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Norton Buffalo's Knockouts

Norton Buffalo's Knockouts

For over 30 years members of the Knockouts, when not busy with their many other projects, had the pleasure of performing and recording with legendary harmonica wizard, amazing singer, prolific songwriter, and extremely soulful gentleman Norton Buffalo, providing the perfect combo for Norton’s eclectic electric music. Now, as a tribute to their old friend Norton, to keep his memory alive and to keep on rocking in the Buffalo tradition, they have decided to continue performing as a band, Norton’s Knockouts.

The band is comprised of singers, songwriters, bandleaders, sidemen, guitarists, drummers, bassmen, and keyboardists who have been rocking over two millennia.

Austin de Lone is a killer keyboardist, guitarist, and soulful singer whose credits include Elvis Costello, Bonnie Raitt, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Boz Scaggs, Nick Lowe, Lightening Hopkins, Howard Tate, Carla Thomas, Paul Carrack, Commander Cody, Wayne Bennett, Jimmy McCracklin, Bill Kirchen, Loudon Wainwright, and many others known and unknown, seen and unseen.

Guitarist Johnny “V” Vernazza has been big part of the San Francisco scene since ’68, palling around with Janis Joplin and appearing on the Sonny & Cher show in ’70. His credits include playing guitar on Elvin Bishop’s hit “Fooled Around and Fell in Love,” which earned him a Gold record. He also worked with the Marshall Tucker Band and blues greats Luther Tucker and Sunnyland Slim. One of Johnny’s tunes appeared on NBC’s “My Name is Earl”.

Bassist David Brown has been in demand since the mid 60’s, recording with the great Wilson Pickett, Betty Wright, Martin Mull, and Kitty Wells to name a few. He was a band mate of Boz Scaggs, Greg & Duane Allman, Michael Bloomfield, and Commander Cody, and also wrote songs for Boz, Greg and Duane, Rita Coolidge, and many others. David was a member of the seminal southern rock band Cowboy and SF bay area's legendary rockers Mistress.

Drummer Paul Revelli has shared the stage and shredded in the studio with many great performers including Boz Scaggs, Jimmie Vaughan, Angela Strehli, Lou Ann Barton, Tracy Nelson, Marcia Ball, Bonnie Hayes, Charlie Musselwhite, Elvin Bishop, Bo Diddley, and Pinetop Perkins.