About Sgt. Pepper

Rocking & captivating... Sgt. Pepper performs music by the Beatles and other British Invasion artists throughout California, at festivals, corporate events, private school fundraisers, wedding receptions, colleges & night clubs.

Although Sgt. Pepper focuses on Beatles and other British rock & roll, the band can also perform many other classic rock, soul & country tunes, as well as standards and bossa nova music for cocktail hour. As a testament to the band's versatility, they can perform songs by the Allman Brothers to ZZ Top & everything in between!

Sgt. Pepper’s members are well-known L.A.-based musicians and singers who have performed with major recording artists, leading music agencies and/or other bands.

They came together to form Sgt. Pepper from a mutual love of Beatles’ music. Their timing couldn't have been better. Thanks to the release of Beatles Rock Band and the remastered Beatles catalogue, national interest in Beatles music has surged.

This proves once again that the Beatles are the most popular recording artists of all time, with fans ranging from teenagers to septuagenarians.

Tom plays lead guitar for Sgt. Pepper,
and sings lead and background vocals.

He began playing guitar at the tender age of 11, soon thereafter forming his own band, The King’s III, which played school dances and parties around his hometown of Dublin, California.

(In his teen years, Tom’s bands competed with Dennis Jones’s bands for local gigs. Jones bio)

Tom has been a professional musician his entire adult life, playing guitar in his own groups (The Gurus, Shiner, and the Flamingos) as well as for other artists (Edgar Winter, Mark Lindsay, Mitch Ryder, and many others). A veteran of over 6,000 live performances and recording sessions world wide, he has found himself in just about every musical situation imaginable.

Tom also enjoys a teacher/author career. An instructor at the world famous Musicians Institute (formerly G.I.T.) since 1989, he is also the author of several popular guitar instructional books, and countless magazine articles.

Currently, he writes a monthly column titled “Soloing Strategies” in Guitar World magazine. Tom is also the featured artist in a wide variety of guitar instructional videos both in DVD form and downloadable on the web.

CLICK HERE to see them.

Having been a Beatles fan since their Ed Sullivan debut, Tom is very excited to be playing with Sgt. Pepper—recreating their music, and honoring their influence.

“The Beatles have been my heroes since before I picked up the guitar. One of the first solos I ever learned was ‘Day Tripper,’ and to this day it’s still just as much fun to play as it was when I was a flailing young guitarist,” Kolb explained.

Mr. Kolb plays a Gibson Les Paul, a Gretsch Country Classic, and a Schecter 12-string guitar, along with an assortment of effects pedals and a Groove Tubes Soul-o 75 amplifier, to approximate the broad spectrum of Beatle guitar textures.

Drums and Vocals

Lynn was born in New Orleans, LA, and came to California by way of Jackson, MS, and Memphis, TN.

Lynn was a rhythm and blues specialist, but he is grateful to Dennis Jones for bringing him into Sgt. Pepper, and introducing him to the Beatles genre.

Lynn has recorded or toured with Leon Russell, Paul Butterfield, Dan Peek of ‘America’, Carole King, and Rita Coolidge.

He has also performed with Mary Wells, the Drifters, the Coasters, Bo Diddley, Little Anthony, the Shirelles, and the Marvellettes.

Lynn is one of the founding members of the co-op band Mason South.

Lynn Coulter is a proud endorser of the following fine companies:

	Pearl Drums
	Sabian Cymbals
	Vic Firth drum sticks
	Rhythm Tech percussion
	Ace Kaces

Remo drumheads

Great products that have seen the test of time… gig in and gig out!

Dennis plays bass and keyboards in Sgt. Pepper,
and sings lead and background vocals.

Dennis began his musical training with piano lessons at the age of five. At twelve, he took up the guitar. As a teen growing up in Dublin, California, he played rhythm and bass guitar in Bay Area bands throughout high school, often competing for gigs with Tom Kolb’s bands. (Kolb bio)

After enrolling at the University of Southern California, he studied piano and gave his first performance on that instrument during USC’s Songfest at the Greek Theater. At the end of his senior year, he formed the rock band “Home Cooking” which enjoyed modest popularity at several Southland Universities.

After graduating from law school and passing the California and Nevada bar exams, Dennis formed Tom Thumb & the Hitchikers in 1984. That eleven-piece band is still going strong and is a favorite of many Southern California corporations, charities, private social clubs, country clubs, private schools and wedding planners. In late 2007, Jones formed Sgt. Pepper as a tribute to the Beatles and other British invasion artists.

His first call was to Tom Kolb, a friend of 40 years. Jones is enthusiastic about Sgt. Pepper. “Mastering the Beatles music and vocals is no small task and takes lots of practice,” Jones explained. “But it’s definitely worth it when I see how much people enjoy hearing, dancing to and singing along with the music.”

The Beatles have been Dennis’ favorite band since they invaded the US in 1964.

In 1976, Dennis got paid to sit in the center of the front row on the final night of the Paul McCartney & Wings' Over America Tour at the Los Angeles Forum. A few days later, he worked the tour party at the former Harold Lloyd estate and met his idol, Paul McCartney.

Dennis lives on a small ranch in upper Ojai, California with his wife of 20 years, his two teenage daughters, two horses, three dogs and “too many cats.”

For Sgt. Pepper gigs, Dennis plays a Hofner Contemporary “Beatle Bass” through a SWR 900S Amplifier, and two Acme 2 x 12” bass cabinets. He plays a Yamaha 700S keyboard and a Casio PX-120 CS 88 Key Privia Digital Piano through a Roland KC-550 amp, and uses an Electrovoice mike.

Bill Horn

Bill’s earliest musical influence was being a member of All Saints Episcopal Boys Choir from ages 11 to 13. Led by world renowned Choirmaster/Organist Jack Nobel White, they studied at the Royal School of Church Music in Berkley and while on tour, performed at Disneyland, Air Force Academy, and Grace Cathedral in San Francisco ’63, providing Bill with invaluable voice and ear training.

Bill turned professional in 1974 with a group from Texas called Cahoots. During the ten years together, Cahoots played gigs from Hawaii to New York City and the five-state area around Texas until relocating to Malibu, California.

There he learned studio engineering and did session work on guitar and vocals for his band and other studio clients including Daniel Moore (My Maria, Shambala), who took Bill under his wing and taught him studio production.

From 1980 till the present, Bill has been a full time musician playing Country, Rock, Oldies, Cajun/Zydeco and casuals. His band spent three years as the House Band for the Disneyland Hotel’s “Neon Cactus” and performed for local and international crowds. His country band, “Fort Worth West” released their debut CD on DJM Records and can be found on the Internet and record stores nationally. They continue to work for Disney on a part time basis, and their calendar stays full doing corporate and civic events through agents and contacts of their own. As of July 2000, Fort Worth West has been awarded the 1999 European Country Music Association’s BAND OF THE YEAR.

In 2006 and new and challenging opportunity came Bill’s way. He was invited to play the “Dickie Betts” role in a stunning new tribute band celebrating the music of the Allman Brothers called “Southbound”.

Since then, he has polished his performance while headlining at the Riverside Casino in Laughlin, Nevada. His amazing rendition of Little Martha can be heard on You Tube as well as other cuts from Southbound’s many concert appearances.

Now in 2010, Bill’s returning to the music that inspired him in his youth. Beatles!

After being a sub for the Los Angeles based “Sgt Pepper” tribute band, he’s now been officially made a full member and he loves it! “The music is so fun and full of energy,” Bill says, “that people just go crazy when they hear us. I can’t wait until our next gig!”