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ReGroove
Featuring Lori Passineau & Joyce Guyett
A solid powerhouse that can go from sultry blues to funk, R&B, and full-tilt rock and roll in the blink of an eye. Together, ReGroove provides a solid melodic, harmonic, multi-textured pocket for Lori's soulful vocals. Currently booking and performing in the Phoenix area, Lori Passineau's ReGroove is ready to show you what pure entertainment is all about!
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Lori Passineau
Lead and harmony vocals
Joyce Guyett
Drums, harmony, lead vocals
Sparky Robinson
Lead guitar, vocals
John Hobart
Keyboards, vocals
Hilber Blair
Bass |
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Lori Passineau, lead vocalist, has been singing and performing for many years. From theater and stage productions, a European tour with a performance group, to a variety of blues, rock, funk, R&B, and acapella harmony groups, Lori has performed in several cities in the US. In 2007 the pentagon sent her on an overseas tour to Southwest Asia to entertain the troops around the war zone and the Persian Gulf. Lori has had years of vocal and performance training, and has won several competitions and awards. A lyric writer herself, she has been inspired by Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Bette Midler, Bonnie Rait, Etta James, Tina Turner, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Steven Tyler, Mick Jaggar, and many others. Her gutsy, sultry style has been compared to many, but in fact is unique. Lori is now making music with Joyce Guyett, perfomringand recording originals, blues, old R&B funk, rock and tasty classic covers.
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Joyce Guyett, on drums, started out singing in choir at church, writing and performing a musical play for her school at the age of 11. At fifteen years old, she got a job, bought her first drum set, and has played and sang with professional musicians ever since. She loves entertaining and working on music projects. She has done studio work with the late Lee Hazelwood, producer/songwriter, worked with legendary Al Casey, along with many other fine artists. She also writes and performs her own music. You can find her singing the opening song in the movie “Ski School II,” opening up for major acts such as Willie Nelson, or running the soundboard for a musical play. She has performed in national bands like the early “Tubes,” and played with national sensation Jerry Riopelle, entertainer and inventor of the “Beamz.” Her all girl group “Lace” won Pop/Rock contemporary band of the year for Soundboard magazine. A native of Arizona, Joyce has been an advocate for women's entertainment and a staple in the Arizona music scene for many years. Passionate about all styles of music - Rock, Pop, Folk, Bluegrass, Traditional Country, and Blues, she also utilizes her talents for charity work, most recently with lovehousekidsprogram.org.
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John Hobart, on keyboards, was born and raised in Detroit and grew up playing piano, organ, or bass in various rock and R&B bands since age 15. He moved to Los Angeles in 1975 where he remained passionate about Motown, R&B, and Jazz. He has been on stage backing up the Coasters, Drifters, Chris Montez, and also shared the stage with Ike and Tina Turner and Jerry Lee Lewis, to name a few. He played in an oldies band with Pete Rivera of “Rare Earth” fame before moving to Arizona where he currently resides and collaborates with ReGroove.
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Sparky Robinson is a talented singer/songwriter that loves performing. He is a lifetime student of the guitar, and has a tendency toward the unusual on occasion. Sparky is also known as the sixth “Dave Clark Five,” and ReGroove is happy to be making music with him.
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Hilber Blair, on bass, has been performing on bass and guitar for over 30 years, playing in high school and then moving on to professional bands. Hilber moved to Phoenix in 1986, and in 1987 formed “Miserable Sinners,” an alternative rock band, playing lead guitar and writing/arranging songs. The band performed through 1992. Hilber was encouraged to play bass in a friend’s jazz band, “Bruce Leland’s Banjo Brass." What a great opportunity to stretch into another genre, and meet and play with amazing musicians. The band performed 4-5 nights a week at their home base, Leland’s Jazz Supper Club in Cave Creek, AZ (now closed). He also played many jazz festivals in Arizona and California. Hilber took a hiatus from music in 1997 to build his technology career, but could only stay away for so long. Now he is back on the scene holding down the bottom end for ReGroove.
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