Bill Mentz

Bill Ment

Artist Description
Bill Mentz has been performing, touring and recording music since 1974. Bill has recorded and released 6 albums/CDs, numerous commercial jingles & voice-overs (VOs) and has probably logged over 7,500 live shows around the globe. Bill has fronted trios and 13 piece horn bands. He has always had the knack of making the stage his home, whether it be a quaint bistro in Point Richmond, California or 65000 people at the Sternwheel Reggata in West Virginia. Bill has worked with world class musicians and singers from all over the world and continues to record and perform with the best of the best. A short list of some of the artists Bill Mentz has had the privilege to share the stage with, or, warm up include: John Denver, Jerry Springer, Richie Havens, Poco, The Beach Boys, Pat Boone, Conway Twitty, Dottie West, Ray Stevens, Bo Diddley, Lee Greenwood, The Oak Ridge Boys, The Temptations, Tommy Castro, Chuck Berry, Mary Wilson, Jerry Lee Lewis, Fats Domino, Art Linkletter, The Associations, and The Guess Who. Bill Mentz has fronted such great bands as Night Flight, The Celebration Band, The Van-Dells, Strong Current and the Clevers. Bill has spent the last 6+ years recording and performing with the fabulous Howlers out of Berkeley California along with some of the very best musicians in the Bay Area. Bill just released a compilation CD in Feb. 2007 called "For the Life of Me" which covers recordings from 1986 to present

Past Appearance

*The Baltic: Pt. Richmond, Ca

*The Bellevue Club: Oakland, Ca

*AT&T Park: National Anthem for San Francisco Giant

*Shark Tank: National Anthem for the San Jose Shark

*Riverfront Stadium: National Anthem for the Cincinnati Red

*Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas: National Anthem for the UNLV Runnin Rebel

*Lafayette Art and Wine Festival: Lafayette, Ca

*Diablo Golf Club: Concord, Ca

*JJ's Blues Club: San Jose, Ca

*Sheraton Hotel: Indianapolis, In

*Cactus Pete's Casino: Fargo, ND

*Bogart's: Detroit, MI

*Atlantis Hotel and Casino: Atlantic City, NJ

*Bob Green's Executive Inns: Kentucky and Indian

*Four Queens Hotel and Casino: Las Vegas, NV

*The Riviera Hotel and Casino: Las Vegas, NV

*El Dorado Casino: Reno, NV

*Americana Hotel and Casino: Arub

*Holiday Inn Holidome: Little Rock, AK

*Beef and Boards Dinner Theater: Indianapolis and Louisvill

*Lake Lanier Music Park: Lanier, GA

*Sternwheel Regatta: Charelston, WV

*Lil' Darlins Nightclub: Orlando, FL

*Coney Island: Cincinnati, OH

*State Fairs: Ohio, Milwaukee, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, W. Virginia, and Indian

*The Ritz Nightclub: Charleston, WV

*The Center for the Performing Arts: Vero Beach., FL

*Marriott Hotels: Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Florida, Virginia, Massachusetts and Ohi

*Commodores Nightclub, Joseph's Lounge, Carlton House: Boston, MA

*Breckinridge Inn: St. Louis, MO

*63rd Annual Fair Buyers Association: Orange Co., Ca

*Breakers Nightclub: Panama City, FL

*Ohio Theatre: Columbus, OH

*Commodore Cruise Line: M S Cari

*Grand Hyatt Hotel: Taipei, Taiwa

*Covington Landing: Covington, KY

*January's and Oodles Nightclub: Cincinnati, OH

*The Village Barn: Bradenton, FL

*Beachfest: Vero Beach, FL

*Corporate Functions: Kraft Foods, Kroger, Scott Foods, the FBI and many, many more..

*Various events for Muscular Dystrophy and Special Olympics in Indiana and Ohi

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