The four members of StoneCrazy are Babe Pino (vocals, harp), Ken Pino (guitar), Danny Klein (bass) and Mark Hylander (drums).
Babe Pino, harp and vocals: Muddy Waters called Babe “one of the finest harmonica players in the country.” As front man for the Babe Pino Blues Band and Babe Pino’s Boston Blues Band, Babe and his brother Ken opened for the giants of the Blues and Jazz world…B.B. King, Muddy Waters, James Cotton, The Buddy Rich Big Band, Freddie King, Buddy Guy, Junior Wells Bonnie Raitt and The J.Geils Band.
Ken Pino, guitar: Guitarist for W.C.Handy and Grammy Award winning Johnny “Clyde” Copeland for ten years and recorded seven albums with Johnny, three of which were Grammy nominated. Simon Wilkinson of The Advertiser, Adelaide, Australia wrote in his review “…at times he (Copeland) was overshadowed by the considerable talent of the band’s rhythm player, Ken Pino.” Kenny also toured widely with Hubert Sumlin, Magic Slim, Joe Hughes, Johnny Johnson and Debbie Davies.
Danny Klein, bass: DK, “Ace on Bass,” is a founding and current member of The J.Geils Band who recorded seventeen hit albums. Thomas Wictor of Bass Player Magazine says “…When it comes to pulse pounding dance music, Danny Klein is simply one of the best bass players around. His grooves are punchy and exciting, and he spices things up with string popping, snaky slides and a gritty macho tone though echoes of funk and R&B can be heard. His playing defies categorization – it seems more intuitive than anything else. It would be hard to find a more infectious bass line than “Freeze Frame,” and “Flame Thrower” has to be one of the greatest party songs ever written.” He recently toured nationally and in Europe with Debbie Davies for two years.
Mark Hylander, drums: “…Mark Hylander is a solid drummer!” says Variety. Mark has twenty six years of professional drumming experience. He has toured extensively and recorded with many bands including Duke and the Drivers, West, and the Swinging Johnsons.
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Stonecrazy Tour Dates: 1996 – 2005
September 1996
- 09/28/96 – Stonecrazy @ Sticky Mike’s Blues Cruise
July 1997
- 07/10/97 – Stonecrazy @ Rowes Wharf Rock Cruise
June 1998
- 06/29/98 – Stonecrazy @ The Paradise
December 1998
- 12/12/98 – Stonecrazy @ Mama Kin
July 2004
- 07/23/04 – Next Page Cafe – Weymouth, MA
September 2004
- 09/16/04 – Mojo Blues Bar at Florentinas, 143 Main St., Cambridge.
- 09/17/04 – Next Page Cafe, Weymouth
- 09/19/04 – Private Party
- 09/20/04 – Private Party
- 09/24/04 – Jake’s Dixie Roadhouse, 220 Moody St., Waltham
October 2004
- 10/01/04 – Mojo Blues Bar at Florentinas, 143 Main St., Cambridge
- 10/08/04 – Jake’s Dixie Roadhouse, 220 Moody St., Waltham
- 10/15/04 – Word of Mouth BBQ, Methuen
- 10/16/04 – Marconi’s, 1138 Worcester Rd., Framingham
- 10/22/04 – Dee Dee’s 297 Newport Ave., Quincy
- 10/23/04 – Next Page Cafe , Weymouth
- 10/30/04 – DJ’s 365 Centre Ave. Rockland
November 2004
- 11/05/04 – ? – Marconi’s, 1138 Worcester Rd., Framingham
- 11/06/04 – Dodge Street Bar & Grill, Salem
- 11/12/04 – ? – Marconi’s, 1138 Worcester Rd., Framingham
- 11/13/04 – Craven House 1406 Hyde Park Ave., Hyde Park
- 11/14/04 – The Barking Crab 22 Sleeper St., Boston
- 11/18/04 – Cantab Lounge 738 Mass Ave. Cambridge
- 11/19/04 – ? – Marconi’s, 1138 Worcester Rd., Framingham
- 11/20/04 – Jake’s Dixie Roadhouse, 220 Moody St., Waltham
December 2004
- 12/12/04 – The Barking Crab, 22 Sleeper St. Boston
June 2005
- 06/17/05 – Upstairs at the Rhumbline, Railroad Avenue, Gloucester MA. STONECRAZY CD release party! (Gallery)
July 2005
- 07/28/05 – DK’s Point Breeze restaurant in Webster, MA. Support for Roomful of Blues (Gallery)
September 2005
- 09/17/05 – Johnny D’s Uptown Restaurant & Music Club, 17 Holland St, Davis Square, Somerville, MA. STONECRAZY CD release party!
- 09/25/05 – Boston Blues Trust Festival @ the Hatch Shell, Boston
January 2006
- 01/14/06 – The Union Blues (Gallery)
July 2006
- 07/29/06 – J.J’s House Of Blues, Worcester, MA (Gallery)
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