​Bob, aka Dr. G, has been hooked on the blues since high school and he’s been playing  blues harmonica and keys since then. He, along with Bob Young, are founding members of the Boathouse Blues Band, which hails from Niantic, CT, and he has also played with several bands in the DC area.  He started this new project to focus on high energy, upbeat blues tunes and he has recruited four experienced area musicians that share his enthusiasm for this music. He has dug deep to find blues and ‘blues-infused’ songs that will make you want to get up and shake it. The Blues Doctor is in and this is blues to cure what ails you!

James' roots include Traditional Country, 50's Rock and Roll and Rhythm and Blues Performance, Production and Management. The opportunity to work with Dr. G and the Believers, and the special mix of performers, material and audience, prompted a long desire to return to the stage. Playing Dr. G's thoughtfully curated set list plays to the strencths of the performers and quickly moves audiences onto the dance floor, making every show a truly entertaining experience.

Ray is a self-taught blues guitar player that has played with or started some of the best-known blues bands in New England. He formed the Wildcats, Rock Bottom and the House Rockers before joining the Mike Crandall Band, with whom he won the Connecticut Blues Challenge three times, and represented Connecticut in the International Blues Challenge in Memphis. Ray has opened for great acts such as Roomful of Blues, James Montgomery, Sugar Ray and the Bluetones, James Cotton, NRBQ, Ronnie Earl and the Broadcasters, Jerry Portnoy, Clarence Clemmons and the Fabulous Thunderbirds. He brings this rich blues experience to Dr. G and the Believers!

Steve Smigiel began a lifelong journey playing drums at age 10 and studied under local legend Ernest Centoscudi. He   also has performed locally as an acoustic guitar “Band of One”.  After retiring from a career in non-profit accounting, Steve has been a regular jammer and drum host on the local  jam scene and has played with a number of  local bands including most recently the Night Shakers blues band. “I grew up playing “classic rock” when it was just ‘rock’  but love the history, feel and joy of performing the up tempo blues of Dr. G and the Believers.”

Joel Caputo is a saxophonist and music educator from Hopkinton, RI. As a student at the University of Rhode Island, he has earned a bachelor’s degree in music education and a master’s degree in music performance. Joel has had the privilege of performing in a variety of settings across the New England area, including the Newport Jazz Festival, regional conferences of the North American Saxophone Alliance, and the International Saxophone Symposium. Currently, he is playing in multiple local groups in addition to Dr. G and the Believers, and is also teaching students in private lessons.