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Gerry Mullaney (Guitar, Vocals) I grew up in Tampa, FL & started
playing guitar when I was about 13, and started playing in bands
when I was 15. In my late teens and through my twenties, I played
throughout the Southeastern U.S. in a variety of rock & Top 40
bands, wearing out three Ford vans in the process. While living in
Atlanta, I played blues with Billy George and the Deep Blue Sea and
was a regular at the late, lamented Blue Raccoon Thursday night
blues jam. Back in Florida again, I play with the Treasure Coast
Blues Alliance core band (we host the monthly jam) & now I'm helping
Category 5 tear it up!
playing guitar when I was about 13, and started playing in bands
when I was 15. In my late teens and through my twenties, I played
throughout the Southeastern U.S. in a variety of rock & Top 40
bands, wearing out three Ford vans in the process. While living in
Atlanta, I played blues with Billy George and the Deep Blue Sea and
was a regular at the late, lamented Blue Raccoon Thursday night
blues jam. Back in Florida again, I play with the Treasure Coast
Blues Alliance core band (we host the monthly jam) & now I'm helping
Category 5 tear it up!
Al(Barracuda Man)Nawrocki, Bass Guitar, Lead/Back up vocal.
Performing Career began in Detroit , Mi. Playing primarily Hitsville
USA (Motown Hits)and R&B hits. I grew up about 10 miles from the
Hitsville Studio's! Worked with a road Band for 2 years by the name of
( Bittersweet)had a Female fronting the Band and worked the Hyatt
Regency circuit, mainly in Canada, Detroit, Georgia, and Alabama.
Moved to PSL, Fl.in August of 1986. Began playing with a local Band
(1989) by the the name ( The Power Gold Band ) fronted by a popular
local radio disc jockey! After a short year or two, i hooked up with a
Band called Manatee Blue. Primarily a Stones cover Band! I kept the
drummer (Walt) then added in this order: Kenny on guitar, Marty Hall
on R&B vocals, Jimmy on key's, John doing all the rock vocals, and
finally added Al on tenor and barry sax! The rest is Treasure Coast
history! Barracuda the longest performing variety Band to date! April
1991 to February 2007! Next project, Category 5 ! R&B / Blues Band
come and check us out!
Performing Career began in Detroit , Mi. Playing primarily Hitsville
USA (Motown Hits)and R&B hits. I grew up about 10 miles from the
Hitsville Studio's! Worked with a road Band for 2 years by the name of
( Bittersweet)had a Female fronting the Band and worked the Hyatt
Regency circuit, mainly in Canada, Detroit, Georgia, and Alabama.
Moved to PSL, Fl.in August of 1986. Began playing with a local Band
(1989) by the the name ( The Power Gold Band ) fronted by a popular
local radio disc jockey! After a short year or two, i hooked up with a
Band called Manatee Blue. Primarily a Stones cover Band! I kept the
drummer (Walt) then added in this order: Kenny on guitar, Marty Hall
on R&B vocals, Jimmy on key's, John doing all the rock vocals, and
finally added Al on tenor and barry sax! The rest is Treasure Coast
history! Barracuda the longest performing variety Band to date! April
1991 to February 2007! Next project, Category 5 ! R&B / Blues Band
come and check us out!
Mike Heneks (Guitar/Vocals) grew up in Philadelphia, PA and began
playing the guitar at age 15. Some of his early influences were
George Thorogood and The Delaware Destroyers, Stevie Ray
Vaughan and The Stray Cats. The Philly music scene of the late
1980’s including Tommy Conwell and The Young Rumblers,
Dynagroove, The Hooters and The Bullets heavily influenced Mike’s
playing style. Mike came down to Sunny South Florida in 1991 for a
one-week vacation and never left. In 2007 Mike finished an eight
year stint with the popular variety band Tom Can't Stop where he
shared the stage with Grand Funk Railroad, Eric Burden, The
Average White Band, and Three Dog Night just to name a few.
playing the guitar at age 15. Some of his early influences were
George Thorogood and The Delaware Destroyers, Stevie Ray
Vaughan and The Stray Cats. The Philly music scene of the late
1980’s including Tommy Conwell and The Young Rumblers,
Dynagroove, The Hooters and The Bullets heavily influenced Mike’s
playing style. Mike came down to Sunny South Florida in 1991 for a
one-week vacation and never left. In 2007 Mike finished an eight
year stint with the popular variety band Tom Can't Stop where he
shared the stage with Grand Funk Railroad, Eric Burden, The
Average White Band, and Three Dog Night just to name a few.
Glen Nelson (Drums) Glen Nelson is the drummer every band
would love to have. Originally from the New England area, Glen is
outstanding in many different genres of music. Be it Blues, Swing,
R&B, Classic Rock, Jazz, Country, or Pop, Glen plays it all with
utmost precision. Glen has a laid back and fun loving attitude that
makes him a must see for all music lovers. His talent and
professional attitude makes him one of the most sought after
drummers in the Treasure Coast area.
would love to have. Originally from the New England area, Glen is
outstanding in many different genres of music. Be it Blues, Swing,
R&B, Classic Rock, Jazz, Country, or Pop, Glen plays it all with
utmost precision. Glen has a laid back and fun loving attitude that
makes him a must see for all music lovers. His talent and
professional attitude makes him one of the most sought after
drummers in the Treasure Coast area.
| SPECIAL GUEST |
| Blues Destiny Records Recording Artist Roy Powers |
Roy Powers began tickling fancies with powerful, if not killer keyboards
through the late 60s and 70s around the Atlanta area. While learning the
Blues and R and B from a host of great Atlanta musicians who worked
the clubs in and around pre-underground Atlanta bars, Roy met a young
singer and entertainer, Thomas Fletcher, known far and wide as TEE.
TEE took Roy and three other wannabes to school in a basement for two
months, every day and half the night, teaching them to play tight.
The incredible experience opened the youngsters up to the great era of
Atlantic/Stax recordings. Earning passing grades from their mentor, the
four found themselves opening at The Pink Pussycat Club, owned by
Ernie Wheelwrights, ex Atlanta Falcon running back. It was arguably the
number one club in Atlanta at that time for all of the black artists traveling
on major labels.
It was here that Roy and friends became know as Greydudes, i.e., white
musicians that played black. Came time to Get the show on the road, the
group struck out on the Chitlin Circuit, playing as the TEE Fletcher
Review. The tour took them to Georgia, Tennessee, the Carolinas and
Virginia, playing in clubs that were previously only available to the black
artists. Even during a period social unrest, Roy experienced a common
thread of appreciation of true blues music that knew no racial
boundaries. For 19 year-old Roy Powers it was a thoughtful thread of
life in the music lane.
Originally inspired by the great Piano Red, Roy migrated to the Miami /
Ft. Lauderdale area and by 1984 had joined the Gatorkicks band. This
country rock group soon found themselves opening for country legends,
George Jones, Reba McIntyre, Ricky Skaggs and others.
Moving north to Ft. Pierce in 1987, Roy chanced to meet the late Gary
Stewart, a talented songwriter and performer who issued the challenge, If
it hurts, Roy, write it. It was in Ft. Pierce that Roy met Cookie Mariano
and the and the soon-to-be Cookie and The Vagrantz players. Roy
became a Vagrant in 1999 and was Cookie's music director for six years
until her death in early 2009.
Those incredible blues players led Roy to the St. Lucie Blues club where
he met Barbara and Richard Love, with whom he ultimately developed a
close working relationship. Then came the sessions at Blues Destiny
Records. It was here that Roy wrote the title song for a new Blues album,
Follow Me To The Blues, featuring Blues great, Peter McGraw. Good
things always seem to give birth to more good things, and VOILA!, a
second album, More McGraw, found Roy on the keyboard?and on a
scratch pad where he scribbled out some words that became the soulful
What Ashame cut on the More McGraw album.
And then came Firing Line. These incredible sessions were hammered
out in the studios of Blues Destiny Records, Firing Line features Roy on
vocals, Richard Love on drums, guitar great Ronnie Sessum and John
Hoorman on bass. And the Keyboard work. Roy Powers, of course.
through the late 60s and 70s around the Atlanta area. While learning the
Blues and R and B from a host of great Atlanta musicians who worked
the clubs in and around pre-underground Atlanta bars, Roy met a young
singer and entertainer, Thomas Fletcher, known far and wide as TEE.
TEE took Roy and three other wannabes to school in a basement for two
months, every day and half the night, teaching them to play tight.
The incredible experience opened the youngsters up to the great era of
Atlantic/Stax recordings. Earning passing grades from their mentor, the
four found themselves opening at The Pink Pussycat Club, owned by
Ernie Wheelwrights, ex Atlanta Falcon running back. It was arguably the
number one club in Atlanta at that time for all of the black artists traveling
on major labels.
It was here that Roy and friends became know as Greydudes, i.e., white
musicians that played black. Came time to Get the show on the road, the
group struck out on the Chitlin Circuit, playing as the TEE Fletcher
Review. The tour took them to Georgia, Tennessee, the Carolinas and
Virginia, playing in clubs that were previously only available to the black
artists. Even during a period social unrest, Roy experienced a common
thread of appreciation of true blues music that knew no racial
boundaries. For 19 year-old Roy Powers it was a thoughtful thread of
life in the music lane.
Originally inspired by the great Piano Red, Roy migrated to the Miami /
Ft. Lauderdale area and by 1984 had joined the Gatorkicks band. This
country rock group soon found themselves opening for country legends,
George Jones, Reba McIntyre, Ricky Skaggs and others.
Moving north to Ft. Pierce in 1987, Roy chanced to meet the late Gary
Stewart, a talented songwriter and performer who issued the challenge, If
it hurts, Roy, write it. It was in Ft. Pierce that Roy met Cookie Mariano
and the and the soon-to-be Cookie and The Vagrantz players. Roy
became a Vagrant in 1999 and was Cookie's music director for six years
until her death in early 2009.
Those incredible blues players led Roy to the St. Lucie Blues club where
he met Barbara and Richard Love, with whom he ultimately developed a
close working relationship. Then came the sessions at Blues Destiny
Records. It was here that Roy wrote the title song for a new Blues album,
Follow Me To The Blues, featuring Blues great, Peter McGraw. Good
things always seem to give birth to more good things, and VOILA!, a
second album, More McGraw, found Roy on the keyboard?and on a
scratch pad where he scribbled out some words that became the soulful
What Ashame cut on the More McGraw album.
And then came Firing Line. These incredible sessions were hammered
out in the studios of Blues Destiny Records, Firing Line features Roy on
vocals, Richard Love on drums, guitar great Ronnie Sessum and John
Hoorman on bass. And the Keyboard work. Roy Powers, of course.
| Visit Roy Powers website at: www.roypowersmusic.com |
| Roy Powers is available to play with Category 5 at a very affordable rate. |
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