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Bone
Holmes & Friends
BIOGRAPHY |
The
Ultimate
Dance
and Party Band
came into prominence during the late seventies. Bone Holmes and
Friends burst upon the scene like 10 tons of dynamite. Wearing gold
costumes with green stripes, they blitzed the fraternity row crowd like a
Category Five hurricane! They mimicked the antics of The Ike and Tina
Revue, The Commodores, Rufus, Otis Day and The Knights,
Patty La Belle and many more red hot soul acts. The crowds were so
enthusiastic, campus security had to erect barricades, to keep order.
As
their popularity grew, they began to play social affairs and membership
dinners in the top country clubs. Considering the nature of their new
patrons, they had to tone down their show. They became the darlings of the
"in" crowd. Today, they continue to tour in Alabama, Georgia and
North Florida.
Throughout
all of the changes, one thing has remained remarkably consistent: The strength and
depth of Mary Holmes delivery has never waned or wavered. Her voice
is just as remarkable today as it was back on day one.
Of course, she has mellowed and
she has added many wonderful songs that would have been "much too tame", back in the day.
The net effect is a well polished show with an explosive undercurrent. So
be warned,
if you ever attend a Bone Holmes and Friends show, don’t be
too surprised if it
turns into a frat party!
 These
days, Bone Holmes and Friends may perform in various
different formats.
Most often, they will perform as a
four or five piece self-contained band.
For different occasions, they may also appear as a Duo or a
Trio.
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Bone
Holmes & Friends
MEET THE BAND MEMBERS |
Mary
Holmes,
our lead singer,
studied opera for three years at Southern University. She has been singing
solos and winning state competitions since the tender age of four. She decided that singing R&B and
Pop was more to her liking, so
she joined the Joe Tex Soul Revue. Before Bone Holmes and Friends,
she
toured The USA, Canada, The Caribbean, Germany, and Scandinavia.
Tony
"Bone"
Dorsey,
our bandleader, was trained to be a secondary music
teacher. He loved performing so much that he went on the road and performed
with many international super stars; Joe Tex, Percy Sledge, Arthur Conley,
Clarence Carter, Joe Simon, Al Green, Candi Station, and
Paul McCartney and
Wings.
Together
Tony and
Mary have performed at many of the world’s major venues;
The World Famous Apollo Theater, Madison Square Garden, The Hollywood Bowl,
The Sugar Bowl, Rockefeller Center, The Astro Dome, The Cow Palace,
Wembley Stadium and several more venues, too numerous to mention.
Larry
Hardy
(Lead Guitar, Vocals) is from the school of George Benson and
Disco. He toured with Jimmy Bo-Horn ("Let’s Dance Across The Floor") through
Jimmy’s glory days. Later on, he led a band of his own. He’s been with us two
times over the last eleven years. When he first came to us, he was a George
Benson copy-cat act. We later found that he was just as good at singing other things;
including a stirring version of "One In A Million". He has been an invaluable
asset, playing Disco and imitating Ernie Isley‘s lead guitar styles.
Walter
Lee
Gaston
(Lead Guitar, Bass Guitar) We first met Walter about
two years before we met Larry. At the time, Walter was committed to the
Bob O'Dea blues band. Walter was the bassist with Johnny Jenkins and the
Pine Toppers when Otis Redding was in the band. Walter
is strictly an
instrumentalist and excels in authentic Rhythm and Blues songs. When you
hear songs like "Honky Tonk" and "Green Onions", you will swear Steve Cropper in
in the house.
Lorenzo
Darden
(Sax, Lead and Background Vocals) The newest member of the
group, Lorenzo joined us about six months ago. He is a
fantastic vocalist and a fine
saxophonist, of the Ace Cannon mold. We are still assessing his talent and
looking for ways to fully utilize all of his exceptional abilities.
Bone
Holmes
and Friends are tops in experience, talent and class. In other
words “crème de la crème”.
  
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