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About Blood on the Tracks
Chicago's best (and only) Bob Dylan Tribute Band
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Blood on the Tracks Band
The Blood on the Tracks band
was an project started in 2007 by Ron Cohler
when he realized that he not only loved the
music of Bob Dylan, but people told him he
could sing just like Bob. He soon enlisted Mark
Mickey on bass. Mark is a life long
Dylan fan and adds a wealth of Dylan
knowledge. Jim Cone was playing with Mark
at the time and so was enlisted in the
project. Ray Kirschner joined next to add the
keyboards. After a few notable guitarists
helped with a few gigs, George Kolmar joined to
form the band that is now Blood on the Tracks,
the best Bob Dylan tribute band in Chicago.
George introduced the band to Matt Quinnan
to add professional sound engineering to our
mix. We thank Craig Mickey (guitars),
Brian Mickey (percussion and color), Eli
Orfanos (guitars), and Chris West
(guitars) for their help and inputs along the
way. Thanks also to Ann the Fan and our
families and friends for their support.
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Ron Cohler - Vocals, Guitars, and
harmonica
Ron began playing guitar just
about the time Blood on the Tracks was released
and quickly discovered he not only loved these
songs, but could play and sing them with a
noticeable resemblance to Dylan himself. Over
the years, few people ever heard him until
recently when the Blood on the Tracks band
became a reality. Other favorites include
Eric Clapton,
Peter Gabriel,
Adrian Belew, and The Counting Crows.
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Cohler
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Gerorge Kolmar - Guitars and Vocals
George began
playing guitar at 13 years old and had major
influences such as Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page,
Eric Clapton, Frank Zappa, Steve Morse, Leslie
West, Martin Barre, and Pete Townsend.
He has played in
several Chicago
based
bands covering Rock, Blues, Reggae, and
R&B.
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George Kolmar
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Ray Kirschner – Keyboards and
vocals
Ray plays
keyboards but is really a piano player who has
picked up playing the organ over the years of
playing in bands. He began classic training at
the ripe age of 6 and began to rock out in the
70s. Joe Cocker, Donald Fagan, Keith Emerson,
Elton John and Stevie Wonder are among his
favorite keyboardists.
Ray loves
to say that the best things in his life
have happened because of those 88
keys.
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Ray Kirschner
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Mark Mickey - Bass Guitars
Mark has been a
fan of Bob Dylan for many
years. In addition to Dylan,
Mark’s influences include Counting Crows, Steve
Earle, Peter Gabriel, Little Feat, and John
Hiatt – to name a few. Piano lessons as a kid,
trumpet in high school, and now bass, Mark has
always enjoyed playing music and hopes that you
will like what you
hear.
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Mark Mickey
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Jim Cone - Drums and Vocals
Jim has been
drumming since he was 12 years old and started
playing in his first band at age 14. He enjoys
all music that is performed well. Favorites
include Led Zeppelin, The Who, Frank Zappa,
Jethro Tull, Pink Floyd, Little Feat, Dixie
Dregs, Peter Gabriel, Bob Marley, and of
course, Bob Dylan. Check out his Internet
Marketing Business at www.OnlineWSImarketing.com.
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Cone
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Matt Quinnan - Sound
Besides doing the
sound for Blood on the Tracks, Matt offers
offers custom graphic design for every
project. Matt has experience designing
everything from billboards to business cards
and everything in between. Check out his
site at http://www.mattquinnan.com.
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