Presenting an additional set w/Blondie Chaplin & Anton Fig Acoustic Rock Duo!!
Chaplin and Fig are back in the studio again, working on a yet untitled album to be released Summer 2013.
Skollie (South African slang for a lowlife) unites three legendary South African musicians all of whom have reached global fame in their own right. Blondie Chaplin, guitarist & vocalist with the Rolling Stones for the past 10 years and vocalist on the Beach Boys hit “Sail on Sailor.” Keith Lentin, producer and bass player with Link Wray, among others and Anton Fig, "The Thunder from Down Under", of the David Letterman Band. All three musicians have made music together and sustained their friendship for decades, going back to their early years in Cape Town, South Africa. ...
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Presenting an additional set w/Blondie Chaplin & Anton Fig Acoustic Rock Duo!!
Chaplin and Fig are back in the studio again, working on a yet untitled album to be released Summer 2013.
Skollie (South African slang for a lowlife) unites three legendary South African musicians all of whom have reached global fame in their own right. Blondie Chaplin, guitarist & vocalist with the Rolling Stones for the past 10 years and vocalist on the Beach Boys hit “Sail on Sailor.” Keith Lentin, producer and bass player with Link Wray, among others and Anton Fig, "The Thunder from Down Under", of the David Letterman Band. All three musicians have made music together and sustained their friendship for decades, going back to their early years in Cape Town, South Africa.
Blondie Chaplin (Guitar, Vocals)
blondiechaplin.com
The greatest success for South Africa-born multi-instrumentalist/vocalist Blondie Chaplin has come as a sideman the Beach Boys, The Band, and the Rolling Stones. His hook-laden melodies have enhanced albums by Jennifer Warnes, Bonnie Raitt, David Johansen, and the Band's Rick Danko. Mr. Chaplin hails from Durban, Natal, South Africa. He started playing music at an early age, but apartheid caused him and his band, the Flames, to seek more and better opportunities in England.
Anton Fig (Drums)
antonfig.com
The hardest working man in the music business, Anton fig is presently a member of the "CBS Orchestra" appearing nightly on 'Late Show with David Letterman' - a position he has held since 1986. During this tenure, he has played with scores of great artists including Miles Davis, James Brown, Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Winwood, Bonnie Raitt and Tony Bennett. The CBS Orchestra has backed up a host of artists in other venues such as Stevie Wonder, Faith Hill, Little Richard and BB King at the closing ceremonies of the summer Olympic Games in Atlanta. They also backed Al Green, Gloria Estefan, In Sync and Eric Clapton for VH1's Save the Music concert at the White House.
Keith Lentin (Bass)
myspace.com/keithlentin
Producer, Keith Lentin and Anton Fig were bandmates in H.A.M.M.A.K., a popular band in Cape Town, South Africa. Both dreamed of working in the US, and did - forming their band SPIDER. Tina Turner’s “Better Be Good To Me” was a cover of one of SPIDER’s memorable tunes. Lentin has lent his bass guitar and production skills to a number of bands starting with Spider, Manda Blue, Holly Knight, LinkWray and Jimmy Lowell.
Blondie and Anton can be heard on DON’T EXPLAIN, Beth Hart and Joe Bonamassa's scorching new album. To back Hart up, Bonamassa assembled the an all star band heard on his #1 Blues album The Ballad of John Henry - to include Anton Fig and Blondie Chaplin!
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