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Thank you for visiting the official website for NEAL & THE VIPERS. They've been performing jaw-dropping/high energy shows to their loyal fans for over 30 years!
NEAL & THE VIPERS are a Rhode Island based band who play "American Roots Music" encompassing the blues, rock & roll, rockabilly, and surf, entertaining their fans everywhere. You can get bit by the Vipers and catch the fever at their many shows while performing at music festivals and club dates. Then you will see why they are New England's premier American Roots Band.
Neal Vitullo and the Vipers have shared the stage with many music legends such as B.B. King, Roy Buchanan, John Lee Hooker, Bonnie Raitt, Albert Collins, Greg Allman, Jimmy Vaughan, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Willie Dixon, Johnny Copeland, Robert Plant and The Fabulous Thunderbirds. Please check out their Biography page to learn more about the full band's 30 year history.
Meet The Vipers
L to R: Mike LaBelle, Dave Howard, Neal Vitullo, Steve Bigelow
NEAL & THE VIPERS New Album Update
December 2017, NEAL & THE VIPERS spent several hours at the Lakewest Recording Studio with Jack Gauthier, where they recorded more than half of their song tracks chosen for their next album. This will be their 9th and is expected to be released in the June of 2018. More updates will be posted soon.
NEAL & THE VIPERS at Lakewest Recording Studio
Upcoming Shows
Bristol July 4th Concert Series June 27, 2017
Notable Quotes
"Watching Vitullo play guitar is like chasing him up a flight of stairs. He will exhaust your capacity of musical comprehension and then continue climbing, leaving you winded and staring in disbelief." -
Springfield - Union News
"Live on Record, Vitullo hammers his guitars with punkish energy, combining the flavor of post-war blues masters with rockabilly twang and the heady power of 60's icons like Jimi Hendrix and Jeff Beck into a guitar orgy." -
Worcester Phoenix
Springfield - Union News
"Live on Record, Vitullo hammers his guitars with punkish energy, combining the flavor of post-war blues masters with rockabilly twang and the heady power of 60's icons like Jimi Hendrix and Jeff Beck into a guitar orgy." -
Worcester Phoenix
NEAL & THE VIPERS – Favorite Blues Act
One of the area’s most respected and longest-running blues outfits. Their history is impressive; Atlantic Record founder Ahmet Ertegun signed them to his label in 1989, and they have shared the stage with the likes of B.B. King, John Lee Hooker and Stevie Ray Vaughn. In 2010 , Dave Howard (vocals) and Steve Bigelow (bass) rejoined the Vipers after leaving in the early ‘90s, and they’ve been at it ever since.
Vitullo can really rip it up on the axe, and the decades of practice are apparent in every member’s playing. It’s not strictly blues – The Vipers can also rock some serious surf and rockabilly tunes, thanks in no small part to the steady hands of drummer Mike LaBelle.
The Vipers keep up an impressive 1-2 shows per week.
- Motif Magazine 2017 Music Award Winning Profiles May 3, 2017Thank you for voting NEAL & THE VIPERS, 2017 Motif Music Awards Best Blues Act!!
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