About the Band
Rain covers a blend of music ranging from jazz standards, to neo-soul and classic rock, R&B
and traditional gospel. Sprinkled with original music, Rain has something for everyone.
This soulful trio of female vocalists is available as an a cappella ensemble, or in a 4 to 8-piece band setting, including
talented musicians on piano, guitar, bass, drums and percussion.
FOR BOOKINGS,
please call 732 566 1999
or email info@comeintotherain.com
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BAND HISTORY
Delores Holmes and her daughter have been singing on the Jersey Shore years, as session and background vocalists for all types of bands
from hard rock to blues. Delores is a former backup singer for the Bruce Springsteen Band and the two are also a part of The Shirleys
party band and the charitable Holiday Express.
Dee and Layonne had always wanted to start their own project and found the perfect compliment in soprano Debbie Vaughn. Rain was born when the
three realized how well they blended and the musical tastes they shared. The band is completed by great players on keyboard, bass,
drums, and percussion, with combined experience that spans all genres of music. That experience steers the direction and growth of the group and it's
the reason why no two Rain performances are the same.
Come into the rain and experience a musical journey. . . |
Band Members:
Delores Holmes - Contralto known
on the Jersey Shore for her years singing backup with the Bruce Springsteen Band, Delores has sung with a number of notable musicians.
She was asked by Springsteen to sing backup for his "My City of Ruin" on the internationally televised Tribute to Heroes telethon after 9/11 and
was a featured performer in a benefit concert for Ground Zero workers at the Beacon Theatre with Phoebe Snow, Beth Nielsen Chapman and Bar Scott.
Delores also and sings with as Holiday Express, a charity group of local musicians and volunteers. She's done voiceovers for
O'Plenty Animation Studio and taught private vocal instruction and voice at the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank, NJ.
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| Layonne Holmes - Alto with a diverse
history, performing with Bob Bandiera's Jersey Shore Rock-n-Soul Revue concerts, Tim McLoone & The Shirleys, as well as singing and volunteering with Holiday Express.
She is also an experienced studio session singer, having laid tracks for Fernando Saunders of Lou Reed Band, Vini Lopez of Steel Mill,
the late Danny Federici and Bill Chinnock, Steve Delopoulos and John DeGrazio of Burlap to Cashmere, Matt O'Ree, The Soul Project, and many others.
Layonne was also a member of Love Among Freaks (of Clerks movie fame) and sang on the band's full-length album. She joined her mother backing
Bruce Springsteen on the internationally-televised 9/11 Tribute to Heroes Telethon and appears on the album of the same name. She has shared the stage
with Darlene Love, Beth Nielson Chapman, Phoebe Snow, Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi, Southside Johnny, and Gary US Bonds, among others.
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| Debbie Vaughn - Soprano with a background of girl groups and bands as well as theater and church choirs.
Debbie has been a part of Scott Holley & the Good News Generation, and played leading roles in broadway Productions Theater Co. and Red Bank Theater & Dance Group. |
Gerald Carboy is a live performance
and studio bassist who has performed at the Montreux Jazz Festival, North Sea Jazz Festival and throughout Europe with
Kevin Eubanks of the Tonight Show band, Dee Dee Bridgewater and the Chris Hinze Combination. He has performed with
David Sancious & Tone, Barry Miles, Terry Silverlight, Tal Farlow, Vic Juris, Billy Cobham, Narada Michael Walden,
Ernest Carter, Al Dimeola, Alex Ligertwood, Rob Thomas, Jon Bon Jovi, Gary US Bonds, Bruce Springsteen, Southside Johnny,
Jeanie Bryson, Bob Himmelberger, Bob Boyd Jazz Trio, Doug Clarke, Vinnie Corrao, Bob Devoe, Jackie Jones, Gordon James,
and Line Drive. Gerry heads up the Gerald Carboy Jazz Ensemble and is also a part of Supernatural, the Santana tribute band,
as well as an original band member of Holiday Express.
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Jose Loo - A Jersey Shore fav,
Jose is a well-known singer/songwriter/keyboardist who has performed with numerous artists. He was the lead singer of the long-running Jazz/R&B band,
Line Drive, and continues to dazzle with his originals in the Jose Loo Band. |
Dave Anthony - Drums - has performed on Broadway in both Movin' Out and Swing!
and toured with Jane Kelly Williams and Robert Ross. He has recorded with Jack Hardy, Chuck Brodski and Neto, among others, and played alongside
Tommy Bowes of Tower of Power. Dave holds a degree from the Manhattan School of Music and gives private instruction. |
Greg Berger - Keyboards - Greg Berger is
Musical Director of Be Sharps Music. He is a graduate of Berkley College of Music and a highly acclaimed professional musician.
He's performed with: Kevin Eubanks (musical director Jay Leno The Tonight Show band) Gary Lewis, Mary Wells, The Del-Vikings,
Schuyler Deal (bass player with Billy Joel, Michael Bolton bands), Dean Brown (guitar player with David Sanborn, Bob James, Billy Cobham, Marcus Miller)
Del Shannon, Jose Feliciano, Dave Schwartz (Music writer and musical director of Northern Exposure),
John Miller (Musical Coordinator Responsible for Hundreds of Broadway Musicals) and countless others. |
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