Glenn Velardi
Inducted in 2012
Glenn Velardi has been a working musician in
the Tucson area since 1992 having started his
career playing the drums for a few local acts
including Sam Taylor and as a member of Bobby
Taylor and The Real Deal Band. He was
eventually tapped to tour and record with the
legendary Percy Strother which he did until
Percy's death. Glenn next landed the drum
chair with the Bad News Blues Band in 1997. he
was a part of that band which won the Arizona
Blues Showdown and went on to compete in Memphis
representing Arizona that year.
Glenn remained with Bad News Blues Band until
1999 when he got a offer to tour with Mighty Sam
McClain. 2 years later, he found himself back in
Tucson where he was recommended to fill the drum
seat with Long John Hunter.
In 2002, Glenn was once again offered the gig
with Bad News Blues Band where he has been
since. In that time, Bad News Blues Band
recorded and released "Live At Hot Licks" and
has also traveled Europe extensively. In
conjunction with Bad News Blues Band, Glenn
continued to play and tour with Long John
Hunter.
Glenn has been part of the "Blues In The School"
program, and has lectured a number of times to
students in the Tucson Unified School District
system about the history of the blues in an
effort to pass the blues on to a new, younger
generation.
Glenn continues to be deeply immersed in the
local blues scene both teaching drums and
playing in and out of Tucson and the surrounding
communities.
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