Band Bio
We love your straight ahead approach to rock and blues.
Northern Michigan based Cherri
and the Violators have been dishing up their own brand of music throughout the state, especially along the West Coast of Lake Michigan.
For over ten years, Cherri & the Violators have won fans of many musical genres with their
self penned lyrics and their terrific guitar work. The band has been nominated for two Jammie Awards for their songwriting. Bandmates
Paul Bendig on vocals/bass, and Hank Cupp on drums/percussion, and Herb
Cottier on lead and slide guitar/vocals serve up a powerful backdrop for
vocalist Cheryl Bendig, never overplaying their hand.
Bendig's vocals have an addictive flower child quality that recalls the
great pop singers of the '60s. She has a knack for vocal phrasing that delivers
the songs with the raw power of Janis Joplin but the finesse of Ann
Wilson. Bendig
is also a fearless songwriter with topics covering everything from the
monthly bouts that send men into hiding, PMS Blues, to the anguish of
the unemployed, Empty Pockets.
No one can deny that Cherri
and the Violators aren't
violating the envelope here, creating their own style that
is pleasantly pop-oriented and unexpectedly romantic. You have to hand
it to them.