Dagmar and The Seductones |
Last update: 06 Jul 2008 08:45 PM
Location: AMERICA NORTH: USA:Virginia (VA)
Signed up: 01/27/07 18:39:15
Members:
Sounds like: Rock'n'Roll/Roots Rock
Influenced by: Rockabilly, Blues, R&B
Web site: http://www.theseductones.com
Biography
Dagmar's dynamic presence and sultry soaring style have delighted audiences in honky tonks and historic hotels, barn dances and ballrooms. She has been featured on live radio and in concert. She toured Europe and Africa, entertaining the troops at U.S. Navy bases. She formed Dagmar and The Seductones in December 2001 and they've been rock'n'rollin' audiences ever since. Little Bitta Love is her first release on TYM Records. Look forward to hearing her featured on the Seductones second CD, due for release February 2007!
Bob Newscaster - Guitar
Bob Swenson, aka 'Newscaster', has been playing guitar professionally since he was thirteen. He was a classical guitar student at Sophocles Papas' Guitar Shop and studied at American University under John McGregor, a student of Andres Segovia. He backed up many great performers including Bo Diddley, The Clovers, Jack Scott, Robert Gordon, Narvel Felts, Tex Rubinowitz and others. He toured France in 1981 along with Sonny Fisher and Gene Summers. His work can be found on Ripsaw Records, Bluelight Records, Raucous Records, No Club Records, and Hungry For Music Records. Newscaster plays rhythm and lead with Dagmar and The Seductones and is featured on Little Bitta Love. Look forward to hearing Newscaster on the second Seductones CD, due for release February 2007!
Bryan Smith - Upright and Electric Bass
Bryan's bass sound first gained international exposure in the mid-Seventies when he recorded and toured in the U.S. and Canada as a member of The Star Spangled Washboard Band. He worked with Bob Newscaster in the Tennessee Rockets, appearing on Ripsaw Records, backing many rockabilly stars. He also performed with the U.S. Navy Band and worked with some of the best country and bluegrass musicians in the world. He plays both upright and electric bass on Little Bitta Love. Look forward to hearing Bryan on the second Seductones CD, due for release February 2007!
George Sheppard - Drums
Since 2005, world renowned drummer George Sheppard has performed with Dagmar and The Seductones. George Sheppard is a a protege of Henry Adler and Louis Bellson, and has toured and recorded with greats ranging from jazz icon Dizzy Gillespie to the rock group The Talking Heads, from Grammy nominated guitarist Eric Johnson to Handy Award winners the Smokin' Joe Kubek Band with B'nois King. Look forward to hearing George on the second Seductones CD, due for release February 2007!
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