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The Unauthorized Rolling Stones
rock


Rudy Colombini - Mick Jagger
A singer-songwriter in his own right, two of Rudy's recordings have reached #30 and #46 nationwide on the adult contemporary charts. He has been featured on both Universal and EMI records, was co-writer for the soundtrack of Francis Ford Coppola's film Rumble fish The titled song on his CD "Message of Love" set an mp3 record of 2500 downloads in 24 hours. Rudy has toured with the Beach Boys, the English Beat and Marshall Cranshaw. He made his grand entrance on the world's stage in San Francisco's North Beach, home of the Beat Generation and its infamous mix of prose, poetry, and jazz. Long a noted writer and performer in the contemporary music scene, Rudy has had a number of hits under a different name. We're not telling and we'll leave it at that. This guy is intense! Always drawn to the music of the Stones, he brings a world of experience and respect in tribute to the world's greatest rock and roll band!

Mark Banning - Ron Wood
Recording artist, Mark Banning is a nationally known singer-songwriter and guitar virtuoso, sharing major venues with artists including The Scorpions, Deep Purple, Dio, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Heart, The Beach Boys, INXS, Foreigner, George Thorogood, and Weird Al Yankovic. Performing solo and with numerous bands, Mark has been heard both on radio, touring, and across the internet. Audiences and industry alike are amazed by Mark's abilities with his guitar, pulling tones ranging from the heaviest and most lamenting, straight away to the sweetest and most emotionally evoking sounds any guitar is capable of making. Through out his career, Mark has lent his talent and musical charisma to many artists inside the studio and on the stage. Mark has worked with Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James, Captain Beefhart, The Ink Spots, Bumps Blackwell, Dolly Rappaport, Johnny Horton Jr. & CC DeVille.

Dave Garcia - Keith Richards
Playing the music of his favorite band The Rolling Stones is just the thing that Dave has been wanting to do for a long time. When asked about his role with the band...''I've been playing this gig for years in my bed oom, pretending to be Keith with the Stones on the turn table'. That's how I learned." Dave also has a great love for the blues and has spent a considerable amount of time in the deep south where he played slide guitar in several pickup bands from Mississippi and Georga, and finally ending up in New Orleans playing five nights a week for six weeks. Dave's guitar playing has taken him half way around the world and back and he is looking forward to more touring with the U.R.S.

Kenny Crampton - Bill Wyman
Originally from Chicago, Kenny has toured most of the U.S. with various bands and has played overseas as well. Kenny has appeared on VH1 in New York and has recorded on an album that had two songs featured on the CBS hit series "Nash Bridges". Kenny was also featured in "Runner's World" magazine highlighting his love for running and rocking. His band opened for WAR in the pre-race concert celebrating the 12k S.F. Bay To Breakers Race. Not to mention he has many recordings, video, local T.V. and radio performances under his belt. Mr. Crampton now plays his beautiful gold Lakland bass through 2 4x10 Eden Bass cabs stacked with an Eden 800. Kenny's ambitions is to World Tour, and to play around the S.F. Bay Area and beyond with the international Tribute Act, "The Unauthorized Rolling Stones". Kenny, AKA Bill Wyman, is ready to rock!

Steve Strehler - Charlie Watts
Steve aka “Charlie” has been pounding the skins since he was three years old. Originally from Detroit, he is primarily self-taught and has a diverse range of musical influences. Settling in Norcal in 1999 he has played with powerhouse trios such as Phonic and In Rare Form, and toured nationally with the post-punk outfit Boyskout. Playing the role of Charlie Watts has been a great time so far.


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