Blues / classic rock trio led by Larry Dennis (guitar, vocals ex-Potentials, Pendtones). Members have included drummers Mike Dickens, Kevin Walsh, Zane Fallin, Steve Beck (ex-Lucifer), Jeff Burell, Chuck Fuerte, Steve Onheiser, Ezell Jones, Billy Weeks… Bass guitarists Kenny Polcak (-Captain Quint), Vinnie Hunter, Don Bellew (see bio), Cord Neal (Euthanasia, Mary Prankster), Dave Holzwarth, Bobby Dodson, Jamie Hopkins (Sonics, Blind Alley), David Satterwhite…
Wild Rice performed at Tyson’s Tavern, Leadbetters, Cat’s Eye Pub, Full Moon, Eight by Ten, Maynard’s Cafe, Judges Bench, The Vault… Blues fests at Dead Eye Saloon…
Their version of the Nighthawks “Too Tall to Mambo” featuring Dennis, Bellew, Onheiser, with special guest Nighthawk Mark Wenner (harmonica), was included on the 2005 “Baltimore Blues on Tap” compilation. This trio also went by the name Pirate Wave Radio and recorded at Onheiser’s Oakk Studios, releasing a self-titled CD on Blue Elixir Records.
Dennis had the honor of playing shows with blues legend Hubert Sumlin, and Pete Best (‘Best of the Beatles’). In late-‘00s Larry played in Windfall with Allison (lead vocals), Dan Middleton (guitar), Paul Ely (bass), and Kevin Walsh (drums). Windfall played Tysons Tavern, Ledbetters, Poplar Inn…
