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Diamond Blue’s songs
have been showcased at venues across the tri-state area including Border’s
Books and Music, Starbuck’s, The Fitton Center, Summerfair, and Eden Song,
as well as other book stores, coffee shops, local festivals, and cable
access programs. Each member
contributes to Diamond Blue as singer, songwriter, and musician, and their
diverse backgrounds reflect each individual member’s style resulting in a
contemporary blend of rock, country, folk and blues – they call it
‘eclectric’.
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Jude – Jude Jones performs with several
local orchestras including the Kentucky Symphony Orchestra, the Clermont
Philharmonic, and Lebanon
and Hamilton/Fairfield Symphonies.
Celtic music has also become an inviting genre, and she performs
regularly with award-winning harpist Nancy Clark and her
percussionist/vocalist husband Frank.
Performing venues have included the Newport
Irish Fest, as well as Celtic Festivals at Coney Island and Dublin, Ohio. Jude subs regularly on piano as a
liturgical musician in the Greater Cincinnati
area. Some of her original music has
been used by Mad Cap Productions.
Jude plays fiddle and acoustic guitar, and sings lead vocals and
backup harmony.
Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio
Raised: Cincinnati, Ohio
Favorite Color: Blue
Favorite Food: Pizza
Favorite Cartoon Character:
Bugs Bunny
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Ron – Ron Sachs is the recording engineer and producer of Diamond
Blue’s CD’s. He is also the proud
owner of Ronbo Records. He has been
actively involved in the local music scene for years playing with such
bands as Heather, Mad ‘n’ Moonly, The Allies, American Beauty Band, Condor,
and The Uncle Dirty Band. Ron brings
his experience as lead guitarist, lead and harmony vocalist, mandolin
player, bassist, and arranger.
Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio
Raised: Cincinnati, Ohio
Favorite Color:
Blue
Favorite Food: Sashimi
Favorite Cartoon Character:
Yosemite Sam, Eric Cartman and Scrat (the sabertooth squirrel in Ice
Age)
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Jan – Jan Hunter took her first piano lesson at six years of
age, learned organ, and then moved to guitar in her teen years. Her first band was called Sugar ‘n’ Spice
(in the Chicago
area). She also played in Condor
and The Uncle Dirty Band in Cincinnati. Jan plays guitar and percussion as well
as singing lead and harmony.
Birthplace: Ft. Belvoir, Virginia
(Army brat!)
Raised: Lots of places
but mostly the Chicago
suburbs
Favorite Color: Blue
(do you see a pattern here?)
Favorite Food:
Cheeseburger
Favorite Cartoon Character:
Tinkerbell
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John – The “new guy”. John joined us in 2006 and has been playing
music for most of his life – lots of it in the Cleveland area. He plays rhythm guitar,
and he sings lead and harmony with Diamond Blue.
Birthplace: Lexington, Kentucky
Raised: Lots of places!
Favorite Color: Blue
Favorite Food: Pizza
Favorite Cartoon Character:
The Tasmanian Devil
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In late
2006, Kevin Shaffer left Diamond Blue to pursue some of his other
interests. We still count Kevin among
the closest of our friends. Below is
his bio.
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Kevin – Kevin Shaffer is a veteran drummer having played in bands from
Houston, St Louis, Atlanta, and Cincinnati. Kevin is a member of the Cammy-award
winning band Elaine and the Biscaynes; he played rhythm guitar and
percussion, and he sang lead and harmony with Diamond Blue.
Birthplace: Springfield, Ohio
Raised: Springfield, Ohio
Favorite Color: Blue
Favorite Food: Depends
what day it is
Favorite Cartoon Character: Howard Dean
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