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Meet The Bands
Doc Ford's Fort Myers Beach features the best music on the Beach!
Read more about some of our regulars below, then Check Our Entertainment Calendar for performance dates. |
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Buckshot - www.myspace.com/buckshotbandswfl
Tim Smith brings the band and the dance floor alive with his exceptional range on lead vocals, Jeff Brunderman sings back-up as one of Florida’s premier guitarists and Rick Baker adds a whole other dimension to Buckshot’s hot sound on keyboard and vocals. Accomplished bassist Bill Vermuth blends well with Rick and Jeff on back-up vocals, Ken Giunta is remarkable on the drums and David Miller occasionally lends his talent on steel guitar and violin. See Buckshot performing their magic live at Doc Ford’s!
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Celtic Stew - www.myspace.com/celticstew
South Florida’s premier Irish Pub band, this fun and lively acoustic foursome plays favorites like “Mermaid”, “Danny Boy”, “Irish Rover” and “Drunken Sailor”, integrating songs from Ireland, Scotland and Whales with a bluegrass edge. It’s always a great time when they cook up their blend of Celtic country, bluegrass and traditional Irish tunes, playing and singing everything from foot-stomping reels and weaving melodies to heart-wrenching songs, with technical prowess and a fiery energy. Their music features hot whistle playing, smoking bagpipes and evocative mandolin harmonies.
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Chicago Mob - Find them on Facebook
Enjoy funky, danceable blues, rhythm & blues and pop performed live on the outdoor waterfront stage, overlooking the Gulf of Mexico. Lead vocalist EJ Harpo began singing the blues on Chicago’s North Side, opening for acts like Jerry Lee Lewis and Wilson Pickett. Don Cook on guitar - also from Chicago - is the ultimate classically trained professional musician. Cat Stephens brings his jazz sax talent to South Florida from touring top 40 road shows and features on several albums as a studio musician. Percussionist Joe Billardo has a rich musical academic and family background, has made countless recordings. Bassist Greg Oravec brings his unmistakable style and energy to every performance. This group plays with an underlying funk groove blended with passion, as though they’ve played just for you, for years.
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Deb & the Dynamics - www.debandthedynamics.net
Hottest band in Ft. Myers performs LIVE onstage on the waterfront. Views of real working shrimp fleets and beautiful backbay sunsets from outdoor dance floor. This band knows how to please a crowd and delivers a goodtime rockin’ show, coming off their latest CD release, “Feels So Good”. Deb & the Dynamics gives you the ultimate high-energy performance and will make you smile with classic R&B, vintage Motown, Memphis Soul and Jump Blues. Sets include hits from James Brown, Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, BB King, Janis Joplin and many, many others.
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Fakahatchee Band - www.fakahatcheeband.com
Enjoy the Fakahatchee Band experience, now with Tommy Dorman on lead guitar and vocals, featuring Brian Lowe on bass guitar and vocals. Sherrad Raites on drums, Kerri Ann Moore on acoustic guitar and harmony complete this dynamic country band’s original blend of old style traditional, country music and southern rock of the ‘70s. They present Top 40 country and classic country, something to please everyone with a mix of originals and covers of well-known songs by national artists, many of whom this band opens for on tour, including Toby Keith, Confederate Railroad, Charlie Daniels, Clint Black and George Jones. This “whiskey bound and hell-bent” band headlines all over Florida, from Cowboy Bill’s in Key West to the Wild West Saloon in Punta Gorda to the Crystal Palace Casino in the Bahamas and is booked many months in advance. Don’t miss this exceptional show.
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Hung Jury - www.hungjurytheband.com
Get your party on with this classic rock band as they put on a live performance you will never forget from the outdoor, waterfront stage overlooking backbay Gulf waters, spectacular sunsets and views of real, working shrimp fleets. You will love this band, but they can’t do it without you. Untuck your shirt, kick off your heels, party and dance all night to the untamed sounds of this rockin’ Florida band. Put away your surf boards, brush off the sand and let these talented performers lead you into temptation…they won’t let you down!
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JJ McCoy and The Chillbillies
This is the real McCoy, one of America’s most wanted house bands and you’ll love every minute of their original blend of traditional country and honky tonkin’ southern rock live performances on the waterfront stage, at Doc Ford’s Fort Myers Beach.
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Lisa George Band
Join the Lisa George Band for a night of classic rock!
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Live Wire
Southwest Florida's premier soul and funk band plays fun, hits from the '60's to today in fun, intense performances outdoors on the waterfront stage, overlooking backbay waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Seating offers views of sunsets, surf and real, working shrimp boats. This six member group will bring back memories in performances you will never forget, giving you the ultimate party experience with songs from artists like Tina Turner, James Brown, The Temptations and Donna Summer, among many more. Just stop by, say hello and dance all night with your friends.
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Marty Stokes & The Captiva Band - www.captivaband.com
This "group of musical crazies" delivers! Raw, emotional and original with Blues along side creative arrangements of covers.
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Rasta Roni
Enjoy sounds of the Islands with local reggae musician Rasta Roni. Sure enough to provide some good vibrations!
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Soul Machine - www.soulmachineband.com
Bringing the R&B classics of Motown to life, this group knows how to get the party started and keep it pumping with high energy.
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Stolen Fruit
This fantastic local band will tell you:“We play it like we stole it” and you will love the sweet sounds of Stolen Fruit playing live on the waterfront stage at Doc Ford’s Fort Myers Beach, where outdoor seating overlooks backbay Gulf waters with views of real, working shrimp fleets.
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The Dock Boys
These dock boys work the midnight shift down on the docks and like to get grimy with some rockin’ music beats and dancin’ so come on down and join them while you can! Dance to recognizable rock, country, pop and alternative classics ‘til you drop, ‘cause you’re guaranteed not to fall asleep before they do! One of the best local bands you will ever hear with a hot club act.
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The Juice - www.juicebluesband.com
Professional musicians and talented performing artists, Richard Iannuzzi on drums and vocals, Lynn Richardson as lead vocalist, Joe Connors on guitar and vocals, Ernie Cantu as saxophonist and vocalist, Doug Simonds on trumpet, Rick Russell at the keyboard, harmonica, back-up vocals and Larry Hobbs, MD on bass bring their individual influences together to play their own arrangements of classic blues, rhythm & blues and funk.
Covers by artists like Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eric Clapton, Ray Charles and T-Bone Walker are never played the same way twice by “The Juice”. Based in Fort Myers Beach, where they are a well-known act guaranteed to please, this charismatic group is eligible for representation by select recording studios, but at heart, they are strongly committed to performing live. They play with a passion for the communication formed, Hobbs says, through performing on stage, with other musicians and audience members. Don’t miss this hot band at their next Fort Myers Beach gig, live, at Doc Ford’s Fort Myers Beach.
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Nexxt Level
If you love classic rock ‘n’ roll and dance music, you’ll love Next Level’s unique and professional act. Charismatic performers as well as musicians versed in every genre, from recognizable favorite pop songs to heavy metal to jazz and blues, Next Level knows how to handle a rowdy crowd with good times and good music. Seen by thousands on this summer’s club circuit, this soulful band plays an exotic mix of smooth rock, soul and disco.
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