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...
- 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 ...
We've played as support act for