Sonny Moorman is an American

United States

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 power blues

Blues

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 guitarist

Guitarist

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 from Cincinnati, Ohio

Ohio

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. His style is sometimes compared to that of the Duane Allman

Duane Allman

Howard Duane Allman was an American guitarist, session musician and the primary co-founder of the southern rock group The Allman Brothers Band...

, Jimi Hendrix

Jimi Hendrix

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, Eric Clapton

Eric Clapton

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, Lonnie Mack

Lonnie Mack

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, Gov't Mule

Gov't Mule

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, and occasionally Warren Haynes

Warren Haynes

Warren Haynes is an American rock and blues guitarist, vocalist and songwriter. Haynes is best known for his work as long time guitarist with The Allman Brothers Band and as founding member of the jam band Gov't Mule. Early in his career he was a guitarist for David Allan Coe and The Dickey...

. He also owns a music lesson studio in Fairfield - OH, called Rock School.

Former members

• Greg Day, drums and vocals
• Danny Paul, bass guitar and vocals
• Jeff Wilson, drums and vocals
• Red MacCormack, drums
  Drum kit
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• Elmer Monk, drums
• Gus Delao, drums
• Brian Sergi, drums
• Jimmy McNeely, drums
• Joe Clooney, drums and vocals
• Jamie Combs, drums and vocals
  Singing
  Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
  
  
• "Bad Bob" Logsdon, bass guitar and vocals
• Denny Hymer, bass guitar and vocals
• Willy D - bass guitar and Vocals
• Nick Giese - bass guitar
• Jared Manker - bass guitar
• Mike Willis - bass guitar and vocals
• Mark Hoffman - Bass Guitar

Current members

Moorman currently does solo acoustic performances and he also makes several appearances a week with his trio, the Sonny Moorman Group. They are:

• Sonny Moorman, guitar and vocals
• Chris Perreault, bass guitar
• Dave Fair, drums and percussion

Discography

• Telegraph Road
  Telegraph Road (Album)
  -Track listing:# "Up to My Neck in the Blues"# "Old Slow Blues"# "Rockin' the Night Away"# "Sonny's Blues"# "Who's Been Talking"# "Too Much"# "Metal Cowboy Blues"# "Telegraph Road"# "Cincinnati Shuffle"# "When Something Is Wrong with My Baby"...
  
  
• Sonny's Blues
  Sonny's Blues (Album)
  -Track listing:# Drowning on Dry Land# Crossroads# Born Under a Bad Sign# Rock Me Baby# Blue Jean Blues# A Fool For Your Stockings# CC Rider# Old Slow Blues# Cincinnati Shuffle# Dust My Broom# You Shook Me# Have You Ever Loved A Woman# Sonny's Blues...
  
  
• Crossroads Motel
  Crossroads Motel (Album)
  -Track listing:# "Rainmaker"# "I Forget to Forget You"# "Texas Blues"# "Last Call"# "Crossroads Motel"# "Remembering Cal"# "Blues After Dark"# "Change My Mind 2"# "Chance We Take For Love"# "Souled Out"# "House of Thunder"-Musicians:...
  
  

External links

• The former Sonny Moorman official website (domain redirects to new website ~ below)
• The Sonny Moorman official website