Artist description A guy, an acoustic guitar, a pen, paper, a prayer, a lotta beers, and a rotating cast of other great musicians and friends

Music Style modern-acoustic-folk-pop-rock

Musical Influences Tom Petty, Neil Young, R.E.M., Pink Floyd, Grateful Dead, Lemonheads, Del Amitri, Toad the wet sproket, Micheal Gaudiello and the doors

Similar Artists REM, the Doors, U2,

Artist History Started in Cleveland back in 1993, The Cylinders began as an acoustic 4 piece project called The 4 Cylinders. Dropped the 4 , got a drummer, one of us picked up the bass and we became a band. 1st album self titled 1995, band broke up there after, reformed with a new lineup. 2nd cd Personal Ads, 1996, once again broke up there after. In Okinawa Japan, Don reformed the band with a new line-up...3rd CD A Live in Heaven, then BAMMO...It was over again before it seemed to start. The End it was over before it started up again

Group Members Don Paul Jankas (only surviving member, the rest got lost in woman and work) Don, still writin, singin, and playin acoustic Past Members: Steve Nelson, Jim Domingo, Shige Tanihata Tom Humphrey, Brian Biggs, Roger Scrivner Ikari Ishihara, Jonus Cockson, Will Kesling

Instruments Friends, family, beers, bowlz, and ho's... and a strainged thang called a gitter!

Albums The Cylinders, The Cylinders 'Personal Ads', The Cylinders 'A Live in Heaven'

Press Reviews The Japan Update did a review for us in the Oct.11th-17th issue, page 7. Pretty surprizing review Actually wrote we were "professional" sounding... Whatever that means...

Location okinawa city, okinawa - Japan

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