Harry"O"

Former Oysters Rockefeller guitarist Harry"O" says, "No one trick pony here. Being a full time musician means being versatile!" From private parties to the stages of music festivals and state fairs; local bars and clubs to restaurants and hotels, from the chicken wire protected stages of the rural south to the coolest Blues bars in Chicago and St.Louis; upscale Country Club weddings to backyard divorce parties, "Blues in the Schools" at an elementary school to "Happy Hour" at an assisted living facility and from christenings to a Blues Funeral service. He’s played every imaginable kind of gig and always left the clients satisfied that they hired the right man for the job. BIO: Former Oysters Rockefelller guitarist, Harry “O”, was born in New York City and was raised in Harlem. At the age of 13, he taught himself how to play guitar. By the 1970's, Harry “O” was a regular at the East Village blues jams being held at Broadway Charlie’s and Dan Lynch’s; sitting in with some of New York’s better known blues guitarists such as, Jonathan Kalb and Jon Paris. In 1978, he joined The New York Sound Exchange, one of many show/dance bands in which he played over the years, working various hotel lounges 6 nights/week/48 weeks a year, all over the country. In 1994 after a 2 year stint with Sun recording artist Eddie Snow, he formed Oysters Rockefeller, a hard working Blues and R&B based Band. The year 2000 marked the beginning of a two year stay in Chicago, where Harry “O” had the opportunity to share the stage and play guitar with such blues notables as: Chico Banks, The Bel-Aires, Billy Branch, Buddy Guy and his Brother's band, Phil Guy and the Blues Machine, Michael Hill’s Blues Mob, Willie Kent and the Gents, Johnnie Marshall, John Primer, Sonny Rhodes and Bobby Rush.

Ocala, FL