The Wagon Wheel Gang: Home

Many members of the Wagon Wheel Gang are currently training to compete in a challenge relay race in January 2012. The Ragnar relay is a 199 mile race from Miami to Key West! Of the 12 people on the "Wagon Wheel Gang" team, 8 have appeared on the CD. Good luck to the team!

Big Donald was asked to join BLOWFLY as their drummer. Bloefly is a funk/rap/pop band led by Cllarence Reid. Clarence was a soul singer and songwriter in the 1960’s and 70’s and wrote several hits including many for KC and the Sunshine Band and for Grammy winner Betty Wright. Aside from his “legitimate” career as a soul singer and songwriter, he had an alter-ego “Blowfly” in which he was arguably the first rapper back in the 60’s. He also did “dirty” covers of popular songs and wrote plenty of songs with nasty and profane lyrics. They were not widely released in the U.S. but he was hugely popular in Europe and Australia. There is also an award-winning documentary about him.
Documentary website where you can view the film trailer:
www.blowflyfilm.com

Recent New Times article about Blowfly:
http://www.miaminewtimes.com/2011-09-22/music/the-weird-world-of-blowfly-at-o-cinema-september-29-to-october-2/

Recent Biscayne Times article:
http://www.biscaynetimes.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=949:nasty-as-ever-and-not-yet-through&catid=38:art-a-culture&Itemid=201


Some funny vintage Blowfly videos (WARNING: Contains Adult Content):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CO2E1ZVtMrg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CO2E1ZVtMrg

Big Donald, Will Thomas and Alex Haw have been playing together for 16 years under several different formats and configurations, most notably with Dougan Clarke as the Tall Boys Blues Band, the wildly popular bar band from the early to mid 90's. Now, in preparation for their 11th appearance in the King Mango Strut and other holiday-time gigs, Will, Alex and Big Donald are putting together something new and entirely different - a soul band! If you think three white fortyish guys forming a soul band is a stupid idea, be careful. Don't forget that Alex and Big Donald are now backing soul, blues and R&B legend, Tree Top. Also, Will's voice has been heralded as soulful by multiple well-known critics. Be sure to check out their fresh and inspiring arrangements of Mowtown, Chess and Stax hits.