the Undecided - Band Bio Page

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Personal Bio Sheet for 'the Undecided'

Deborah "Rose" Novak - Lead Vocal, Guitar, Harmonica

Started Playing At Age: Too young to remember

Biggest Musical Influences: Elvis, The Beatles and all the early soul and Motown performers

Shows With: Tower of Power, Canned Heat, The Seeds, Dwight Twilly, The Waitress's, Billy Verra & The Beaters, James Harmon, Wishbone Ash, Johnny Winter, Terri Nunn & Berlin, The Smithereens, Ronny Cox, Lisa Haley, Jannel Rap & The C Street Band, TSOL

Favorite Quote or Saying: "Never say never..."

Discography: Modern Shadows (Modern Shadows 1985) Vocals, Guitar, Producer - MaxBand There And Back Again (MaxBand 1995) Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica

Bil Ruiz - Lead Guitar, Vocals

Started Playing At Age: 17

Biggest Musical Influences: The Beatles & Rolling Stones, and all the usual guitar-hero guys, up to and including Nile Rogers, and Steve Vai.

Shows With: Billy Verra & The Beaters, and the James Harmon Band, Wishbone Ash, Johnny Winter, Terri Nunn & Berlin, The Smithereens, TSOL

Favorite Quote or Saying: 'Scuse me while I kiss this guy!" and "I'm going to wave my freak flag high!"
Discography: Modern Shadows (Modern Shadows 1985) Lead Guitar, Vocals - MaxBand There And Back Again (MaxBand 1995) Lead Guitar, Vocals

Bill "SnakeMan" McFadden - Drums, Vocals

Started Playing At Age: 16

Biggest Musical Influences: Charlie Watts (Rolling Stones), Ringo Starr (the Beatles), Frank Beard (ZZ Top), Ian Paice (Deep Purple), various British Invasion, Rock & Motown drummers.

Shows With: Randy Travis, The Kingston Trio, Sylvia, Waylon Jennings, Billy Verra & The Beaters, James Harmon Band, Wishbone Ash, Johnny Winter, Terri Nunn & Berlin, The Smithereens, Ronny Cox, Lisa Haley, Jannel Rap & The C Street Band, TSOL

Favorite Quote or Saying: "Ya know… it just doesn’t get any better than this!"

Discography: Modern Shadows (Modern Shadows 1985) Drums, Vocals - MaxBand There And Back Again (MaxBand 1995) Drums, Vocals

John Sleeger - Bass Guitar, Vocals

Started Playing At Age: 12

Biggest Musical Influences: Paul McCartney, James Jamerson (Motown Funk Brother Supreme), Keith Richards, Kraftwerk

Shows With: Randy Travis, Sylvia, Billy Vera & The Beaters, James Harmon Band, Dwight Yoakam, Leon Russell, Edgar Winter, Guess Who, Marshall Tucker Band, Rod Piazza & the Mighty Flyers, Wishbone Ash, Johnny Winter, Terri Nunn & Berlin, The Smithereens, TSOL

Favorite Quote or Saying: "#>?#@ You!"

Discography: Modern Shadows (Modern Shadows 1985) Bass, Vocals - Farmertan (Farmertan 1999) Bass, Vocals, co-producer - $1000 Wedding (Nadine's Probably Right 2001) Bass, Vocals

Tom Bellone - Hammond Organ, Melodica, Guitar, Vocals

Started Playing At Age: 15

Biggest Musical Influences: Gregg Rolie, Jimmy Smith, Booker T. Jones, John Lord, Billy Preston, & Deacon Jones to name a few.

Shows With: Tower of Power, Canned Heat, Dwight Twilley, The Knack, Lee Oskar, Terri Nunn & Berlin, Ike Turner, The Smithereens, Ronny Cox, Lisa Haley, Jannel Rap & The C Street Band

Favorite Quote or Saying: "Bayba, Bayba, Bayba!""

Discography: n/a

Band Introduction Letter

While we have performed under various names and with various members in and around Orange County since the early 1980's, the band first appeared as The Deborah Rose Band at the original Golden Bear in Huntington Beach. Since then, we have appeared as an opening act for a wide variety of artists at many venues over the years.

Our members, either individually or collectively, have shared the stage with artists such as Randy Travis, Terri Nunn & Berlin, The Smithereens, Canned Heat, Tower of Power, Dwight Yoakum, Leon Russell, Edgar Winter, Guess Who, Marshall Tucker Band, Rod Piazza & the Mighty Flyers, The Seeds, The Waitresses, Sylvia, Dwight Twilley, The Kingston Trio, Waylon Jennings, Ralph May & The Ohio River Band, Honk, Billy Verra & the Beaters, Wishbone Ash, Johnny Winter, Ronny Cox with Lisa Haley, Jannel Rap & The C Street Band, TSOL, and the James Harmon Band, to name a few.

The weekend of July 18-20, 2003 we proudly lent a hand to the community that supported us over the years, and those in need of help. The Healing Art Foundation, a charity effort which seeks to aid breast cancer victims, asked us to participate in their 'Art For A Cause', event at the 1st Annual Body Art Expo, at the Pomona Fairplex. And, in May of 2005 Deborah, Tom and Bill performed at the Art & Music Festival for National Missing Children's Month, an event seeking increased national attention on finding missing persons. The event featured actor-singer Ronny Cox, along with singer-fiddle player Lisa Haley, guest-speaker Erin Runnion, Jannel Rap & The C Street Band, Chris Paul Overall, and more.

As always, no matter where we are, we look forward to performing for, and having fun with, all of you....

Deborah Rose Novak (lead vocals, guitar, harmonica), Bil Ruiz (lead guitar, vocals),
John Sleeger (bass guitar, vocals), Tom Bellone (Hammond organ, melodica, guitar, vocals) & Bill McFadden (drums, vocals)

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