BigRed and the Resonators is led by singer/songwriter Chris
Boyd, a multinstrumentalist who has been playing music since
1963,and was raised by pro musicians in New Jersey and Westerly,R.I.
Boyd worked on the road for many years from Colorado to Vermont,was
a member of Atlantic recording artists Ted Bird and Whazoo in
the 80’s,earned a classical music degree,and formed the
Resonators in 1998.
John Grillo plays drums and percussion and is a hugely talented
guy from West Kingston,R.I,who has been part of the RI club
circuit since the late 70’s. Jeff Ceasrine is a multinstrumentalist
originally from Brewster,N.Y. who plays piano,organ, bass and
vocals in the band and also plays guitar and drums!…He
is a veteran of the NY club circuit.
Together,the Resonators cover a lot of musical ground,from early
60’s R&R influences,to Motown,R&B,blues,country
and funk. Boyd writes in a variety of styles due to the influence
AM radio had on him as a kid growing up in Jersey/R.I. in the
60’s….It isn’t unusual for the Resonators
to go from swinging the blues to a heartfelt ballad and then
onto a rocking slide guitar/organ tinged slice of Americana….We
like diversity and it’s all part of our musical vocabulary
.
The band recently completed our 2nd CD
entitled “Move On”,13 original compositions and
a remake of Alan Jackson’s Midnight in Montgomery. We’re
very excited about it…2007 has been a terrific year
for the band and the response to our new music has been overwhelming. …2008 is going to be very exciting…….Thank
you all for your friendship and support .
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