Based in Tallahassee, Florida, and founded by Michael Lewis (Mike), The Funky ‘Taters are a group of musicians gathered together to funkify the atmosphere with bouncin' grooves.
Current members include:
Jan DeCosmo, hand percussion, vocals
Jordan Green, drums
Joel Johnson, lead guitar
Bill Landing, alto sax
Michael Lewis, rhythym guitar, vocals
Deanna Miller, vocals
Shanice Richards, vocals
Dino Saliba, bari sax
Christopher Seepersaud, lead guitar, keyboard
Justin Varnes, electric bass
Past members and guest artists include:
Rene Arbogast, trumpet
Ben Banks, lead guitar, electric bass
Scotty Barnhart, trumpet
Pat Crotty, vocals
Jim Crozier, bass
Logan Firth, drums
Lili Forbes, vocals
Brett Gardner, lead guitar
Ken Gemmer, lead guitar, vocals
Anthony Giles, drums
Ilismo Johnson, vocals
Sam Johnson, electric bass
Yazid Johnson, congas
Frank Jones, lead guitar
Sage Khan, trumpet
Tom Longfellow, sax
Michael McKenzie, trumpet
Reo Morris, drums
Longineu Parsons, trumpet
Kaye Rhinehart, bass, vocals
Vonzel Reynolds, vocals
Zee Sawyer, djembe
Chris Skene, lead guitar
Robert Smith, trumbone
Mike Stone, drums
Britt Widener, vocals
Ksena Zipperer, vocals