Black Cadillac Kings

About Black Cadillac Kings

Early 2014, Vic Picks (lead guitar) hooked up with Shane Thornton (Lead vocals/guitar) to form an acoustic 2 piece band called "Black SVT". They started playing gigs around southern/central Oregon and became the house band at The Pikey, an Irish Pub in Klamath Falls, OR. Vic knew drummer/singer Chris Garrett since they both had country and blues bands in Klamath Falls together. Garrett came with the reputation of being a hard hittng musical drummer that could sing lead and write great songs. With their blues band was stand up bass player Otis Dean Oliver whom had earned himself a name in the blues/country scene as solid bassist with chops to boot. Vic asked Shane to sit in on vocals and rhythm guitar for a few gigs. The blues band eventually became a new 4 piece that became "Black Cadillac Kings". Their rockabilly/blues/rock n roll/country style meshed together like a well oiled machine. The guys started writing originals and have become very well liked by a diverse fan base of young and young at heart with the revival of American roots/blues based music. Be on the look out for the Black Cadillac Kings rolling through your town with whiskey on their breath like a tumble weed high on octane!
Vic Picks~ Lead Guitar/Vocals
Chris Garrett~ Drums/Lead Vocals
Otis Dean Oliver~ Stand up & Electric Bass/Vocals
Shane Thornton~ Lead Vocals/Guitar/Harmonica

Victor Gross (aka: Vic Picks) Bio 2016
Guitar, Slide guitar, mandolin. dobro, banjo, ukulele and vocals. He has played in bands that have opened for international concert acts such as STYX, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson, Blues Image and others. He has also been a music teacher for 24 years.

Otis D. Oliver-Bass
I am from Big Rapids, a small town in West Michigan, I've been playing bass for over 45 years. I think I was about 15 years old when I started. My roots was in country, but I have played many types of music including rock, blues, Bluegrass, and rockabilly.
I moved to Oregon about 20 years ago, since then I've played mostly blues, until recently, some of my blues band mates include Dr. Mongo from WY, Harry Harpoon from CO and Baltimore Red Jones from MA. We competed in the International Blues Challenge as The Perfect Bedlam Band in 2009. Performing mostly acoustic blues. I started playing the standup bass about 12 years ago. There's nothing like that great natural acoustic sound and energy that derives from it. I believe I've went full circle, playing great music with great people, just like I did in my early years in the music business. I feel real lucky. It's not every day that things just click among musicians the way it does with Black Cadillac Kings.

Chris Garrett- Drummer, guitar player, singer, songwriter
Started playing drums in grade school and played in several bands throughout high school. Moved to Los Angeles in the mid-80s playing drums for a few Southern California rock and country acts. Moved in 1991 to Seattle and got a recording deal at Triad studios and recorded several original tunes and has continued writing songs today. Played the drums for a few Seattle bands then moved back to Southern Oregon in 2010. Soon after, met Vic Picks and formed a band called Damn Near Famous. When DNF diss banded, joined up with Vic and Shane to form Black Cadillac Kings.