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Dirk E. „Stoney“ Steinbeck

Born:

March 1971

Musical Coming Out:

THE WHO „Rockpalast“ concert 1981

Guitars:

Fender 60’s Strat (the endurer)
Gibson Les Paul 1990 Standard (black beauty)
Blade Texas Vintage (turquoise workhorse)
Gretsch Electromatic Bo Diddley G 5810 (the slide beast)
Takamine Special Edition 1996 (honey bee)
Yamaha 12-string

Cars:

Any hot rod will do

Strings:

Ernie Ball Power Slinky 11-48 ghs Guitar Boomers 11-50

Amps & Effects:

Groove Tubes Trio & Dual 75
Groove Tubes 1 x 12 (Evoice EV 12 S und L – killer sound)
Fender Hot Rod Deville (brown Tolex edition)
Rocktron looper / switcher
Rocktron Midi Mate
TC Electronics G-Major
Ibanez Tube Screamer (TS 10)
Ibanez Tube King
Marshall Bluesdriver
Dunlop Cry Baby

Musical Development:
At age of 4, I rocked mum’s accoustic guitar and continued studying air-guitar  for consecutive 6 years, but at age of 10 I started seriously learning how to play guitar.

First musical influences:
Just to name a few… The Who, Bluesbrothers, Deep Purple, Rainbow, Jimmy Hendrix, Gary Moore, Whitesnake, Aerosmith, Jethro Tull, W.A.S.P., Guns’n Roses, Metallica…

After a number of early engagements in Hard-Rock bands, the 1990’s emerged as a black period of abstinence from active playing. No earlier than 1999 I was introduced to the wonderful Texas Blues of Stevie Ray Vaughan by my dear friend Christoph Raschke. Prior to that time, Blues was something I rarely consumed, but never did myself. But ever since, I studied with great respect to the huge heritage available a many different blues greats. Without the enduring support of my dear wife Sonja, my dream would never, ever have come true.

Of course, my goal was to found a blues band where I could realize my obsession. Having been on countless sessions, end of 2004 I met Hubert Salmen (Bass) and Markus Dillenburg (Drums) with whom we laid ground for our first tight blues band „Dirty Harry“. Late 2006 Markus had to move back to Meckeln in The Eifel (great place to party!!!). Hubert and myself, we can look back on an unforgettable gig in Meckeln (where the sun don’t dare go down!). Just shortly later we succeeded to hire Ralf Koxholt who is a fullblooded blues-guy (greatest blues-archive on earth) on drums. Ever since, related to our obsession to our musical core we were baptized „TexasFlood Blues Band“. To create a broader sound and "divine" approach, we are glad that Matthias Frischmann (do me Dr. John!) joined us with his more jazzy-funky approach on Fender Rhodes and of course B3!

Stars:
Stevie Ray Vaughan, Joe Bonamassa, Billy F. Gibbons/ZZTOP, Buddy Guy, Eric Clapton, Rory Gallagher, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Popa Chubby, Bernard Allison, B.B. King, Albert King, Freddy King, Muddy Waters, usw.

„When I got to the guitar, I found that I had a psychiatrist, a housewife, I had a mistress, had a cook, I had everything all in one, something I could wrap around my arms and I could play. That guitar and I – we just hatched down together and we said: we could be buddies for life“ (Les Paul)
                                                       
My life is awesome……But I still got the blues…

- Stoney -

Hubert Salmen

Born:

1970

Musical development:

Lessons of flute and guitar in the old days and also Hubert played Sax. For more than 20 years he played bass in several bands with different styles, such as Hard-Rock-, Pop-Funk-, Crossover- and  Bigbands

Favorite Styles:

Bluesrock, Funk, Soul

Equipment:

Ibanez Saber Bass
Green Audio ME 2,Green Audio Endstufe
Craaft Boxen

Favorite meal:

steak

Matthias Frischmann

Born

1977 in Bamberg, Oberfranken, Germany

Bands:

Funk, Soul, Blues, HipHop and some Jazz

Equipment:

Fender Rhodes, diverse Stagepianos (Kurzweil, Kawai, Clavia),
1928er Conn „Chu Berry“ Tenor Sax

Favorites:

Michel Petrucciani, Herbie Hancock, Maceo Parker, ToP, BS&T, Motown

Drinks:

Oberlaaderer Export, Brauerei Ott, Oberleinleiter

I am good at:

coolness in musical discussions (at least in this band…)

I suck at:

I’m a real bad mother

„Gatherin`“ Ralf Koxholt

Hey there blues folks,

I was born in April 1965 and commenced playing drums at age of 9.

Pretty early, when I was about 13 years old, I started to listen to the blues. Ever since, Blues is „my life“ . . .

In the early to mid 80`s I gathered a lot of experience playing live many years with „Midnite Special Bluesband“. The honorable slide-guitar player „Prof. Bottleneck“ headed this band and brought us on countless stages throughout Germany.

After a short break, I played with „Hit the Bottle Bluesband“, „Köln Kalk Bluesband“ and worked as session- and studiodrummer in a many projects and gospel choires.

Since Oct. 2006 I enjoy playing blues with the boys of „TexasFlood Bluesband“ in Düsseldorf. I guess they got somethin’ cookin’…!

My favorites? Eric Clapton / Popa Chubby / SRV / Willie deVille . . . There are too many great blues guys out there….I just can’t count them all!!!! (Thank you guys !)

The Blues is my Life …,

- Ralf -