John Scooch Cugno is a native New Englander born in Boston and has lived most of his life in New Hampshire,Maine and Vermont. In 1993 John, his wife Kelly, and their four beautiful daughters moved to Twin Falls, Idaho where he lived for 12 years. John and his family have relocated to the Olympia Washington area. He now lives in the the shadow of beautiful Mount Ranier.An accomplished drummer,guitarist and singer,John played for years in Boston,Chicago, New Orleans, Denver and Nashville clubs. He has performed with John Lee Hooker,Howlin' Wolf, Jumpin John Sansone,EC Scott, Cookie McGee,Phil Guy ,Henry Cooper, Rockin' Jake, Jimmy Lloyd Rea , Howlin Wolf Jr, John Nemeth, Joe Kelley and many other well known blues and country artists. John's powerful vocals are a feature of his bands,Delta 88 Revival, The Blues Survivors and John Cugno and the Aces. He performs as a solo,duo, trio or full band. John is an endorsed artist by Regal Tip Drumsticks. He taught guitar and drums privately in the Twin Falls area for ten years. John is still accepting students in the Olympia area. In the 80's, John lived in Nashville and toured with Gene Breeden and the Nashville Music Machine. He also worked as a studio drummer for Gene Breeden and recorded an album with Charlie Daniels members and Joel Jacobs. He toured with Stella Parton,Tommy Overstreet. Nat Stuckey, Marty Haggard, Michael Twitty and many others. John's cds, BLUES SURVIVOR and NOTHIN'S EASY can be purchased by going to www.cdbaby.com. or contacting John. Sound clips are also available there. 

     Most musicians these days have a "day" job and John is no exception. He has been a goldsmith and "setter" for 28 years.  
  
    John will be releasing his new acoustic cd-available now- and his electric version. Email Scooch for copies.    

    "Scooch" is still doing a solo,duo and trio in fine restaurants. The band can be heard at The Highway 99 Blues Club in Seattle the second wed of each month.
        

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