TTHEHE CCRYERSRYERS On Saturday, November 10, The Cryers will be the opening band for classic artist John Ford Coley at The Winchester in Lakewood. By Helen Marketti The Cryers, from Freehold, NJ have work with all of these great people,” said Joe. been churning out their own rockin’ music as “Many of them I grew up listening to so it’s Follow us on well as playing alongside some of the coolest been quite surreal actually, someone pinch Facebook names in classic rock history for several years. me (laughs). For the most part, I create all of They have toured throughout the United the events for The Cryers. I seek these people :f]"CWh"&*+da States and Canada bringing with them their out and see if there might be an opportunity own sound, talent, and unique brand that to open up for them or perform with them. So SAVE THE MUSIC makes them a staple with many artists such for a short time, we are either opening for a as Denny Laine (The Moody Blues/Wings), classic act or we are part of their band and it’s Fundraiser Concert to Benefit Terry Sylvester (The Hollies), Joey Molland a lot of fun. I will approach an artist if I can ;YbYjU¼gJcWU`8YdUfhaYbh (Badfi nger), Mark Lindsay (Paul Revere & and introduce myself and it goes from there.” :YUhif]b[H\Y7cjYfhCdYfUh]cb The Raiders) and a most recent addition to the On Saturday, November 10, The Cryers 9h\Ub@Y[Yf GUaUbh\U:]hndUhf]W_ list with the band, Ambrosia. This is the short will be opening for John Ford Coley. “You tribute fest, Abbey Road on the River. “We do list, however. hear us talk about these people and you hear a kick ass version of Sgt. Pepper,” said Joe. UbXH\Y;YbYjU=aU[YG\ckW\c]f The band members are: Joe Orlando (bass/ other artists talk about other people and it’s “We do the version without special effects. We UhH\Y;YbYjU<"G"5iX]hcf]ia" vocals) Belle Liao (keyboard/vocals) always said how talented they all are but just rock it out from beginning to end.” %$dYfgcb8ccfgcdYbUh*.%) Jeff Brown (guitar/vocals) Roger Wolford it’s true,” said Joe. “John Ford Coley is a (drummer) great talent, a wonderful human being and For more information on The Cryers and their Our CD “Debut De La Fin” Joe Orlando took some time to share how incredibly funny. We go on the road a lot latest CD, “Rock & Roll Holiday”, please visit is now available on itunes! The Cryers formed and evolved, “I started together and he keeps us laughing all the their Facebook page. the band in 1991. It originally began as an time.” For more info visit: original acoustic band. There had been some The Winchester is well known to The For a full show schedule at The Winchester, www.reverbnation.com lineup changes over time. Jeff joined the band Cryers. “The Winchester is one of my all time please visit: www.thewinchester.net in 2002. He, along with Belle and myself has favorite places to play,” said Joe. “The people been the nucleus of the band for the past ten who own it (Jim and Rebecca) are absolutely years. As for the name of the band, it’s a very great. They understand the music and they simple story. I’m a fan of the actor, Jon Cryer understand musicians. I like the venue and I and I thought that would be a cool name for a like the sound quality.” band.” When not on the road with The Cryers, Many great reviews have been written Joe and keyboardist, Belle Liao are the co- about the The Cryers. “I would defi nitely owners of Monmouth Academy of Musical describe our sound as classic rock,” said Arts located in Morganville, NJ. “Monmouth Joe. “It stems from so many infl uences. My has a pretty long history,” explains Joe. “It father used to listen to all of the crooners all started in 1988 when Belle moved to New from South America who had the melodic, Jersey which was also the same year I met baritone voices. My mother was a big TV her and we became friends. She was teaching fan so we used to watch all of the variety music lessons out of a large music store. shows of the late 50s and early 60s. I liked Around 1995, the storeowner asked Belle if listening to Elvis, The Kingsmen, The she would be interested in leasing some space. Kingston Trio and all of the folk groups. The She asked me if I would be interested in that Beatles and the whole British Invasion were as well so we became business partners then, a great infl uence on me as well. I liked early too. We were already in the band together. country music, Texas swing and things like From 1995 until 2005, we were in a large that. Belle was raised on classical music and music store giving lessons and then we were is a classical trained pianist. Roger is a jazz- evicted because they wanted the business trained drummer and has been heavily into that we had built, basically. After that, we jazz his entire life. Jeff is kind of a Merle leased our own space. In January of 2006, we Haggard-Waylon Jennings country-rock-style opened our doors to Monmouth Academy. player. We are a product of all we have been It’s around 8300 square feet, we have 20 infl uenced by. Each one of our song writing world-class teachers, a performance area and a styles is so different that we write separately. professional recording studio. We have about We create our sound by bringing what we each 500 students right now.” have to offer to each song we write.” The Cryers keep busy all year long and Opening for classic rock artists is a have some plans already in place for 2013, one reputation that The Cryers have earned for of them being to play Memorial Day Weekend themselves over time. “It is quite a buzz to in Louisville, KY to an extensive Beatles
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