THE Z BAND | ST. LOUIS





				WELCOME! The Z Band is in its 38th year!



		The Z Band plays the songs you want to hear the way you want to hear them: classics beginning with the 50's, through the decades to the present - performed with spirit and great attention to detail. Whether it's Elvis, The Beatles, Motown, R&B, Country, or good old American Rock & Roll, when The Z Band is rockin', you can close your eyes and swear you're listening to the real thing! UPON REQUEST ONLY - The Z Band presents Roy Hessling performing as Elvis. Roy performs as The King in full costume for a tribute to the music of Elvis Presley. The Z Band features Joe Turek, a former member of St. Louis' own, Mamas Pride. Joe recorded two albums for Atlantic Records in 1975 and 1976 with the Pride. Roy Hessling, former leader of "The King Of Hearts" brings his acclaimed rendition of Elvis to the stage for a costumed tribute to Elvis. Jim Stonebraker, who led his own band, "Stonebraker" for 18 years, joins The Z Band. Jim is one of St. Louis' foremost guitar players, and also from "Stonebraker, one of the areas finest drummers, Brian Wilkerson. The Z Band, a St. Louis favorite since 1970, performs a variety of private and public functions at nightclubs and in other settings throughout the area. The group's diverse and expansive playlist includes dance and party favorites. See our complete list of clientele! The Z Band has performed for fans at Rams tailgate parties, rallies for the Cardinals, intimate gatherings at country clubs, wedding receptions, fund-raisers, dinner dances, parties for St. Louis area's major corporations, church and company picnics--whether large or small gatherings, from loud and raucous to quiet and elegant. For energetic delivery, great vocals and harmonies, at any private or social event, it's The Z Band. We also provide cocktail music and play CD's during breaks.

SCHEDULE - 2008

JULY 9 (WEDNESDAY)

CITY OF ST. ANN

Thanks to the City of St. Ann for a great evening!!!

SEPT 6 (Saturday) 5 - 9 PM- Musical Sunset in the Park - Fenton City Park

SEPT 7 (Sunday) 6 - 10 PM- St. Joan of Arc Parish Homecoming - Hampton & Oleatha

OCTOBER 4 (Saturday) 8:30 PM to 12:30 AM - Casa Loma Ballroom

SPECIAL NOTE FROM JOE TUREK- Famed R&B Producer Jerry Wexler Dies at 91. I had the profound privilege of meeting and working with Jerry Wexler in February of 1976 at Broadway Sound Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. We were working on our second Mamas Pride album with producer David Johnson. Atlantic sent Jerry down to check on our progress and it was a great moment in my career to work with him. Atlantic records afforded me many opportunities to work with legends such as Ahmet Ertegun, Arif Mardin, Tom Dowd and Jerry Wexler.
The man who named Aretha Franklin's hit "You Make Me Feel Like a Natural Woman" is dead at 91.The legendary Jerry Wexler was not one of the founders of Atlantic Records. But when he joined Ahmet and Nesuhi Ertegun in 1953, he changed the label forever.A gentleman with a musical ear, Jerry was the actual producer of the great hits by Aretha Franklin from "Respect" to "I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)," "Chain of Fools" and so many more.Wexler worked at Atlantic with another late legend, Tom Dowd, as they shaped music history. He had influence on hundreds more hits from Eric Clapton and Led Zeppelin to Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway.But Jerry's real legacy was bringing first Stax Records and then Muscle Shoals Studios into the Atlantic . He worked on hits by Sam & Dave, Wilson Pickett, Otis Redding, Rufus and Carla Thomas and so on. And when Stax got nervous that he was using up all their resources, he moved his operation south to Muscle Shoals, Ala., and made even more history.
And yes, Jerry told Carole King and Gerry Goffin to write a song called "You Make Me Feel Like a Natural Woman." They did, and he got part of the writing credit as a gift.
One of his other towering accomplishments: producing Dusty Springfield's landmark album, "Dusty in Memphis." For that alone, he deserves a hallowed place in heaven.
Even more than Ahmet Ertgeun, Jerry's influence is felt throughout pop music even today. When he first started making records with black artists, the genre was called Race Music. He coined the term "Rhythm and Blues," which changed everything. A great man, who will be missed by so many.

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THE Z BAND - MEMBERS OF THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF MUSICIANS

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Thanks to Pat and Teri Brannon for supporting live music!
Casa Loma Ballroom 3354 Iowa Ave St Louis, MO 63118 (314) 664-8000

CONTACT JTS 636.717.0711
for sound and lighting services,
weddings, banquets, parties, festivals, concerts