Artist description Rock with roots in the blues and Motown. Strong electric rythym guitars with distinctive vocal harmonies, layered lead guitars, slide guitars and harp. Some keyboards and electronic instrumentation.

Music Style Rock

Musical Influences Pink Floyd, ZZ Top, Eric Clapton, The Beatles, Junior Wells, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Rolling Stones, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Elvis Presley, Temptations

Similar Artists Pink Floyd, ZZ Top, Eric Clapton, The Beatles, Junior Wells, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Rolling Stones, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Elvis Presley, Temptations

Artist History Rankin & Wear first started playing and recording together as disgruntled youths with the bands "Nozmo King" and "Human Factor", the latter group producing and recording one album. They now write/produce/record together as Rankin & Wear.

Group Members Rich Rankin & Dub Wear

Instruments Electric, slide and acoustic guitars with bass, drums, harp and some electronic instrumentation

Albums Human Factor, Troubadours 2000

Location Margate, NJ - USA

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