MEET THE ACCELERATORS

The Accelerators

MEET THE ACCELERATORS

KEITH CATON &the ACCELERATORS

          Keith Caton, leader of Florida’s legendary BluzBusters for 13 years, left that group in July 1998 to form the Accelerators. Creating a hard driving band closer to his vision of electric blues, stripping the music to it’s basic elements, passion, truth, and power, Keith’s guitar and vocals dig deeper into the music revealing it’s essence in nuance and subtlety without the overkill so prevalent today.

          With a life long commitment to the blues, and seasoned  by over two decades of recording and performance, Keith has been fortunate to share the stage often with his mentor and friend, the legendary Bo Diddley, work with and learn from blues harmonica master Rock Bottom, and play shows with many of his heroes including Buddy Guy, Junior Wells, Hubert Sumlin, James Cotton and members of the Allman Brothers and Muddy Waters bands.

           Having toured the southeast nonstop for five years, the Accelerators are now playing over 200 shows a year at clubs, concerts, and festivals, have received critical acclaim and airplay from the release of their first CD ‘ Long Time Comin’ featuring the song “SureIs” written by Keith and Bo With Bo singing and playing his unmistakable guitar. Keith Caton and the Accelerators are poised to move beyond ‘regional’ status, with reverence to tradition, bringing the blues into the 21st century.

The Accelerators are in the Studio now working on the follow up to “Long Time Comin” Release slated for the end of 2005.

The Accelerators: Harmonica Wizard Skip Olenick

Bo says he’s got some Little Walter in him.

The Marquee Rhythm Section: Road Veterans Mark “Reverend Boneshaker” Bowne (Eddie Kirkland, Rock Bottom) on Bass Guitar

and Mark Varney (James Peterson) on Drums and Vocals.

Bo says “ Sounds like 1950’s Chicago !’’

Bluz Boys Productions 8368 S.W. 200 Ct Dunnellon, Fl 34431

Toll Free 1-877-489-3379

email : bluzboy@worldnet.att.net

Check our WebSite :    www.accelerators.org w/link to official Bo Diddley website and downloadable music,pics, and press info.

The Accelerators are proud to be sponsored by the fine folks at Jack Daniels   Brown-Forman Distributors Florida

Keith Caton and Mark Bowne use and endorse Black Diamond Strings    www.blackdiamondstrings.com

Thommy D. RoadDawg

Born in the BIG APPLE and raised in Brooklyn, NY, Thom has logged in over 42 years in the music industry. As a player, Thom is the solid backbone of any rhythm section, as well as a certified Luthier, Audio Tech and authorized Repair Tech for Fender & Gibson musical instrument companies.

By 18, with the help of a great manager (Carmen DePalma) and The Telian Talent Agency (NY), Thom's own band (THE HIGH SOCIETY) was working the "Hullabaloo TV Show" circuit. Doing R&R revival shows, Thom's band shared the stages with Chuck Berry, Bobby Lewis, WolfMan Jack, Dick Clark, Bo Diddley, Bobby Sherman ("Here Comes The Brides" TV show), and The Ohio Express. During this time, valuable contacts were made at NBC (30 Rock), Atlantic Records/ATCO, and their affiliates.

His career has taken him throughout the continent of North America and around the Pacific Ocean (2 USO tours to Guam, Wake Island, Indonesia and Japan). He has backed up and opened for many of the 'Greats' and 'Legends' in the business, to include: The Drifters, The Ink Spots, The Platters, Buddy Guy, Pine Top Perkins, R. B. Greaves, Hubert Sumlin, Rick Derringer, Steve Morse, Vinnie Martell (Vanilla Fudge), Rick Roberts (FireFall), (opened for) Carlos Santana, Hadley Caliman (Santana), Sandy Gennara (Pat Travers, Davey Jones) and even Gary Coleman.

Since coming to Florida, he has also enjoyed producing and managing shows for Molly Hatchet, Atlanta Rhythm Section, T.G. Shepard, Kitty Wells, Spirit, and Loretta Lynn's daughter Cissy Lynn & The Coal Miners band, as well as his long-time affiliation with Keith, both as a friend and as an 'Accelerator'.