THE PLAYERS
MARYLU KINLAW***GUITAR, FLUTE, VOCALS
"Growing
up in West Virginia I was exposed to music of all kinds. When my dad put me up
on the table to sing "Don't Roll Those Bloodshot Eyes At Me!" at 2 yrs old it
must have been the defining moment." MaryLu sang and traveled in bands from age
14 on. In Charleston WV there was a good music scene, and in 1965 her first real
band was a 5- piece, all girl British music band called The Paperdolls. In '67
she started singing with a 10-piece R&B/soul band called The Trolls, also
making guest appearances with The Esquires, and in '68 she went on the road
with a 7-piece psychadelic/rock'n roll band called The Seven Seas, traveling
the east coast from Boston to Miami. "I just barely made it back to get my high
school diploma." After graduation in 1969 she moved to NC and worked with a few
different acts, the most notable of which was The Okaysions, a 6-piece beach
music band whose song "I'm A Girl Watcher" became a #1 hit in 3 countries. "We
worked the Carolinas, Virginia and Georgia, opening for many acts at festivals
and clubs. It was a blast!" In '72 MaryLu got the opportunity to tour with a
Christian contemporary band that was originally formed on the west coast during
the Jesus movement. Consisting of seven pieces, The Bridge made 3 albums of
original music and traveled for almost 12 years in nearly every state in the
U.S., as well as seven other countries. "It was a great experience, one that
changed my life and outlook on the world and the music business." During that
time she also worked with a studio in Greensboro, NC writing and recording radio
jingles (working in the studio, recording and producing, is still one of her
favorite things to do). In '93 she auditioned for a country music band. "In my
whole career up to that time I had NOT done country music even though my father
had told me over and over - "There's gold in them hills!" - I was not about to
get into country music. Now I am sure my dad is laughing at me from somewhere in
another realm for waiting so long to find what country music has to offer. I
love it! In the process of joining Timberwolf, a 5-7 piece rockin' country
band, I also met the man to whom I am now married and we have had 14 years
playing music together. In 1998 we worked for 6 months on Carnival Cruise Lines
bringing country music to the high seas, then in 2000 started working as a
variety duo under the name Sundown. We worked summers in Myrtle Beach, SC and
winters on the gulf coast of FL. At present our duo act is still going strong,
and I am thrilled to report that this summer ('07) I am involved in a new
venture with my husband Alex Kinlaw and 4 other wonderfully talented guys called Yesterdayze. We are bringing back the '60's music from the Woodstock era,
including all the wonderful R&B, Soul, Rock, British Invasion, and so many other
great genres that made the '60's so great. This has been one of the most
enjoyable music ventures I have had the pleasure of being involved with and from
here the story continues........"
ALEX KINLAW***KEYBOARDS, VOCALS
Alex comes to
the band from the musical kaleidoscope of the Carolinas. With an accomplished
pianist for a mom, he began "playing" as soon as he could reach the keys, but
trumpet soon became his instrument of choice. Singing was his first love,
however, and as a teenager he toured the Southeast with a Southern Gospel
Quartet called The Lordsmen, sharing the stage with famous groups like The Oak
Ridge Boys, The Thrasher Brothers, The Florida Boys and The Inspirations. He
continued with trumpet, playing in various bands and ensembles until
musicianship collided with athletics, and a bad-hop ground ball to the mouth
redirected him to the piano once again. In 1988 Alex founded Timberwolf, a
six-piece smokin' top-40 country band in Greensboro, NC that still performs
today, most recently having opened for such artists as Keith Urban, Kenny Chesney and Montgomery Gentry (check out Timberwolf at
www.timberwolfsundownprod.com). It was through Timberwolf that he met MaryLu,
when she auditioned as a female vocalist for the band in 1993. "I remember
saying to the drummer, 'Man, I hope she can sing'..." The rest is history, as they
say, and they've been together ever since. They own and operate Sundown
Productions, which promotes and manages several acts, including Timberwolf, their variety
band Sundown and their own individual performances as solo artists. Working
extensively in the Myrtle Beach, SC market, where he spent (or mis-spent) a
great many of his formative years, has given Alex the opportunity to meet, work
with, and appreciate the top notch talents that flourish there. Practically any
and every kind of music can be found there in season, with an emphasis on the
"beach music groove" that gave birth to "the Shag," and Timberwolf and Sundown
have been fortunate enough to work with great performers like Chubby Checker,
Bill Pinkney and The Drifters, The Tams, Maurice Williams and The Zodiacs, The
Embers, The Fantastic Shakers and Percy Sledge. After working a stint for
Carnival Cruise Lines, Alex and MaryLu relocated full-time to SW Florida,
although they still maintain a home in North Myrtle Beach. Yesterdayze is the
newest project for the Kinlaws, and Alex is ecstatic about the cast and
material, so much so that he and bassist Marty Bednar have formed Flipside
Entertainment to manage and promote this "60's Experience." He says, "I love
this music like no other...it changed the world, at least for me. It's still
playing everywhere today- commercials, radio, etc. But no bands that I'm aware
of are committed to the music of that decade like Yesterdayze; embracing the
sheer volume of that material and doing it justice is a great challenge and a
great joy! I can't think of a better group of friends and fellow troubadours to
take this journey with...come join us!"
MARTY BEDNAR***BASS, VOCALS
“I
live for the groove. Women, friends, hobbies & jobs all come and go but I live
for the groove and it’s never let me down. There’s no better feeling in the
world than to have your band firing on all cylinders, knee deep in groove and
300 people on the dance floor with clothes drenched in sweat”. Marty Bednar, the
bands' bassist, first saw a jazz trio playing at a wedding when he was 6 years
old and was never the same. Chasing the groove has been his passion ever since.
His first band was The Chaparrals in 1963 and he played guitar. Average age in
the band was 9 & 1/2 but they did covers like Gloria, 96 Tears, and faves by
Dino, Desi & Billy. In high school he sang in every choral group available and
began playing bass. After entering the real world in 1973 he began playing bass
in local bands but eventually entered the music program at Manatee Junior
College on scholarship. Attending classes by day and playing swing and jazz
standards at night with the youthful 5 piece band Skyline, Marty learned the
ropes of booking bands, finding the most compatible players and constantly
improving repertoire and presentation. Forming the band Chazz in 1976, he
traveled the US with top notch players performing a mix of contemporary jazz and
R&B Dance favorites. Romance and marriage brought Marty back to Sarasota, where
he co-founded The Fabulous Hurricanes with rippin’ blues guitarist Matt
Greenwood, Mr. Fabulous himself, Dwight Meyers and drummer Gary Chapel. The
Hurricanes rocked Sarasota as one its favorite bands in the 80’s with packed
houses every performance. The Hurricanes opened shows for national acts such as
Meatloaf, Mitch Ryder, Humble Pie and the band was career launching pad and
springboard to fame for local hero Twinkle. Marty has since worked with other
area artists like Sarasota Slim, Stacey Knights and great groove bands like The
Reason, The Dave Martin Band, Jazzology, Tropiculture and many others. He’s also
shared the stage with many famous musicians including Dickey Betts, Gregg Allman,
Warren Haynes, Jimmy Fadden, Rock Bottom, Craven Moorehead and Hugh Jorgan.
Steel Pan is another obsession for Marty and he has been playing the instrument
for 10 years. In 1996 Marty formed and still operates New Deal Entertainment and
provided the area with a full service agency with a talent pool of over 800
entertainers of all kinds from band and DJ to ethnic performers, circus acts,
comedians, magicians, shows and reviews. He has secured national acts like Pam
Tillis, Atlanta Rhythm Section and Pure Prairie League for his clients and has
created, managed and operated events like Greenfest 94, The Selby Gardens
Orchids Ball as well as many promotional events and fundraisers in the area. He
and Alex have recently formed Flipside Entertainment to promote and manage
Yesterdayze...the buzz about this band is growing like wildfire! Marty wished to
thank Amy Bednar, Wayne Stafford, Steve Simpson, Jan VanWart, Sam Coble, Dave
Mankes, Rob Cain and Amanda Contendwith for their never ending support of his
Groove Odyssey!
HOWLIN'
BOB FIEBERTS***LEAD GUITAR, VOCALS
Howlin’
Bob grew up in the Chicago area and studied Chicago blues and 60’s guitar heroes
like Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Carlos Santana. He went on the
road when he was 20 and played just about all of the bars east of the
Mississippi and half the bars west of the Mississippi . While playing in the
South, he was turned on to Memphis Soul, Southern Rock, and guitar players
like Duane Allman, Dickey Betts, and Roy Buchanan. Later on, he found the
rhythms of New Orleans . Today all these influences make the unique musical
gumbo that defines Bob’s guitar style. Bob was on the road with the Coasters,
and jammed with Stevie Ray Vaughan’s band, Double Trouble, Greg Allman and
Dickey Betts. The Howlin’ Bob Band most recently opened a show for the Marshall
Tucker Band and The Georgia Satellites. Bob has made his home in Sarasota
, Florida , where he has been a fixture in the local music scene. He's had the
long running "Howlin' Bob's Blues Jam" at the Five O’clock Club. His band has
been the Wednesday night house band at what was the only blues bar in Sarasota ,
the Classic Wax, for more than 2 years. Bob recently released his first
CD, "Turn Up the Guitar!", that includes 10 original songs influenced by Bob’s
love of Blues, Southern Rock, a touch of 60’s psychedelics, and the music of New
Orleans. Bob brings those influences to the great group of musicians that make
up Yesterdayze.
JOHNNY MOORE***DRUMS
"Growing up
in Chapman, Kansas, a small farming community, was no hindrance to my musical
evolution - both my parents were music educators. I studied drums with my
father, who was an excellent player and teacher." An eclectic selection of music
around the house kept Johnny's ears open. "I remember with equal clarity hearing
'The Stroll' on American Bandstand and having my Dad walk in the house with the
new Miles Davis album 'Round Midnight." Johnny never stopped listening to
current pop music, but primarily played jazz until 1970, when he moved to
Lawrence, Kansas to join Colonel Austin's Caviling Circus, a rock band that
morphed into a jazz-rock group with the instrumentation of guitar, bass, drums,
tenor sax and cello. A bit later, he joined Paul Gray and the Gaslight Gang, a
Dixieland/Swing band and worked with them off and on for 14 years, taking time
off to work with rock bands such as Together, The American Dream Band and The
Bill Lynch Band. "I also played with the Nairobi Trio (there were 4 of us) whose
repertoire covered everything from B.B. King to Ornette Coleman." During the
early 80's, the Gaslight Gang got involved with an extensive tour schedule which
took them from coast to coast, over 2500 concerts in 2 years. "We played grade
schools, high schools, colleges, rest homes, jazz festivals, hard to believe,
but we did it!" Along with that, he was the house drummer at Paul Gray's Jazz
Place and the Jazzhaus in Lawrence and backed up jazz luminaries such as Bob
Brookmeyer, Jay McShann, Clark Terry, Herb Ellis, Al Cohn, Jerry Hahn, Cat
Anderson, Lockjaw Davis, Henry Cuesta, Red Rodney and Barney Kessel. "I also
supported Steve Allen in a benefit concert and did a performance art piece, No
Man's Land, with dancer Marsha Paludan. In 1982, I was in the backup band for a
show at the Dunes Hotel in Las Vegas featuring The Four Freshmen and the
Platters. In addition to everything else, I worked with guitarist John Lomas and
bassist Pete Wyman in a Jimi Hendrix project, involving lots of rehearsal
culminating in 2 concerts at the Jazzhaus." In 1984, he and his family moved to
Sarasota, Florida, where he has been active with many local artists, such as The
Jack Brokensha Quartet, The Mike Markaverich Trio and The Michael Royal Trio. "I
was very fortunate to work for many years with a great musician who has now
passed on, John LaPorta, and I have been blessed with many wonderful playing
experiences through the auspices of the Sarasota Jazz Club." In the late 80's,
he played with the Midnight Pass Band, a superlative top 40 group. "It had been
years since I had played rock, and I was thrilled to get the offer to join
Yesterdayze. I am honored to be working with such personable and professional
players. We are working hard, but having fun and we want all we play for to have
as much fun as we do!"
MIKE CARDEN***PERCUSSION, VOCALS
Mike
comes to Florida from Michigan, where he studied percussion at Morehead State
University and Michigan State University. After spending several years on the
road with one of the Midwest's premiere rock bands, Innervision, which opened
for many national touring acts, Mike returned to his true love, the study of
percussion. He served as principal percussionist for West Shore Community
College, and was the instructor, arranger, composer and director of the
percussion section and ensemble. He was also principal timpanist for the West
Shore Symphony for years, and performed throughout Michigan with various concert
bands. Since his move to Florida Mike has worked with various artists in the
Sarasota area, and continues to study the art of percussion performance. Working
with Yesterdayze has allowed Mike to bring together all of his experience and
knowledge of the percussion world. His take on the new band: "I am very excited
to be working with such a talented and energetic group of musicians. Anyone who
grew up with or just loves the music of the 60's will love this band!" The
feeling is mutual, Mike!
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