Sal Valentino & Hence Phillips

Valentino is an American rock musician and singer songwriter best know as the lead singer for The Beau Brummels, subsequently becoming a songwrite as well.  The band released a pair of top 20 U.S. hit singles in 1965, "Laugh Laugh" and "Just a Little".  Sal later fronted the band Stoneground which produced three albums in the ealry 1970s.  After reuniting on numerous occations with the Beau Brummels, Valentino began his solo careeer releasing his album "Every Now and Then" in 2008.

Hence Phillips, the original guitar player for Jackie Greene likes to refere to himself as a genre jumper covering many different aspects of America.  A gifted singer songwriter as well, Hence brings his practiced and polished guitar work and refined singing to The Side Door rounding out an evening of Great Americana.