Animals and Friends with Zoot Money Available for Gigs in December

ANIMALS AND FRIENDS with ZOOT MONEY

Available for Gigs in December 2012

ANIMALS & FRIENDS

In 1957 John Steel and Eric Burdon formed what was later to be The Animals.

John Steel has worked constantly since the late 1950’s. The Original Animals split in 1966 but reformed again in the 1970’s to record a new Albu
joined on stage by Peter Barton on Bass and Vocals. Pete has been working with John since the early 1990’s, previous to that Peter was bass player with Wayne Fontana as one of The Mindbenders. Danny Handley completes the current line-up. Danny’s credits include Spencer Davis, Ric Lee (Ten Years After) and Bobby Elliott of The Hollies.

Over the last two decades John Steel and the band have completed countless successful tours around the world. The band has released several new CD’s along with new DVD’s.

The band still performs to packed houses around the world.

Now in his 70’s John Steel still continues to perform with the passion and energy that he has always had.

Without doubt one of the great British pioneers of Blues and Rock.

ZOOT MONEY

Piano player and organist Zoot Money (George Bruno Money) was the most colourful exponent of early British rhythm and blues, legendary for his outrageous live appearances. Born in Bournemouth to Italian parents, he moved to London in the early 1960s where he worked with Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated in between spells with his own Big Roll Band, with whom he had various hits including the massive 'Big Time Operator' in 1965. On their first album, 'Live at Klooks Kleek' (CBS, 1966, produced by Gus Dudgeon), the band comprised Nick Newall on sax, Colin Allen on drums and Andy Summers on guitar, joined by Johnny Almond in later line-ups of the Big Roll Band. Money went on to form Dantalian's Chariot, (a psychedelic trio with Summers and Allen), in response to the new mood of 1967. In September 1967, at the height of the "summer of love", they released a typically bizarre single, 'Madman Running through the Fields'. The trio broke up soon after and Money and Summers
and Allen), in response to the new mood of 1967. In September 1967, at the height of the "summer of love", they released a typically bizarre single, 'Madman Running through the Fields'. The trio broke up soon after and Money and Summers moved to San Francisco to join Eric Burdon's New Animals for a spell. In

1970 Zoot released his first solo album, 'Welcome to My Head'. By this time he was also in demand as a session man, always managing to leave his personal stamp on a recording, in particular on Kevin Coyne's 'In Living Black And White' (Virgin, 1976). During the 1970s Zoot Money developed a parallel career as a film actor, which has continued to the present day. The past thirty years have seen him continue to record and perform, both as a featured artist with fellow 1960s stars such as Spencer Davis and Alan Price and in his own right with the Big Roll Band, who are enjoying a renaissance as Zoot introduces his unique brand of blues to a new generation.

For more information contact Peter Barton

At Rock Artist Management 0771 2628366