ABOUT THE MUSICIANS

Big Joe Pleasure

Vocals

 

AKA King Pleasure Blues shouter, singer, swinger, saxophonoist, showman and side splitter. Founder member of The Biscuit Boys back in 1986

Gary Barber

Drums

 

Full time Biscuit Boy since 2007. Formerly with The Swing Commanders and Tipitina

Matt Foundling

Piano & M.D.

 

Full time Biscuit Boy since 2006.  Also writes and produce his own music for TV, film, radio. Formerly with Otis Grand and The Musgraves

Bullmoose K. Shirley

Guitar

Fellow founding member of The Biscuit Boys in 1986. Also plays with The Broken Hearts

Shark Von Schtoop

Double Bass

Full time Biscuit Boy since 2000.

Also session player and producer with EMI. Formerly with The Foundations and Jimmy James and The Vagabonds

Boysey Battrum

Tenor & Alto Sax

Full time Biscuit Boy since 2000.  Also plays with Roy Wood's Rock n Roll Band and Tony Christie. Formerly with The Foundations

Paul Corry

Tenor Sax

Biscuit Boy regular, plays with Roy Wood's Rock n Roll Band and Duane Eddy's British  saxophonist of choice. 

Beebe Aldridge

Tenor & Baritone Sax

Biscuit Boy regular, plays with Climax Blues Band

Bruce Adams

Trumpet

Plays with The Scottish Radio Big Band, The BBC Big Band and has a long running partnership with saxophonist Alan Barnes. Regular winner of a British Jazz Award

Bryan Corbett

Trumpet

Plays with his own quartet, Us3 and Tony Christie and is also a regular guest with Funk de Nite

Adrian Gibson

Trumpet

Appeared on King Pleasure & the Biscuit Boys album 'Hey Puerto Rico'

Jim Hughes

Chromatic Harmonica

Ricky Cool

Harmonica

Professor of harmonica at the Royal College of Music

Phil Bond

Accordion

        Birmingham legend                   with his own band The In Crowd.     Formerly with The Icebergs,    

The Big Town Playboys and    

The Hoola Boola Boys

Charlie Grima

Percussion

Plays with The Dylan Project together with Steve Gibbons.

Formerly with Del Shannon

Leslie Marie Turner

Violin

Danny McCormack

Hammond B3 Organ

Former long time Biscuit Boy, now plays with Roy Wood and Peter Grant

 

 

Formerly with Roy Wood's Wizard

 

Big Boy Bloater

Guitar

 Formerly with The Musgraves

The Glamophones

Vocals

The West Midlands leading vocal harmony group and retro girl band

 

 King of British Swamp Blues