Funny Money (band)

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Funny Money
Origin	Maryland, USA
Genre(s)	Hard rock Glam metal
Years active	1996 - present
Label(s)	Atlantic Records
Associated acts	Kix
Website	Funny Money Web Site
Members
Steve Whiteman Rob Galpin Mark Schenker Jimmy Chalfant
Former members
Billy Andrews Ned Meloni Bobby George Dean Cramer Geoff Burrell Sam Stillwell Lewis Coppola

Funny Money is an American rock band. They play at multiple venues in the Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania area. They play a mix of Kix covers as well as original content.

Contents 1 History 2 Discography 2.1 Funny Money 2.2 Back Again 2.3 Even Better Live 2.4 Skin to Skin 2.5 Stick It! 3 Band members 3.1 Current members 3.2 Former members

[edit] History

The band was founded in 1996 in Maryland by Steve Whiteman and Billy Andrews, who met at a charity gig in Baltimore. Their initial sessions comprised of Kix material and material written by Whiteman with Shea Quinn of The Sharks. Whiteman and Andrews recruited bassist Ned Meloni, who had played with New York's Ice Water Mansion and Washington DC's Monarch in the 1980s and had extensive studio experience, drummer Bobby George and another guitarist, Dean Cramer, one of Whiteman's vocal students. George left the band shortly afterwards, and Geoff Burrell of Tubefreeks and Swingin' Dix was recruited in his place.

After attempting to make a name for themselves with new material, the band began incorporating Kix material into their shows, in response to fan demands. In 1998, Funny Money released their first, self-titled CD, produced and engineered by Andrews. It was followed in 1999 with Back Again, recorded, produced, and engineered at Andrews' home, and a live album, Even Better Live, recored at Jaxx nightclub in Springfield, Virginia in 2001. However, in 2003 Andrews, Meloni and Burrell all announced that they were leaving to pursue other interests. Whiteman and Cramer recruited former Centerfold bassist Mark Schenker on Meloni's recommendations, Sam Stillwell on drums and Lewis Coppola on guitar. Dean Cramer left the band to work on material with Marc Ferreira and their new band Goodbye Thrill.

In 2003, while Funny Money were working on their fourth release, Skin to Skin, Stillwell and Coppola were replaced by Jimmy Chalfant and former Centerfold guitarist Rob Galpin respectively. Skin to Skin went on to become the band's best-selling album.

In 2006, Cramer left the band. Their fifth record, Stick It!, was released in December 2006, mixed by Kix's ex-producer Beau Hill.

[edit] Discography

• Funny Money (1996)
• Back Again (1999)
• Even Better Live (2001)
• Skin to Skin (2003)
• Stick It! (2006)

[edit] Funny Money

1. "Baby Blues"

[edit] Back Again

1. "Resurrection"
2. "Funny Money"
3. "Pink Glasses"
4. "Sloppy Kisses"
5. "Wrapped Around You"
6. "Horny Little Angel"
7. "Damage Control"
8. "I Felt Everything"
9. "Owe It All to You"

[edit] Even Better Live

1. "Boogie Man" (live)
2. "I'm Your Whore" (live)
3. "Art of Persuasion" (live)
4. "Baby Blues" (live)
5. "You Rub Me the Right Way" (live)
6. "Off My Rocker"

[edit] Skin to Skin

1. "Bad Luck"
2. "Do Ya Wanna?"
3. "Skin to Skin"
4. "Good Boy Gone Bad"
5. "Just One Dance"
6. "Sharp as Knives"
7. "Ain't Standing Still"
8. "You Rub Me the Right Way"
9. "I'm Your Whore"
10. "Bump & Grind"
11. "I Don't Care About Everything"
12. "She Turns"
13. "Nice Guys Finish Last"

[edit] Stick It!

1. "By the Balls"
2. "Hot on Your Heels"
3. "Crush"
4. "Big Bang Boom"
5. "All Tied Up"
6. "Fool's Confession"
7. "Slow to Blow"
8. "Nowhere at All"
9. "Play Me Like a Rhythm"
10. "Weeds and Roses"
11. "About Women"

[edit] Band members

[edit] Current members

• Steve Whiteman - lead vocals
• Rob Galphin - lead & rhythm guitars
• Mark Schenker - bass
• Jimmy Chalfant - drums

[edit] Former members

• Billy Andrews
• Ned Meloni
• Bobby George
• Dean Cramer
• Geoff Burrell
• Sam Stillwell
• Lewis Coppola