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The
California
Girls
are
Barbara Leoni
Guitar and Vocals
Sandy Walker
Bass and Vocals
Michelle Olsen
Keyboards and Vocals
Max Miller
Drums and Vocals
Lisa Haze
Lead Vocalist
Annie Bertucci
Keyboards/Percusion/
Saxophone/Lead Vocals
Judy Shock
Sax and Vocals
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The California Girls
possess a unique blend of Beach Boy like harmonies and guitar riffs
that even impressed legendary surf performer
Dick Dale. Combined with good looks, long legs, blonde
hair and a whole lot of talent, it’s no wonder that they are the first
pick to open for the Beach Boys
when on tour. During their first two performances with the
Girls, the Beach Boys started
their set with one of their songs, "California
Girls", and later having the Girls
up to sing with them on stage, and calling them the "California
Girls". The idea hit home, and they adopted the name from that point
on.
The Girls have also
opened for the Surfaris, Steppenwolf,
The Drifters, The Platters, Red Bone,
Donny Brooks and host of other hit acts.
They have experienced a whirl-wind of traveling,
performing and recording. The last two years alone have kept them busy
doing USO shows throughout the world, playing for thousands of GIs.
The tours have covered Bosnia, Macedonia, Germany, Norway, Hungary,
Greenland, Iceland and most recently the Pacific Rim, including
Johnston Atoll, Hawaii, Kwajalein, Japan, Okinawa and Micronesia. In
2000 they were asked to perform at an event by the hit TV show "Bay
Watch" during which they wrote a new song - "Bay Watch Girl".
They also play for corporate events and in the show
rooms at The Venetian, The Hondah, The Orleans, Buffalo Bills, Prima
Donna, Nevada Landing, Avi, The Riveria and the Trump Plaza. They are
the perfect party band, delivering tons of memory rattling oldies that
help cross the generation gap, so that listeners and dancers of all
age groups are entertained.
The Girls are a
collection of sweet, very attractive, American "girl next door"
types. Their professional attitude, talent, love of good music and
flair for entertainment has made them a popular act resulting in being
asked for return engagements time and again.
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Barbara Leoni
Lead Guitar / Vocals
Barbara has played guitar for most
of her life. She has been playing professionally since she graduated
with honors from GIT (Guitar Institute of Technology) in Hollywood.
She exhibits a wide variety of styles and enjoys adding her own edgy
sound to the surf classics of the California Girl’s, which is
comparable to the cutting edge sounds that came from the guitars in
the "surf music’ of the early 60’s.
Barbara's
website
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Sandra Walker Coolidge
Bass Guitar / Vocals
Bass player, Lead vocals, and
Back up
vocals.
Sandy was raised in
Hawaii, and writes music inspired by Island life and the surf
community. She 's a University of Hawaii alumni, and
also continued her education in California at F.I.D.M.
Currently she studies
voice at R.E. studios along with guitar and music. Sandy has
acquired extensive experience with her previous band recording and
touring the United States and Europe.
Also Sandy's Entertainment
Website
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Michelle flying a C140
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Michelle Olsen
Keyboards / Vocals
Singer and keyboardist, Michelle,
has been a member of the all girl band for 6 years. In addition to
being a California Girl she is also a back-up singer for the
American pop diva Mercy and the Merkettes, a one of her tantalizing
Merkettes.
Michelle received her Bachelor of
Arts in music from California State University, graduating cum laude
When she is not hard at work
engaging in her musical endeavors, she is hard at play hiking a
mountain, skiing the slopes or enjoying a delicious beverage with
her friends.
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Max Miller
Drums
Known for
her style, precision and dexterity....she hits maximum overdrive
with the international touring act The California Girls. She "looks
like a Barbie...but sounds like Ken..."
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Lisa Haze
Lead Vocalist
A true California girl. born and raised in sunny southern
California, she grew up spending her summers sunning and surfing on
the shores of Laguna, San Onofre and Newport Beach, all the way up
to Malibu and Zuma.
She sang all through childhood winning awards for her performing
and began recording as a lead vocalist at the age of 13....
spent time singing professionally in various different bands with
styles ranging from rock, pop and R&B, to alternative drum and bass.
After attending Orange Coast College, she took 1st place in a
contest, where she wrote and sang her own song, winning her a screen
test for a movie. From there she began her acting career. and has
been a lead actress in several movies and appeared in popular TV
shows, such as Dynasty, Fresh Prince of Bell Aire and many others.
She even hosted a show based on in-line skating and skate boarding
which appeared on ESPN 2.
Never forgetting about her musical roots, she kept singing and
signed a record deal with SONY in the R&B division, and is also
singing on compellations and albums currently being distributed in
Europe and the U.S. One of the songs she wrote called “I
know” has been featured periodically on the show Real World MTV.
She loves being a California Girl! When she’s not singing or
acting, you’re likely to find her sailboat racing, kayaking, skiing,
hiking, and horseback riding, or taking off to some exotic location.
Lisa's Headshot & Resume
Also Lisa's Entertainment
Website
Lisa Haze
- personal website
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Annie
Bertucci
Lead Vocals/
Keyboards/Percussion/Saxophone
Annie is a recording artist
with 3 albums released to worldwide audiences on assorted labels
including RCA LTD- (Australia),TELEFUNKEN- (Germany/Eastern Europe),
Carrare (France), PONY Canyon, LTD ,(Japan/Korea), Annie won the
Grand Prize at the YAMAHA World Popular Song Festival at the
Budokahn in Tokyo, on behalf of the USA, and toured with "The
Baby's" as their Featured vocalist for 2 years opening for Alice
Cooper, Journey, Styx, Cheap Trick, AC/DC, Eddie Money, Ted Nugent,
and other assorted major touring shows in the largest Venues in the
USA and CANADA. Her dynamic presence and command of the stage will
blow you away. You’ll be left wondering how so much VOICE comes out
of a little petite blonde like that. Annie will certainly astound
you with her keyboards/percussion addition and just her HIGH ENERGY
Personality that makes hr truly a TREMEDOUS ENTERTAINER. Enjoy this
VOCALIST EXTRAORDINAIRE in live performances all over the world!
Annie's Personal Website:
www.AnnieBertucci.com
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Judy Shock
Saxaphone / Vocals
A native Californian, Judy’s
career started in Musical Theater, where she is still seen from time
to time. She picked up her first flute at the tender age of ten. She
enjoyed the pretty flute, but it just wasn’t "rock star" enough for
her.
Being an entertainer has taken her
to many exciting places. The coldest being Minneapolis, Minnesota.
It didn’t take long for this California Girl to trade in her snow
suits for swim suits and come back home!
If she’s not on stage, Judy can be
found hiking, ballroom dancing or simply lounging on the beach
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