User:Mickey Whey

The Beat Beggars are a rock-n-roll quartet from Rochester, NY. They formed in 1999 and continue rocking on today. (11/2010). The Beggars are a rowdy, bluesey, hippie lovin', rockin' music act which specializes in "beggarizing" the songs of the great JJ Cale. "Beggarizing" is the process by which they take the laid back songs of Cale's and make them their own, just as many, many others have done for almost 40 years. Most notable is Eric Clapton, who made famous Cale's "After Midnight" and "Cocaine". Lynrd Skynrd's "They Call Me the Breeze" is also a Cale composition. To see all of the bands that have covered Cale songs, go to "Covers" on. The current Beat Beggars include founders Mike Joseph and Dan Tortora, both of which trade lead/rhythm guitar and vocals. Bob Kaimer plays the bass and Dennis Buttery is the groups drummer. Past drummers include Chris Sharman, Ken Emerson, and Mark Steinmetz. Joseph's brother Jeff played bass guitar from '99 till April 2008. You can find many videos of the Beat Beggars on youtube, as well as read and listen to even more at