Artist description Originally an L.A. Power Blues/Rock Trio, Cross Town now bases in Arizona and tours the Southwest. With a fusion of Rock, Soul, Blues and Gospel, Cross Town has crossed the barriers and melded a sound all their own! With powerfully potent song lyrics and passionate energetic stage performances, this band is a must see/hear experience for anyone serious about good music. Cross Town Band Statement:"We are in this for the love of creating music with a message! We want what we do to make a difference, and we work hard to accomplish that goal."

Music Style L.A. Power Blues/Rock, Memphis Soul and Gospel influences

Musical Influences Robin Trower, Creed, Bad Company, BB King, Richard Marx, Stevie Ray Vaughan

Similar Artists Robin Trower, Creed, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Bad Company

Artist History John Perry (Bass Guitar) and Bob Herder (Drums) have been together with David Van Kleeck in various bands since the early 70's. Chris Henrich has filled the position of Tour Drummer for Cross Town now due to Bob's continued employment as lead driver for Upstaging, Inc. Though Tom Prater and Gilbert Estudillo appear on only 1 track of the Album "POINT OF VIEW", their experience and energy provide a dynamic new feel to the LIVE version of "To Die For Me"! Our concerts are powerful and inspired. Cross Town explores unique ways to fuse rock, blues, soul, jazz and funk music styles with inspirational and spiritual lyrics. Cross Town is signed to Alethea Records, an Independent Label based in Arizona. David, John and Bob were signed with Alethea Records as "Sapphire" and later as "The Dave Michaels Project" in the 70's and released 4 albums of original material between 1975 and 1980 as "The Dave Michaels Project".

Group Members David Van Kleeck, Vocals/Guitar/Keyboards John Robert Perry, Bass Chris Henrich, Drums Robert Lee Herder, Drums Tom Prater, Saxophone Gilbert Estudillo, Drums

Instruments Fender Stratocasters and Amps, Steinberger and Gibson Bass guitars, Alesis DG8 Digital Grand Piano, Pearl drums & Zildjian cymbals, Beuscher Tenor Saxophone

Albums Crying Winds, Lands Unknown, Keeper Of The Portal, Soul Sacrifice, Point Of View

Press Reviews Graham Henderson Reviews "To Die For Me": "If I could find good inspirational stuff like this every day, I could put a CD on the station deck and go down to the pub for an hour and nobody would complain about missing my dum quips between tracks. Good lyrics. Good message. And more important from my point of view, real fine listening. It just nudged "Point Of View" out of my heads hit chart. It is on SongRamp.com in listening form for anyone having hassles with getting it at SoundClick.com. I'd download it guys. Ya know ya gonna wanna listen again." Regards, Graham Henderson, 103.9 ROAR Radio Esperance, West Australia

Additional Info Cross Town is with DJJ Atist Management Services. E-mail DJ Johnson at DJohnson@ppcsi.com

Location Phoenix, Arizona - USA

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