Brad Vickers & His Vestapolitans: A feel-good mix of Blues, Rags, and Great American Roots ’n’ Roll!

Guitarist/songwriter Brad Vickers learned on the job playing, recording, and touring with America’s blues and roots masters: Pinetop Perkins, Jimmy Rogers, Hubert Sumlin, Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry, Odetta, Sleepy LaBeef, and Rosco Gordon—to name only a few. Brad cut his teeth backing up these elder statesmen. He had the good fortune to play on Pinetop Perkins’ Grammy-nominated discs, “Born in the Delta” (Telarc), and “Ladies’ Man” (MC Records), and ‘Pinetop Perkins & Jimmy Rogers, Genuine Blues Legends’ (Elrob) is up for a 2017 Blues Music Award. Now his own group, The Vestapolitans, offers a good-time, crowd-pleasing mix of Blues and great American Roots 'n' Roll. The band played at this year’s Bucks County Blues Picnic, Pennsylvania Blues Festival, Easton, PA Garlic Festival, and will play at the Thouars, France Blues Festival this spring. Their 5 great CDs have met with terrific reviews (Downbeat gives them ****½ stars), “Best Of” lists, and radio play. But Most important, audiences love them!

Brad comes from the Pine Barrens of Long Island’s rural East End. He is the scion of a musical family from another Pine Barrens, those of Chintoteague, Virginia, where his grandfather played lap steel and drums.

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Band Members
Brad Vickers: guitar, vocals
Margey Peters: bass, vocals, fiddle
Jim Davis: clarinet, saxophone
Bill Rankin: drums
Special guests Bobby Radcliff, gtr; Arne Englund, piano, gtr; Dave Gross, bass, gtr; Matt Cowan, saxes; V.D. King, gtr, percus, Barry Harrison, drums.

Hometown New York

Record Label ManHatTone

About BOOKING: Vestapolitans@aol.com SCHEDULE/NEWS: MySpace - Brad Vickers & His Vestapolitans BRAD VICKERS toured, played, recorded w. many of America’s blues & roots masters. His group, The Vestapolitans, have 3 great CDs!

Description Our 3rd CD “Traveling Fool” will be released in May!

Biography BRAD VICKERS played, toured, & recorded w. America’s blues masters. His group offers a good-time mix of blues, skiffle, ragtime and more great American Roots ‘n’ Roll! A new CD, “Traveling Fool,” (2011) joins “Le Blues Hot,” (2008), and “Stuck With The Blues,” (2010). Brad’s music has earned critical acclaim and great radio play. Keep up with the schedule and news at MySpace!

Current Location New York

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Band Interests Blues, Ragtime, Skiffle, Jump, Americana…and More! Original music that reflect the classics we love and cover, including Tampa Red, Jimmy Reed, Big Bill Broonzy, Jelly Roll Morton, Chuck Berry, and Bo Diddley!

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