Recorded live at Pepperjack's, Easton, MD 12/27/2002
Erik Higgins, vocals ~ Aaron Wallace, guitar vocals ~ Jim Loretangeli, bass ~ Chris Dingler, piano ~ Cal Morgan drums
Special guest Guthrie Matthews, guitar

You And Me And A Bottle Make Three

Erik Higgins, vocals, percussion, harmonica ~ Aaron Wallace, guitar, vocals ~ Jim Loretangeli, bass ~ Chris Dingler, keyboards, vocals ~ Cal Morgan, drums, vocals
"Bling" was first conceived in 2002 by Jim Loretangeli and Erik Higgins, who were working together at Jim's computer store, Easton Computer Works, in Easton, MD. Erik coerced his former bandmates from The Licks, Aaron Wallace and Chris Dingler to join the fledging project. All that remained was stealing drummer, Cal Morgan, away from his band, Spincycle, to complete the lineup. The goal was to play a blend of up-tempo originals and covers, hit the local circuit and try to record our original material, in between our regular day jobs.
Early on, we met producer, John Alagia, who would come out and see the band occasionally, and was the one that suggested that we change the name from "Bling", to "Johnny Bling". Apparently, it gave the band a better descriptive personality, more closely aligned with our genre of music. "Johnny Chaos" would have been a better description, but we opted for "Johnny Bling". Since then, the band has gone through quite a few personnel changes, and now Chris and Cal are the only original members left. The songs on this page are studio and live recordings with the original lineup. Guitarist, Guthrie Matthews, also makes a guest appearance on a few of the tracks. They've been recently re-mastered and hopefully, you'll enjoy some of them. They were a lot of fun to play and you'll hear that in every track. Enjoy!

You And Me And A Bottle Make Three

Johnny Bling Original