B i o g r a p h y
Whistlers Muthers were conceived when Ralph "Whistler" Giese and Brian "Muddy" Sprung met at the Chicago Blues Festival about 7 years ago. Muddy was writing a song about the late great Detroit Tiger Mark "The Bird" Fidrych and after seeing Whistler perform he thought..."Who else would be more appropriate than Whistler to lend his unique talent to a song about "The Bird" than Ralph (otherwise affectionately known as) "Whistler" Giese?? After completing the song they became friends and decided to start collaborating together on original material and their unique take on classic covers. Hence soon after the entity, (with which it is) with Whistler's guttural voice and insane whistling style paired alongside Muddys searing slide guitar work the Muthers were born. They are currently finishing up a CD of mostly original material that promises to be a rocking good time and bring the house down much as their live performances have been known to do.
​Ralph "Whistler" Giese
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Ralph "Whistler" Giese has shared his unique, one of a kind talent with numerous acts from Detroit and throughout the world such as Mitch Ryder And The Detroit Wheels. Stevie Ray Vaughan once told him that "he could play my stuff anytime anytime. It's just gifts anyhow." He has also appeared on the Johnny Carson show as a youngster as well as other talk shows throughout his career and as recently as an appearance on Tosh.O. His unique stage presence plus a powerful voice and crazy melodic whistle solos have left audiences amazed and bewildered every time. It is easy to see why Whistler has become an internet sensation and recently won "Favorite Video" by Youtube and it's viewers
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​Brian "Muddy" Sprung
Brian "Muddy" Sprung is from Michigan and originally and studied music as a child and learned piano and trombone at an early age. When the Music Director in High School asked him to choose between music and sports he chose sports and picked up the guitar and taught himself how to play from the knowledge he attained from playing other instruments. Since then he has picked up various other stringed instruments but guitar remaining his main focus along with song-writing. He went to Southwest Michigan College to learn Classical Guitar and then did a 180 degree switch to delve into the Blues by moving to the Blues Mecca of the world in Chicago and hasn't looked back since.