Freddy Jones Band + The Samples
About This Event
Freddy Jones Band and The Samples appear at Sony Hall on a shared bill. The Freddy Jones Band, a Chicago roots-rock group, draws on Duane Allman, Eric Clapton, Little Feat, Mark Knopfler and Bob Dylan for a guitar-focused, blues-tinged approach; The Samples, formed in Boulder in the late 1980s, combine pop-rock songwriting with a persistent reggae pulse, interlocking guitars and communal harmonies that favor groove and ensemble interplay.
About the Artists
The Samples
The Samples are a Boulder, Colorado–formed rock band that began in the late 1980s, built around the songwriting and vocals of Sean Kelly alongside a lineup that originally included Charles Hambleton, Andy Sheldon, Jeep MacNichol, and Al Laughlin.
Freddy Jones Band
The Freddy Jones Band is a roots rock band from Chicago, Illinois. Band members have cited as their influences Duane Allman, Eric Clapton, Little Feat, Mark Knopfler, and Bob Dylan. Despite the band's name, none of the bandmembers is named Freddy Jones; according to a 1992 interview, guitarist Wayne Healy stated it was "inspired by a big fat comic strip character named Freddy.