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The Dean Weisser Band released the CD "The Dean Weisser Band - Boppin The Blues" in 2000.
It has 12 tracks, 5 original, 2 covers, 2 written by Mark Knoll, (TC Jammers, Doug Maynard, Lamont Cranston, Mark Lickteig, currently Mark Knoll and Blue Matter), 1 song by Keith Follese, (Faith Hill, Tim McGraw, Martina McBride),
2 songs performed with Richard Torrance and 2 classic covers..."Boppin' The Blues" by Carl Perkins,
and a bluesy "Oh! Darlin'" by Lennon/McCartney.

Reviews:

"IT TAKES GUTS TO COVER A BAND AS DEEPLY INGRAINED IN THE COMMON CONSCIOUSNESS AS THE BEATLES, BUT DEAN DEFINITELY PULLS IT OFF!"-.
John Taylor, Blues on Stage www.mnblues.com

"THEY ARE GREAT!" ..."0 TO 100 IN A SECOND!" - Good Morning Minnesota, KMSP-TV

"GREAT VOICE, GREAT HARP PLAYING,...I LOVE THE CD!" - Jim Heath / The Reverend Horton Heat

"I JUST LOVE THIS CD!"..."DEAN HAS A GREAT VOICE!" -
Patty Peterson, "The Goodnight Club" WCCO-AM

"CATCHY ORIGINALS WITH A HEALTHY DOSE OF TRADITIONAL BLUES"-
Famous Daves, Minneapolis

"A COLLECTION OF ORIGINALS AND COVERS THAT ROCKS, ROLLS AND SWINGS!"-
Vickie Casey, Star Tribune

"IT'S WELL RECORDED, WELL PRODUCED AND PLAYED WITH PASSION AND HEART"-
John Taylor, Blues on Stage www.mnblues.com

"DEAN HAS THE CHOPS!"...."HE CAN REALLY SING!" - Blues great Larry Garner

******************************************************************************************** Those who have been out to hear The Dean Weisser Band know they will hear some great Classic Rock, Blues Rock, Current Rock and they also know it will be dancable. Dean says..."Our songlist has been described as old school meets new school." Dean will pound on those drums and sing his brains out because it is his passion! The DWB has been playing clubs all over The Twin Cities area since 97. Packed houses are there to see the band because "it's not the same old stuff you hear in every other club". Examples of clubs The DWB has been asked back to repeatedly over the years, "Tryg's"/ Minneapolis), "Ruby Begonia's"/ (Stillwater), "D. B. Searle's" / (St. Cloud), "Vic's" / (Minneapolis), "Inn Kahoots" / (Hamel), "The Narrows' and "The Narrows North" / (Navarre and Maple Grove), "Finnegan's" / (Delano), "Schullers" / (Golden Valley), "The Powerhouse"/ (Duluth), "Kelly's" / (Red Wing), "Bubba's" / (Sauk Rapids), to name a few.

Dean Weisser first started playing drums at 6 years old. He started playing and singing on stage in Bismarck, North Dakota at the age of 12. Dean played with several bands, the most popular being "The Champ Band" from 1980-1985. (www.champband.com) He moved to Minneapolis in 1986 and started working into the local club scene. After playing in and jobbing with several bands, such as "Whiskey River", "Cowboy Angels" and "The Beat Jockeys", The Dean Weisser Band was formed.

The Dean Weisser Band has played all over Minnesota playing club and events. The DWB has shared the stage with such acts as Double Trouble, Susan Tedeschi, Jimmy Vaughn, Jonny Lang, Big Walter Smith, Syl Johnson, Little Feat, Richard Torrance, Mick Sterling, Renee Austin and many others. The DWB has appeared on The KARE-11 Saturday Show, The KARE-11 Today Show, Showcase Minnesota, Fox 9 Good Morning, WCCO Radio with Patty Peterson, KQRS and Cities 97 among others. Their music has had airplay on radio stations all over the U.S. and Europe.

Dean is also studio musician, songwriter, producer and recording artist for Brown Derby Productions. There, he produces industrial music and jingles. In his travels, Dean has appeared at "Elaines" and "Whos on First" in New York City, on stages in Cancun, Honolulu, New Orleans and all over The Midwest. Dean took 3rd place for "The Worlds Fastest Drummer Contest" in the feet category and 5th in the hands category at the 2004 NAMM Show held in Minneapolis. In 2006, Dean won a regional "Emmy Award" for live audio production at his day job, KARE-11 TV where he has been employed since 1986.

The Dean Weisser Band features a powerful band, with Neil Hendrickson on guitar and vocals, Ted Vig on guitar, Rick Roussell on bass and vocals and Dean on drums and vocals. A new 45 minute DVD has just been released. It's called "The Dean Weisser Band/Celebrating 10 Years". It features musical highlights of the past 10 years and a new music video "Let's Go All Night". A new CD (Back in the Day), is in the works and will be released soon. "Boppin' the Blues" sold out and is in it's second pressing.

SONGLIST
MY SACRIFICE/ CREED
ARMS WIDE OPEN/ CREED
NO MATTER WHAT/ BADFINGER
MY OWN WORST ENEMY/ LIT
ONE HEADLIGHT/ THE WALLFLOWERS
I DON’T WANNA BE / GAVIN DEGRAW
DRIFT AWAY / UNCLE KRACKER
I NEED TO KNOW / TOM PETTY
SUNSPOT BABY / BOB SEGER
HEAVEN / LOS LONELY BOYS
USE ME / BILL WITHERS
CROSSFIRE / STEVIE RAY VAUGHN
LA GRANGE / ZZ TOP
HONKY TONK WOMAN / ROLLING STONES
LITTLE WING / HENDRIX
ROCK AND ROLL / LED ZEPPLIN
SIGNED SEALED DELIVERED / STEVIE WONDER
I GO WILD ABOUT YOU BABY / ROBBEN FORD
LEARN TO FLY / FOO FIGHTERS
MUSTANG SALLY / WILSON PICKET
DO YOU WANT TO BE MY GIRL / JET
WILD NIGHTS / VAN MOORISON
BOOM BOOM / BIG HEAD TODD
I KNOW A LITTLE / LYNYRD SKYNYRD
SWEET HOME ALABAMA / LYNYRD SKYNYRD
WILL IT GO ROUND IN CIRCLES / BILLY PRESTON
OH DARLIN / THE BEATLES
I’VE GOT A FEELING / THE BEATLES
MY GUITAR GENTLY WEEPS / THE BEATLES
SAME KINDA CRAZY / DELBERT MCCLINTON
FEEL A WHOLE LOT BETTER / THE BYRDS
PINK CADDILAC / BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
GOING DOWN / BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
SUZIE Q / CREEDENCE CLEARWATER
ROUTE 66 / ASSORTED
THEM CHANGES / KENNY WAYNE SHEPPARD
I WANT TO LOVE YOU / DELBERT MCCLINTON
BOPPIN THE BLUES / CARL PERKINS/DWB
SOME KINDA WONDERFUL / GRAND FUNK RAILROAD
FIRE / BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
I SHOT THE SHERIFF / ERIC CLAPTON
LITTLE BIT / DELBERT MCCLINTON
ROLL THE DICE / DELBERT MCCLINTON
BRIGHT LIGHTS / MATCHBOX TWENTY
ALL RIGHT NOW / FREE
FIRST CUT IS THE DEEPEST / SHERYL CROW
LISTEN TO HER HEART / TOM PETTY
PRIDE AND JOY / STEVIE RAY VAUGHN
REST OF MY DAYS / INDIGINOUS
MESSIN WITH THE KID / THE BLUES BROTHERS
TORE DOWN / ERIC CLAPTON
SHAKY GROUND / DELBERT MCCLINTON
SUPERSTITION / STEVIE WONDER
WILD NIGHTS / VAN MOORISON/J. MELENCAMP
UNCHAIN MY HEART / JOE COCKER
RIDIN WITH THE KING / CLAPTON/KING
TWO TICKETS TO PARADISE / EDDIE MONEY
THE DARKER SIDE / JONNY LANG
LOVE ME TWO TIMES / THE DOORS
ROADHOUSE BLUES / THE DOORS
WHAT PASSES FOR LOVE / STORYVILLE
HOOCHIE COOCHI / ERIC CLAPTON
JESUS JUST LEFT CHICAGO / ZZ TOP
BLACK HORSE IN THE CHERRY TREE / K. T. TUNSTALL
LANDSLIDE / FLEETWOOD MAC
THE ONLY ONE / MELISSA ETHERIDGE
COME TO MY WINDOW / MELISSA ETHERIDGE
LEAVE YOUR HAT ON / JOE COCKER
CHAIN OF FOOLS / ARETHA FRANKLIN
MOJO / ASSORTED
THE STORY / BRANDI CARSLILE
CAN’T ALWAYS GET WHAT / THE ROLLING STONES
ROCK AND ROLL / STEPHEN ASHBROOK
JUST LIKE EVERYONE / CHRIS HAWKEY
OLD LOVE / ERIC CLAPTON
WHAT ABOUT YOU / THE DEAN WEISSER BAND
FOR ANOTHER / THE DEAN WEISSER BAND
YOU'VE GOT ALOT TO LEARN / THE DEAN WEISSER BAND
LET'S GO ALL NIGHT / THE DEAN WEISSER BAND
I AIN'T DEAD YET / THE DEAN WEISSER BAND
I DON'T HAVE THE TIME / THE DEAN WEISSER BAND
A LITTLE BIT TIMID / THE DEAN WEISSER BAND
BACK IN THE DAY / THE DEAN WEISSER BAND