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Bernard Fowler

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For over 25 years, The Rolling Stones have relied on the vocal prowess of Bernard Fowler both on stage and in the studio. With incredible range and stamina, Bernard Fowler has since become a 1^st call vocalist who has worked with members of Pearl Jam, Def Leppard, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, and The Neville Brothers as well as recorded and performed with Yoko Ono, Duran Duran, Herb Albert, Herbie Hancock, Nicklebag, Robert Plant, Living Colour, Sly & Robbie, Johnnie Johnson and Bootsy Collins, among many others. Bernard is bringing a killer band with him that includes legendary rock bassman and Hartford native Doug Wimbash from Living Colour.

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Bernard Fowler’s talents as a singer, songwriter, producer and instrumentalist
have resonated throughout the span of his extraordinary career in the music
industry. His dynamic vocals have appeared on hundreds of albums for bands
as diverse as The Rolling Stones, Herbie Hancock, Ryuichi Sakamoto, John
Mayer, Rod Stewart, Robert Plant, Duran Duran, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Michael
Hutchence, Michael Buble, Philip Glass, Yoko Ono, Alice Cooper and Bootsy
Collins, and many more.

Bernard is most widely known by millions of people around the world as the
background singer and percussionist for The Rolling Stones, a position he has
held for 27 years and counting. He has recorded and toured with “the world’s
greatest rock n’ roll band” to nearly every continent, appearing on 14 Rolling
Stones albums. He has also appeared on the solo projects of Mick Jagger, Keith
Richards, fronted two jazz albums with Charlie Watts, and produced, wrote and
performed on two albums for Ronnie Wood.

Bernard was a founding member of the acclaimed New York Citi Peech Boys, the
band that launched his career in the early 80’s. Bernard’s performance on the
Peech Boys hit “Don’t Make Me Wait” remains one of the most widely sampled
vocal tracks of all time. He has been an integral part of the funk band Tackhead
with London-based Adrian Sherwood, and former Sugarhill Records band Doug
Wimbish (Living Colour), Keith LeBlanc, and Skip McDonald. Additionally,
Bernard recorded and toured with his bands Nicklebag, the IMF’s and Bernard
Fowler & Band.

In 2006 Bernard released his first solo album Friends with Privileges to critical
acclaim. His second solo project, The Bura will be released in Spring 2015. The
album features an all-star line up of musicians including Slash, Waddy Wachtel,
Albert Lee, Lukas Nelson, Darryl Jones, Phil X, Chuck D, Foday Musa Suso, Lisa
Fischer, Lenny Castro, Jimmy Paxson, Sugar Blue, and many more.

Bernard is a versatile, mesmerizing performer, whose range and stage presence
are celebrated around the world.

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