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The Fab Faux
Rock and Roll
Beatles tribute
Years active1998–present
LabelsNone
MembersWill Lee
Jimmy Vivino
Rich Pagano
Frank Agnello
Jack Petruzzelli
Websitethefabfaux.com

The Fab Faux is a musical

Jack Petruzzelli. The band is committed to performing live what they feel would be an accurate reproduction of The Beatles' repertoire, often performing material The Beatles never played live. The band members do not try to impersonate the members of The Beatles, instead simply playing cover songs. The band is often accompanied by a horn section (known as the Hogshead Horns) and a string section
(known as the Creme Tangerine Strings) to achieve the proper sound.

Their performances in the New York City area have included

Cavern Club days through to Let It Be
. The Fab Faux has also performed a show of post-Beatle solo material.

The group was featured in a full-length profile on

Liverpool, England, where they played three shows each year from 1999 to 2005 for that city's annual "Beatle Week" festivities, including outdoor concerts for over 35,000 people on the Yellow Submarine and Let It Be stages.[clarification needed
]

The band was featured in a full-page story in the August 11, 2005, issue of Rolling Stone magazine (page 22). Senior editor David Fricke wrote: "The Faux invigorate the artistry of even the Beatles' most intricate studio masterpieces with top chops and Beatlemaniac glee;" and the story's byline called The Fab Faux "The greatest Beatles cover band...without the wigs."[1]

In an on-air interview (and accompanying print article) with

National Public Radio's Ashley Kahn in January 2008, members of the band discussed their process of re-creating The Beatles' material for live performance; as well as an account of a brief conversation about the band between Will Lee and Paul McCartney.[2]

Notable appearances

On February 9, 2007, the band appeared on the

CBS Orchestra, Will Lee and Tom Malone, performed as members of a guest band (Paul Shaffer had performed as part of Earl Scruggs and Steve Martin
's bluegrass supergroup during that group's 2001 and 2005 appearances on the show).

On March 28, 2007, the band performed on The Howard Stern Show for the second time. They performed "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)/A Day in the Life" from Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, "Penny Lane" and "While My Guitar Gently Weeps." Stern stated during a replay of their performances that listening to them gives him chills.

On May 8, 2008, at

Jammy Awards.[3]

On September 12, 2008, the band appeared on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, once again marking a "cross-over."[4] On September 20, 2008, the band celebrated its 10th anniversary at a sold-out show in Radio City Music Hall.[5]

Band members

Current members

  • Will Lee - bass, keys, vocals
  • Jimmy Vivino - guitar, keys, vocals
  • Rich Pagano - drums, vocals
  • Frank Agnello - guitar, vocals
  • Jack Petruzzelli - keys, guitar, vocals

Guest musicians

Notes

  1. ^ Archive index at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Rebuilding The Beatles, Note by Note". NPR.org.
  3. ^ Jammy Awards appearance at the 7th annual celebration
  4. ^ Late Night with Conan O'Brien(TV series 1993–2009)Eva Mendes/Luke Russert/The Fab Faux
  5. ^ Archive index at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ The Fab Faux Celebrate John Lennon's Extraordinary Life and Career with a Special 70th Birthday Concert at Radio City Music Hall Sept. 25

External links

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