Back Porch Events
Chris and Geoff Dahl, real brothers from London, Ontario, Canada mastered their craft as bluesmen in the early 90’s while performing and recording with several r&b/blues/pop recording acts including BLACK AVALON (A&M records) CASSANDRA VASIK (Epic records)THE BUSHDOCTORS (A&M records), MELODY CURRANT (Motown/Universal) and the world famous OLD CHICAGO’S BLUES BAND (Speakeasy Records)!
During this time, the brothers (who both sing and play all instruments including guitar, bass, drums, keyboards and harmonica) shared the stage with some of the world’s top r&b legends including Buddy Guy, BB King, Chicago Pete, Downchild Blues Band, Powder Blues band, The Contours, The Miracles, Martha Reeves Dutch Mason & Jeff Healy to name a few…thus gaining a wealth of on stage experience and picking up many of the *tricks of the trade* from the masters of the craft!
It was in 1994 that the real brothers first donned the stage gear made famous by John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd ,during an impromptu Halloween performance at the Old Chicago’s blues festival. Following this performance the brothers never looked back and began working as a much heralded full time R&B tribute under the name of THE SOUL BROTHERS! the Ultimate Tribute to BLUES, RYTHYM & BLUES AND SOUL !
This 2 hour live SOUL BROTHERS show has taken the brothers all over the world performing in blues festivals, arena concerts, and with the D.N.D/U.S.O. SHOWTOURS entertaining the troupes in remote locations throughout the world. They have also performed as an impressive blues brothers tribute during several extended runs with the canadian based LEGENDS ALIVE, LEGENDS IN CONCERT USA and the european based STARS IN CONCERT tribute show.
In 2005 the brothers teamed up with producer Bernhard Kurz to create a full on R&B tribute show combining the 70’S magic of bluesmen Dan Aykroyd & John Belushi with the sweet soul sounds of Sam and Dave and the groove and energy of James Brown! This incredible musical comedy called I’m A Soulman! features the Dahl Brothers and musicians from the original Blues Brother’s movies, plus active members of *The American Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.* This show has performed throughout North America and Europe in theaters,festivals and concert venues alike..
In 2013, the Soul Brothers, Chris with his 4 octave vocal range and Geoff with his harmonica wizardry, continue to bring the power of the blues to stages around the world and are exited to join the cast of one of the world’s greatest tribute shows,STARS IN CONCERT performing all the hits of legendary r&b recording artists The Blues Brothers, The Isley brothers, Sam and Dave, James Brown, Ray Charles and more…
Fandango was formed in the mid 90s by brothers Geoff (guitarist/vocalist) and Chris Dahl (bassist/vocalist) along with notes blues drummer Perry Weido for the purpose of joining the cast of Legends Alive, a North America wide touring rock & pop theatre production. These tours brought shows everywhere throughout the USA and Canada. Following their touring days the tribute performed in Las Vegas with American Superstars and briefly with Legends in Concert in Myrtle Beach. Fandango is back on the scene bringing the unique ZZ Top experience to venues, casinos and festivals featuring the hits from the 60s thru to the late 80s peak when the Sharp Dressed Men, ZZ Top, were branded the coolest band in the world. These boys got the chops, the shades, the crazy costumes and of course the beards that have made ZZ Top a true music phenomenon. To relive the magic of “that little band from Texas” be sure to catch Fandango in action as they serve up the Texas style blues, boogie hits and all the laughs that go with it and get ready to boogie woogie woogie all night long!