Simon Apple The band was formed in late 1987 in the Reading, Pennsylvania area (outside of Philadelphia) as a cover band playing music of Genesis, Rush, Electric Light Orchestra, Supertramp, Steely Dan, Pink Floyd, Kansas, Billy Joel, Elton John, Marillion, Level 42, Earth Wind & Fire, Bruce Hornsby, Toto, etc. The original line-up included Jeff Miller (keyboards), Buzz Saylor (drums), Mark Ludwig (guitar), Kurt Manderbach (bass), Brad Weisman (vocals). The band also incorporated a 3-piece horn section on select gigs (Dave Miller - sax, Harry Stevenson - trumpet, Lou Zanine - trombone). The band later went through a few personnel changes that included Alisa Anderson (vocals), Warren Daugherty (bass) replacing Weisman & Manderbach. At the time, the horn section was dropped, but Dave Miller remained on sax as a feature on many Pink Floyd and Supertramp songs.
Founding Members:
Jeff Miller - Keyboards
Buzz Saylor _ Drums
Mark Ludwig - Guitar
Kurt Manderbach - Bass
Brad Weisman - Vocals
Subsequent Members:
Dave Miller - Sax
Harry Stevenson - Trumpet
Lou Zanine - Trombone
Alisa Anderson - Vocals
Warren Daugherty - Bass
Related Artists:
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Noteable Highlights:
Discography
From The Toybox (1998)
Apples to Apples, Dust to Dust...Archives (2000)
River to the Sea (2004)
River to the Sea Bonus Tracks 2 CD Set (2004)
Apples to Apples, Dust to Dust...Archives (Remastered 2005)
River to the Sea (2004)
Official Bootleg 1 (2005)
Official Bootleg 2 (2005)
Official Bootleg 3 (2013)
Venues Played:
From stadiums with crowds of 65,000 to small intimate acoustic venues, churches or open-air music festivals, Simon Apple has a wealth of experiece peforming at any venue.
Simon Apple has been invited to perform at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia with all-time great Billy Joel, Elton John, Bruce Springsteen, Cher, Creed, and Depeche Mode.
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