Every Monday night - The 5 O'clock Club w/ Al Fuller Blues jam 9pm - 1am
Every Wednesday night Mattisons Downtown 7pm - 11 w/ Bain Beakley & Friends, Mark Serio & Friends, and AJ & the Automatics
Burt Engelsman - Moved to Macon Georgia at 21 and was a founding member of a band called the Underground Railroad that consisted of Bobby Womack's horn section along with drummer John Morgan and guitar player Robert Coleman from James Brown's band. Managed by Zelma Redding (Otis Redding's widow) they toured as the back up band for Percy Sledge, Clarence Carter, Candi Staton, and King Floyd. Lived in Atlanta on and off between 1977 & 82 playing in an R&B band called Cool Breeze & a jazz fusion / R&B band called Tall Dogs. Moved back to Sarasota and toured with the Gregg Allman Band from 82 to 83. Then played locally with Eclipse 83 - 86, the Instigators 86 - 89, Twinkle mid 90's (was in her music video "Can't Get Love With Money" which aired on VH1 and MTV) and several other R&B bands.
Over the years Burt had opportunities to play with James Brown, Freddie King, Percy Sledge, Clarence Carter, Candi Staton, King Floyd. Gregg Allman, Dickey Betts, John Lee Hooker, Mitch Ryder (and the Detroit Wheels), Elvin Bishop, Pinetop Perkins, Archie Bell (and the Drells), Chad Smith (drummer with Red Hot Chili Peppers), Chris Layton & Reese Wynans (drummer & keyboard player with Stevie Ray Vaughan) Neil Larsen, Buzzy Feiten and other name R&B players.
Every Wednesday night Mattisons Downtown 7pm - 11 w/ Bain Beakley & Friends, Mark Serio & Friends, and AJ & the Automatics
Burt Engelsman - Moved to Macon Georgia at 21 and was a founding member of a band called the Underground Railroad that consisted of Bobby Womack's horn section along with drummer John Morgan and guitar player Robert Coleman from James Brown's band. Managed by Zelma Redding (Otis Redding's widow) they toured as the back up band for Percy Sledge, Clarence Carter, Candi Staton, and King Floyd. Lived in Atlanta on and off between 1977 & 82 playing in an R&B band called Cool Breeze & a jazz fusion / R&B band called Tall Dogs. Moved back to Sarasota and toured with the Gregg Allman Band from 82 to 83. Then played locally with Eclipse 83 - 86, the Instigators 86 - 89, Twinkle mid 90's (was in her music video "Can't Get Love With Money" which aired on VH1 and MTV) and several other R&B bands.
Over the years Burt had opportunities to play with James Brown, Freddie King, Percy Sledge, Clarence Carter, Candi Staton, King Floyd. Gregg Allman, Dickey Betts, John Lee Hooker, Mitch Ryder (and the Detroit Wheels), Elvin Bishop, Pinetop Perkins, Archie Bell (and the Drells), Chad Smith (drummer with Red Hot Chili Peppers), Chris Layton & Reese Wynans (drummer & keyboard player with Stevie Ray Vaughan) Neil Larsen, Buzzy Feiten and other name R&B players.
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Irish Rover Pub
Sarasota |
March 11, 2010
7:00 - 10:00 $5.00 cover |
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Irish Rover Pub
Sarasota |
March 4, 2010
7-10 pm $5.00 cover |