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Show Dynatones Return to Cowboy N - - ' i CI 7 - ' v i ll J - - ji I " J 1-5--. ' 1 v ; The Dynatones play their dancing music at the Cowboy Bar this Thursday through Saturday nights. ' We wanna play the kind of music that makes people dance, sweat and drink I" exclaims Big Walter Shuf-felsworth, Shuf-felsworth, bandleader and drummer, about the Dynatones Dyna-tones brand of contemporary contempor-ary "rock and soul" that draws heavily? from the roots of rhythm and blues. Though the Dynatones built a stong reputation with several successful years of accompanying veteran blues-man blues-man Charlie Musselwhite, Wlater claims the band wanted "to put a rock beat to it - stay funky, but get more contemporary." The current Dynatones repertoire incorporates incor-porates the '60' soul styles popularized by Wilson Pickett. Pick-ett. Otis Redding and Eddie Floyd while maintaining a ; current rock delivery. Charlie Owen (lead vocal, turmpet). Born in Birmingham, Birming-ham, Alabama, and raised in Washington D.C., Charlie , has been on the soul patrol since the early 1960s. Throughout his youth, Charlie Char-lie frequented DCs Howard Theatre, where he got the basis of his musical education. educa-tion. Having witnessed some of the greatest soul talent of the era, Charlie proceeded to sculpt a style that endeared the deliveries of his major influences -Jackie Wilson, Gene Chandler Chand-ler and Marvin Gaye. Big Walter Shuffelsworth (drums, vocals). Bandleader , and the man with the big funky beat and former Linn County Band drummer, Walter Wal-ter has put in thousands of miles on the road with Elvin Bishop, Joe Turner, Big Walter Horton, the Mary Wells Motown Review and Lowell Fulson. Walter, a musician of "great magnitude," magni-tude," suffers from a per- manent glandular condition Rick Welter (guitar, vocals). Originally from New York, Rick linked up with the Dynatones by way of Chicago where his exciting guitar style fired the band of Homesick James - and later JohnLee Hooker and Luther Tucker. "Rick was a wizard on the Fender," remarked one reviewer following a recent Dynatones show. Jay Peterson (bass, vocals). Jay, the bass heartbeat of the band, heightens the visual entertainment of the Dynatones show with his verve for fancy clothes and precisioned dance steps. Originally from Oakland, Jay spent several years in . Chicago backing Otis Rush and Junior Wells. "that can only be relieved by frequent pit stops at burrito and barbeque joints. Jerry McKinney (saxa-phone). (saxa-phone). Jerry, a Memphis native, may be a newcomer to the group, but his extensive experience proves he's a thorough professional with over 15 years of touring and studio work. His list of credentials is nearly endless, but Jerry has performed with over a dozen established entertainers, from Jerry Lee Lewis and Brenda Lee to Jackie Wilson, Eddie Flovcf and Elvin Bishop. A musician in his own class, Jerry plays a horn o' plenty on stage. Tom Giblin (keyborad, vocals). vo-cals). Former Linn County member, Tom is a seasoned musician whose experience includes work with blues luminaries Albert Collins, Luther Allison and Koko Taylor. Tom is a real showman with a flair for thrilling the crowd with his antics on organ. i |