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Skyla Burrell Blues Band

Chambersburg, PA

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Local Band Network Member Since: September 23, 2004            Last Update: May 16, 2005
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Music types: Jazz/Blues
Description:
The Skyla Burrell Blues Band was formed in January of 2003. Skyla and Mark are the co-founders of the band, which was formed to quench the desire both had to play original (yet traditional) electric blues.

In July of 2004 the band released their debut CD, "Working Girl Blues", containing 12 original songs, several of the cuts topping the charts on independent music websites, local and internet radio stations. "Working Girl Blues" has also received local, national and international airplay on blues and mainstream radio. Recently the SBBB was selected out of thousands as a top 25 finalist in the 2004 Blues Idol competition and "Working Girl Blues" was selected by WTMD 93.7 as one of the top 5 blues releases in 2004.


Band Members:
SKYLA BURRELL ~ LEAD VOCALS/LEAD GUITAR

Skyla was born in Los Angeles and raised in Orange County, California. She had a guitar in her hands by the age of 10 and formed her first band with some of her 8th grade classmates at the age of 13, playing for free at parties. By the age of 15 she had a steady gig with an R&B band playing bars and clubs, and by 19 was doing session work at local recording studios in exchange for recording her original material. Skyla continued thru her early twenties playing in several local orange county bands and working for songwriters singing their material for demos, as well as doing a short stint in the TV sitcom "Wings". In 1994 Skyla moved to the East Coast and continued working as a musician in various bands until meeting Mark and forming the SBBB in 2003. Since her teens she has worked as a musician gaining experience by learning from all the great players in the many bands she has had the pleasure of working with in California, Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania.

MARK TOMLINSON: LEAD GUITAR

Mark Tomlinson has been playing blues for 20 years. Starting out on the drums, Tomlinson toured with blues legends such as John Lee Hooker, Bo Diddley and Big Time Sarah & The B.T.S Express. Tomlinson also did time with his home town (Syracuse, New York) locals, The Kingsnakes, before doing 10 years with Lehigh Valley great - Mike Dugan & the Blues Mission. Taking Guitar lessons off & on from friends Mike Dugan, Charlie Hilbert, Randy Lippencott & Kid Bangham, Tomlinson dropped the stix and picked up the axe and payed hard dues with Illinois Slim, T.H.C. and M.T. & the Sidetrax. But "look out" now Tomlinson focuses hard on writing songs and sharing guitar duties with Skyla in the SBBB.

JAMIE "WHITE LIGHTNIN" HOPKINS - ELECTRIC UPRIGHT BASS

White Lightnin' has been running the Blues jams at the Full Moon Saloon in Fells Point for over twenty years. He has played with Tino Gonzales, Big Money, Detroit Slim and was a founding member of the legendary Delta Devils. Jamie is also a composer and teaches bass/guitar privately. NELSON JERVIS: DRUMS

Nelson is the newest member of the SBBB. Stayed tuned for his full bio, he's played with everyone from Roy Buchanan to Reggie Wayne Morris.

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Original Music? Yes
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Discography:
Working Girl Blues    
Their Contact Information
Alternate web site:  http://www.skylaburrell.com
Contact Name:  Skyla Burrell
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