Press kit
At Salvage BBQ, Portland, Maine, 2016: Yazoo Chaz Bernstein, Bob "Beat Buddha" Barton, Waterford "Ya Gotta Have Harp" Slim, Sue "Silver Fox" Silvestri, Jim "Nashville" Katsiaficas, and Paul "A String and a Prayer" Hunt. Mark Hunt photo.
Disclaimer:
The Fullertons — this iteration, at least — broke up years ago.
But the spirit lives on. So if you 'd like to know more about Neon Leon's life and legacy, let us know. We're your one-stop-shop for all things Fullerton. Just drop us a line here.
A rumor in his own time:
The waters of American music run mighty and deep, and few recording artists have paddled as many of its tributaries as “Neon” Leon Fullerton. His brother, Lionel, has called him “the Zelig of American music” — a shape-shifting witness and contributor to genres as wide-ranging as blues, garage rock, country, folk, mountain, zydeco, Tex-Mex, bluegrass, surf, jazz, jug, and soul.
The Portland, Maine-based Fullertons, who disbanded in 2018, were dedicated to reviving the memory and celebrating the spirit of Neon Leon through the music that he wrote, that inspired him, and that he inspired.
Said The Portland Phoenix: “Fullerton is a quasi-mythical figure. He may have had a deep reverence for early blues, Americana, and R&B; or he may never have existed.” (Even Fullerton called himself “an ugly roomer in my own time.”)
The Phoenix might have some Fullerton Deniers embedded in its staff, but Believers know better. In the words of biographer and noted plagiarist Rex Geronomo: “Yes, Virginia, there is a Neon Leon. Wherever the moonshine lights up the sunshine, wherever low life is living the high life, wherever the heartbeat of the heartlands synchopates a blue tattoo on the drumhead of desire, wherever the lost and lonely find reason to grin and bear it and Masters of the Universe wonder who keyed their SUVs, Neon Leon is there."
Recordings:
Hear and see the band here: The sound (recordings and videos)
Personnel:
Meet the musicians here: Band of Believers
More info:
To find out more, email info at thefullertons dot net. We're always glad to talk Leon!
The Fullertons — this iteration, at least — broke up years ago.
But the spirit lives on. So if you 'd like to know more about Neon Leon's life and legacy, let us know. We're your one-stop-shop for all things Fullerton. Just drop us a line here.
A rumor in his own time:
The waters of American music run mighty and deep, and few recording artists have paddled as many of its tributaries as “Neon” Leon Fullerton. His brother, Lionel, has called him “the Zelig of American music” — a shape-shifting witness and contributor to genres as wide-ranging as blues, garage rock, country, folk, mountain, zydeco, Tex-Mex, bluegrass, surf, jazz, jug, and soul.
The Portland, Maine-based Fullertons, who disbanded in 2018, were dedicated to reviving the memory and celebrating the spirit of Neon Leon through the music that he wrote, that inspired him, and that he inspired.
Said The Portland Phoenix: “Fullerton is a quasi-mythical figure. He may have had a deep reverence for early blues, Americana, and R&B; or he may never have existed.” (Even Fullerton called himself “an ugly roomer in my own time.”)
The Phoenix might have some Fullerton Deniers embedded in its staff, but Believers know better. In the words of biographer and noted plagiarist Rex Geronomo: “Yes, Virginia, there is a Neon Leon. Wherever the moonshine lights up the sunshine, wherever low life is living the high life, wherever the heartbeat of the heartlands synchopates a blue tattoo on the drumhead of desire, wherever the lost and lonely find reason to grin and bear it and Masters of the Universe wonder who keyed their SUVs, Neon Leon is there."
Recordings:
Hear and see the band here: The sound (recordings and videos)
Personnel:
Meet the musicians here: Band of Believers
More info:
To find out more, email info at thefullertons dot net. We're always glad to talk Leon!
At Wicked Joe Coffee, Topsham, Maine, 2016. Chaz, Slim, Sue, Bob, Paul, and Jim. Jeff Marks photo.
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