Biography
Joel Paterson and The Modern Sounds is a Chicago based rhythm trio featuring Joel Paterson on guitar, vocals and steel guitar; Beau Sample on string bass and vocals; Alex Hall on drums and vocals. This big little band is dedicated to performing many styles of traditional American music, specializing in classic blues, hot jazz, western swing, rockabilly and everything in between.
Joel "Fats" Paterson hails from Madison, WI and has lived in Chicago for many years, performing with various bands including Jimmy Sutton's Four Charms, The Wabash Jug Band, and Kelly Hogan's Wooden Leg. He currently fronts The Modern Sounds, and is a member of Devil in a Woodpile and The Western Elstons. Beau Sample is from San Antonio, Texas. He spent a few years on the Austin, TX music scene and has recently moved to Chicago to play with Joel and Alex. Alex Hall is from Chicago and is a very talented drummer and recording engineer.
The Modern Sounds can be seen playing around Chicago at various nightclubs including The Green Mill, Buddy Guy's Legends, The Hideout, Pete Miller's, and Fitzgerald's.
Joel, Beau and Alex founded Ventrella Records in an effort to get rich quick or go broke slow, depending on how you look at it. Ventrella Records has recently released a CD featuring The Modern Sounds backing up boogie woogie piano master Carl Sonny Leyland. Along with the trunks of their cars it is available for sale on cdbaby.com.
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