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The Mike Eldred Trio
12+ albums
bluesrockabillyRock and Rollamericanar&b
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Jerry Angel - Drums, Percussion Hometown: Los Angeles, CA. Jerry got his first professional job playing the drums at age 10. He was playing with Leon Russell at age 21. The list of people that Jerry has played with is mind-boggling! Everyone from Carole King to Brian Setzer, and Dwight Yoakam, and Divinyls, and The Dickies, the list goes on and on! It was while he was playing with the Blasters that he met Mike Eldred. As top blues circuit players around L.A., Angel Eldred, and Bazz were always ending up getting the same call to back up some harmonica player or singer. The three always had a great time playing together, and as a result of that formula jelling so well, the trio found themselves playing together more often than not, but usually backing somebody else, not as a real band. It was Angel who suggested that Eldred start his own band. It was also Angel who procured the band’s first studio recording time. Jerry remains the anchor for the trio, holding down the backbeat and the "keeper of soul" both live and in the studio. John Bazz - Bass Hometown: Downey, CA. John Bazz is one of the founders of the Blasters whose impact on roots music and the L.A. punk/new wave scene is legendary. The Blasters were one of a handful of bands that has carried the torch of blues and rockabilly onto another generation. Bazz' approach to the bass is unwavering and relentless. He doesn’t just "play" the notes; he literally pulls them out kicking and screaming. John's basses ar
