After moving to California, Rocky began playing
harmonica with Bodie Mountain Express, a blue
grass/country band, which had recorded on
RCA Records and worked with Col. Tom Parker
(Elvis’ manager). They performed at
county fairs and festivals throughout southern
California.
This is when Rocky started his recording career.
Before recording his own songs, Rocky did
harmonica work for other recording artist.
Rocky now has 7 cds out.
Rocky won the Inland Theater League Award
for his part in the theater production of
“The World of Carl Sandberg” and
had rave reviews while performing in “Hard
Travelin’ a Tribute to Woody Guthrie”.
Rocky has done some stand up comedy and has
been a comedy traffic violator school instructor
for thirteen years. Rocky has hosted a weekly
blues radio show, “The Great Blues Mix”
on KHPY radio out of Moreno Valley, Ca. (the
station has now gone Spanish)
Rocky has played harmonica with such jazz/blues
greats as; Eric Burdon, The Mighty Flyers,
The Toller Brothers, Jerry Van Blair, Bill
Shields, and Big “J” McNelly.
Rocky has played with other well-known artist
such as: Don Ho, Freddy Fender, Rosie &
the Originals, Randy Fuller, and Buddy Merrill.
Rocky has recorded with Junior Watson, Larry
Taylor, Honey Piazza, Jody Reynolds, and Johnny
Neal.
The following is some of the artist Rocky
has opened for: Rod Piazza & the Mighty
Flyers, Canned Heat, Corey Stevens, Molly
Hatchet, the Crests, Utah Phillips, and Highway
101.
Rocky released a live cd as well as a studio
cd, “Crackin’ the Blues”
with his band The Blues Crackers, (Official
promoters of mandatory fun and audience participation).
In 2002 Rocky released two CD’s: “The
Best Of Rocky Zharp” (which has been
getting air play in the United States and
throughout Europe) and “The Blair Zharp
Project,” a children’s cd with
Irish folk singer Andrea Blair (which had
two number one songs on mp3.com.)
The Blues Crackers Performed for the fifth
year at “Jazz In The Pines” in
Idyllwild, Ca. in 2002 and are booked for
August 2003. The band played at the 18th annual
Monterey Bay Blues Festival the 29th of June
2003 and was ask to come back in 2004.
Rocky’s original song, “Scars”
from “Crackin’ the Blues”
and “The Best Of” CD’s was
featured on the Dec/Jan 2003 Blues Revue Magazine
compilation CD distributed throughout the
world. Rocky’s song “Merry Merry
Christmas” from his Christmas cd was
featured on a Hospice compilation CD “Ho
Ho Hospice” distributed throughout the
United States to help raise money and awareness
for Hospice. Rocky’s country song “Too
Drunk To Stagger” was featured on an
anti-drug/pro-family compilation CD, “Songs
of Recovery” by Sun Ray Addictions.
Rocky now has an endorsement from Shaker Harmonica
Microphones. www.shakermicrophone.com
For
Booking Information, Contact Rocky at:
kinghuddrecord@aol.com
Or call: (951) 927-4247
Box 2274, Hemet, Ca. 92546 U. S. A.
