Biography - Facts and Figures

Band creation: 1994

Original line-up: Fred Lani (guitar and vocals), Jean-Marie 'Papy X' Lani (bass), Marc Lhommel (Drums)

First gig: november 1994 @ Kotch Musical Bar - Les Boscailles

First CD: Fred and the Healers (EP 4 tracks) - 1996

The band played 500+ Gigs, mainly in Belgium, France and the Netherlands, but also in Germany, Canada and Italy

Discography:

  • 1996 - Fred and the Healers (4 tracks) - Oompah Beat Records
  • 1997 - First - Kroko Records then Oompah Beat Records - Universal Music Edition
  • 1997 - Limited (reedition of the first EP) - Kroko Records
  • 1998 - I Gotta Leave - Crossover then Oompah Beat Records - Universal Music Edition
  • 1999 - Voodoo Family (2 tracks) - Crossover then Oompah Beat Edition - Universal Music Edition
  • 2001 - Electerrified - Mercury Universal Music - charted 22
  • 2004 - Red - Bang! - charted 24
  • 2014 - Hammerbeatmatic - Team 4 Action - charted 72

Main festivals and venues

  • Peer Rythm and Blues Festival
  • Werchter festivalplein (w/ Bon Jovi & Mel C)
  • Couleur Café
  • Montreux Jazz Festival (CH)
  • Dour festival
  • Ancienne Belgique
  • Botanique
  • Hof ter Lo
  • Den Atelier (LU)
  • Spirit of 66
  • Grand Mix (FR)
  • Jazz à Liège
  • Nandrin Rock
  • Fêtes de Wallonie - Liège/Namur
  • Festiblues Montréal (CA)
  • Brussels Summer Festival
  • Boogie Town Festival
  • Francofolies de Spa
  • Roots and Roses Festival
  • Fiesta City
  • Fiesta du Rock
  • Handzame Blues Festival
  • Blues Oan Da Stoazze
  • Wuustwezel Nacht van de Blues
  • Binkom blues
  • Patersdreef
  • DLB Blues
  • Acosse Rock and Blues
  • Kwademdamme Blues Festival (NL)
  • Nuit du blues Charleroi
  • More Blues Festival
  • Park Rock
  • Paradiso (w/ Fred Lani with Jake LaBotz) (NL)
  • L'Esprit (NL)
  • Wilhelmina (NL)
  • Harelbeke blues festival
  • La Flèche D'Or (Fred Lani w/ Superslinger)(FR)
  • Gentse Feesten
  • Genk on stage
  • Kids Rythm and Blues Festival
  • Gouvy Jazz and Blues Festival
  • Zap'in (FR)
  • Mehlsack (D)
  • .... and many more (including blues routes) .... list to be updated .... depending on how fast memories are coming back...
  • We've played as support act for

  • Robert Cray
  • Canned Heat
  • Bon Jovi
  • Joe Cocker
  • Omar Dykes & the Howlers
  • Blof
  • Triggerfinger (actually for a series of 4 double bill gigs in 2004)
  • Gypsy Kings, Howe Gelb, Los Lobos (Fred Lani & Superslinger)
  • Tony Joe White (Fred Lani w/ Jake LaBotz)
  • Percy Strother
  • Popa Chubby
  • .... and a few others we do not remember ...