3rd Degree Blues Band Manell
Irvine , CA
  • About
  • A Southern California Blues and R&B band. Been performing for over 23 years. Our main purpose is to keep the blues flame alive! 3rd Degree can play soul, jazz and rock & roll if you want it! We wanna fill up the dance floor. The tradition of the blues is one of the most vital links to almost every form of modern popular music being performed today . Historically the blues is no doubt the most powerful music in America. It gets little or no airplay on radio or T.V. formats, but is still is being played in every bar, juke, nightclub, casino, and arena or festival and the funny thing about it, this is all over the world . So the blues journey continues from Africa to America to England to Japan to Baghdad it's the story of life! Contact: Harrison Manell/Booking (949) 786-7000  
  • Genre(s)
    R&B/Soul blues
  • Venues
    bars restaurant corporate events Music Venues Concert Halls
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Biography
   Aaron "BigHands" Chapman bandleader, guitarist and vocalist, cut his teeth early on the South Side of Chicago which was and is a hotbed for "amplified blues".  Growing up in Cabrini Green and the Robert Taylor homes two of the toughest housing projects was his first lesson of the Blues. Drawing influences from Pops Staples, Lefty Dizz, Albert King, Buddy Guy, Walter Scott , Billy Flynn , Vance Kelly , Bob Stroger , Lurrie Bell and Curtis Mayfield to name a few . The historical Maxwell Street was a weekend experience sometimes with my dad and brother that was full of musical treats. Befriended by the late great Godfather of the Blues Junior Wells was an honor!Billy Pulliam bass player and vocals. Billy does a great job of holding down the bottom, playing bass lines as they are meant to be played, following the original bass parts to give our blues cover tunes their original feel and sound. Billy has shared the stage with Dick Dale and many others. He also writes his own tunes and is just a good all-around friend and musician. Mr. Jeff Fish on drums is both a professional percussion teacher as well as a performing drummer for the band. His range of musical interest spans from classical, blues, funk, rock, R&B, you name it, he plays it. Fun, reliable, and easy to get along with Jeff is our guy on drums. Harrison "Hatch" Manell grew up with the piano in the house, Hatch fooled around with the keys until he learned some basic chords. Through high school and beyond, he played in several local blues - rock groups at local clubs. His musical influences include Brian Auger, Savoy Brown, Santana, Clapton , Keith Emerson , and the Jazz Crusaders to name a few .
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