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THE BIG BOPPERS PERFORM THE GREATEST HITS OF THE 40’s, 50’s, 60,s & The 70’s! They provide a live musical experience that's custom tailored to your event. From an "Acoustic Duo" or "Trio" to a 4 or 5 piece "Full Band". YOUR EVENT IS JUST AS IMPORTANT TO “THE BIG BOPPERS” AS IT IS TO YOU The Big Boppers understand that your event is not about the band - it is about you and your audience. You can put your mind at ease knowing that The Big Boppers will handle your event with the professionalism and attention to detail that you would expect from world class performers. “THE BIG BOPPERS” KNOW THAT RULE #1 IS NEVER STOP THE FUN! The specifics of every event are worked out weeks and even months in advance. From the easy listening cocktail music of Duke Ellington, to the high energy dance music of Chuck Berry, The Big Boppers can handle any musical situation and demographic. THE ABSOLUTE BEST VALUE IN LIVE MUSIC. With The Big Boppers you can have it all. Seamless song transitions, a huge variety of musical styles, genres, and time periods, the op- tion of male & female singers, Disc Jockey style intermissions and some of the most respectful and professional musicians in Chicago. Re-live your past with “THE BIG BOPPERS”, and bring back memo- ries from a simpler time... ”WHEN COOL WAS A HOT-ROD...NOT AN I-POD”

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Page 1: Big Boppers EPK - Bandzooglecontent.bandzoogle.com/users/masonriversband/files/Big-Boppers-EP… · THE BIG BOPPERS PERFORM THE GREATEST HITS OF THE 40’s, 50’s, 60,s & The 70’s!

THE BIG BOPPERS PERFORM THE GREATEST HITS OF THE 40’s, 50’s, 60,s & The 70’s!

They provide a live musical experience that's custom tailored to your event. From an "Acoustic Duo" or "Trio" to a 4 or 5 piece "Full Band".

YOUR EVENT IS JUST AS IMPORTANT TO “THE BIG BOPPERS” AS IT IS TO YOU

The Big Boppers understand that your event is not about the band - it is about you and your audience. You can put your mind at ease knowing that The Big Boppers will handle your event with the professionalism and attention to detail that you would expect from world class performers.

“THE BIG BOPPERS” KNOW THAT RULE #1 IS NEVER STOP THE FUN!

The specifics of every event are worked out weeks and even months in advance. From the easy listening cocktail music of Duke Ellington, to the high energy dance music of Chuck Berry, The Big Boppers can handle any musical situation and demographic.

THE ABSOLUTE BEST VALUE IN LIVE MUSIC. With The Big Boppers you can have it all. Seamless song transitions, a huge variety of musical styles, genres, and time periods, the op-tion of male & female singers, Disc Jockey style intermissions and some of the most respectful and professional musicians in Chicago. Re-live your past with “THE BIG BOPPERS”, and bring back memo-ries from a simpler time...

”WHEN COOL WAS A HOT-ROD...NOT AN I-POD”

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SONGTITLE ARTIST 1) It's Been A Long, Long Time Harry James 2) The Pink Panther Theme Henri Mancini 3) Shadow Of Your Smile Frank Sinatra 4) Killer Joe Oliver Nelson 5) Hello Dolly Louie Armstrong 6) Take The "A" Train Duke Ellington 7) Mr. P.C. John Coltrane 8) The Girl From Ipanema Jobim 9) Wave Jobim 10) Watermelon Man Herbie Hancock 11) As Time Goes By Herman Hupfeld 12) Serenade To A Cuckoo Roland Kirk 13) More Trad. Arrangement 14) Impressions John Coltrane 15) Song For My Father Horace Silver 16) (Somewhere) Over The Rainbow Trad. Arrangement 17) My Favorite Things Richard Rodgers 18) Blue Trane John Coltrane 19) All Blues Miles Davis 20) So What Miles Davis 21) All The Things You Are Rodgers & Hammerstein 22) Misty Errol Garner 23) Once In A While Michael Edward 24) All Of Me Trad. Arrangement 25) Georgia Hoagy Charmichael 26) All Of You Cole Porter 27) Angel Eyes Dennis & Brent 28) Blue Bossa Kenny Durham 29) Autumn Leaves Johnny Mercer 30) Blue Room Rodgers & Hart 31) Canteloupe Island Herbie Hancock 32) Chameleon Herbie Hancock 33) Fly Me To The Moon Frank Sinatra 34) Caravan Duke Ellington 35) Footprints Wayne Shorter 36) Corcovado Jobim 37) I Left My Heart In San Francisco Tony Bennett 38) I Mean You Thelonius Monk 39) Sing, Sing, Sing Benny Goodman 40) In The Mood Joe Garland 41) It Don't Mean A thing Duke Ellington 42) My Foolish Heart Washington & Young 43) My Funny Valentine Rodgers & Hart 44) Night And Day Cole Porter 45) Oleo Sonny Rollins 46) 'Round Midnight Thelonius Monk 47) Satin Doll Duke Ellington 48) Sentimental Journey Trad. Arrangement 49) Take Five Brubeck/Desmond 50) The Days Of Wine And Roses Mangini

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SONGTITLE ARTIST 1.) Rumble Link Wray 2.) Polk Salad Annie Tony Joe White 3) Little Bit Of Soul The Music Explosion 4) Knock On Wood Sam & Dave 5) Hi-Heel Sneakers Elvis Presley 6) Peepin' and Hidin' Elvis Presley 7) Green River CCR 8) Proud Mary CCR 9) Suzie Q CCR 10) Hot Rod Heart John Fogerty 11) Johnny B. Goode Chuck Berry 12) Dizzy Miss Lizzy The Beatles 13) Brown Sugar The Rolling Stones 14) Jumpin' Jack Flash The Rolling Stones 15) Let It Bleed The Rolling Stones 16) It's All Over Now The Rolling Stones 17) Wild Horses The Rolling Stones 18) We're An American Band Grand Funk Railroad 19) Wish You Were Here Pink Floyd 20) Born To Be Wild Steppenwolf 21) Rocky Mountain Way Joe Walsh 22) Tequila Sunrise The Eagles 23) Peaceful Easy Feeling The Eagles 24) Scuttle Buttin' Stevie Ray Vaughn 25) Rude Mood Stevie Ray Vaughn 26) Pride & Joy Stevie Ray Vaughn 27) Mary Had A Little Lamb Stevie Ray Vaughn 28) Pipeline The Chanteys 29) Sleepwalk Santo & Johnny 30) Stand By Me Ben E. King 31) Walk, Don't Run The Ventures 32) Yellow Jacket The Ventures 33) Perfidia The Ventures 34) Honky Tonk The Ventures 35) Out Of Limits The Ventures 36) Wipe Out The Ventures 37) Free Bird Lynryd Skynyrd 38) Gimme' 3 Steps Lynyrd Skynyrd 39) Sweet Home Alabama Lynyrd Skynyrd 40) Simple Man Lynyrd Skynyrd 41) Bring It On Home Sam Cooke 42) Evil Ways Santana 43) Under The Boardwalk The Drifters 44) Rock & Roll Fantasy Bad Company 45) Can't Get Enough Bad Company 46) Can't You See The Marshall Tucker Band 47) Pink Houses John Mellencamp 48) Brown Eyed Girl Van Morrison 49) Wild Nights Van Morrison 50) Moondance Van Morrison

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SONGTITLE ARTIST 51) Takin' Care Of Business Bachman-Turner Overdrive 52) Running Down A Dream Tom Petty 53) Won't Back Down Tom Petty 54) Stuck In The Middle Stealers Wheel 55) The Weight The Band 56) Pink Cadillac Bruce Springsteen 57) Hungry Heart Bruce Springsteen 58) Crossroads Cream 59) Sunshine Of Your Love Cream 60) Before You Accuse Me Eric Clapton 61) Lay Down Sally Eric Clapton 62) After Midnight Eric Clapton 63) This Boy The Beatles 64) Till There Was You The Beatles 65) Purple Haze Jimi Hendrix 66) Hey Joe Jimi Hendrix 67) Heavens Door Bob Dylan 68) Sea Of Love The Honeydrippers 69) Midnight Hour Wilson Pickett 70) Mustang Sally Wilson Pickett 71) Pretty Woman Roy Orbison 72) Rock This Town The Stray Cats 73) Secret Agent Man Johnny Rivers 74) In The Still Of The Night The Five Satins 75) Earth Angel The Penguins 76) The Great Pretender The Platters 77) The Lion Sleeps Tonight The Tokens 78) Apache The Ventures 79) Dust In The Wind Kansas 80) Green Onions Booker T & The MG's 81) Time Is Tight Booker T & The MG's 82) Freeway Jam Jeff Beck 83) Donna Richie Valens 84) Too Hard To Handle The Black Crows 85) Hey Hey, My My Neil Young This is a partial list of the artists and songs covered by The Big Boppers. If you don’t see any specific titles that you’d like to hear, please contact The Big Boppers for more information. In most cases, your requests are already part of their song list or can be added for your event!

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PRIVATE/CORPORATE/COUNTRY CLUB The Swan Hotel Orlando, FL (Disney World) The Chicago Theater Chicago, IL The Fox Theater St. Louis, MO The Aragon Ballroom Chicago, IL The Pabst Theater Milwaukee, WI The Rio Mirage Country Club Palm Strings, CA The Olympia Fields Country Club Olympia Fields, IL The Flossmoor Country Club Flossmoor, IL The The Idlewild Country Club Flossmoor, IL Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI Nicks Fishmarket Rosemont, IL Hyatt Regency Rosemont, IL Hyatt Regency Oakbrook, IL Infant Jesus Of Prague Flossmoor, IL The Goodman Theater Chicago, IL Theater On The Lake Chicago, IL Governors State University University Park, IL Illinois State University Normal, IL The Chicago Blues Festival Chicago, IL Major Daley's Annual Christmas Party Chicago, IL The Drake Hotel Chicago, IL The Hilton Hotel Chicago, IL Second City Theater Chicago, IL The New Lenox Bandshell New Lenox, IL Prairie State College Chicago Heights, IL The Willowbrook Ballroom Willow Springs, IL The Col Ballroom Davenport, IA The Manteno Veterans Home Manteno, IL Chicago Board of Trade & Tourism Chicago, Il Chicago Blackhawks Chicago, Il Chicago White Sox Chicago, Il Barrington Hills CC Barrington, Il Naperville CC Naperville, Il Chicago Speedway Joliet, Il The Field Museum Chicago, Il Westmoreland CC Wilmette, Il Arrowhead Golf Club Wheaton, Il Glen Oaks CC Glen Ellen, Il Arlington Park Racetrack Arlington Heights, Il Hawthorn Racetrack Cicero, Il

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FESTIVAL The Chicago Heights Festival Chicago Heights, IL Homewood Days Homewood, IL The Steger Fireman Festival Steger, IL Milwaukee Summerfest Milwaukee, Wi Taste of Chicago Chicago, Il Plainfield Fest Plainfield, Il Oak Forest Fest Oak Forest, Il Justice Friendship Fest Justice, Il Willow Springs Concerts Willow Springs, Il Hinsdale Rotary Days Hinsdale, Il St. Charles Scarecrow Fest St. Charles, Il Taste of Lombard Lombard, Il Brookfield 4th of July Brookfield, Il LaGrange Park Concerts La Grange, Il Hickory Hills Concerts Hickory Hills, Il Glendale Heights Summerfest Glendale Heights, Il New Lenox Performing Arts Pavillion New Lennox, Il Hodgkins Quarry Days Hodgkins, Il Darien Fest Darien, Il Naperville Last Fling Naperville, Il Downers Grove Heritage Fest Downers Grove, Il Westmont Summerfest Westmont, Il Orland Park Concerts Orland Park, Il Bloomingdale Family Fest Bloomingdale, Il Lemont Fest Lemont, Il NIGHTCLUBS Nicks Fish Market Chicago, Il 115 Bourbon Street Merionette Park, Il Fitzgerald’s Berwyn, Il Walter Payton’s Roundhouse Aurora, Il Cheeseburger in Paradise Downers Grove, Il House of Blues Chicago, Il Sam Maguires Orland Park, Il

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Singer/bassist JOHN FALSTROM has a B.A. in Music from Governors State University in University Park, Il-linois, and he has over 30 years of professional experi-ence. John was awarded The 2005 Ronald Reagan Re-publican Gold Medal by The National Republican Con-gressional Committee (NRCC) for EADG 4. John also a contributing columnist for Mel Bay Publications "Bass Sessions", BassBooks.com and Gibson Guitars. Singer/guitarist FRANK ANASTOS has been profes-sional performer, teacher and session recording artist for the past 40 years. Performing over 300 times a year in and outside Chicago, Frank has proved himself time and time again as a true troubadour of the Leg-endary Chicago Musicians Roundtable. Frank was voted “Top Session Guitarist” in the “Chicago So-Pro Music Awards” 5 years in a row. Singer/keyboardist DEBRA SEITZ has a strong founda-tion in jazz and blues. Debra’s repertoire is inspired from a wide range of musical influences ranging from Etta James to Bonnie Raitt. Debra won the “Chicago Janis Joplin Memorial Singoff” in 2002, and was named “The Best Unsigned Female Vocalist” by the House Of Blues in Chicago. Drummer PATRICK DOODY has a list of credentials a mile long. His music career spans over 2 decades as a highly requested & skilled studio & stage musician/producer for many notable Chicago artists. Patrick spent the decade of1990-2000 touring globally as the drummer for Chicago's very own blues icon, "Lonnie Brooks".

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POPULAR ADDITIONS

Saxophonist GENE THOMPSON has been a staple in the ever growing Chicago-land live music scene for over 20 years now. Gene brings his vast live and re-cording expertise to add his “Smooth Jazz” signature on The Big Boppers unforgettable sound. Pianist/Accordionist CHRIS USSERY is a long time Award Winning Chicago native best known for his television work on “WTTW” and “Biography” to name a few. Chris brings his knowledge of piano and accor-dion to expand the sound of The Big Boppers. The CHICAGO FIRE HORNS add their finesse and power with lead lines, while adding the flash that only a horn section can. The line up includes trumpet, trombone and saxophone and is especially useful for Big Band, Motown & Classic material. Add our FULL SERVICE DJ to your event. Enhance your cocktail hour, dinner & after party with an unlimited selection of music from any genre & time period. We offer various options to accommodate any size event. Ask about multiple discounts when you add our DJ to any size existing package.

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“The Big Boppers are one of a kind. Their setlist is a virtual stroll through memory lane. Drawing from the greatest hits of the past century, The Big Boppers rekindle memories that last a lifetime. With both male and female lead singers they can cover the widest possible range of music. The Big Boppers also offer solo, duo & trio performances, along with multiple acoustic style formats. The Big Boppers are a perfect choice for corporate, private, festival, club shows and conduct themselves with the highest levels of pro-fessionalism”

BOOKINGS: The Green Team World Of Music Office: 708-671-9947 Fax: 708-671-9948 Web: www.TheGreenTeamWorldofMusic.com [email protected]