and Muscle Shoals, while maintaining a fresh, modern sound of their own. Drummer George Sluppick has over thirty recording credits to his name and like Al, also cut his teeth as a youngster on Beale. He recently returned to Memphis, after fifteen years of living in and touring every corner of America. Back in his hometown, he quickly connected with these two gentlemen, and his exciting and emotional style of drumming blends perfectly, and speaks volumes of a life spent “on the road.” The City Champs is the name of this funky, instrumental outfit—but the name of the game is SOUL
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John Paul Keith | 9:00 PM
 FINALLY! Some good music coming out of Memphis for the first time ever!
Hot off the presses, JOHN PAUL KEITH & THE ONE FOUR FIVES have just finished their debut LP, SPILLS AND THRILLS, for spring 2009 release on Big Legal Mess Records - an imprint of the legendary Fat Possum label of Oxford, Miss.
The band took great pains to make sure it sounds as good as possible on a format nobody listens to anymore. In fact, they spent almost as much time making the record as they did making their Myspace page.
Just who the hell are these people? Well, John Paul Keith is a native of Knoxville, TN, who has moved around a lot and played in a lot of bands (The V-Roys, The Nevers, Ryan Adams' Pink Hearts, Stateside, Harlan T. Bobo, Jack Oblivian, and Jim Dickinson's garage rock project, Snake Eyes).
Keith moved to Memphis a couple years ago and hooked up with Alvin Youngblood Hart's former rhythm section, bassist M. EDGAR STUART and drummer JOHN ARGROVES. Not content to embarrass just themselves, they soon recruited guitarist/producer/recording engineer KEVIN CUBBINS, along with pedal steel player JOHN WHITTEMORE (Jack Oblivian & The Tennessee Tearjerkers), and organist/piano man AL GAMBLE.
Like all new bands, the guys struggled at first to come up with a good name. Eventually, they gave up.
Eschewing the normal route of opening for more established bands, the One Four Fives generated a buzz around Memphis by doing bills on their own. With multiple sets of Keith's originals mixed in with dusty cover tunes, these all-night rambles have earned the band quite a reputation in the dives around Midtown. Despite that, their audience just keeps growing.
Availabe NOW for all public events and private functions (weddings, bar mitzvahs, funerals, etc) - you can count on JOHN PAUL KEITH & THE ONE FOUR FIVES for all your favorite numbers!
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