About Buddaheads

The Buddaheads (earlier known as just Buddaheads ) See also BB Chung King & The Buddaheads are a progressive blues rock band formally on RCA records, fronted by singer songwriter ALAN (BB Chung King) MIRIKITANI. Considered to be one of the best guitar player singers in all of southern california. BB also writes songs with his songwriting partner of 10years, Grammy and Handy award winner Dennis Walker (also discovered and produced, Robert Cray). Many of there songs can be heard by other artists such as Shemeca Copland, Coco Montoya, Betteye Lavette, just to name a few. The Buddaheads consist of some of the best and well known musicians in LA. Currently on drums, Lee Spath (played on many of the Cray tracks) and on bass, Johnny Griparic (The Cult,Slash's Snakepit,) other musicians guesting with the band live or in the studio are Gerald Johnson-bass (all the great Steve Miller tracks, Pointer Sisters, CSNY, Dave Mason, ok he's a legend!) Alvino Bennet-drums (LTD,Chaka Caun,Stevie Wonder,Robin Trower,ext.) BB owns and operates his own recording studio and allows the Buddaheads to experiment and create top quality songs and recordings. Because BB also has a publishing deal with Windswept Pacific, many of the Buddaheads songs can be heard in movies such as My Cousin Vinny,Heaven and Earth,Contact ,to name a few.)BB's acting debut can also be seen in the movie, Boys on the Side, starring Woopie Goldberg. If you like your Blues to Rock, if you like good songs with blazing guitars , this is the band for you!