SULLY BAND
BIOGRAPHY
The Sully Band is an R&B groovement, playing covers and originals with their unique 10-piece sound. Recently named San Diego Music Awards “Best Live Performer” in July 2020, The Sully Band has been making a name for themselves in the virtual space with weekly virtual concerts and events on Facebook Live, Instagram TV and YouTube.
Their very first single, “Best Damn Fool,” garnered critical acclaim after its release at KAABOO Del Mar (Sept 2018), followed by their recent releases, “Green Dress,” “Never Gonna Give Up” and a cover of the timeless soul classic, “Try A Little Tenderness.”
Along the way, the band members have garnered Grammy and Tony Awards and nominations and have performed and recorded with industry notables such as Eric Clapton, Lionel Ritchie, Michael Jackson, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Cheap Trick, REO SpeedWagon and others.
SOCIAL STATS
10.6K
2.8K
300K
110K
SIZZLE REEL
Calendar
Sat, August 7th – Opening for Tommy Castro at Belly Up
Fri, August 20th – Antone’s in Austin, Texas
Sat, August 21st – On The Air with Sully, Little Tommy, and Russ T Nailz
Sat, August 28th – Hess Fest in Imperial Beach
Sat, September 4th – On The Air with Sully, Little Tommy, and Russ T Nailz
Fri, September 10th – The Belly Up
Fri, September 24th – G4 Foundation, Long Beach, CA
Fri, October 9th – Sat, October 10th – Seal Beach Car Show
Fri, November 19th – Sun, November 21st – San DIego – TBA
Tues, December 14th – TBA
DISCOGRAPHY
Discogaphy:
2020
“GREEN DRESS”
“NEVER GONNA GIVE UP”
“TRY A LITTLE TENDERNESS”
“NO TIME FOR PATIENCE”
2019
“LOVELY DAY”
2018
“BEST DAMN FOOL”
“100 YEARS”
“I NEED SOMEBODY”
MARQUEE PLAYERS ON RECORDING INCLUDE:
NATHAN EAST– BASS ERIC CLAPTON, MICHAEL JACKSON, JOE SATRIANI, GEORGE HARRISON, PHIL COLLINS, STEVIE WONDER, TOTO, KENNY LOGGINS, DAFT PUNK, AND HERBIE HANCOCK.
STEVE FERRONE – DRUMS [TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS FOR THE LAST 25 YEARS. HE IS A FORMER MEMBER OF THE AVERAGE WHITE BAND AND HAS RECORDED AND PERFORMED WITH DURAN DURAN, STEVIE NICKS, CHRISTINE MCVIE, SLASH, CHAKA KHAN, ERIC CLAPTON, BEE GEES, AEROSMITH, AND JOHNNY CASH.]
TIM CARMON– HAMMOND B3 ERIC CLAPTON, BABYFACE, STEVIE WONDER, PAUL MCCARTNEY, QUEEN LATIFAH, MARCUS MILLER, SHERYL CROW, BOB DYLAN, GLADYS KNIGHT, B.B. KING
JAMES EAST– BASS LIONEL RITCHIE, SERGIO MENDES (14 YEARS), CELINE DION, TONY BRAXTON, ELTON JOHN, MICHEAL MCDONALD, BABYFACE, JAMES INGRAM, PATTY AUSTIN, PATTY LABELLE, CLINT BLACK, DIRE STRAITS LEGACY, ERIC CLAPTON.
STEVE DILLARD– TRUMPET RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS, LYNYRD SKYNYRD,THE O’JAYS, HUEY LEWIS, JIMMY BUFFET AND FRANKIE VALLI
TRIPP SPRAGUE– SAXOPHONE/BLUES HARP– KENNY LOGGINS, SMOKEY ROBINSON, TODD RUNDGREN AND THE FOUR TOPS.
LATEST NEWS
- February 2021 - The Sully Band to be house band on "On the Air San Diego"
- January 2021 - Sully Band Livestream Fundraisers at BellyUpLive.com raised over $10K for Scripps MD Anderson & Challenged Athletes Foundation
- September 2020 - The Sully Band performed at the virtual Springboard Music Festival
- August 2020 - Sully Band performs livestream fundraiser for San Diego Food Bank
- July 2020 - The Sully Band is named Best Live Performer at the San Diego Music Awards
- June 2020 - The Sully Band takes to the streets of Little Italy to film a video for their cover of Lovely Day
- March 2020 - The Sully Band launches virtual Livingroom Concert Series "Sully Band Saturdays"
- September 2018 - Local Unsigned Band "Sully" To Play At KAABOO Del Mar
MUSIC
BIOGRAPHY
The Sully Band, voted Best Live Band at the San Diego Music Awards, is a 10-piece beast of a band, playing covers and originals at clubs, festivals and venues like Southern California’s legendary Belly Up Tavern and Austin’s illustrious Antone’s Nightclub.
Fronted by San Diego radio & TV personality and financial expert, Robert “Sully” Sullivan and anchored by Grammy Award-winning slayer of the bass, James East (Eric Clapton, Elton John, Michael Jackson, and many others), The Sully Band is composed of seasoned, accomplished players who hail from diverse locales like Japan, Panama, and the island of Lemon Grove. The horn section features sax-flute-harp-man Tripp Sprague (Kenny Loggins, The Little River Band, Smokey Robinson, The Temptations, The Four Tops) and trumpet and flugelhorn player Steve Dillard (The Righteous Brothers and Lynyrd Skynyrd).
Their very first single, “Best Damn Fool,” garnered critical acclaim after its release at KAABOO Del Mar (Sept 2018), followed by their recent releases, “Green Dress,” “Never Gonna Give Up” and a cover of the timeless soul classic, “Try A Little Tenderness.”
Their debut album, Let’s Straighten It Out! will be released March 2022 via Belly Up Records, and marketed and distributed by Blue Élan Records.
Social Stats
10.6K
3.2K
300K
110K
Reviews
Voted Best Live Band at the 2020 San Diego Music Awards, the Sully Band now brings their sound to the masses with debut CD Let’s Straighten It Out!, a pleasing ten-pack of venerable soul, funk, and blues favorites.
A clean and clear singer, Sully has a dirty “blue-eyed soul” quality to his voice expressing the miles he’s tread and the joy and passion at the heart of Soul music...This is a tight crew with a soulful and unique front man and some high end talent. Let’s Straighten It Out! is a killer set that shows what this band can do without showing off.
A platter of 10 classic soul and R&B rave-ups is served up hot on the debut album from this well-oiled San Diego band….Put this slab of vinyl on the turntable — or crank up your iPhone —and get the party started.
BIOGRAPHY
The Sully Band is an R&B groovement, playing covers and originals with their unique 10-piece sound. Recently named San Diego Music Awards “Best Live Performer” in July 2020, The Sully Band has been making a name for themselves in the virtual space with weekly virtual concerts and events on Facebook Live, Instagram TV and YouTube.
Their very first single, “Best Damn Fool,” garnered critical acclaim after its release at KAABOO Del Mar (Sept 2018), followed by their recent releases, “Green Dress,” “Never Gonna Give Up” and a cover of the timeless soul classic, “Try A Little Tenderness.”
Along the way, the band members have garnered Grammy and Tony Awards and nominations and have performed and recorded with industry notables such as Eric Clapton, Lionel Ritchie, Michael Jackson, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Cheap Trick, REO SpeedWagon and others.
Calendar
Sat, August 7th – Opening for Tommy Castro at Belly Up
Fri, August 20th – Antone’s in Austin, Texas
Sat, August 21st – On The Air with Sully, Little Tommy, and Russ T Nailz
Sat, August 28th – Hess Fest in Imperial Beach
Sat, September 4th – On The Air with Sully, Little Tommy, and Russ T Nailz
Fri, September 10th – The Belly Up
Fri, September 24th – G4 Foundation, Long Beach, CA
Fri, October 9th – Sat, October 10th – Seal Beach Car Show
Fri, November 19th – Sun, November 21st – San DIego – TBA
Tues, December 14th – TBA
SOCIAL STATS
10.6K
2.8K
300K
110K
LATEST NEWS
- February 2021 - The Sully Band to be house band on "On the Air San Diego"
- January 2021 - Sully Band Livestream Fundraisers at BellyUpLive.com raised over $10K for Scripps MD Anderson & Challenged Athletes Foundation
- September 2020 - The Sully Band performed at the virtual Springboard Music Festival
- August 2020 - Sully Band performs livestream fundraiser for San Diego Food Bank
- July 2020 - The Sully Band is named Best Live Performer at the San Diego Music Awards
- June 2020 - The Sully Band takes to the streets of Little Italy to film a video for their cover of Lovely Day
- March 2020 - The Sully Band launches virtual Livingroom Concert Series "Sully Band Saturdays"
- September 2018 - Local Unsigned Band "Sully" To Play At KAABOO Del Mar
DISCOGRAPHY
Discogaphy:
2020
“GREEN DRESS”
“NEVER GONNA GIVE UP”
“TRY A LITTLE TENDERNESS”
“NO TIME FOR PATIENCE”
2019
“LOVELY DAY”
2018
“BEST DAMN FOOL”
“100 YEARS”
“I NEED SOMEBODY”
MARQUEE PLAYERS ON RECORDING INCLUDE:
NATHAN EAST– BASS ERIC CLAPTON, MICHAEL JACKSON, JOE SATRIANI, GEORGE HARRISON, PHIL COLLINS, STEVIE WONDER, TOTO, KENNY LOGGINS, DAFT PUNK, AND HERBIE HANCOCK.
STEVE FERRONE – DRUMS [TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS FOR THE LAST 25 YEARS. HE IS A FORMER MEMBER OF THE AVERAGE WHITE BAND AND HAS RECORDED AND PERFORMED WITH DURAN DURAN, STEVIE NICKS, CHRISTINE MCVIE, SLASH, CHAKA KHAN, ERIC CLAPTON, BEE GEES, AEROSMITH, AND JOHNNY CASH.]
TIM CARMON– HAMMOND B3 ERIC CLAPTON, BABYFACE, STEVIE WONDER, PAUL MCCARTNEY, QUEEN LATIFAH, MARCUS MILLER, SHERYL CROW, BOB DYLAN, GLADYS KNIGHT, B.B. KING
JAMES EAST– BASS LIONEL RITCHIE, SERGIO MENDES (14 YEARS), CELINE DION, TONY BRAXTON, ELTON JOHN, MICHEAL MCDONALD, BABYFACE, JAMES INGRAM, PATTY AUSTIN, PATTY LABELLE, CLINT BLACK, DIRE STRAITS LEGACY, ERIC CLAPTON.
STEVE DILLARD– TRUMPET RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS, LYNYRD SKYNYRD,THE O’JAYS, HUEY LEWIS, JIMMY BUFFET AND FRANKIE VALLI
TRIPP SPRAGUE– SAXOPHONE/BLUES HARP– KENNY LOGGINS, SMOKEY ROBINSON, TODD RUNDGREN AND THE FOUR TOPS.
