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DOWNLOADS:
Bio in PDF format:
SMG.pdf
Band photo:
Sonny Moorman Group
Sonny solo photo:
Sonny
MP3 files:
Telegraph Road MP3
Up to My Neck in
the Blues MP3
Drowning on Dry Land
MP3
Sonny's Blues MP3
"Appearing" poster in PDF
format (You can print this out as needed for use in your club when SMG
appears):
Appearing.pdf
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INSTRUMENTATIONSonny Moorman - guitar & vocals
Marc Hoffman - bass
Dave Fair - drums & vocals |
BIOGRAPHY |
MOST RECENTLY -- SONNY MOORMAN TAKES
SECOND PLACE AT THE 2007 INTERNATIONAL BLUES CHALLENGE (SOLO/DUO) IN
MEMPHIS!!!
ALSO, THE SONNY MOORMAN GROUP WINS THE 2006 CINCINNATI ENTERTAINMENT
AWARD FOR BLUES.
The Sonny Moorman Group is a Cincinnati, Ohio-based Blues/Rock band
in the classic "power trio" format, consisting of Sonny Moorman -
guitar & vocals, Marc Hoffman - bass, and Dave Fair- drums & vocals.
Sonny and the band are nine-time winners of CAMMY awards (Cincinnati
Area Music awards sponsored by the Cincinnati Enquirer
newspaper). The band was formed in 1994 and was signed to its first
recording deal by 706 Records/Sun Studio at the 1994 Crossroads in
Memphis. Since then the band has played 300 nights a year and has
performed at regional festivals and clubs and toured the US with
Easyriders Magazine, performing at all their events.
Sonny Moorman won the 2006 Cincinnati Blues Challenge in the
single/duo catagory. The Sonny Moorman Group was nominated by
CityBeat Magazine for the 2005 Cincinnati Entertainment Awards in
the Blues category and for Album of the Year for their latest
release "Crossroads Motel."
The Sonny Moorman Group also won the 2005 Cincinnati Blues
Challenge, and the Cincy Blues Society sponsored their CD,
"Crossroads Motel," as the "Best Self-Produced CD" in the 2006
International Blues Challenge.
The Sonny Moorman Group was a winner in the Budweiser True Music
Search 2004 and 2005, and was picked as a Super Six finalist in the
97Xposure 2003 Music Competition.
The Sonny Moorman Group is managed by William Perkins for Republic
Artists Management. William Perkins was long-time tour manager of
The Allman Brothers Band and co-personal manager of their 20th
anniversary reunion. He was also directly involved for many years in
the personal management of Gregg Allman, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Tinsley
Ellis, and others through his association with Strike Force
Management.
NEW! Please check out a video of our show at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWfNvi-mZds
Please contact:
William Perkins
Republic Artists Management
2919 Audubon Drive
Macon, GA 31204-1129
ph.. (478) 475-9909
fax (478) 476- 8236
RepublicArtists@webtv.net
Sonny Moorman Group
2550 Service Lane
Hamilton, OH 45011
ph. (513) 544-6912
Cmoormanjr@aol.com
www.sonnymoorman.com
Please visit our website The Sonny Moorman Group (www.sonnymoorman.com)
for further info.
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DISCOGRAPHY |
| The Sonny Moorman Group's current
release is the criticallly acclaimed "Crossroads Motel" on Atlas
Records. This follows three previous releases on Atlas -- "By
Request", "By Request 2", and "Sonny's Blues" -- which also received
national airplay and strong regional sales. Sonny has two prior
releases on Sun Studio/706 Records --"Telegraph Road" and "L*I*V*E"
which received nationwide airplay and positive critical response. |
PRESS QUOTES
"[Moorman
and his band] take the blues ethos, plant it in the garden of their own
experience, and let it grow into something which is natural, unforced,
blues-drenched, and rocks like crazy." -- Bill Shute, BLUES-L
"Moorman plays guitar
with precision, conviction, and a natural flow. The...songs [on
Telegraph Road] are chock full of sinewy lyrics and hooks that sink
deep." -- Tom Clarke, Hittin' the Note magazine
"Power Blues is an apt
description for a trio that treads the territory laid out by ZZ Top,
Stevie Ray Vaughan, and the Allman Brothers. Watch out for these guys."
-- BLUES ACCESS magazine
"[Moorman] can blister
through metal blues, get raunchy with heavy slide, cry like an Atlanta
Brave after the World Series, and be delicate and precise..." -- Buz
Morrison, GUITAR magazine
"The premier local
blues-rock guitarist" -- Rick Bird, The
Cincinnati Post
"Sonny
Moorman...pounding, high-volume blues/rock that opens the throttle..."
-- LIVING BLUES magazine
"Moorman's blazing
guitar work is awe-inspiring, full of an overabundance of feeling,
talent, and ingenuity." -- Mike Breen, Cincinnati CityBeat
magazine
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