Vinyl Shockley is a six-piece band that plays original music inspired by the rhythm and blues of the 50’s, 60’s, and 70’s that came out of Memphis, Muscle Shoals, and New Orleans. Ed Shockley was headed in that direction out of the mid-80’s, even before the genre had the name ‘Americana’. He had been writing songs that didn’t fit into anything else anyone was doing at the time. Over the course of releasing 4 CD’s: vinyl shockley, Wild Hair, Keep Singing and Vinyl Covers, the line-up has changed, but the direction has remained the same. As a singer, Shockley has been compared to K’eb Mo and Van Morrison. Because he’s a singing drummer, he also gets compared to Levon Helm. “Van and Levon are two of my heroes, so be careful how you talk about them” Shockley replied. Joining Ed on guitar and as co-writer is Kevin Walsh.
Keith Mack is a celebrated rock guitarist who has backed many of music’s iconic voices over the last 40 years. He grew up in Rehoboth Beach, De and moved to NYC in the 1980’s. To start the journey, Keith teamed with one of rock’s greatest singers, Patty Smyth when he joined the band Scandal. The group went on to produce hits like “Goodbye to You”, “Love’s Got a Line on You” and the chart topping single and album “The Warrior”. Patty Smyth and Scandal went on to tour worldwide also making appearances on American Bandstand, Solid Gold and Dick Clark’s New Year’s Even show.
