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Home > Blogs > Things to do in Butler County > Archives > 2009 > July > 07 > Entry

Blessid Thunder kicks off Bridgewater Falls’ Summer Concert Series, July 8

By Richard O Jones | Tuesday, July 7, 2009, 03:12 PM

Jeff Pence and Blessid Thunder, 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, July 8, Bridgewater Falls Lifestyle Center, Princeton Road and Ohio 4 By-Pass. Free.

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From the official Blessid Thunder bio: Jeff Pence, the founder of the rock pop international recording group “Blessid Union Of Souls” hooked up with Curt Benton and Roger Julien, the co-founders of the Ohio recording group “Thunder Head”, to form the core of this edgy and bluesy guitar driven experience.

When Pence wasn’t even old enough to get into the bars and brew houses that Thunder Head was playing in, his friend Jeff Higgins approached the group and told them he knew a guy that might work out in their band. Even though Pence only knew the entire second record by Molly Hatchet, they liked his playing and attitude took him in under their wing.

Higgins did the lights, and Pence played rhythm guitar. Curt taught Jeff the guitar parts to about every southern rock song ever written and guitar chords he had never heard of before. Pence said later, “I was not good enough to play in that band when they hired me!”. After about five years of playing with Thunder Head, Jeff went on his own to travel up and down the east coast playing nightclubs and resorts till finally forming the group Blessid Union Of Souls.

After Blessid Union was signed to EMI Records, Pence never forgot how much Curt Benton did for him, and he invited him to play harmonica and guitar on one of their singles “Oh Virginia.”

Not only does the group play most of the Blessid Union radio hits, they pay tribute to the bands and sounds they and you grew up on.

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The rest of the series includes:

>> Randomonium, July 15, classic rock and pop from the 70s and 80s

>> The Rick House Band, July 22, a variety of music you can dance to from the 60s to today

>> George Madison Group, July 29, rock and soul

>> After Midnight, Aug. 5, classic rock

>> The Menus, Aug. 12, regional favorites.

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