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Release Date: November 26, 2020 NEW RELEASE UPC: 194690382086 Chuck Bari & The Shackers “

Featuring Featuring Joe Bithorn (George) from the Joe Bithorn, Beatles Tribute Band, ‘Rain’ world famous Beatles Tribute Band, Rain.

Joe Bithorn Savoy Truffle, Chuck Bari & The Shackers Chuck Bari & The Shackers, 2020 • Joe Bithorn, Lead Vocal and Guitar • Jeff Tamelier, Lead Guitar • Prairie , Drums • Bobby Vega, Bass • Tonee Ray, Keyboards • Jim , Background Vocals • Chuck Hansen, All Saxes Produced by Jeff Tamelier Mixed & Mastered by Peter DeLeon Executive Producer, Jeff Tamelier, Courtesy Blindgym Productions, Engineer Peter De Leon, Recorded at The Track Shack Studios, Sacramento, California, USA, Website: www.TheTrackShack.com. Label: Doc Hansen Digital Publishing LLC. White , 1968 Savoy Truffle, by Recorded at Trident & Studios October 3, 5, 11, and 14, 1968

• George Harrison, Vocals, Lead Guitar (1957 Gibson Standard) • Paul McCartney, Harmony Vocals, Bass Guitar, , Bongos • , Drums • Chris Thomas, Organ (Hammond RT-3 w/ Leslie 145 cabinet) and Electric Piano (Hohner Pianet C) • Art Ellefson, Tenor Saxophone • Danny Moss, Tenor Saxophone • Derek Collins, Tenor Saxophone • , Baritone Saxophone • Bernard George, Baritone Saxophone • , Baritone Saxophone (Soloist, “Walk on the Wild Side”) Long time friends George Harrison and . In his autobiography ‘,’ Harrison explained that Savoy Truffle was inspired by a box of Mackintosh’s Good News chocolates. Many of the lines came directly from the varieties of chocolate in the boxes, although Cherry Cream and Coconut Fudge were Harrison’s own inventions. With its reference to ‘Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da’, ‘Savoy Truffle’ was one of two White Album to refer to different Beatles tracks – the other being ‘’. Further inspiration came from Apple’s press officer , who suggested to Harrison the name of a 1968 film, You Are What You Eat. ‘Savoy Truffle’ is a funny one written whist hanging out with Eric Clapton in the ’60s. At that time he had a lot of cavities in his teeth and needed dental work. He always had a toothache but he ate a lot of chocolates – he couldn’t resist them, and once he saw a box he had to eat them all. He was over at my house, and I had a box of Good News chocolates on the table and wrote the song from the names inside the lid. I got stuck with the two bridges for a while and Derek Taylor wrote some of the words in the middle – ‘You know that what you eat you are’. George Harrison I Me Mine, 1980 Chuck Hansen’s Studio Horn Wall Send All Recording Project Proposals to [email protected]

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From left, Joey Curatolo (Paul), Ralph Castelli (Ringo), Joe Bithorn (George) – featured vocalist on Chuck Bari & The Shackers version of Savoy Truffle – and Steve Landes (John) in “Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles on Broadway.” Credit...Sara Krulwich/The New York Times Chuck Bari & The Shackers • Joe Bithorn, Lead Vocal and Guitar • Jeff Tamelier, Lead Guitar • , Drums • Bobby Vega, Bass • Tonee Ray, Keyboards • Jim Funk, Background Vocals • Chuck ‘Bari’ Hansen, All Saxes Executive Producer, Jeff Tamelier, Courtesy Blindgym Productions, Engineer Peter De Leon, Recorded at The Track Shack Studios, Sacramento, California, Website: www.TheTrackShack.com RECORDING SESSIONS Bobby Vega

Prairie Prince Joe Bithorn

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joe.bithorn Twitter: @jbithorn New York City native Joe Bithorn sits in with Chuck Bari & The Shackers to lend a very powerful vocal cover of George Harrison’s Savoy Truffle. The product of years of honing his talent, especially from his fantastic role as George Harrison the Beatles Tribute production by Rain, one of the most popu- lar and well-known Beatles tribute bands in the world. Raised with a steady diet of classical, , blues and psy- chedelic rock influences, Bithorn has said that the Beatles catalogue served as a constant base, and that joining up with Rain in 1983 offered him the chance to pay tribute to work of the quartet. Talking with A.H. Goldstein of Westword, Bithorn talked about his background, his perspective on Harrison as a musician and the current interest in the Beatles catalogue that’s ac- companied the reissuing of their catalogue and the release of the new Beatles Rock Band game. “It actually all started for me when I was quite young, when I was 3 or 4 years old. My mom had been working in an office in New York City, where I grew up, for a fellow by the name of Alexander Schneider. He’s a contemporary of Isaac Stern, of Vladimir Horowitz and great opera stars. These were all like aunts and uncles to me when I was very young. I got to go to Carnegie Hall quite a bit at that age too. It was extraordi- nary. To grow up with that was something very special. I was rapt with attention. I was hanging on to the rails. There was something at that point that was really reaching out to me,” stated Bithorn. Bithorn started noodling around on the guitar at age 7 or 8, and around that time, kept hearing about the Beatles on the AM radio. “I wasn’t really relating the Classical world to the pop world at that point,” stated Bithorn. “I listened to pop and all kind of early R&B and rock and roll, and then suddenly the Beatles came on the scene. It was like a little switch came on - you have to play and do something with this, not just because you like it so much, but because there are a lot of girls and a lot of attention being paid to those four guys on stage. It was a very cool thing. By and by, it was first and foremost learning a lot of Beatles songs as a kid.” http://beatlemaniaalumni.com/Joe_Bithorne.html Jeff Tamelier https://www.tamelier.com/ Born in Modesto, California, Jeff Tamelier started playing guitar at the age of 9, Joining his first band at age 11 with his then teacher and mentor Jim Phillips, aka “Blind Gym.” In fact, Phillips was born blind, but played all instruments, in addition to partici- pating on the track & field and wrestling team in high school. “He was a huge inspiration, no doubt about that,” says Jeff. Sports and music have played a huge part of Jeff’s life, from playing various sports, being an avid fan, and teaching guitar to legendary sports figures. In 1982, Jeff had his first brush with stardom when “” vocalist, Mickey Thomas, formed his own band “Little Gadget and the Soulful Twilights” and asked Jeff and several members of “Pacific Brass and Elec- tric” to join. played regularly from 1982 to 1984, when the “Starship” was off the road. In 1985, Jeff joined “Lydia Pense and Cold Blood,” another popular East Bay band from Bill Graham’s San Francisco label, along with “.” In 1991, Mickey Thomas put the defunked “Starship” back together and asked Jeff to join. “Starship” toured around the world for five years with other 80s icon bands such as “,” “Kansas,” “REO Speedwagon,” “Survivor,” and Styx.” In 1996, Jeff joined his childhood idols “Tower Jeff Tamelier (Below) pictured by of Power” where he played with the band until his personal flag at the 2018 Clint 2006. While not touring around the world Eastwood Member’s Only Golf with TOP, Jeff made his first critically-ac- Tournament, Carmel, California. claimed instructional video, “Funk Guitar with Tower of Power’s Jeff Tamelier” and produced his first solo record “Strat Got Yo’ Tongue.” Jeff has also produced a number of records with “Doc Kupka’s” Strokeland and his own production company, “JT Funk- Guitar.” In April 2006, Jeff became General Manager of House of Hansen Productions, LLC in Jan- uary 2007, creating The Track Shack Studio for recording, mixing, editing, and mastering. A popular music producer, session musician, educator, and Bay Area performer, Jeff is the creative genious behind many of the projects understaken at the Track Shack Studios. Prairie Prince https://prairieprince.com Prince is a member of and was a founding member of Journey along with and . Howev- er, he quit Journey after a few months, before they made any recordings. He has subsequently worked with (on his first four ), , , , XTC, Tom Waits, , George Harrison, Dick Dale, , , , , John Fogerty, , Tommy Bolin, Phil Lesh, Singer at Large John- ny J. Blair, and former Tubes and keyboardist Vince Welnick. Prince collaborated with , bassist and founding member of Journey, on a line of patented eco-friendly, USA made hoodie shirts called MouthMan- where graphic de- signs of jaws and teeth on the sleeves form a mouth when the wearer “hugs himself”. In 2006, he toured with including Todd Rund- gren, bassist (Rundgren’s Utopia bandmate), and original guitarist and keyboardist . He continues to play with The Tubes and Todd Rund- gren. He was an original member of the reformed Jefferson Starship, known as “Jefferson Starship – The Next Generation” in 1992, and appears on both that band’s studio albums (the 1999 release Windows of Heaven and the 2008 release, Jef- ferson’s Tree of Liberty), along with numerous live albums. Prince announced in early 2008 that he was leaving the band on amicable terms and remains available for international performances. He is a sought after session musician and recently played drums and percussion on all tracks of Chuck Prophet’s 2012 release Temple Beautiful and seven of 12 tracks on Prophet’s 2014’s Night Surfer. As an artist he designed the album cover artwork for many artists including The Tubes, Todd Rundgren (1981 album Heal- ing), Journey, and Vince Welnick’s 1998 album Missing Man Formation, among many others. Along with his creative partner and fellow former Tube Michael Cotten, he has created numerous set designs for major artists includ- ing , , , N’Sync, Shania Twain, Styx, The Tubes, and Todd Rundgren. Prince and Cotten have teamed up with choreographer on several special events including the 1996 Summer Olympics of , Super Bowl XXX Half Time Show (which featured singing “Take Me Higher” as she was lifted from the field in a helicopter), Michael Jackson’s “This is Prairie Prince’s painting of his first snare drum, hanging on It” concert, and Shania Twain’s residency, SHANIA: STILL THE the wall at The Track Shack Studios, Sacramento, Calif. ONE, at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, NV. Bobby Vega http://www.bobbyvega.com/ Born in San Francisco, accomplished bassist Bobby Vega began his professional career at age 16 with Sly and the Family Stone. With well over 100 albums to his credit, he continues to explore new ground. Co-founding KVHW in the late 90’s, his musical craft continues to develop into a complex and heady blend of rhythm & blues, rock funk and improvisational jazz. He is instrumental in laying down thick grooves as well as being a driving creative force in all of his musical endeavors. Vega has significantly contributed to the city’s rich musi- cal heritage. Originally acclaimed for his funky style, Vega’s reputation as a creative force has taken him into many other musical arenas. A connoisseur of the instrument, he has been called “the Jaco Pastorius of the 90’s”. Vega performs worldwide and has recorded with such greats as , , Baba Olatunji, Joan Baez, Bob Weir, Kitaro and many, many others. While continuing to work on his own projects, Bobby has toured with artists including Tower of Power, Etta James, Mickey Hart, Jefferson Starship, Santana & Jerry Garcia. An accomplished composer, he collaborated on various mov- ie soundtracks, including the documentary film, “Vietnam, a Television History”, the Francis Ford Coppola Film, “One from the Heart”, and even composed music for the Sega video game, “Sonic, The Hedgehog III”. In 1997, Vega released a solo album titled, “Down the Road”, with special guest perfor- mances by The Turtle Island String Quartet, David Giribaldi, and Airto Moreira. Laying down a foundation with incredible feeling and groove, world class bassist Bobby Vega is as solid as a rock. Snapchat: Outtytone https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonee-ray-b06a3837/ Tonee Ray https://www.instagram.com/toneeraymusic/

A natice of Stockton, Calif., USA, Tonee Ray is on the fast track to a thrilling career in music. “Music can change the world, because it can change people.” Growing up in the church playing the organ—listening to artists from Andrae Crouch to Paul McCartney is where his musical journey all began. Being able to play different genres of music as well as multiple instruments has set him from the pack. Tonee has currently performed w/ Lalah Hathaway, Brandy & Kci & Jojo to name a few.

Peter De Leon, Recording Engineer Peter, also known as Peteywunder, has been Today, Peter is engineering and producing Tower of Power Credits a recording engineer since 1997. De Leon various artists, including Krypto, Jaytee with has already worked for people like, Green- In Too Deep, The Stooie Bros, TopKat, and day, E40, Rick Rock and the Federation, more. and Walter Hawkins, just to name a few. Born in the Philippines, Peter came to the Peter also worked directly with Tower of United States when he was 13. He has Power bandleader, Emilio Castillo, record- found that music has and will always be a ing over 28 tracks that became the bedrock part of him. for TOP’s last two CDs. Whether playing keys in a band, mak- Coming from the , ing beats, serving named artists as sound Peter has also worked with some of top en- engineer, or mastering final productions, his gineers and studios in the area. Working outlet has always been music. under and along side engineers like Mi- chael Denten, Michael Rosen and David Luke, Peter soaked up the skill and know- #1 Billboard Charts how to get great sound out of a recording R&B Catagory and mixing music in various genres. Tower of Power Soul Side of Town An accomplished, pianist, Peter also pro- Recording Engineer duces and composes music. Peter De Leon In September 2007, Peter was introduced to TheTrackShack Studios, quickly becom- ing a bedrock of its digital recording and internet enterprises. Since joining The Track Shack, Peter has engineered for Rick Ross, Dj Rogers, and other various artists. TOP CD Release March 2020 Chuck Hansen An environmental entrepreneur, private equity social impact investor, Hansen founded Hansen Software Inc. (1983-2007) and sold to Golden Gate Capital & IN- FOR. Today, Chuck serves on the Investment Board of Folsom, Calif- based Moneta Ventures.

Hansen is also Founder & CEO of Hansen Analytics, LLC, an environmental data mining decision support company. In 2011 Hansen founded Electro Scan Inc. to provide next generation machine-intelligent pipeline leak detection solutions for global water utilities. Hansen also likes to back important & often disruptive social & environmental technologies that cause transformative change to the water business.

Chuck received his BS, University of Califor- nia, Berkeley & MBA, UCLA, and is currently TOP CD Released June 2018 enrolled in Stanford University’s Innovation & Entrepreneurship Program. Hansen lives in The UK ‘Chuck Wagon’ Northern California with his wife, and four chil- dren. In his spare time, Hansen plays sax for various artists & bands, is a studio musician at The Track Shack Studios, was featured on Tower of Power’s last two CDs (released 2018 & 2020), and is an instrument-rated pilot. In addition to his studio work, in his spared time Chuck runs Electro Scan Inc., a leading developer of machine-intelligent leak detection solutions for water utilities. Favorite Topics: Climate Change, Water & Saxophones Chuck ‘Bari’ Hansen with Toby Keith February 2020

Above. Stephan ‘Doc’ Kupka, Chuck Hansen, Tom Politzer, & Emilio Castillo.

Right. Chuck Hansen playing Bass Invitational & Doc Kupka playing Bari Golf with TOP perfoming Tournament ‘You’re Still A Young Man.’ Selected Artists & Bands Pat Monahan ‘Train’ Charles Kelley ‘Lady A’ Kenny G Eddie Money Jake Owen Mickey Dolenz ‘The Monkees’ Mickey Thomas ‘Starship’ Joe Don Rooney ‘Rascal Flats’ Toby Keith Macklamore Tower of Power Huey Lewis The Track Shack https://www.thetrackshack.com/ Jeff Tamelier

Jeff Tamelier Chuck’s Favorite Horns Artist: Cody Boudwin

Cody Boudwin Savoy Truffle Lyrics Creme tangerine and montelimar A ginger sling with a pineapple heart A coffee dessert, yes, you know it’s good news But you’ll have to have them all pulled out After the Savoy truffle Cool cherry cream, nice apple tart I feel your taste all the time we’re apart Coconut fudge really blows down those blues But you’ll have to have them all pulled out After the Savoy truffle You might not feel it now But when the pain cuts through You’re going to know and how The sweat is going to fill your head When it becomes too much You’ll shout aloud Recipe for Savoy Truffle [Instrumental/Solo] 4 Tablespoons butter But you’ll have to have them all pulled out 1 egg yolk After the Savoy truffle ½ cup icing sugar, sifted ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips You know that what you eat you are But what is sweet now turns so sour 1 tablespoon vanilla extract We all know obla-dibla-da 1 tablespoon brandy But can you show me where you are? Dessicated coconut Creme tangerine and montelimar In a small saucepan, over very low heat, melt butter and whisk A ginger sling with a pineapple heart in the egg yolk until thick, add sugar and whisk until smooth. A coffee dessert, yes, you know it’s good news Add brandy and vanilla extract. Add the chocolate chips and But you’ll have to have them all pulled out stir with a rubber spatula until chips are completely melted After the Savoy truffle and mixture is smooth and no longer glossy. Transfer to a glass Yes you’ll have to have them all pulled out container and cool in the fridge for 30 minutes. Shape into After the Savoy truffle 1-inch balls, roll in coconut. Refrigerate leftovers.

(Above) Advance Promotion Copy of Savoy Truffle. (Right) Abbey Road, , England. & The Shackers

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