Pepper's Ghost was a band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...

. Their most recent release, Shake The Hand That Shook The World, is available through Hybrid Recordings

Hybrid Recordings

Hybrid Recordings LLC is a record label that is a division of Metropolitan Talent, Inc., which is led by John Scher and Al Cafaro.Hybrid Recordings recently announced a new worldwide distribution agreement with SonyBMG's RED Distribution. Hybrid Recordings kicked off 2007 with Recollection, the...

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Though their playing style was categorized as Rock & Roll, they have also used influences from such sub-genres as blues rock and southern rock

Southern rock

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In early 2005, Pepper's Ghost joined Ashlee Simpson

Ashlee Simpson

Ashlee Nicole Simpson is an American singer and actress. In 2004, she rose to prominence with the success of her number-one debut album Autobiography and the reality series, The Ashlee Simpson Show. In October 2005, following a North American concert tour and a film appearance, Simpson released...

 on her Thermasilk sponsored tour, along with The Click Five

The Click Five

The Click Five is an American power pop band from Boston, Massachusetts. The original members, most of them students at Berklee College of Music, started on January 1, 2003 and played in various local venues. They then quickly got the attention of talent scout Wayne Sharp...

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The band's mode of transportation on tour was a restored international school bus. Deemed the "Grey Ghost" for its silver/grey color, the bus contains full living quarters for the band.

Their 2005 single "You're in My Heart (Little Pretty)" hit #1 on the Canadian Singles Chart

Canadian Singles Chart

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Members

Current

• Anthony Montesano - vocals
  Singing
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  , guitar
  Guitar
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• Michael Montesano - vocals, guitar
  Guitar
  The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
  
  , Piano
  Piano
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• Rob Bennett - piano, Guitar, mandolin
  Mandolin
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  , Hammond Organ
  Hammond organ
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  , vocals
• David Hartley - vocals, bass
• Zil - drums
  Drum kit
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  , percussion
  Percussion instrument
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  , vocals

Former

• Bach - bass
• Mike Smith - drums
• Owen Biddle - bass

Studio albums

Release Year	Album	Tracks
2001	Opening Night	"She's In Love With The Moon" #" "Take A Ride" "Heavy Body Bag" "Candy Feet" "Just Along The Way" "Without Any Further Ado" "I Found Myself Falling In Love" "Kings And Queens"

Release Year	Album	Tracks
2005	Shake The Hand That Shook The World	"Hang On My Shoulder" "Everything & Anything" "How 'Bout It Now" "Heavy Body Bag" "You're In My Heart (Little Pretty)" "Word On The Street" "All I Know" "Because Of Her" "Rock & Roll Star" "Rosalina" "Losing A Friend" "That's Life" "Friday Night In Philadelphia"

EP's

Release Year	Album	Tracks
2002	" Bang	"What She Wants" "How Bout It Now" "Addiction" "Hang On My Shoulder"

Release Year	Album	Tracks
2006	The Vet EP	"Dirty Bomb" "4-Letter Friend" "The Way It Should Be" "Obscene"

External links

• Myspace
• Purevolume