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So who are these "Pig Farmers"?
The "Mississippi Pig Farmers" are led by
Glenn Wasserman who's
playing style has been
defined as a mix of Dickey Betts &
Toy Caldwell with a
little jazz influence. It's no surprise as
Glenn will be the first to tell they are his band hero's from
The Allman Brothers
& Marshall Tucker
Bands. In addition to his fiery guitar playing, Glenn does most of the
band's vocals and has been described as "smooth".
As a 17 year old teenager,
Glenn led "The Bogus Band", to an
invitation to play one of the first afternoon outdoor shows on the streets
of NYC at Rockefeller plaza.
"Bogus" went on to win a PAL sponsored band competition event that landed
the band the slot to perform at the NY premiere of the David Essex
movie
"Stardust". Glenn and "Bogus" were featured on channel
4 NBC News in
NYC creating a
buzz about this young and talented band.
By his mid
20's, Glenn found himself doing some session work through a relationship with
Fly Studio's in Brooklyn, NY. It was there that he became a "house"
guitarist, playing on several demo tapes. That work lead to a short recording contract
in the mid-80's with "Zorros", a new artist signed to RCA subsidiary,
Hologram Records
where Glenn recorded at the world famous "Record Plant" (NYC location).
That experience while exciting, was
short lived leading Glenn to another crossroad where he decided to get married and focus
on school and studies. For the next
almost 15 years he let music take a back seat.
 Glenn Wasserman moved here
to the Lehigh Valley in the Winter of 1993 from his home in Brooklyn, NY. He
his wife and dog settled here looking for a better way of life and seem to have found it. Finally Glenn
got the calling to play again just a few years ago when he found the Lehigh
Valley Blues Network (LVBN) and met Thom Palmer in the fall of
2001.
By
that summer
Glenn joined Thom Palmer & All Points Bulletin (now called the
Thom Palmer
Band) as lead
guitarist.
After approx.
18 months and a
change in musical direction Glenn & Thom parted
ways.
The Mississippi Pig Farmers
represents a new beginning for Glenn, a new time in his life where he can
enjoy the ride and further hone his musical skills. In additional to his own
playing,
Glenn is active in the
local music community and the LVBN where he is a board member and webmaster. Glenn also hosts several
local jams helping to bring new and young musicians into the fold.
Joining Glenn in the Mississippi Pig Farmers are talented musicians, each of
whom add their own special touch making all the parts a whole. Without them
the end result would not be what it is today and so we all share the credit.
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Arne Englund - Guitar and Vocals. Arne is a
tasteful player with a strong blues
background and is well known and respected by many of his peers. On any
given night you might find Arne attending one of the many local jams in the
area having fun. Arne's musical taste is widely varied but
rooted in the blues. Playing rhythm, lead or slide, Arne has a unique style
and sound that is all his own. Aside from various local bands, Arne went on
the road on several tours with recording star, Debbie Davies.
Eventually, Arne decided to stick closer to
home and stopped out at a local jam where he met Glenn and they instantly
hit it off. Arne is a key band member and lends his own flavor giving the
Pig Farmers their signature sound.
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Jim Kleinman
is back as "Pig Farmer" Bassist.
Jim left us for a while to live in
Tennessee and after realizing he missed us decided to come back to PA
where he belongs. An accomplished musician, Jim has "been there, done
that" and yes still remains to be the enthusiastic "kid" in the band.
Jim is single, likes short walks, sweet
things and women who like bassists. He's tall and handsome so ladies,
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| Please welcome Rich
Frikkers as the newest addition to the Pig Pen as our drummer !!!
When rich isn't dressing up to scare little
kids, you can usually find him somewhere in the Valley doing something.
As you can see from his picture, Rich is the resident band "clown",
loves to wear silly hats, likes to walk barefoot over broken glass and
enjoyed diaper rash as a young kid.
Aside from his drumming talent, Rich is
very handy with tools and is known to fix anything broken and break
anything fixed. Rich also has the largest sub-woofers know to man as
well as other huge equipment which is how he got his current significant
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In the process of putting this new band
together, Glenn was lucky enough to meet and do some early gigs with Todd Wolfe (Wolfe) who
was responsible for coming up with the "Mississippi Pig Farmer" name.
A
special thanks to Todd (and his drummer, Dave Hollingsworth) for all their help and support. Todd
& his bandmates are huge talents
and have become good friends, I am grateful to know them.
In addition, we want to thank all the players that have contributed to making great "Pig Farmer" music ...
| Bryan Schreiter - Drums |
Jeff Bennison - Drums |
Craig "CJ" Coyle - Drums |
| Don Plowman - Drums |
Rob Fraser - Bass |
Suavek Zaniesienko - Bass |
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Doug Brown - Bass |
Dawn Dengler - Drums |
Josh Kanusky - Drums |
The "Mississippi Pig
Farmers"
deliver an exciting mix of Classic Rock & Blues
played the way you always
wanted to hear it.
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