When The Beatles wanted to retire their mop-top boy band image and be considered serious artists, they created Sgt. >Where: Skeeter B’s (formally the VIP Club) on Island Park Drive in South Fort Myers.More than a stage name, musicians have been creating multiple identities as part of their performance for centuries. >What: Rock n’ roll, R&B, jazz, funk, soul In some ways our alter egos need more care and patience than our mainstream jobs.” “In some ways it’s like a labor of love: you are willing to put the effort into the relationship that a band is. “Sometimes it’s a challenge keeping it together and continuing to perform,” Fransway said. The bottom line is, we all love music.”įor most of the members, an alternate musician’s life has had its share of romantic fulfillment, but ended up demanding true focus, persistence and dedication.
And when Tracey and Todd came in, that made a huge difference. “We didn’t have the right combination of egos. “Bob and I failed two or three times before,” Fransway said.
In Fort Myers, he and Barclift tried for years to form a working band, with no success. Like some of the other members, he had aspirations to be a musician as a young man, growing up in Michigan. It also showcases a variety of talent, culled in large part from a Lee County business community of musically talented people, who also happened to have children and full-time careers. The music they play spans five decades - Fransway has woven hundreds of classic and obscure songs in to the set list, including the odd disco or country track. Attorney Doug Molloy, also sings for the group.
Attorney Bob Barclift, bass guitarist and the “father” of Alter Ego. Tony Fransway, the musical director and a trumpet player and Assistant U.S. The others are her husband, Todd Caruso, drummer and, by dawn’s early light, a CPA Dr. It is normally accompanied by a full horn section, which lets the group handle a full range of R&B, jazz, funk and soul as well.Ĭaruso, who said her family and many of her co-workers have known about it for years, is one of four original members. Caruso, who owns an Allstate agency in South Fort Myers, is the lead singer of the rock n’ roll band Alter Ego.
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