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Jon "Blind Dog" Cooley -- has been a fixture in the Fort Worth, Texas music
scene for over 15 years now. His rowdy brand of blues and rock and roll have
provided the soundtrack to many memorable nights in the bars and honky tonks
of North Texas.
Blind Dog Cooley has opened shows for greats like Bo Diddley, Sonny
Landreth, and Neal McCoy. He was one of the host artists in 2001 at the very first
Jamaica Rock 'n' Blues Jams and this year will mark the fifth time he has
participated in the event. Jon just absolutely loves the opportunity to take
live rock and blues music to the Caribbean. He is also thrilled to have the
opportunity to share the experience with other musicians that come along and
join the jam.
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Blind Dog Cooley
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Robert Luedtke ("Bob Luke") - was born in Chicago, lived
for several years in Philadelphia, then got to Texas as soon as he could. He studied
at the Roy Knapp Drum School in Chicago, the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana
and the Chicago Conservatory of Music. He has played drums with a variety of bands,
including Vaqueros Rock group, Rock Crusaders Rock group, Phantoms Rock group, the
Luke's Legions Jazz group and the African Drum Ensemble for dance classes at the
University City Arts League in Philadelphia. In addition, he's played with Bona
Fide Blues, the Hank Hankshaw Band, Bind Dog Cooley Blues Band, Porter and the
Blues Gorrillas, the Robert Ealy Band, the Big Jim Wells Blues Band, Latin City
Jazz, Black Dog Tavern Jazz All Stars, Bob Luke Jazz Trio, the New World Orchestra
and is a Percussion Accompanist for Dance Classes at Texas Christian University
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| Bob's major influences are Picasso, Miles Davis, Frank Zappa
and Jesus Christ, while his musical influences include Bill Evans, Chopin, Keith
Jarrett, Aretha Franklin, Robin Ford, Wagner, John Coltrane, Dave Brubeck, Paul
Desmond, Modern Jazz Quartet, John Scofield, Oscar Peterson, Charles Ives, Ray
Brown, Maceo Parker, Carlos Santana, Buddy Guy. His favorite drummers are
"Philly" Joe Jones, Louie Bellson, Joe Morello, Dennis Chambers, Steve Smith,
Tony Williams, Mongo Santamaria, Ed Thigpen and Drummers from Africa. |
 Aram Doroff - has been playing
bass for over 33 years. In that time, hHe's covered all styles of music and has
been performed all over the world. Starting at age 13, Aram honed his craft and
has been making a living from music for many years. Versatility and the ability
to adapt to most any musical situation has kept Aram busy. From road gigs to the
1996 Presidential inagurals, he has seen played them all. In 1992, he was off
to Spain where he played bass for the Alabama's blues club. In 1995, he
moved to Memphis to play with some of the greats from that area, and in 2002,
moved to the Dallas-Ft.Worth area. He continues to be in demand as a bassist
who can cover it all.
Aram has played with and or recorded with the legendary
Stax Horns, country music's Lacey J. Dalton, Big Bill Morganfield(Muddy Water's
son), Billy Earl McClelland, Monty McClinton (Delbert McClinton's son), Heart
of Dixie blues compilation album, and many others. He has also held positions
in studios as the house bassist as well as marketing for Mojo Blues record
label. Also worth noting was the Roland Co. Virtual Studio's compilation
1 album which Aram provided bass for.
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| Lynne Condon - is the
goddess / founder of the Jamaica Rock 'n' Blues Jam. She came up with this idea after visiting
blues clubs around the Dallas / Fort Worth area. Already a great fan of the Hedonism resorts, she
decided that incorporating music along with a Jamaica vacation was the best way to enjoy both! She
got in contact with Joseph Smith, then the General Manager at Hedo 2, told him her idea, and got him
to agree to let us entertain the guests at the resort. The rest is history! |
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