Miss Jill Sharpe - Vocals/Guitar
Eric Brassfield - Lead Guitar/Vocals
Mark St John - Bass/vocals
Jean Pierre - Drumset
Influences
Rosie Flores, Candye Kane, Peggy Lee, Johnny Cash, The Blasters, X, Joan Baez, Fear, T-Bone Walker, Jimmy Reed, Walter Trout, Madonna, Robert Lucas, Deborah Harry, Maerose Greenwood, Big Mama Thorton, SIster Rosetta Tharpe, Patsy Cline, Memphis Minnie, Lita FOrd, The Runaways, Fanny, Pat Benetar, Lucy, Mae West, Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, Rick Holmstrom, Dick Dale, Kid Ramos, My Dad, Gene Kruppa, Stan West, The Ramones, Brian Ferry, The Plasmatics, Junior Watson, Freddie King, Kim KC Allison, Leslie Baker, The Pretenders, Teddy Mogan, all bands original -all bands swing
Sounds Like
***** "PET MY KITTY" - The CD of Course! Jill Sharpe has Written All Songs, Played All Guitars and Self Produced, as well as, Arranged All Instrumentation and Vocalization on this Little Classic of American Music completely on her own. Featuring T-Bird Pianist FREDDIE KAPLAN (who has also played with Muddy Waters, T-Bone Walker, Howlin Wolf, Bonnie Raitt, etc, etc) has made this already phenomenal CD one the most under rated peices of music of our time! BE SURE TO READ THE FOLLOWING REVIEW FOR ANOTHER OPINION......
CD REVIEW: One of the many benefits of living in Southern California is the abundance of Blues artists that reside here. With our fabulous weather and many nightclubs, it gives them the opportunity to obtain steady work while they are not on the road. Etta James, The Mighty Flyers, Walter Trout and Kid Ramos are just a few of the contemporary Blues stars that call Southern Cal their home. Miss Jill Sharpe definitely falls into this category, and her new CD, Pet My Kitty, is proof of her status in this highly competitive arena. She’s been at this for most of her young life, and it is obvious that she’s done her homework. Pet My Kitty can be described as a fun recording. The songs are all original, written entirely by Miss Sharpe, with the exception of the lyrics on I Wish You Knew, written by Michael Malone. Miss SHarpe plays all the guitars on this one... Fred Kaplan accompanies her on piano, Scott Lambert on upright bass, Smiley Long on 6 string bass and Eric Starr on drums. Of the thirteen tracks on this recording, one of my favorites is Drunk On Love, a rocking number in the classic Texas roadhouse tradition, but flavored with a little West Coast Swing... I Got My Eye On You, begins with girlish chatter, then dives into a smooth blues boogie that swings with its suggestive lyrics and steady rhythm guitar. She blends her aggressive lead guitar with her solid rhythm like a seasoned veteran. Red Hot Mama is another example of Jill combining Texas Blues with a little swing. (I love to drag out my 64-octave chromonica and play along with this one!) Jill’s vocal really shines and the piano solo again adds some happy boogie to the clean guitar riffs. I don’t have the space to review every song on this CD, but I promise you that, if you enjoy Blues that makes you want to get up and shake what the good Lord gave ya, you can’t go wrong with this CD. Be sure to catch Jill Sharpe and her band and have some fun. Don’t forget to pick up her CD while you’re havin’ a ball and be sure to tell her Benny sent you.
Jill has Played With:
2000 Lbs of Blues, Brody Buster, Dick Deluxe, Duncan Isenhower (Podunk), Jeff Ross (Rank n’ File, Candye Kane, Rosie Flores, Bellamy bros), Joe Houston, Joe Sample, John “Juke” Logan, Kirk Fletcher, Queen Voodoo, Walter Trout, White Boy James, William Clarke, Laurie Morvan, Shari Pourto, etc.
Jill has Opened For:
BB King, Bearnie Pearl, Blind Boys of Alabama, Buddy Guy, Carl Verheyn (Supertramp), Floyd Dixon, Jeff Healey Band, Jimmy Vaughn, Lavelle White, Luther Allison, Rhythm Lords, Rosie Flores, Roy Gaines,
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