THE STORY: The group originally started as The Johnson Brothers in the late 80's. An all original 7 piece band playing a style of R&B that had mixtures of Rock, Funk, Acoustic, Latin...needless to say a most eclectic group. Oh did I mention we had a Record Deal? Yes we did, with an Austrian company that soon, after our signing, went out of business...something to do with the IRS...? But I digress... So now you have 7 musicians who no longer have a record contract but are in need of $$$...oh what to do? Well like many a musician before us we went back to playing Night Clubs, which meant playing covers of other artists material. After a few changes (including the name) we arrive at The Rhythm House, a fine little band playing R&B, Soul and a lot of Blues. The Rhythm House had a great time playing small R&B rooms and an occasional wedding or fair. But still the money was not as good as one would like. Well, one night while playing the Sky Line Cafe (one of our usual haunts) our trumpet player at the time (Kevin Dawkins) had asked a friend of his to come down to see the show. Enter one Miss Frederica Johnson. I was shortly introduces to the lovely Ms Johnson and soon asked her if she sang and would she like to come up and do a song or two....A few months later we changed the name to Fredi & The Soul Shakers. That was a long time ago and we've been playing some of the best R&B Soul & FUN..K ever since.
THE BAND: The Star of the show is Frederica (Fredi) Johnson. Born in Myrtle Beach S. Carolina, Fredi brings the party to the house, with fantastic showmanship, a great voice and a wonderful sense of humor, Fredi makes every event come alive! The Soul Shakers use Guitar, Bass, Drums, Keys and other musicians as needed. Michael (Max) Schuberth: Guitar , Programing & Vocals, Harold Lee: Vocal diirector, Sax & Vocals, Brian Olmsted on Bass and Lewis Burl on Drums!
