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 Resos recently completed our 3rd cd entitled “More Juice”. Co-produced and mixed by Roomful of Blues bandleader/guitarist extraordinaire Chris Vachon,the cd contains 12 songs written by BigRed, ranging from R&R Americana to blues, ballads, and an instrumental which prompted the title “More Juice”. 2010 promises to be an interesting and creative year and we thank you all for your kindness and support!
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