Meet BackBeat...
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David Blassingame - Musical Director, Bass Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals
Dave is a classically trained vocalist who, it turns out, is a great rock singer. He is the bassist and harmonica player, and is as comfortable with Mozart as he is with Muddy Waters. He has been paired with BackBeat keyboardist Steve Callahan in bands for years. He is truly a legend in his own mind... |
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Steven Callahan - Keyboards, Digital Synthesizer, Vocals
Clinical psychologist by day, BackBeat rock ‘n roll star by night, Steven has an extensive musical background. Initially influenced by the Beatles, he enjoys all musical styles. Steven has performed in a number of prominent groups and in a variety of theater performances over the years. In his spare time, he looks for underlying psychological meanings in song lyrics... |
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Nneji Kalu - Percussion, Vocals
Nneji has had a life long passion for music, which has resulted in her writing, co-producing and releasing two CDs: Not What’s Expected and A Walk in the Park. She really enjoys the privilege of singing to a live audience and working with the multi-talented musicians and singers in BackBeat and keeping them in line... |
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William Matthews - Drums
Not only is William the President of his own company, a real estate agent, and an inventor, you can also find him playing drums for several different churches in the greater Houston area and now and then with the Mason Granade Band in Monroe Louisiana (when not drumming for BackBeat, that is!). William is an accomplished ASCAP artist with 3 CDs and an EP to his credit. Definitely the fashion plate of the band... |
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Rob Shulman - Lead Guitar, Vocals
When not wearing a tie and acting presentable as a physician on the faculty at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Rob is slinging a guitar. Instead of singing the praises of kids as a pediatrician, he is singing to anyone who will listen. Rob has played in many bands and worked in the studio both as musician and engineer. Despite this, the other members of Backbeat were willing to give him another chance... |
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Alison Zollars - Percussion, Vocals
To the never-ending delight of her parents, siblings, cousins, friends, neighbors and acquaintances, Alison has been singing and dancing from the time she could stand up and open her mouth. To make amends, as an adult she has allied herself with Backbeat. She has found rock percussion to be a surprisingly expressive art form, and pretty much thinks that that any song without AT LEAST a tambourine part is "just plain boring!"... |