The band started off as "
Leroy Sinclair And The Smoking Section"
and came out of a few guys jamming together for a while.
After the original guitar player Leroy Sinclair moved out of the area, Johnny and Steve
went through a few different guitar players and the band morphed into The Crawling
Kingsnakes. A mutual friend who was filling in temporarily invited Henrik to sit in at
a gig at Henfling's in late 2005. We really liked playing together, and the rest is
history.
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Steve Brochon's Biography
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Born on the east coast in New Jersey.
Eventually moved out west. Been playing the Bay Area music scene
since the '80s in numerous bands such as Bluebeat, Common Ground,
and Leroy Sinclair and The Smoking Section. The last few years
he's dedicated his talent to being the lead singer and drummer for
the Smokin' Kingsnakes. Heavily influenced by groove drummers like
Sam Lay, Bernard Purdie, Chris Layton, and Fran Christina. In
addition to being a rock solid, in-the-pocket, groove drummer,
Steve's a very seasoned singer with a soulful and passionate voice
that is sure to attract the audience's attention.
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Johnny Bird's Biography
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Born in Mountain View, California.
Played in various Bay Area rock bands as a guitar player over the
years, but the blues seemed to fit the life that Johnny lived, and
when he found it, he knew he was home. He eventually realized that
you don't pick your instrument – the instrument picks you.
So he switched to bass and hasn't looked back since. Johnny honed
his bass playing skills for years by playing with the great guitar
player and authentic Georgia bluesman Leroy Sinclair and The
Smoking Section, as well as countless pro jams at JJ's blues with
great musicians like Dennis Dove and the likes. Now he's found his
permanent home with The Smokin' Kingsnakes. Johnny is not only a
rock solid, soulful bass player, he's also a great songwriter with
about 20 originals under his belt.
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Henrik Martin's Biography
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Born and raised in Solna, Sweden.
Moved to California in 1996 in pursuit of The Blues, which was in
his blood from birth. Closet guitar player/shower singer since
early teens, but has been playing seriously since 1998 and has
studied under acclaimed blues master John Garcia at School of The
Blues, as well as Jammin' Jamie, Sam Varela, and Chris Cain in
recent years. Founded the power trio Harvey Sparks as the lead
singer/guitar player. Musical roots firmly planted in jazz and
blues, but enjoys listening to everything from flamenco to heavy
rock. Henrik's guitar style has been described as jazzy with an
edge, bluesy and phat, melodic and emotional with a distinctive
tone. He can hold his own when singing too, with a gritty and
passionate voice. Henrik found his musical soul brothers when he
was invited to join The Smokin' Kingsnakes as a permanent member.
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