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ADRIENNE and the root band
www.adriennemusic.com
Adrienne & The Root Band covers a wide spectrum of music, from rock and roll and rhythm and blues, to pop rock and reggae. There are many lead singers, which is like icing on a cake in a rock band that covers music as precisely as the record on songs like Stevie Rae Vaughn's, "Pride and Joy", and then completely comes full circle in Charlie Daniels, "Country Boy", with an unexpected rockin' groove.
Adrienne is the latest addition to the power trio rhythm section known as The Root Band and occasionally special guest Michele Dravis will join them. The girls add covers like Fleetwood Mac's, "Rhiannon", and Janis Joplin's, "Bobby McGee", to the mix. Add to it layers of vocal harmonies and you have a sound that is unlike most bands on the circuit. What you see on stage is a band that is smiling and happy to be playing with each other. Adrienne & The Root Band is out for a good time.
When performing songwriters, Adrienne (acoustic guitar, keyboards and vocals) and David Tortolano, (acoustic, electric guitar and vocals) returned to the Florida Keys in 2001, they formed the duo Injade and performed from the Lorelei to Margaritaville until David needed to rock out with his long time band of 25 years, The Root Band, and Adrienne wanted to perform solo again, which she had done professionally from 1980-1993. They both knew it was only a matter of time before they would perform together again.
The opportunity arose at Sloppy Joes this past June, a gig that David had initially booked for his 3 piece, The Root Band. He asked longtime music partner Adrienne if she wanted to perform the gig, and Adrienne asked fellow singer, Michele Dravis if she would like to join them. Needless to say, the gig at Sloppys was a smashing success with Root Band players Rick Cleaver on Bass, and Randy Morrow on Drums. Fusing different musical styles, Adrienne and The Root Band was born.
The highlights of the band are the 3 and 4 part vocal harmonies, as well as being refreshed by seeing and hearing a different person sing lead throughout the night. Backing them up you have a rock solid rhythm section with highly seasoned players. Drummer, Randy Morrow, performs all around Key West in various bands and spent many years as a studio session player in Nashwille. Bassist, saxophonist, and singer Rick Cleaver, shared the stage with Cinderella and Bonjovi in a power rock original band called Whitecollar. He also performs with the Mile Marker 24 band. When singer Michele Dravis performs with the band, the vocal harmonies are even more enhanced. Michele traveled around the country for 15 years singing and playing keyboards and guitar in a band called Something Special and was the voice and singer for "Flo", an animated character on the Fox TV series called the Knock Knock Show. David Tortolano has played with Keith Godshaux of the Grateful Dead, and his band Root opened for the Georgia Satelites and the Beaver Brown Band. Adrienne has produced 3 CD's of her solo original music, was nominated for a Boston Music Award, and had a feature article in Boston Women Magazine. All the musicians in Adrienne & The Root Band perform up and down the keys.
Adrienne and David met in Key West in 1994, and first performed together in the duo Aye in the early '90's. They have been writing music and recording together ever since. They are currently working on their original pop rock debut CD "Shortcut to the Playground" due out by the end of the year
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