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Skinny Molly 19.10.07 The Boom Boom Club,Sutton,Surrey
Mike Estes-Lead guitar, Lead vocals
Mike was in the band, Helen Highwater (named by Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Allen Collins). While in high school, Mike became friends with the guys in the Rossington Collins Band (founded by Skynyrd plane crash survivors) who had decided to do the Lynyrd Skynyrd Tribute Tour in 1987, bringing Helen Highwater on to open some shows for them. In 1992 Mike began going on the road with Skynyrd to write songs for an upcoming album, and signed a publishing deal with Skynyrd guitarist Ed King's company I Can't Read Music. He had been writing for six months when he was asked to join the band as guitarist. Mike spent the next three years touring, writing and recording with his favorite band, appearing on the '94 Capricorn release "Endangered Species" 1995's live recording, "Southern Knights" and the "100 Minutes with Lynyrd Skynyrd" video. After moving to Tennessee in 1995, Mike co wrote a song with Johnny VanZant and Gary Rossington for Sony Music's "Hotter Than Asphalt" CD called "White Knuckle Ride" that broke the Billboard charts. In 2006 the song was used in a CMT original movie called "True Grit: The Junior Johnson Story" as well as in the video game released in conjunction with the Disney/Pixar movie "Cars" also released in 2006.
Kurt Pietro-Drums
Kurt started playing drums at a young age at his parent's house, playing along with records that featured his favorite drummers, including Jakson Spires of Blackfoot, Tommy Aldridge, and Tommy Lee of Motley Crue. Kurt had spent six years in the proverbial woodshed when a friend of his neighbors overheard him practicing and asked him if he would like to join a band. Kurt accepted, and spent a few years playing clubs and casinos with the band Crystal, as well as doing studio work around the Marquette, Michigan area. Kurt attended Northern Michigan University where he majored in broadcasting and music. This led Kurt to a gig working in Omni Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, where he met Mike Estes. Mike was in need of someone to overdub a drum part. Kurt mentioned that he played drums. He knocked out the part and joined Skinny Molly.
Chris Walker-guitar, backing vocals
Chris was born and raised and resides in England. He had his first contact with a guitar that belonged to his dad, who was also a guitarist. When young,Chris was classically trained on violin , so this was a natural inclination. "Played well, classical music can reduce a man to tears, but it can't rearrange internal organs like a cranked up electric guitar" is the Walker mantra. He prefers being untrained on guitar to being fully trained on the violin, and was influenced by blues and southern rockers Stevie Ray Vaughn, Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, and Ed King. He has been playing for twenty five years and has been in bands that opened for Saxon, Blur, Mothers Finest, Richard Chapman, Carlos Santana. Chris also builds and modifies his own guitar amplifiers.
Luke Bradshaw-bass
Luke was born in Peoria, Illinois and raised in northern Arkansas. He had a love for music at an early age, but it wasn't until he turned 15 that he found his love for the bass. Luke was primarily influenced by Leon Wilkeson of Lynyrd Skynyrd and Allen Woody of Gov't Mule and the Allman Brothers, but has spent a lot of career playing with country and bluegrass legends. He has now found a home for his aggressive, floor stomping style with Skinny Molly. Luke has played with a variety of Artists including American Idol's Bo Bice, Grand Ole Opry Star George Hamilton IV and Al Perkins (from Emmylou Harris's band). He has played upright and electric bass with bluegrass artists Bobby Hicks (Bill Monroe), Paul Brewster (Ricky Skaggs) and was a member of the legendary Jesse McReynolds and the Virginia Boys, with whom he performed on the Grand Ole Opry dozens of times. Bradshaw has played all over the United States including the Ryman Auditorium, the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame, USO shows in Alaska, and world famous Nashville venues The Ernest Tubb Record Shop, and B.B. King's. "Not very often are you fortunate enough to play with your heroes", Bradshaw says, "but to play in Skinny Molly with Mike Estes is a great honor for me. I have been a big fan of his work and it's truly exciting to share the stage with him and do something I enjoy so much."
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PETE FEENSTRA TALKS TO PAUL JONES 02.04.09by PRAK141,566 views
Real nice bloke. Was chatting to him at Butlins outside having a smoke
jumpthegunblues 2 years ago
Seen them on the weekend at "the Patriot" Crumlin S.Wales Really good band Great Night!
mixerman01 2 years ago
great dude, great band, totally on the button. If you want the real music from the deep South and if you want to know how it really was in the early 70's and above all if you want to listen to what it sounds like now in 2009 with some great self penned songs, check out Skinny Molly!
Rockblueser 2 years ago