Buzz Achinger (real name: Warren Achinger) is a multi-instrumental musician and singer/songwriter from the Southeast Michigan & Northwest Ohio area. While in his mid teens, he was a founding member of the Bonzi Blues Band, a rasp and raucous garage style band that gained a wide popularity in the Point Place section of Toledo Ohio and the surrounding area. After fronting several versions of this band, he moved on to college and the local bar scene with numerous other bands, such as "The End" and the "Lodge Band". Eventually, Achinger signed with a various selection of song publishers. His final stint was with a New York song publisher and A&R organization that ended in a series of contract and/or other disputes. Leaving New York, he occasionally played solo sets at clubs and other venues. Later on, he became a member of the Bullfrog Underground, a four piece blues band that formed from scratch in 2000s. They played mainly parties and charity events throughout the tri-state area of Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana. He is the founding member of the South Erie Rockers a nom de plume used for alternate recordings and select publishing. All told, Buzz Achinger has written and recorded over 100 songs, soundtracks, and other titles.
Current and Future projects: Buzz Achinger is laying the groundwork & music tracks for an second South Erie Rockers CD that he hopes to release in the upcoming year. He is also working on a short film / music documentary and the background score for a series of Great Lakes nature programs & documentaries.
The South Erie Rockers - South Erie, Michigan / Lost Peninsula, Michigan 48133
All material copyrighted in published or unpublished form by Warren Achinger, 1984 - 2023.
For information and/or comments about this page contact Warren Achinger - MudJaw Systems, E-mail:achinger@bex.net
