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 Mr. Chill And The Witnesses's Profile |
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Cold Testament |
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| Location: | Windsor, Ontario |
| Country: |  Canada |
| Last Login: | Jun 27, 2008 (72 days back) |
About Me |
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| Kelly "Mr. Chill" Hoppe has been a fixture on the Canadian and international music scene, starting with roots rockers, The Dougalls (1981 to 1986) and then with The Windsor Dukes (1986 to 1994). In 1994 he joined Toronto-based reggae 'n' blues rock recording act Big Sugar. Big Sugar released five CDs and one EP during his tenure with the band. When Big Sugar dissolved in 2004, Mr. Chill formed Mr. Chill & The Witnesses, and released in '06 "Mr. Chill's Cold Testament" a CD blending his passion for country, bluegrass, blues, folk, gospel and old school rock 'n' roll. Mr. Chill has been busy as a studio sideman as well. His session work can be heard on Black Crowes' frontman Chris Robinson's solo effort "New Earth Mud", Canadian rockers The Trews' '06 CD "Den Of Thieves" and Halifax indie songsmith Joel Plaskett's "07 release "Ashtray Rock". His harmonica and tenor sax playing have graced recordings such as Big Rude Jake's "Blue Pariah" 1998 CD, and Windsor ON's Regael 2005 CD "Coastlines". Manitoban J.P. Lepage's "My Best Regards" (1998), Vancouver band John Ford's 2001 CD "Bullets for Dreamers", and singer-songwriter Pat Robitaille's '07 release, "Summer Of Love", plus upcoming '08 releases by Toronto's Adam Warner, Collingwood ON's Aaron Garner, and Windsor ON's Dusty D'Annunzio. He has performed and/or shared stages with artists such as Gov't Mule, Allman Brothers Band, Dr. John, The Rolling Stones, Melissa Etheridge, Big Rude Jake, Sugar Ray, Blues Traveler, Chris Duarte, Great Big Sea, The Tea Party, Sarah Harmer, Pinetop Perkins, Lazy Lester, Mel Brown, Wild Child Butler, Willie D. Warren, Mr. Bo, Koko Taylor, Albert Collins, Kim Wilson's Blues Explosion, Carey Bell, Sam Lay, New Earth Mud, Steve Nardella, Ron Leary, Pat Robitaille, David Gogo, Joel Plaskett Emergency, The Trews, Aaron Garner, Toronto's songwriter extraordinaire Patrick Ballantyne, ITABITH? (Is There A Band In The House?, featuring former "The Tea Party" drummer Jeff Burrows), Austin Texas' blues 'n' metal purveyors Grady, The Perpetrators, Kane Welch & Kaplan, Stan Rogers, Garnet Rogers, Blue Rodeo, Molly Johnson, The Crazy Strings, Marc Roy, Colin Linden, Paul Reddick, Twilight Hotel, Lonesome Lefty & His Cryin' Shames, The Silvertones, City Wide Vacuum, Twilight Hotel, Adam Warner, The Locusts Have No King, Grand Marais, and Dean's Dragon to name more than a few. In his hometown of Windsor ON and elsewhere, Mr. Chill performs with his band, The Witnesses, and in a duo setting with Witnesses' guitarist Greg Cox. He can also be heard in a trio with pianist Chris Borshuk and guitarist/vocalist Tom Hogarth. | |
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Music:Member Since: 10/27/2005Band Website: mrchillhoppe.com Band Members: Kelly "Mr. Chill" Hoppe: lead vocals, harmonica, saxophone, rhythm guitar Greg Cox: guitar, mandolin, banjo, vocals Bradford Helner: drums Josh Zalev: bass, vocals Influences: Bill Monroe, Louis Armstrong, Hank Williams, Fats Domino, Del Reeves, Lee Dorsey, The Delmore Brothers, Ray Charles, Herbert Hardesty, Red Prysock, Big Walter Horton, Buck Owens, George Jones, Merle Haggard, Doc Watson, The Staples Singers, Carl Story, Ferlin Husky, Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, The Louvin Brothers, Little Walter, Wayne Raney, Deford Bailey, Johnny Cash, Johnny Paycheck, Merle Travis, Shorty Long, Bill Doggett, James Hand, Lonesome Lefty, Wild Turkey. Type of Label: None |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Country / Bluegrass / Blues) |
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CD now available from CDBaby |
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| Howdy folks;"Mr. Chill's Cold Testament" is now available from CD Baby. Go to cdbaby.com and will be easy to search/find. We will have a link on this myspace site soon. Also, individual songs should... Posted by Mr. Chill And The Witnesses on Sat, 26 Apr 2008 08:17:00 PST |
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GOT GUITAR BACK!!! |
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| Mr. Chill's 1971 Gibson Hummingbird, stolen in November of '07, has been returned! It was handed into the St. Catherines ON Police Dept. in mid-January and its now safe and sound (and still soundin' ... Posted by Mr. Chill And The Witnesses on Mon, 18 Feb 2008 10:46:00 PST |
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Guitar stolen! |
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| Just an FYI...My 1971 Gibson Hummingbird (Serial number 617210) was stolen from the trunk of my car. This happened early Saturday, November 17th in downtown Windsor ON. If you have any information to ... Posted by Mr. Chill And The Witnesses on Mon, 19 Nov 2007 07:59:00 PST |
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MC PLAYS HARP ON NEW JOEL PLASKETT CD |
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| Just an FYI:Kelly "Mr. Chill" Hoppe plays harmonica on Joel Plaskett's new CD "Ashtray Rock", released April 17th on Maple Music. His harp is featured on "Snowed/Cruisin'" which can be heard now at Jo... Posted by Mr. Chill And The Witnesses on Wed, 25 Apr 2007 08:33:00 PST |
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Canadian Music Week and Junos In 'Toon |
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| This is an FYI of sorts. First, Sat. night Mar. 10th, I'm playin' harmonica, melodica and sax with Pat Robitaille @ his CMW showcase in Toronto at Lee's Palace. Showtime @ Lee's is 9:50pm. Shortly af... Posted by Mr. Chill And The Witnesses on Wed, 07 Mar 2007 01:06:00 PST |
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Final Gogo Tour Notes |
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| David and I wrapped it up at Peter's Place in Innisfil this past Saturday night. This was Peter's last show here, as he's moving to Gravenhurst to se up a music theatre there. The show was sold-out, ... Posted by Mr. Chill And The Witnesses on Mon, 11 Dec 2006 09:37:00 PST |
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David Gogo Tour notes |
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| Havin' a blast with David, 'cept i think he's gettin' tired of me sayin' "are we there yet?". After we did our first show in Montreal (Cafe Campus), I sat in with David's 'Ontario' band. Real nice fo... Posted by Mr. Chill And The Witnesses on Sat, 25 Nov 2006 03:32:00 PST |
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CALGARY 'N' EDMONTOWN TRIP |
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| Greg Cox and I are stoked about our little foray into Alberta. FYI, I'm gonna be on CITY-TV in Edmonton, in the real early mornin' (6 am!!) playin' and talkin' live on Wed. Oct. 25. That evenin' Greg... Posted by Mr. Chill And The Witnesses on Sat, 21 Oct 2006 09:14:00 PST |
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SONG FOR AFRICA CLIMBING CHARTS!! |
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| The "Song For Africa" is climbing to the top of the Soundscan singles charts! It currently (as of Sept. 1st) resides at # 2. Mr. Chill participated in the recording of this song, which includes... Posted by Mr. Chill And The Witnesses on Sat, 02 Sep 2006 10:20:00 PST |
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GET CD AT THESE FINE STORES IN CANADA! |
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| "Mr. Chill's Cold Testament" is now available at Dr. Disc, 659 Ouellete Ave.,Windsor ON... HMV @ Devonshire Mall, Windsor ON...Soundscapes, 572 College St., Toronto ON...Compact Music, 190 Bank S... Posted by Mr. Chill And The Witnesses on Mon, 08 May 2006 10:41:00 PST |
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