BLUES CORE / NEO-60's

The year is 1965, the place smoky, crowded underground music clubs somewhere, everywhere in the basements of London. Crazed British art students have gone mad for old American blues. Fueled by weed, speed and a distaste for prepackaged bubble-gum pop music, they pound it out on sweaty stages while fanatics shout, dance, and gyrate into the desperate hours of the night. Their blues music is pushed, amped, warped and exploded into a new extreme that has one foot in the historic Delta blues and one foot in the future. For many, music peaked then and there. The Roosters United pick up that brilliant sintering moment and deliver it in all its blazing glory right now to your eager, itchy heart and soul...

Drums - Tim Connelly was born on the Southside of Chicago and soon left the local bar band circuit to be part of the burgeoning punk rock scene in New York City. He has toured with many groups and artists including John Cale (Velvet Underground), Richard Hell and the Voidoids, Robert Stoddard Band (LA Guns) and recorded with Todd Rundgren and Doug Howard. In LA, Tim's drumming propelled Red River, a three piece Texas Blues band.

Lead Vocals - Graham Daddy has been a successful singer, songwriter and instrumentalist for many years. His intensity and passion has to be seen to be truly experienced, and he remains a staunch champion of the music he loves. He was a founding member of seminal LA power pop band Daddy Maxfield, whose 'Punk Rock Christmas' has become a worldwide cult favorite. He has been lead singer of a number of successful bands, including the Premiers and now The Roosters United.

Bass - Richard d'Andrea (aka Raw Terra) is a bassist, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist most known for being a member of The Motels (in the historic Radio Free Hollywood lineup), The Know and Factor Four. He has also performed or recorded with Joan Jett, Michael Des Barres, The Halibuts, The Insect Surfers, The Furys, The Textones, The Little Girls, Greg Best, Bob Beland, Carl Byron and Joao Erbetta...

Guitar - Jeff Jourard picked up the guitar at the age of 9, and started his first band at 15. Raised in Gainesville Florida, he has spent most of his life in Los Angeles and played with Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers and formed The Motels with singer Martha Davis. Other artists he has recorded or performed with range from Peter Noone ("Herman Hermit") to blues legend George "Harmonica" Smith. A year spent in London during the height of the Mod scene left an indelible impression that reverberates through The Roosters United sound and style.

Keyboards - Bruce Mann was born near London and started playing music before the age of seven. He began as classical trumpet player and was working in professional orchestras by the time he was fifteen. He has played Hammond organ, piano and bass in more bands than he can remember - blues bands have included Blues Bullet and Blues House, and he has rocked with Wounded Party, Runnin' Late and Soul Patch Ltd. In 2012 Bruce became one of the Hammond Organ Company's sponsored artists and he's proud to play one of their amazing new Hammond organs with The Roosters United.