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Big Al and the Heavyweights
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Big Al & the Heavyweights Band Bio Big Al & the Heavyweights featuring Big Al,Harmonica Red, James Bass,Dean Galatas. All you have to know about these guys is the fanatical following of "Gumbo Heads" that numbers in the thousands. They drive hundreds of miles to get a serving of Big Al and the Heavyweights musical gumbo. You see, Big Al and the Heavyweights is an unconventional original music band that hails from New Orleans, LA. Why Big Al himself is from The Big Easy. That is where he grew up, surrounded by the sounds of New Orleans music - Jazz, Blues, Zydeco, Cajun, Rock, and Swamp Pop. It is these influences that make Heavyweight music so accessible and fun. Big Al and the Heavyweights will be on the road 200+ days this year, and it is this regimen of hard touring for the last six years that has made them one of the most well known, original bands in any musical format. The membership of Big Al and the Heavyweights starts with Big Al himself from New Orleans on drums and vocals, James Bass from Baton Rouge on lead guitar \vocals, Dean "The Bass Machine" Galatas from Bayou Liberty on bass and Harmonica Red also from Baton Rouge on harmonica\vocals. Born and raised in New Orleans, LA, Al is a real New Orleanian, going to Mardi Gras after Mardi Gras, seeing the sights of Mardi Gras through the eyes of a child. That same wonderment and jubilation comes through Heavyweight music - the music that helps people forget about the news du jour. None other than head Blues Brot
