The Fake Leather Blues Band Explained

The Fake Leather Blues Band
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Alias:	FLBB
Origin:	Pretoria, South Africa
Genre:	Blues, Rock
Years Active:	2003–present
Associated Acts:	Peter Toussaint Hoot 'n Anny
Current Members:	Conrad Jamneck Peter Toussaint Franco Jamneck Wim van Vuuren Pedro Barbosa
Past Members:	Gideon Meintjies Nathan Smit Riaan van Rensburg Jaco Mans Jonathan Peyper Stefan Dixon

The Fake Leather Blues Band is a blues band from Pretoria, South Africa. They are also commonly known simply as FLBB.

Band history

The band was formed in May 2003 during a jam session with Conrad Jamneck, Peter Toussaint, Franco Jamneck and Gideon Meintjies.^[1]

Over the years the band has had different drummers and rhythm guitar players. In the meantime, FLBB played the Oppikoppi festival several times,^[2] as well as other festivals such as the Up the Creek festival^[3] and the Strab^{[4] [5]} and FORR festivals in Mozambique. the band has not released any albums, but they have filmed concerts that can be found on YouTube.

Band members

• Conrad Jamneck – vocals
• Peter Toussaint – lead guitar and back-up vocals
• Franco Jamneck – bass and back-up vocals
• Wim van Vuuren – drums
• Pedro Barbosa – rhythm guitar

References

1. Web site: Oppikoppi 2004 Band line up . Kwailawai.
2. Web site: Oppikoppi 2014 – the Baas awards . Baas de Beer.
3. Web site: Up the Creek: Wrap Up . News24.
4. Web site: Strab music festival . Malongane.
5. Web site: Q&A: Conrad Jamneck Of The Fake Leather Blues Band . 13 May 2014 . Rolling Stone.