Jason Feddy
| Jason Feddy | |
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| Birth name | Jason Feddy |
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22 February 1966 Leeds, United Kingdom |
| Origin | Harrogate, United Kingdom |
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| Instruments | Guitar |
| Years active | 1981–present |
| Website | www |
Jason Feddy (born 1966) is a British singer/songwriter and radio personality.
Feddy was born in the city of Leeds in the United Kingdom. He left school at 16 and, after a couple of years drifting around Europe and the Middle East, returned to England and formed the rock 'n roll band Officer Dibble, which he fronted as a singer and guitar player. Going solo as a singer/songwriter soon thereafter, he spent the next couple of decades touring and making albums, acquiring accolades and notoriety along the way. Feddy has been featured in the prestigious London based Time Out (magazine) and on the cover of the Classic Rock Society journal. He tours in Europe regularly to this day and has written songs for film & TV.
Feddy is now also a popular radio personality on KXRN 93.5FM in Laguna Beach, California.
The Beatroots band was formed by Feddy in the spring of 2006 in response to a request from Laguna Beach's world famous Festival of Arts (see Pageant of the Masters or Sawdust Art Festival). The Festival was looking for a band to play Beatles songs on their music stage every Sunday afternoon the following summer. They contacted Feddy, who brought the players together and formulated the show. The Beatroots are a different kind of "tribute" band. They don't dress up, they don't wear wigs. They play the songs of The Beatles in their own style, staying close to the original, but improvising when the feeling takes them. This makes for a truly energetic and alive experience for both the musicians and the audience. Not a dreary copy-cat, but a real, organic living tribute.
The Beatroots show was a tremendous success at the Festival of the Arts—it ran for six incredible years—and to this day the band continues to appear at the Festival and various other venues.
The Beatroots are: Jason Feddy (lead vocals and guitar); Geoff Perlman (vocals/guitars); John Troy (vocals/bass) and Evan Stone (drums).
In 2014 Laguna Beach resident Clay Berryhill gathered together eight local musicians with big time musical careers, including Feddy as guitar player and singer, to create a new band modeled after the Traveling Wilburys, called the 133 Band. In addition to Feddy, the 133 Band features Beth Fitchett-Wood (guitar & vocals), Steve Wood (keyboards & vocals) Poul Pedersen (guitar & vocals), Bob Hawkins (lead guitar), Alan Deremo (bass), Nick Hernandez (ukulele, guitar & vocals), and Drew Hester (drums).
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