Summary: JOHNNY DEPP, ALICE COOPER AND JOE WALSH ROCKED NAMM From Australian Musician Magazine - LINK: http://www.australianmusician.com.au/johnny-depp-alice-cooper-joe-walsh-rocked-namm/ JOHNNY DEPP, ALICE COOPER AND JOE WALSH ROCKED NAMMPosted by junocreative on Feb 02, 2015 in Blog One of the less-covered gigs at NAMM this year was the Duesenberg party featuring Johnny Depp and friends, partly due to the “no pro camera” policy I guess. Depp has become somewhat of a regular at NAMM and last year jammed with Aerosmith. This year Alice Cooperand Joe Walsh teamed up with Depp to deliver the most rockin’ event of the trade show. Beginning the night was Brian Ray’s band The Bayonettes, who played an hour of original and cover material. Brian has been a regular member of Paul McCartney’s band for over a decade. Next up was Johnny Depp himself, together with some old friends bassist Bruce Witkin and guitarist Joey Malone, and yet another member of Paul McCartney’s band, resident drummer Abe Laborial Jr. The band was introduced as the “No Name Band”, probably because they are a loose bunch of players and not a serious project. The boys played two original songs before introducing legendary musician Joe Walsh who sat in for the rest of their set. Together the band performed Funk 49, Rocky Mountain Way, Walk Away and a cover of Search And Destroy. Not to be outdone, Alice joined the core band for a swift and merciless run through of true rock n roll classics – Brown Sugar, Revolution, I’m Eighteen, School’s Out, Come Together and My Generation. The guitar played by Depp auctioned for charity. Pic by Jon HammondTwo charities benefitted from the night’s gig via the auction of a Duesenberg guitar signed by the artists on the night. One of those charities is a foundation which was founded by Italian master chef Bruno Serato. Bruno feeds around 1,200 hungry impoverished children every day with Pasta via his charity called “Caterina’s Club”. The other charity is Alice Cooper’s Solid Rock Teen Center, saving kids one guitar at a time from going into gang life.Internationally renown Hammond organ player and friend to Australian Musician, Jon Hammond captured some footage of the night. You can watch it here.There are also some photos courtesy of Jon and also by Kyler Clark, @CerealKyler from Alice Cooper’s websiteLearn more about Jon Hammond here Share on facebookShare on twitterShare on emailShare on pinterest_shareMore Sharing Services1 Tagged duesenberg, johnny depp, jon hammond, namm 2015 LEAVE REPLYName:E-Mail:Website:Comment: *WATCH THE VIDEO HERE: Johnny Depp And Friends Alice Cooper Imperial Ball sponsored by Sennheiser Jon's archive https://archive.org/details/JohnnyDeppAndFriendsAliceCooperImperialBall Jon's archive https://archive.org/details/TheNAMMShowWhiteOnionsJonHammondFunkUnitNAMMShowcase Youtube http://youtu.be/EKavYAXYYw4 #TheNAMMShow "White Onions" Jon Hammond Funk Unit NAMM Showcase lunch set https://www.namm.org/thenammshow/2015/events/jon-hammond-funk-unit23rd 2015 reprising 1989 Late Rent Sessions recording ©JON HAMMOND International ASCAP with special guest Bernard Purdie drums, Leslie J. Carter percussion Jon Hammond organ (original members on record) featuring Koei Tanaka chromatic harmonica from Tokyo Japan Suzuki world star, Joe Berger guitar JJ guitars, Alex Budman tenor saxophone Dom Famularo returning to the NAMM Stage - special thanks NAMM President CEO Joe Lamond, KHS Hercules folding stands - congratulations KHS America: Announces Acquisition of Hohner Inc. USA Vimeo http://vimeo.com/117661543 CNN iReport http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-1208955 Jon Hammond Funk Unit Facebook https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10152557856517102 duesenberg, johnny depp, jon hammond, namm 2015, Joe Walsh, Alice Cooper, Servite, Caterina's ClubJON HAMMOND Instruments: Organ, Accordion, Piano, Guitar Attended: Berklee College of Music 1974 Languages:
