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The Ripcords can be heard most weekends in CNY rippin’ through Roots, Rock-a-Billy, Country, Blues, Swing, and music influenced by both New Orleans, Bakersfield and more. The Ripcords have performed across the northeast to crowds in New York City and Boston as well as their home in Central New York at events including the New York State Blues Festival, Taste of Syracuse, Central New York Jazz Fest, the Inner Harbor Block Party, and the Ganandagan Native American Festival. The band and its members have opened for and played on bills with such noted musicians as Santana, Steve Miller, Little Feat, Dickie Betts, Blues Traveler, Ry Cooder, Rick Derringer, Phish, John Lee Hooker, Edgar Winter, Leon Russell, Kim Simmonds, Terrance Simien, Gene Taylor, Bill Kirchen, and Chip Taylor over the years. The Fabulous Ripcords are: Rex Lyons (guitar and vocals) Irv Lyons (guitar and vocals) Scott Ebner (keyboards and vocals) Jay Gould (bass and vocals) and Phil Regan (drums.) The Fabulous Ripcords won a SAMMY in 2009 for best CD (Americana).