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Sonny Moorman
Birth nameCyril Moorman
BornOhio, United States
GenresBlues
OccupationMusician
Instrument(s)Electric guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals
Years active1975–present
Websitehttp://www.sonnymoorman.net/

Cyril "Sonny" Moorman (born 1955) is an American power blues guitarist from Cincinnati, Ohio. His style is sometimes compared to that of the Duane Allman, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Lonnie Mack, Gov't Mule, and occasionally Warren Haynes. [citation needed] Moorman's parents owned a nightclub called the "Half-Way Inn" located half way between Hamilton, Ohio and Middletown, Ohio on Ohio State Route 4 where he was able to watch musicians who played there, such as Lonnie Mack, from an early age. Moorman attended Michigan State University and also graduated from the Musicians Institute in Hollywood. He also owns a music lesson studio in Fairfield, Ohio called Rock School. He has been a member of Warren Zevon's touring band and the Tomcats with members of Sly and the Family Stone.[1] One of his signature tunes is his cover of Lonnie Mack's Cincinnati Jail. Moorman sometimes plays a Jamon Zeiler crafted Acoustic guitar and a 2004 model Gibson Flying V Reissue. On some tunes Sonny plays Slide guitar either upright or laptop. The band has opened for Johnny Winter in 2012.

Band members

Former members

  • Greg Day, drums and vocals
  • Danny Paul, bass guitar and vocals
  • Jeff Wilson, drums and vocals
  • Red MacCormack, drums
  • Elmer Monk, drums
  • Gus Delao, drums
  • Brian Sergi, drums
  • Jimmy McNeely, drums
  • Joe Clooney, drums and vocals
  • Jamie Combs, drums and vocals
  • "Bad Bob" Logsdon, bass guitar and vocals
  • Denny Hymer, bass guitar and vocals
  • Willy D – bass guitar and Vocals
  • Nick Giese – bass guitar
  • Jared Manker – bass guitar
  • Mike Willis – bass guitar and vocals
  • Raiford Faircloth- bass, guitar, and vocals
  • Mark Hoffman – Bass Guitar

Current members

Moorman currently does solo acoustic performances and he also makes several appearances a week with his trio, the Sonny Moorman Group. They are:

  • Sonny Moorman, guitar and vocals
  • Chris Perreault, bass guitar
  • Dave Fair, drums and percussion

Discography

References

  1. ^ Skelly, Richard. "Sonny Moorman". Allmusic. Retrieved January 31, 2012.