Jeff Slate & Friends | John Lennon Birthday Bash
"Ever since he was a wee lad, Jeff Slate has been about the riffs. His obsession started with his post-punk era band the Mindless Thinkers, on to the Kinks/Small Faces vibes of The Badge and can’t stop/won’t stop with his solo work. He’s recorded and toured with a who’s who of rock - Pete Townshend, Roger McGuinn, Jeff Tweedy, Sheryl Crow, Margo Price, the Wallflowers and more - and his solo records have included members of Guns ‘n’ Roses, the Heartbreakers, David Bowie and Paul Weller’s bands and Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds. Slate has written quite possibly THE book on Roy Orbison, a memoir with Earl Slick, more liner notes than a normal human could possibly consume - including for the Beatles, Stones, Dylan and Hendrix - and is a regular guest host on SiriusXM. And though he’s been a counselor at the famed Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy Camp, please don’t ask him about your mid band. The man has standards." -Fred Pessaro, CREEM
For over a decade, Jeff Slate & Friends have played to sold out crowds paying tribute to artists like John Lennon, David Bowie and more, played by musicians who have worked with artists as diverse as Pete Townshend, Ozzy Osbourne and Mott the Hoople. The band’s Weekend Wilburys show – honoring the music of Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, George Harrison, Jeff Lynne’s ELO and Roy Orbison – has wowed crowds across the country. Bandleader Jeff Slate, who came up in the 1980s post-punk scene, and made his name working with his band The Badge and The Who’s Pete Townshend in the 1990s and 00s, is a world-class frontman and songwriter. He has appeared on stage and worked with music legends like Townshend, Roger McGuinn, Jeff Tweedy and Sheryl Crow, and his music has appeared in advertising and films, and on television, including in the hit show Gossip Girl.
Jeff’s writing can be found in The New Yorker, Esquire, the Wall Street Journal, where last year he interviewed Bob Dylan, and Rolling Stone, among others. Jeff is also a regular guest host on SiriusXM, is the co-author of the 2017 book The Authorized Roy Orbison, with the late-legend’s sons, and has written liner notes for albums by Orbison, The Beatles, Bob Dylan, the Rolling Stones and Jimi Hendrix, among many others.
