Join us at the Lion & Bull on Friday the 27th at 9:30 for an evening of music with Jay Henley.
Jay D Henley was born in a small farming community in Mt Airy, Maryland, where he spent most of his time milking cows when he was old enough to work. After graduating from high school, he attended herdsmen school in Kansas and cattle farrier school in Canada.
He was always a music lover and knew he wanted to be a singer the first time he took the stage in a local talent contest and won. He entered every contest he could and soon got involved with a band. It was then he started getting the itch to write his own songs. He decide to record some of these songs and make his own CD to sell. After recording the CD, he formed what is known now as the Stone Broke Band, to promote his CD as well as his strong vocal talent. The band has opened for several national recording artists including Lonestar,Keith Urban, Trace Adkins (twice), John Rich (Big and Rich), Gretchen Wilson, Andy Griggs, and John Michael Carroll to name a few. Jay and his band were the first runner up in Kenny Chesney’s “Next Big Star” contest, as well.
Along with performing and songwriting, Jay also started his own business of Hoof Trimming, traveling to farms in Virginia and the Eastern Shore, through Northwestern Maryland. Keeping with his roots of the hard working farmer and traditional way of life, Jay’s vocal style leans towards the traditional style, however, he is comfortable composing and performing Modern as well as Traditional Country Music.
Jay joined the Nashville song writer’s association and through them got turned onto a song writers’ seminar held every year in Nashville, TN. He took his songs to Nashville, performed and was heard by a reputable music publisher. This publisher invited Jay back to town and introduced him to one of his staff writers, Thom Shepherd. Jay started writing with Thom and through this connection, met other writers like Jeff Batson and Lance Miller, and before he knew it he was in the loop.
One of the writers he met was Charlie Craig who wrote hits for Alan Jackson, Aron Tippin, and Lorrie Morgan to name a few. Charlie was getting into the production business and decided to produce a project of Jay’s and is currently trying to get him a recording contract. Craig says of Jay, ”I never worked with an artist since Alan Jackson that had as pure a country voice like Jay’s. If you like traditional yet contemporary country music you’ll love this record.” So keep your fingers crossed for this great singer songwriter. Just pick up a copy of his latest record ”Perfectly Normal” and you’ll hear just what we’re talking about.
Trying to find somewhere new to host your holiday party?
Look no further! The Lion & Bull private banquet room is the ideal location. Whether just having cocktails or sitting down to dinner, your group is sure to enjoy a custom menu and quaint setting. contact us today for availability and pricing.
Take some time to celebrate the Holidays at the Lion & Bull.
Join us at the Lion & Bull to celebrate the holidays with friends, family and coworkers. Throughout the season we will continue to have live music, dinner specials and special events.
By turns punchy and poignant, earthy and elegant, his vivid songwriting draws from a rich stylistic well to create classic American music that is steeped in tradition yet unmistakably vital and contemporary.
His tasty, melting pot style is is highlighted on his 1991 debut album, “Coat of Many Colors,” “Tangerine Sky” in 1998 and his latest recording, “Area 51.”
Whether performing original material or covering music everyone has heard, Billy’s impassioned vocals, virtuostic guitar work and artistic vision never fail to deliver.
He has performed on ABC TV’s ” The View” with Barbara Walters, with The San Diego Symphony, Qualcomm’s Super Fest for the 2002 Super Bowl, numerous appearances at The San Diego Street Scene, the Grand opening of the House of Blues Los Angeles in 1993 and recorded the musical soundtrack to Thunder Knocking On The Door with platinum recording artist Keb Mo.
Born: Fayetteville, NC
Home: San Diego, CA
Major Influences: like John Fogerty said, “Anybody good!”
Has Performed Live With:
Little Milton, Albert King, Art Neville, Earl King, Larry “Arkansas” Davis, Elvin Bishop, Chuck Berry, Sir Harry Bowens (Was Not Was, Bonnie Raitt, Lyle Lovett), Billy Branch, Leslie Uggams, Marva Hicks (Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson), Ivan Neville, Daryl Johnson (Daniel Lanois, Boz Scaggs, The Neville Brothers, Peter Gabriel, Emmylou Harris).
Has Supported Shows Featuring:
B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Bobby “Blue” Bland, Boz Scaggs, The Neville Brothers, Sonny Landreth, Robert Cray, Taj Mahal, John Hammond Jr., Bobby Womack, Robben Ford, Junior Walker and the Allstars, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Albert Lee, Joe Louis Walker, Anson Funderburg, Raful Neal, Kenny Neal, Jimmie Vaughan, Gallactic, Robert Walter’s 20th Congress, Lucky Peterson, Rod Piazza and the Mighty Flyers, Debbie Davies, Angela Strehli, Cocoa Montoya, The Belairs, and many more.
Theater Performance:
2004 – Guitarist / Songwriter / Musical Supervisor for a new Keith Glover play entitled the Rose of Corazon.
2002 – Lead guitarist for Tony Award winning playwright Keith Glover’s critically acclaimed “Bluesical”, “Thunder Knocking On The Door”featuring original music by Keb Mo and Anderson Edwards.
2001 – Lead guitarist for the Broadway musical “It Ain’t Nothin’ But The Blues” directed by Randal Mylar (Love Janis). Musical direction: Dan Wheatman. Associate musical direction: Jim Ehinger. Written by: Dan Wheatman, “Mississippi” Charles Bevel, and Ron Taylor.
Original Albums:
Coat of many Colors – The Mighty Penguins 1994
Tangerine Sky – Billy Thompson 1998
Area 51 – Billy Thompson 2005
Other Recordings:
“This World”, co-written with Mighty Penguins keyboardist / arranger Bruce Donnelly. Recorded by former Fleetwood Mac / Savoy Brown producer Mike Vernon for the Atlantic / Code Blue album “Here And Now” performed by Sherman Robertson.
Original Music In Film:
“Out Of The Black” 2001. Directed by Karl Kozak.
“Making Contact” 1999. Directed by Molly Smith.
High Profile Dates Include:
Qualcomm Super Bowl International Media Event 2003 with the San Diego Symphony Orchestra, …King Biscuit Blues Festival 1991, …San Diego Street Scene 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, …SuperFest Superbowl Party 1998, …Phoenix Blues Festival 1995, …BB King’s (Memphis), …BB King Bar & Grille (New York), …Los Angeles House of Blues grand opening week with Little Milton 1993, …San Diego Blues Festival 1999 & 2001, …Britt Festival 2000, …Adams Avenue Street Fair2001, … Rockin’ the Tetons (Alta, WY) 2001, …
Quotes:
“hey guitar player, gimme your card. I wanna do some gigs w’ you” -Albert King
“you’re writin’ the blues of the future” -Larry “Arkansas” Davis
“man, this CD is gold-blooded” -Art Neville (on Tangerine Sky)
“really fine guitar playin” -Bobby “Blue” Bland (Street Scene’ 91)
“musical articulators like Thompson are so rare that they deserve our full attention” -San Diego Union Tribune
“impassioned singing and blazing guitar work” -Los Angeles Times
“his charismatic technique and dirty tone delivers a consistent barrage of spicy licks and scorching leads” -Cadence Magazine
“funkier than three day ole chitlin’” -Keb Mo
“hey, if you can stand this man’s heat, come into his kitchen” -Southland Blues
“he writes blues for the present as well as the past, he sings without any barriers and literally, picks his ass off” -Vintage Guitar Magazine
“Ultra – Hip” -Blues Review Magazine
“Billy Thompson is not following in anybody’s footsteps on his excellent Tangerine Sky” -Blues Access
“Tangerine Sky certainly deserves a place in any record collection” -Rootstown Music Magazine (Belgium)
A little known fact:
Late, great, Delta bluesman Frank Frost used to request Thompson’s “Tangerine Sky” be played on KFFA radio in Helena, Arkansas from renowned deejay and “bluesicologist”, “Sunshine” Sonny Payne!!!
Find out more at Billy Thompson Music
The Lion & Bull management and staff would like to wish you Happy Holidays. We will be closed for Christmas so our staff can celebrate with their families. We will be open the following day. So come join us for dinner after a hard day of shopping on Black Friday.
THE TACKY CHRISTMAS SWEATER PARTY ON DECEMBER 19 HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO THE PREDICTED SNOWFALL. THE PARTY HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26.
Join us at the Lion & Bull for the 3rd Annual Tacky Christmas Sweater Party. This is the party to be at this Christmas. The previous 2 parties were loads of fun. Kelly Pinky will be coming out of her temporary retirement to join Nate Brain to spin the tunes for your fun and pleasure. We will also be giving away prizes for best (ahem … worst) sweater. This will be the first time the Tacky Christmas Sweater Party will be held at the Lion & Bull
A tacky Christmas sweater is not required to attend, but it would be a lot more fun if you did.
Begin looking for your dates and join us for a trip back to Prom Night in the 80’s. Live music from “The 8 tracks” will resurrect your best dance moves from the 80’s groove to your favorite tunes of the decade. Your best 80’s suits and dresses are encouraged, but not required. Come relive the time when big poofy hair, legwarmers, and mullets were all the rage.
The 8 Tracks are the alter egos of Glass Onion which is Lion & Bull’s favorite Beatles cover band. Find out more at http://glassonion8tracks.bandvista.com/
Doug Parks and the Lone Wolves are dance and concert band. They are a good time, high energy band that performs a diverse schedule of events and venues, and has the experience to do a great job in every situation. The Lonewolves specialize in traditional American music covering the genres of Blues, Rockabilly, Rock and Roll, and Classic Country. We’ve shared the stage with Internationally known artists The Drifters, The Nighthawks, and Danny Gatton. As well as, Danny Morris Band, Linwood Taylor, Johnny Artis Band, The Roadducks, Jimmy Cole, Automatic Slim, Rich Chorne, and Grammy nominated Recording Artist Marge Calhoun.
Find out more on http://www.myspace.com/Dougparksandthelonewolves
Trial by fire is a Northern VA classic rock cover band that is looking to rock your world! They are always adding new tunes, but for now here is their current song list:
All Along the Watchtower Jimi Hendrix
All Right Now Free
Barracuda Heart
Can’t Get Enough Bad Company
China Grove Doobie Brothers
Communication Breakdown Led Zeppelin
Do You Feel Like We Do Peter Frampton
Fire Jimi Hendrix
Fool For The City Foghat
Free Ride Edgar Winter
Heartbreaker Pat Benatar
Hit Me With Your Best Shot Pat Benatar
Hold On Loosely .38 Special
Hot Blooded Foreigner
I Can’t Explain The Who
I Love Rock & Roll Joan Jett
Just What I Needed The Cars
La Grange ZZ Top
Lights Journey
Living Loving Maid Led Zeppelin
Long, Long Way from Home Foreigner
Long Time Boston
My Favorite Mistake Sheryl Crow
My Sharona The Knack
No One Like You Scorpions
Paranoid Black Sabbath
Peace of Mind Boston
Rock & Roll Led Zeppelin
Rock & Roll All Nite Kiss
Rock You Like a Hurricane Scorpions
Satisfaction Rolling Stones
Sharp Dressed Man ZZ Top
Should I Stay or Should I Go The Clash
Somebody To Love Jefferson Airplane
Stone In Love Journey
Sweet Emotion Aerosmith
Sweet Home Alabama Lynyrd Skynyrd
Two Tickets to Paradise Eddie Money
Venus Shocking Blue
Walk This Way Aerosmith
What I Like About You The Romantics
Whole Lotta Love/The Ocean Led Zeppelin
You Really Got Me The Kinks
You Shook Me All Night Long AC/DC
You’re All I’ve Got Tonight The Cars
You Got That Right Lynyrd Skynyrd
Find out More http://www.myspace.com/trialbyfirenova
Lion & Bull is proud to host Restless Street’s CD release party in recognition of their new album “The War.” The CD Release party will be held on Saturday November 28th, 2009 starting at 7:30pm and finishing at 12:30am
Restless Street is an exciting young group of musicians from Northern Virginia who originally came together to become the worship band for their teen youth group. If you have never heard of Restless Street you soon will. This band is passionate about their Music and their Worship and it shows. They realize that they are serving the Lord in this position as well as leading others into his presence and they don’t take this responsibility lightly.
Mission Statement:
Life on this Earth is summed up on our tombstone by one line separating our date of birth and our date of death. The guys in Restless Street believe that it is our job to “define that line” and, to the best of our ability, reach out to those who are searching in a world so full of sinful desires.
We plan to use the gifts that God has so joyfully blessed us with to literally sing out to anyone and everyone willing to listen. Our line will not go unwasted. We want to lead a lost generation to Christ by the example of who we are in our lives and through our music.
The War EP from Restless Street on Vimeo.