Greg Serrato - Live At The Coach House is the latest release from this blues rock guitarist. This cd is already being hailed as one the best live guitar cds ever. The reviews are coming in and they are stellar folks. The sound quality is excellent and the performance is top notch. This cd features Alan Cater on Drums and Phil Fistori on Bass. The cd contains 14 songs and promises to be everything you would hope for in a guitar oriented cd. Check out Greg's version of All Along The Watch Tower, the super dual with guest guitarist Robb Howell on Voodoo Child (Slight Return) and Greg's monster finger work on his very own Holy Smokes. Special guest appearances by guitarists Anthony Villaran and Robb Howell add power to the performance.
Greg Serrato, referred by some as "The Tornado", is a Native American (Apache) high-powered blues guitarist, vocalist and songwriter who takes command of the stage with his ferocious fret work and hard driving sounds. Hailing from southern California, he is regarded by www.Bluesrockers.ws as one of the most talented blues-rock guitarists in the world today. He has become a force to be reckoned with and has generated a strong fan base in and around the United States. Serrato has recorded nine CDs to date. Three of which were nationally distributed by the Navarre Corporation.
When asked to describe his style of blues, he states, "I would say it is Southwestern Blues." A mixture of stinging southern California Fender guitar, A bit of Apache Indian, the hot rays of the Sun beating down on a rattle snake crawling across the desert sand and seasoned with the fire of a New Mexico Chili Pepper. Add that to his early influences like Freddie King, Alvin Lee, and Jimi Hendrix, and the result is some serious blues with a kick!
Greg began playing the guitar at the age of five and by the age of eleven was performing in his first band. Since then, he has shared Blues Festival and Concert/Club stages with such notables as Double Trouble, Ray Charles, Jeff Healey, Albert Collins, Rod Piazza, Colin James, Savoy Brown, Sonny Rhodes, Gregg Allman, Leon Russell, Anson Funderburg, Pinetop Perkins, Johnnie Johnson, Rik Emmett, Lowell Fulson, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Tommy Castro, Elvin Bishop, John Mayall, Duke Robillard, El Chicano, The Premiers, Etta James, Jimmie Vaughan, Keb Mo, Robin Trower, Levon Helm, Wishbone Ash and many more.
His third CD on J-Bird Records "Like A Tornado," (featuring Phil Fistori on bass & Alan Cater on drums) was nominated for Best Blues Recording by the Native American Music Awards. Venues and Festivals Serrato has performed & headlined include; The Grand Ol' Opry in Nashville, TN., The Chicago Blues Festival, The Long Beach Blues Festival, BB King's Blues Clubs, The House Of Blues, BluesFest International in Ontario Canada, The King Biscuit Blues Festival in Helena Arkansas, The Pikes Peak Blues Festival in Colorado Springs, CO., The Julian Blues Bash in San Diego California, The Modesto State Theater in California, The Coach House in San Juan Capistrano, CA. , Bottom Of The Hill in San Francisco, The Monterey Strawberry Festival, The Rosebowl in Pasadena, CA., Bourbon Street Blues in Nashville, TN., The Inland Empire BluesFest in Riverside, CA., The Pomona Blues Festival in Pomona, CA., The Native American Blues Festival in San Jacinto, CA., and The Modesto Blues Festival in Modesto, CA. to name a few.....
Greg's music is also featured on six Klopf Productions Films. These are internationally distributed surf films. His music has been heard on KCAL9; a Los Angeles based Television News Station. Greg also appeared on the "Cooking With Lenny" blues cooking television show in 1996. Greg recently won the Ravenhawk Productions "Silver Arrow Award" for outstanding achievement in Music by a Native American.
Greg received National radio attention with Child Of The Blues, Holy Smokes and Like A Tornado as well as in Croatia, Germany, Japan, Italy, Greece, The Netherlands, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, England, France, Australia, New Zealand, Spain, and other parts of the world.
With Phil Fistori and Alan Cater bringing on the power in the rhythm section, the band supplies a big sound.
As one New York reviewer wrote, "People we have got to get this guy to town to see if he's for real!"
We guarantee Serrato is as real and talented as they come!
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