Lead Singer / Slide Guitarist Bob Pruitt worked with numerous bands out of the Kansas City area
Bassist Roger Daschle has been a fixture in the Southern California music scene for decades on both electric and acoustic standup bass.
Violinist Floyd Fronius began studying classical violin at the age of 8,
playing in school orchestras and local youth symphonies. Since then he has explored many styles including jazz, blues, rock and traditional folk music. He loves collaborating on original music. Floyd has performed with many bands in San Diego and toured the western United States as well as Hawaii and the Caribbean. The bands include: Featherwood, Raggle Taggle, Heartspace, Gypsy Moon Trio, Fern Street Circus, Celticana, Gregory Page, Roy Ruiz Clayton, 3 Degrees Off Center, Dusty and the Love Notes, Dave Michaels, and more recently the Irish themed folk rock band Ass Pocket Whiskey Fellas. He has collaborated for many years with his wife, saxophonist Marcia Forman, playing jazz from the American songbook. After playing together with Bob for years as a duet, Floyd was an obvious choice for the Blue-Tones. His extraordinary violin work brings the Blue-Tones music to another dimension.
Hailing from Macon, Missouri, Blue-Tones drummer Rich Oberto played piano at an early age, switching to drums in High School.
His early influences were the sounds of Sam Cooke, James Brown, Booker T, Otis Redding, William Bell, and the Neville Brothers heard over the legendary KAAY radio out of Little Rock Arkansas. He played around Missouri in various bands through high school and college where he studied percussion, and jazz, landing a six-night a week gig in Jefferson City Missouri with a group called the Federal Duck. During his 3 years of service in the army Rich kept his chops up playing in a drum and bugle corps. Upon returning home he got right back into the music scene where he soon met Bob Pruitt and joined his group Heriford Drive, playing Rhythm & Blues gigs in seven states around the Missouri and Mississippi River region. Rich went on to play with groups touring from Missouri to Florida, and eventually returned to Missouri where he played again with Bob Pruitt, and worked as a session player on several recording projects. His good reputation as a jazz drummer led to gigs for several years with the Jim Widner jazz band, a run with Dick Crockett's group, and a lengthy gig at the Lake of the Ozarks with Lynn Zimmer playing New Orleans jazz. Two of his current favorite drummers are Harvey Mason and the late Levon Helm. His command of many musical styles keeps him in demand with area R&B, Jazz, and Rock groups. Rich was the drummer of choice when the Blue-Tones put together their All-Star R&B group for the 2019 UK tour. He's got the groove.