Gretchen Emery & Dirty Boots

Stage: 

2nd Stage

Time: 

05:00 pm - 06:00 pm

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Dirty Boots, fronted by Gretchen Emery, creates a musical collage of Blues, Rock, and Soul while blending Memphis power blues with passion and vitality. Whether you get up and dance or find yourself lost in a sultry oasis, Dirty Boots is sure to leave you wanting more........................................................................................................ Gretchen Emery - Vocals, Flute // Gretchen Emery was born and raised in Dover, DE to a family with diverse and superb musical talents. She had early classical training in piano, flute, and choir. Her first musical epiphany occurred at the age of 3 when she was exposed to Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon", over, and over, and over (and over). Then, in her early 20's she was transformed by the likes of Bonnie Raitt, Eric Clapton, The Allman Brothers, Janis Joplin, and later by Susan Tedeschi. Performing in local bands English Garden, The Condors, and Red House she played at various blues festivals and local Tri State area clubs such as WarmDaddy's and The Stone Balloon. This fiery red-head sings both soft and sultry ballads and powerful, get-up-and-dance blues with a passion for music that runs deep in her soul.......................................................................................................... Kenny Windle- Guitar // Kenny Windle was born in Philadelphia and raised on the sounds of Motown. Influences include Eric Clapton, Keith Richards, James Brown and the Funk Brothers. As a teenager, he began performing in local clubs up and down the East Coast. He later played with the band Spanky Albo, who was signed to Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff’s Philadelphia International Records (The Sound of Philadelphia). Kenny's love of the blues is evidenced by his passionate, soul-stirring guitar style......................................................................................................... Bobby Raynor - Guitar, Vocals // With influences ranging from Django Reinhardt to Chet Atkins to Jeff Beck, Bobby adds unique textures and flavors to the Dirty Boots sound. Prior to joining Dirty Boots, Bobby was a founding member of The Cats, and also played with Yawa, Ax Factory and Peggy Lynn and the Raiders. His harmony vocals add yet another dimension to GEDB....................................................................................................... Lars Mitchell – Bass, Vocals // California born and raised, Lars spent many years as a session man and as a member of seminal San Francisco bands, XYZ , The Verbs, and Das Blok. He has performed and shared the stage with Chris Isaac, Elvin Bishop, Talking Heads, The GoGos, Devo, The Romantics and many others. His melodic, in the pocket bass style is reminiscent of James Jamerson and Duck Dunn........................................................................................................ Jack Taylor - Drums // Jack has been a fixture in the Delaware music scene for many years as a drummer and percussionist , providing a solid backbone for many acts such as Captain Flash, Shytown, The Boni Dahl Band , Shatterproof, Austin Junction, Monterey Popsicle, The Snap and TopCat. He has played up and down the East Coast, opening for Kool and the Gang, The Ramones, The Bouys, Jo-Jo Gunn, Witness and many others.