Band: BERTHA

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Are you familiar with BERTHA? It's a touring band out of Nashville that plays Grateful Dead covers. The group has a large amount of video on their Insta page and you can readily find their music on YouTube. The band's homepage has tour dates going months into the future. 

The founding members of the band are GGs, but rhythm guitarist and vocalist Mike Wheeler appears in drag -- along with the drummer and at least one other guitarist. 

This is a full concert:

Guitarist: Mrs. Smith

 I don't really know any more about this artist. A name like Mrs. Smith makes it difficult to do additional research. The guitar playing does not start until more than 4 minutes into the interview:

Actually: it was easier than I thought to find out more. 

Jenny

About a year ago, Jenny from Instagram posted this picture of herself with a guitar:

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At YouTube, I discovered this short video of her playing that guitar, though I cannot seem to embed that version. 

It's not 867-5309, but it rocks!

 

Tina Zee duet

This is a terrific Battle of Evermore (Led Zeppelin) cover, with the song starting at around the 3 minute mark:

 

Tina covers lots of songs on her youtube page, accompanying her singing with a ukelele. Usually, she sings and plays solo. She occasionally performs some originals.

Guitarist

I've found a lovely potential guitarist for the Cover Gurlz.

Nic Bedo plays in a band called Ruckzuck, with various videos available on youtube. Nic is the blonde on the left:



Nic also also has an Instagram -- and identfies as a "Psychedelic crossdresser."

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I love being a Gemini. Balancing both my feminine side and masculine side here with these two photos. Really diggin this vintage eggplant 🍆 colored top from @recordarchive! Scruffin’ it up in my man-bun with my number one girl in photo two wearing my @medicinefish tshirt! Any other Geminis out there care to share how they embrace their two sided spirt? #eggplant #lsd #magicmushrooms #pushupbra #mtf #crossdresser #transgender #ruckzuck #diy #dmt #gemini #leapordprint #maletofemaletransformation #casualdrag #italiancrossdresser #manbun #feminineboy #psychedelicart #visionaryart #diyphotoshoot #faithkelly #nicbedo #brianeno #glamrock

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Glam shot:

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Background acting is such a great gig, I’ve always dreamed of going through the hair and make up line on set, never stop pursuing your dreams and fantasys!!!! #70sfashion #70s #disco #crossdresser #transisbeautiful #ilooklikemymom #extrawork #backgroundacting #backto1 #nyc #ruckzuckband #fakeboobs

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Video: FF on TV

I'm not sure who FF is in Portugal, but he could be a Cover Gurl.

Shirley Bassey impersonation:



And Kate Bush:

Moulin Dudes

In Shreveport, a group of four gurlz is playing girl-group cover songs under the name Moulin Dudes.

Here's one of their videos. Turn it up a bit, the sound isn't great.



I'd like the gurlz more if they'd embrace their femme image a bit more -- shave or hide some of the hair, improve the makeup and hair, and maybe try some fashion heels.

Guitarist: Myra

Young Myra lives in Chicago, attends community college in a distant suburb, and features several videos of herself playing the guitar on her youtube channel. In this one, she's standing as a performer would on stage -- though she's just wearing some lingerie:



In another video, she wears a real rock-and-roll cap.

I don't know if she's on Facebook, Flickr, or somewhere else that might feature photos.

Keyboards: Enchanting Ella

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Ella is a young beauty from the UK. Check out her blog and Flickr home.
She has also posted a number of videos to youtube -- and at least one unique to her blog. None yet show her playing the piano.

We'd like to see it.

The Honeytraps: "Wishing" video

In 2006, Channel 4 in the UK televised a 6 episode television show with a them very much like the intent of this blog. This is from the IMDB page about the show:

Former 80's boyband star Nathan Moore and music industry guru Olivier Bezardi want to pull off one the most audacious stunts in the history of pop: passing off a bunch of former male stars as a hot new girlband.

Here's the video that concluded the show:

Introductory post

This blog is about a band called The Cover Gurlz.

Never heard of them?

Well, that's probably because they do not exist -- at least not yet.

This space will propose the creation of a band called The Cover Gurlz. In all probability, the musicians under consideration will never have met, and may not even have heard of one other. Who knows, it may only exist in cyberspace.

Web surfers can think of this blog as on-line version of one of these television shows that create a new band. The blog will be considering various singers, guitar players, drummers, and so on.

Admittedly, this blog is as much a marketing plan as anything else.

Just like those TV programs.

So, what is the marketing gimmick?

Well, every musician in this band will look like a cover girl -- an attractive model who helps "sell" the idea of the band.

Also, this band will play songs previously made famous by female artists and groups. They'll play "covers."

And finally, the gurlz in the band will themselves be under-cover.

Not just under the cover of makeup or costumes. All the musicians will actually be boys, undercover as gurlz.