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| THE MULE NEWMAN BAND Dennis Newman began his professional career in music at age twelve as a drummer/singer when he formed a pop group called "The Runaways", and played local events in his hometown of Rye, New York. He later switched from drums to keyboards and founded another rock band, "The Saratoga Wrecking Crew", and performed at high school and college dances. He also took up harmonica and fronted the "Odds 'n Ends", a rock'n'roll band gigging throughout the New York/New England area. |
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| Newman relocated to Los Angeles and hooked up with various bands, and deveoped a unique playing style, backing his soulful vocals with swirling Hammond organ and stylish blues harp. In 1995 he released his self-titled debut CD - " MULE NEWMAN ", using the nickname he picked up because of his reputation as a hard-working showman who carried a heavy load... a five hundred pound Hammond-Leslie rig, and an even heavier load... of the blues! The CD got extensive airplay worldwide and was critically acclaimed: |
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" Funky " - Southland Blues Magazine |
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| In 1997 he teamed with veteran guitarist Don Caplan,
solid bassist, Al Seeley, and dynamic drummer Charles Ezelle and percussionist Wayne
Mills. In 1999 The Mule Newmand Band released Sea
of Blues to rave reviews: "Fresh" - Southland Blues Magazine "Great" - KLSX FM, Santa Cruz, California "Top Notch" - KXJZ FM, North Highlands, California "A tight little independent production that has a nice slice of originals and an abundance of hard work and sincerity holding it together - Real Blues Magazine |
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In 2001 THE MULE NEWMAN BAND
released, an original collection entitled: "Strong" - Bruce Iglauer, Alligator Records "Great" - Ron Middlebrook, Centerstream Publishing "These guys absolutely peel the paint" - Dave Kirby, Blues Access Magazine "Fantastic... I will surely wear out this CD!" - Peter Monk, New Zealand 2001 also marked the untimely death of Al Seeley, the band's beloved bass player. But the band played on for their fallen friend... In 2002 they were joined by bassist extraordinaire Larry 'Fuzzy' Knight and in 2004 John Ugarte took over on bass. Ugart was the producer/mixer of the Mule Train release, and he's back in that same role on the band's newest CD release. Newman pursues his own songwriting, continues his collaborative efforts with Caplan, and also co-writes with Knight and Ugarte on the new CD. Now, in 2005, the Mule Newman Band proudly announces it's brand new, all-original, eclectic selection of blues/rock/funk/jazz/pop entitled Actin' Up! Good music... much to my taste... |
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