Fade to Blues: Bio

Brian Ready - Guitar, Vocals, Songwriter

Born in Noralk, CT and now residing in Wilton , Brian has played his instrument "since the Beatles". Some of his earliest influences were Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Winter, and The Allman Brothers. In the mid 70's Brian was covering material by Larry Coryell, Billy Cobham, Frank Zappa and a host of other Jazz/Rock/Fusion artists. He made an original funk/fusion recording with his band Birtfo (Blow It Right The F##K Out) in the mid 80's and a solo fusion album in the early 90's. "My playing was very complicated then", Brian says, "in the early 90's I heard Stevie Ray and he turned my head around. His music took me right back to the basics of the blues, thank god!" Since then he has steeped himself in the music of; Albert Collins, the Kings, Buddy Guy, Willie Dixon, Elmore James, Robben Ford and many other bluesmen.
Brian has shared the stage with a number of artists including; The Definitive Soul Project, The Syndicate of Soul, Mom Said No, The King St. Blues Band, Paul Nelson, Debbie Davies, The Drifters, The Commitments, Lew Soloff (Blood, Sweat and Tears), and Renald Richard (Ray Charles Band). He also fronted his own band, The 7 South Blues Band, for fifteen years.
Brian's approach to the music of Fade to Blues is "...all about heart and soul. It's not something I'm thinking about at the time, it's just happening between all of us. It's pure, it's love, it's simple, uncomplicated and unstoppable once the door has been opened. Our music is blues because it comes from deep within."

Greg McCullough - Guitars, vocals, songwriting

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Dave Anastasia - Bass

In his early teens Dave "cut his teeth" on Rock+Roll and Rythmn+Blues. He started out on guitar then decided to move to the bottom and started playing bass. Influenced by players such as Willie Dixon, Perry Lind, Chip Jackson and David Hull and music such as pre-war Delta Blues, 50's Blues and Jump and Swing, he states, "I was especially drawn to the upright bass styles from that era."
Some of the bands that Dave has played in include EST (Eastern Standard Time), Orion, The Zero Boys, The Dancing Ants, Four On the Floor and The Hoodoo Band.
He plays electric, acoustic and upright bass and his arsenal includes a 69' Fender Jazz Bass, Lakland Daryl Jones signature model, a James Trussart bass, and a 70's Ibanez Jazz bass "affectionately called the ghetto bass." Jump and swing are usually played on his upright, a Hora double bass from Romania. For amplification a 68' Ampeg B-15, an Ampeg Porta Bass with 2x10 cabinet or a Mesa 400 with a 2x15 cabinet serve to lay down the bottom end of Fade to Blue.

Rotating Drummers - Drums

Fade to Blues uses many drummers including and not limited to; Barry Urich, Scott Logan, JJ Clark, Gary Schwartz, Jerry Occhiogrossi, Eddy Crucie, Nick Longo and others.