SANTANA / JOURNEY Founding Member GREGG ROLIE To Play Biloxi Crawfish Festival
April 12, 2010, 14 years ago
Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame inductee GREGG ROLIE, best known for his vocals and keyboard work with legendary music groups SANTANA and JOURNEY, will be performing with his band at the Biloxi Crawfish Festival on Sunday, April 18th at 5 PM (CST).
The festival is being held at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum, (2350 Beach Blvd, Biloxi, MS, 39531). The Gregg Rolie Band will be performing electrifying versions of several Santana classics such as 'Evil Ways', 'Black Magic Woman', 'Soul Sacrifice', 'Jingo' and 'No One To Depend On' as well as tracks from Rolie's previous effort, Roots, and new songs.
The Gregg Rolie Band consists of Adrian Areas (son of original Santana percussionist Jose Chepito Areas) on timbales, drummer Ron Wikso (who was also in THE STORM), Kurt Griffey on guitars, internationally acclaimed bassist, Chapman Stick artist and Santana alumni Alphonso Johnson and former JEAN LUC PONTY keyboardist Wally Minko.
“The band are great, because we all really enjoy each other and I think the sound reflects the fun we are having," Gregg recently told Voices of Latin Rock. "We subtitle the band; 'Santana- the way you remember it.' ”Most recently Gregg Rolie has caused a flurry of excitement amongst the music press with the release of his latest CD Rain Dance. This live CD captures Gregg and his all-star band performing at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in 2007. The music press and fans alike have been raving about the new CD and have even compared Rolie's band to that of the original Santana group, in which Rolie was a founding member.
"The reviews have been great," says Gregg. "The band and I are anxious to get out on the road and play as many cities as possible in 2010, 2011, 2012 and so on..."The Gregg Rolie Band will be playing several dates throught the summer. Gregg Rolie's Rain Dance CD is available through CD Baby. For more information visit this location.
