Members
- Big Dave - Lead Guitar , Vocals
- Wyatt Slack - Drummer , Percussion
- Mr. Randy Watson - Bass
- Hank Michaels, Jr. (Bubba) - Guitar, Vocals
Influences
Johnny Cash, Blink 182, Sublime, Guns 'n' Roses, Green Day, CCR, Bob Marley, Def Leppard, Jack Daniels
Additional Details
Phone (540) 907-3533
Email booking@southernspecialband.com
Website http:, , www.southernspecialband.com
Press Contact booking@southernspecialband.com
Booking Agent Brookstone Entertainment, University Productions 540-907-3533
About Southern Special Band
Now one of the most notorious college-rock/party/cover bands on the east coast, and featured on Playboy Magazine's "Top Party Schools" college campus tour of 2012, The Southern Special Band has been rewriting the formula for performing live cover songs since 2010. One of only seven such bands in the entire country, the Southern Special creates modern mash-ups and unique "original" versions of classic frat-house party anthems and sing-alongs. No style or genre is off limits; from Bob Marley to Blink 182, from Steppenwolf to Green Day, The SSB is going to give every party-goer something that makes 'em wanna turn up and turn out.
Individual Band Accolades:
Big Dave - Original Lead Guitarist and Vocalist for Ska/punk band Curmudgeon. 8 Studio Albums, Vans Warped Tour, opened for national acts Blink 182, Less Than Jake, Reel Big Fish, The Descendents, The Ernies, Fighting Gravity
Wyatt Slack - Professional studio drummer, original touring drummer for hard rock band, Bullistic. 12 studio albums, Vans Warped Tour, Lollapalooza, Ozzfest, VH1, MTV Spring Break, MTV2, Snoop Dog, Black Eyed Peas, Slash, Buckcherry
Mr. Randy Watson - You guys know him as Joe the policeman from the "What's Goin' Down" episode of "That's My Mama", but he's the original bassist for Jackson Heights, New York's hardcore band, Torn Between. 20 year veteran of the same northeast club scene that gave us Killswitch Engage and Hatebreed. 6 studio albums, Ozzfest, MTV2, Beyonce, Warped Tour, Alicia Keys, Sexual Chocolate
Hank Michaels, Jr. (Bubba) - Hobbit master and Sith lord. Millenium Falcon, Bobba Fett, Middle Earth, Endor
The S.S.B. also recognizes:
Jeff Tench - Tour manager/Webmaster/Bartender
Stew Emenheiser - Stage Manager
W. Cornell Wesley - Head of security
Bruce - Gypsy Dancer and videographer
Brandon Blackburn - booking/video/photo/college street teams
Skinny Pimp - we'll let you know when we figure out what he does exactly
Ben VanderVliet - Audio
Mike Tate - Lead Audio (Southeast)
Kelly Steak - Lead Audio (Central & Northeast)
Jeff Covert/Wally Cleaver's recording studio
Description:
One of the most notorious college-rock/party/cover bands on the east coast, and featured on Playboy Magazine's "Top Party Schools" college campus tour of 2012, The Southern Special Band has been rewriting the formula for performing live cover songs since 2010. One of only seven such bands in the entire country, the Southern Special creates modern mash-ups and unique "original" versions of classic frat-house party anthems and sing-alongs.
Band Interests:
beer, music, lawn darts, hot air balloon rides, long walks on the beach, poetry, unicorns, flowers
Artists We Also Like:
Picasso, Shel Silverstein, Remi Martin, Marcel Marceau, Piedmont Symphony Orchestra, Larry Flynt, Steven Bruce, Rob Ralston, Josh "Skip" Millholland, Aberdeengreen