Chain of Fools band INTRODUCTION
Chain of Fools is a hot rockin' dance band playing new and classic rock and blues dance tunes, with outstanding lead vocals and harmonies, and smoking guitar licks. Chain of Fools has generated a loyal fan group of friends, MeetUp dance groups and dance band lovers in the South Bay. Chain of Fools plays regularly at premier nightclubs, festivals, wineries, city events, weddings, and private parties in the bay area. We cover artists like The Rolling Stones, The Doors, Badfinger, The Temptations, ZZ Top, Tom Petty, CSNY, Warren Zevon, Blue Oyster Cult, Allman Brothers, Rod Stewart, Billy Idol, The Cars, Stray Cats, Van Halen, AC/DC and many more. The energy of this band gets the crowd on their feet dancing, and ready to party!
Meet the Band
Billy Eisner: Lead vocals, lead and rhythm guitar. Billy brings consummate musicianship and inspiration to the group. A seasoned veteran of several South Bay bands, Billy’s tasty guitar licks and vocals drives the band to new heights each time they play.
Fletcher Baker: Lead vocals, rhythm guitar, harmonica. Fletcher’s lead vocal style displays his variety of musical passions, while grooving the rhythm on his guitar. Fletcher augments the repertoire with his harmonica playing and backing vocal harmonies.
Larry Scott: Bass guitar and backing vocals. Growing up in San Francisco, Larry is a 60’s survivor with over 50 years’ experience holding down the bottom with local bands playing rock, Latin, and R&B classics.
Norman Plischke: Drummer. Norm became interested in the drums at age 9 when he heard the drum solo from Iron Butterly’s “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida” and never looked back. Norm has been the stickman for multiple bands playing the local club circuit for the last 20 years. Norm drives the groove with his high energy metronomic rhythms.
Dave “Fuzzy” Powell: Vocals, keyboards and percussion. Dave (a.k.a. Fuzzy) is our Swiss army knife. When he’s not playing keyboards and singing his pure, high harmonies, he’s on congas and other percussion instruments. Fuzzy holds a Master in Arts-Music Education from San Jose State, performs in orchestral settings and teaches drums and piano students on the side.
The Sound
This fun and exciting band is dedicated to continual improvement with focus on sweet, well-orchestrated vocal harmonies and a diverse repertoire. They breathe life into forgotten gems and deep tracks. The range of song selection and professional control of volume and dynamics is suitable for festivals, dance clubs, corporate events, weddings and any size of a sit down and listen venue. From Classic/Pop Rock to Country, Blues to Blue-grass, Soft Rock and Easy Listening; cover songs by the Rolling Stones, The Doors, Badfinger, The Temptations, ZZ Top, Tom Petty, CSNY, Warren Zevon, Blue Oyster Cult, Allman Brothers, Rod Stewart, Billy Idol, The Cars, Stray Cats, Van Halen, AC/DC … the song list is over 150 to date and new songs are added regularly for even more variety.
The Scene
The band Chain of Fools can be seen throughout the greater South Bay Area at dine and dance clubs, wineries, wine bars and local festivals; other events are private and not open to the public. Chain of Fools is available to hire for corporate events, private parties and weddings.
You’ll find upcoming events on our Calendar link above. You can see and hear a little of the band by clicking on other links above, or, please, come down to check out the Chain of Fools in person!
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The History
Beginning early in 2013, a group of friends began practicing in a converted garage studio in Willow Glen. By the end of 2014, Billy Eisner, Fletcher Baker and Judd Murkland found they shared a great love of singing and enhancing standard Rock and Roll cover songs by creating innovative vocal arrangements. They placed extended focus on developing interesting vocal harmonies and arrangements, for terrific but less commonly played popular songs, from a variety of musical genres. All three musicians enjoyed refining their ability to make compelling vocal music together and began performing in local music venues, hiring additional musicians to fill out the band. Kevin Coggins joined the band as drummer in 2017. In 2023 the band added Dave Powell on keyboards/percussion/vocals and Larry Scott on bass guitar and Norm Plischke on drums.