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Mrs. Jones' Revenge - Band
Mrs. Jones' Revenge is an American classic rock tribute/cover band originally formed by lead singer and professional voice actor and vocal impressionist Jeff McNeal on December 10, 2010. The 5-piece band recreates the sound of original classic rock hits by over 40 different artists, with a growing catalog of material by The Doors, Eric Burdon & The Animals, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Van Morrison and dozens of others. They perform in and around Temecula, California at local wineries, casinos, community events, corporate events and private parties.

Origins Jeff McNeal has been practicing vocal impressions since childhood. After spending two decades as a major market radio personality in Los Angeles, San Francisco and San Diego, CA, he decided, on a whim, during the summer of 2009, to see if he could adapt the skills he used in creating celebrity voice impressions to mold his voice into favorite singers. After receiving initial positive feedback on early Youtube postings, McNeal decided to search out local musicians in order to perform his tribute impressions before a live, local audience.

Originally searching via Bandmix and Craigslist, McNeal was contacted by Greg Villa, the former drummer of a local Beatles tribute band, The Silver Beatles, who was struck by McNeal's vocal range and accuracy in imitating the sounds of original hit makers. Villa invited an old friend and bandmate, Dave Romero to attend the first jam session, along with another former bandmate who was still performing with the Silver Beatles, Joe Pederson. Pederson had replaced Romero on bass as "Paul McCartney" with the Beatles tribute band. Romero invited long time friend Ted Shelton to sit in on drums. The five first gathered in the back yard utility shed of Greg Villa's in Murrieta, CA on December 10, 2010, with good initial results.

A series of events soon unfolded thereafter that resulted in various roadblocks for the fledgling band, including illness, incarceration and malaise that ground further rehearsals to a halt by early February, 2011. Frustrated by the lack of progress and communication with his new band mates, McNeal pressed forward with auditioning new members for the band, which started rehearsals in earnest in June of 2011, culminating in the first performance of Mrs. Jones' Revenge on October 29th, 2011.

Band Members (December 2010 - June, 2011) Jeff McNeal - lead vocalist Greg Villa - lead guitar Dave Romero - bass, vocals Ted Shelton - percussion Joe Pederson - keyboard, vocals

Band Members (June 2011 - Present) Jeff McNeal - lead vocalist Jean Francois Bergeron - lead guitar, backing vocals Ron Adams - bass, backing vocals Terry Brown - rhythm guitar, keys, backing vocals Phil Hurta - percussion, backing vocals