Welcome to Joe Vaccarino's

'Baltimore Sounds'      website!

This site is dedicated to the history of past and present pop musicians throughout the Baltimore regional area.

C'mon inside.... check it out!

See our NEWS page for details about:

• New location for Mid-Atlantic Drum LLC
• Friends and fellow musicians who have left us
• Sharon Peyton's Bluesette documentary is available!
• Richard Walton recording on new Poco tribute CD
• Coming in '09: monthly BLUESETTE get togethers
• Announcing Jerre Stermer's new movie "The Senile Auctioneer"

• Joe needs your help with new and/or corrected information for Edition #2 of the Baltimore Sounds book. The new book will feature Baltimore area (and central Maryland) artists who performed between the years 1950-2000. If you or someone you know was a musician who played locally during those years we would like to include your musical history in the next book. Send Joe an email. Many hundreds of artists have been added and many biographies from the original book have been updated. We're hoping for a late 2009 release!

• Winfield Parker greatest hits CD now available
• Richard Taylor's ROOTS ROCK RADIO internet show.
• The 3rd Annual BLUESETTE REUNION. See article by Ken Wolle.
• The SPINDLES have been together for 45 years! ...and counting!
• Bay Sound and Gumption Records recording artist THE BLEU LIGHTS celebrated 40 years together in 2007 and still going strong! Their anniversary CD release is available via the internet from CD Baby!
• The HUBCAPS are celebrating 35+++ years together!
• The Baltimore R&B Jam on October 4, 2008 was a great success!

• News about CD and DVD releases from my friend Jay Graboski of OHO!

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Also check out the BIG LIST page.

The BIG LIST page has been completely updated. It is merely a listing of names of all the bands/artists of the Baltimore regional area from 1950 to 2000.

If you were in a band from the area during those years and you are not listed, get in touch with Joe so he can add you to the upcoming Baltimore Sounds 2.0