James Jampo - Lead & Backup Vocals, 12 string acoustic, electric guitars & lead guitars. James produced 3 albums & is one of the founding members of Crown of Roses back in 1990. James does most of the writing & arranging for the band along with being a diversified musician. James and his family reside in the endless mountains of Pennsylvania in close relation to the Byzantine Melkite Greek church & Our Lady of Solitude Monastary. James is also one half of the heart & soul of the band, called Crown of Roses.

William Jampo Lead & Backup Vocals, Bass, Zither & Percussion. William has co-produced 3 of their albums & handles the lyrical duties for the band. William also does most of the engineering in the studio when they are recording. William has a natural talent behind the console and is continuing to further his engineering experience. He is also finishing up their latest release Third Sign. William and his family also reside in the endless mountains of Pennsylvania in close relation to the Byzantine Melkite Greek church & Our Lady of Solitude Monastery William also does the Melkite Chant for the Melkite Mass &  is also the other half of the heart & soul of the band, called Crown of Roses.

Additional Musicians that Performed on the Record & Live.

  Alan Peter Watson - Percussion and an additional Crown of Roses Musician. He has been a studio musician and played live with the band on and off since 1995. He lives in the Altoona, PA area and plans to record with Crown of Roses for their forth album.                                                                                                                    

  Ron Crockett - Drums and Percussion. He has played live with Crown of Roses for the past seven years in PA in such cities as Allentown, Easton, Bethlehem and the Quakertown areas. Recently, he has performed with the band in the Endless Mountains of PA and done shows in New Jersey and Delaware. He also plays live with the Jay Cat Creed Band and has done jingles for different radio stations. He has been with the Crown of Roses from 1997 to 2003.                                                      

  Robert John Hood - Strings, organ, percussion and additional bass. He resides in the state of Delaware and is mostly a studio musician with the Crown of Roses. He has also played bass, piano and backing vocals and co-wrote songs for different Ben Chew projects such as the 1997 Ben Chew, California release. Most likely he will record on upcoming Crown of Roses albums. He has been with Crown of Roses since 1998.                                                                                                                   

Mark Ling  - .Lead electric guitar and an additional musician for Crown of Roses, Second Taste double CD. He also did assistant engineering for the album. For several years he played gigs in Liverpool, England with the Mark Ling Band. Mark played with Crown of Roses from 1996 to 1998.                                                               

  Nick Vinci - Strings, electric Wurlitzer piano, soprano saxophone and all woodwinds. He has been with Crown of Roses since 1995 to present. Also has arranged several songs on both Crown of Roses albums, First Water and Second Taste. Nick has been used mainly for recording sessions as a studio musician and writer. He is the brother of Lenny Vinci and is also a cousin to William and James Jampo and has lived a long time in Brigantine, New Jersey. He, like his brother Lenny Vinci has been backup musicians in casinos in Atlantic City, NJ for many years playing with acts such as Tony Bennett, Andy Williams and the Temptations, etc. Recently, Nick and Lenny have been getting together with selected Jazz bands playing shows in PA and NJ. He will be co-writing and recording with Crown of Roses in some upcoming material.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

  Lenny Vinci - Drums. Has been with Crown of Roses since 1991 and has performed live with them in Bucks, Montgomery and Chester counties of PA and as well as the state of New Jersey. He is a very learned musician from Julliard. Also, over years he has performed regularly in Atlantic City, NJ at all casinos playing drums for many legendary acts. Presently, he specializes in selling unique cymbals for a company in Italy. He is a cousin to William and James Jampo of Crown of Roses and plans to possibly record with them on future upcoming projects. He has lived in Brigantine, NJ for many years, but now has moved to PA.                                                       

  Ben Chew - Lead electric guitars, strings, electric slide guitars, additional drums and trumpet. He resides in the southern PA  area and has been with the band since 1994. He is mainly a studio musician with Crown of Roses and has recorded on the Crown of Roses First Water and Second Taste albums. He has also helped in engineering a lot of the material of Crown of Roses in the past years. He has released his own albums such as Ben Chew, California and most recently, Ben Chew, Rough Season the Mountain Dunn Record Label out of North Carolina. He will play live and record again with Crown of Roses future plans.                                                  

  Artie J. Creed Curatola - Lead electric guitars, acoustic guitar and backing vocals. He has been with Crown of Roses since 1995 until present. He has played live with the mall over parts of PA such as Bethlehem, Easton, Allentown, Quakertown, Tunkhannock, Perkastle, and the tri-state area. He is presently a lector at Our Lady of Pommel Catholic Church in Bethlehem and is recently entertaining in television in Allentown, PA. Jay also has been performing regularly at the Padre Pio Center in Barto, PA. He is a very learned guitarist and has done some of the writing on the recent Crown of Roses, Second Taste album. He has also released several solo albums on the Van Boogie Record Label.                                                                                                                                                                                                     

Dennis Smith - Drums, additional musician on Crown of Roses, Second Taste double CD. He played as a studio musician for several tracks of the album. He resides in Bath, PA. Dennis was with the band in 1997.                                                                                                                                                                         

William John Kristofits - He did engineering for several songs on Crown of Roses, Second Taste. William also was the Artist Developer for Crown of Roses and the Golden Swan Record Label. He was with Crown of Roses from 1995 until 1998. He resides in the Bucks County area of PA. 

  William Paul Tanner AKA "Wild Bill"  Played Drums with Crown of Roses for all their Live Performances, Wild Bill takes an Orchestrated approach to Percussion and is also a Composer. William resides in Tannersville PA.

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