Meet the band members
all the members of Fresh Cream have decades of performing, touring and recording experience
Tracy Mortimer
Bass and Vocals
Born and raised in Denver, CO. Graduate of Musicians Institute Bass Program. Played professionally since age 13. Worked in Denver, CO, Los Angeles, CA, Austin, TX, and primarily Phoenix, AZ. Played in numerous bands in Phoenix, and founded R&B horn bands The Groove Merchants and Chester White and the Soul Pigs. Member of Sugarloaf ("Green Eyed Lady", "Don't Call Us, We'll Call You") featuring original vocalist, keyboardist, and songwriter Jerry Corbetta, 1990. Touring bassist with Alligator Records recording artist Long John Hunter, 2004. Member of Boston tribute band Don't Look Back, 2009-2017. Member of Doobie Brothers tribute band Listen To the Music, 2016-2017. Performed as a sideman on bass for corporate events backing The Drifters, The Platters, The Contours, and Melba Moore.
Bill Garvin
Lead guitar and vocals
From Modesto, California, Bill has been playing professionally since age ten. During high school and college, he taught guitar in a number of music stores. He first hit the national stage as lead guitarist for the Larry Keyes band, headlining festivals in California, touring nationally in support of a number three hit, “Bar Room Romeos”, playing alongside such bands as Poco and the Charlie Daniels Band. Through thousands of performances and years of study, Bill has achieved that elusive "touch" necessary to emulate Slowhand's playing He then moved to a solo career, playing extensively in California, New York, and Florida, before settling in Arizona, where he gathered a large local following, playing concerts and festivals throughout the state. More recently he formed Eric and the Dominoes, a tribute to Clapton, playing concert halls and casinos.
Joseph kurt nothern
percussion
Kurt North is a veteran of hundreds of bands… “Hero”, “The Claw”, “Lydia Van Houston”, all of who played the Whiskey, The Starwood, and Troubadour in Hollywood in the ‘80’s; Kurt was also in Arizona bands such as “Hawthorne Hill”, “Big Pete Pearson and the Blues Sevilles”, “Chuckie Baby and the All Stars”, “The Territorial Brass”, “The Groove Merchants”, and others. Kurt was the drum teacher at Milano’s Music for many years.
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