Louis Pettinelli Entertainment
- Philadelphia, PA
- Jazz Band
- 229 Verified Bookings
Kiki M. said “Absolutely amazing ensemble! I am so thrilled with this group. It was everything that I could have hoped for. They go above and beyond and made it an…”
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Barry Fontenot and The Coyotes is a group that tries to bring back Soul where it's needed most. We play soul music from the most prolific Motown musicians, such as Smokey Robinson, Al Green, David Ruffin and Otis Redding, to name a few. We work hard, perform well, and we do parties!
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Price Range: $175-500
Gig Length: 15 - 60 minutes
Languages: English, Spanish, Hebrew
Live, original neo-soul set;
Solo-Acoustic, Full Band available w/flexible lineup for different settings.
Professional Sound, Easy-To-Work-With
Barry J. Fontenot is a Louisiana-born, Chicago-based soul musician with a love of pushing boundaries and a flair for the dramatic. Raised in the “Deep Soul” and “Delta Blues” musical traditions, Barry’s vocal style brings to mind the strong, rich tenor notes of legendary singers such as Sam Cooke and Otis Redding. In his original compositions, however, Barry reveals the eclectic influences that have followed him throughout his musical journey—he strives, in his own words, to “write em’ like Jazz songs, play em’ like Rock songs, and sing em’ like Soul songs.”
Originally a Classical Tenor specializing in choral music, Barry decided to return to his musical roots in 2013, forming a Soul Band called “Barry Fontenot and the Hurricanes,” which performed mostly covers of the great Motown performers who had so inspired him in his youth. In 2014, while drunk and bleeding in Mexico, Barry wrote his first original song, “Desiree.” While the circumstances surrounding the song’s writing were less than glamorous, as Barry himself often explains (at-length) on stage, the experience of writing and performing original music was one that affected him to the extent that he now performs primarily his own songs, and has written upwards of three hours of performance material.
Upon moving to Chicago, Barry founded a small, flexible musical collective called “Reaping Hurricanes,” which serves as his backing band and production team, and includes instrumentalists specializing in guitar, sitar, trombone, saxophone, and more.
April 08, 2018 • 7:00pm - 8:00pm | Live Show @Reggie's in Chicago |
Original Alternative Soul Music similar to that found in linked youtube video.
Robert Cray, Bruce Springsteen, Sam Cooke, Los Lonely Boys, Otis Redding, Bob Dylan, Nirvana, Smokey Robinson, John Legend, Vulfpeck
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