Since he started playing professionally in 1986 he’s toured across the country and played everything from punk and metal to ambient pop, but his favorite musical era is the sixties, in particular the Beatles.īrad began playing violin at 7, becoming an accomplished player by the time he was in high school. In 7th grade he joined the school marching band, the concert band and the jazz band. He also performs with two other Vermont-based tribute bands: “Ragged Glory” a Neil Young tribute and “Abraxas” a Santana tribute.įrank Zammeillo (aka “Franco Sunshine”): DrumsĪ classic “pencil-tapper” in school, Frank’s drumming history goes back to his childhood when he would bang on every available surface. Along with David, he is responsible for accurately recreating the many unusual vintage sixties sounds heard during a Mellow Yellow show. Ken is an accomplished recording engineer and video producer. He idolized Jimi Hendrix and aspired to the level of musical expression Jimi showed the world. He was also another marching band member, playing trombone, as well as saxophone, flute and piano before falling in love with the electric guitar. Ken started his rock and roll career in the 7 th grade, playing guitar at school dances and parties in the Boston area. Ken French (aka “Kenny Diggit”): Vocals, lead guitar, keyboards An educator by day for many years, Linda is also the director of Girls Rock Vt, a camp empowering girls through rock and roll and has led the Friday Morning Sing Along for kids of all ages at the Radio Bean since January of 2013. She also currently plays in the Burlington, VT supergroup, Steady Betty. In addition to her fiery vocals, Linda provides the guitar parts that round out the Mellow Yellow sound, and serves as the band’s one-woman horn section. She finally picked up a guitar at the age of 19 and has never looked back. The multi instrumentalist began reading music shortly after learning to read words, playing the clarinet and baritone horn for many years in a competitive marching band in the Boston area. Linda Bassick (aka “Dusty Love”): Vocals, guitars, flute, trombone, tambourine, maraca. Currently, David produced the debut CD by A2VT called “Africa, Vermont,” featuring local singers/rappers from the refugee community newly arrived in the US from various African nations. His training and talents allow him to focus with incredible attention to every detail of the music. Upon arriving in Burlington, VT in 2007, he went about putting together Mellow Yellow with the goal of creating the ultimate 60’s tribute band. David is also the co-author of Captain Gravy’s Wavy Navy, a wacky children’s stage musical that was featured in both the NY Fringe Festival and the NY Musical Theatre Festival. As a founding member of the band 46bliss, David co-wrote and co-produced their numerous CD’s, whose songs have been featured on CSI:NY, Veronica Mars, Joan of Arcadia, and many other television shows. Thanks to the five versatile band members, the music – and the spirit – lives on!ĭavid Cooper (aka “Brad Daddy-O”): Vocals, keyboardsĭavid grew up in Brooklyn, NY and is a graduate of Berklee College of Music in Boston. With groovy costumes, go go dancers and big screen visuals, it’s a full-on, far-out experience of the songs that defined an era. Mellow Yellow pays tribute to the Summer of Love with songs by The Beatles, The Turtles, Jefferson Airplane, and of course, Donovan, that embody the cultural revolution of 1967.
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