Sonny Moorman

Sonny Moorman
Birth name Cyril Moorman
Born Ohio, United States
Genres Blues
Occupation(s) Musician
Instruments Electric guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals
Years active 1975–present
Website http://www.sonnymoorman.net/

Cyril "Sonny" Moorman (born 1955) is an American power blues guitarist from Cincinnati, Ohio. His style is sometimes compared to that of the Duane Allman, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Lonnie Mack, Gov't Mule, and occasionally Warren Haynes. Moorman's parents owned a nightclub called the "Half-Way Inn" located half way between Hamilton, Ohio and Middletown, Ohio on Ohio State Route 4 where he was able to watch musicians who played there, such as Lonnie Mack, from an early age. Moorman attended Michigan State University and also graduated from the Musicians Institute in Hollywood. He also owns a music lesson studio in Fairfield, Ohio called Rock School. He has been a member of Warren Zevon's touring band and the Tomcats with members of Sly and the Family Stone.[1] One of his signature tunes is his cover of Lonnie Mack's Cincinnati Jail. Moorman sometimes plays a Jamon Zeiler crafted Acoustic guitar and a 2004 model Gibson Flying V Reissue. On some tunes Sonny plays Slide guitar either upright or laptop. The band has opened for Johnny Winter in 2012.

Band members

Former members

Current members

Moorman currently does solo acoustic performances and he also makes several appearances a week with his trio, the Sonny Moorman Group. They are:

Discography

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References

  1. ↑ Skelly, Richard. "Sonny Moorman". Allmusic. Retrieved January 31, 2012.


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