Biography

KID VEGAS: (Born. Bradley P.Olson.12/18/52.in MPLS,MN). Singer, Songwriter, Multi-instrumentalist Musician releases his latest CD " ARMAGEDDON" June 2011,his best work yet. KID 's known as a Top Bandleader & Singing Drummer playing jazz,funk,rock,blues,country,50&60's and even disco in MPLS/ST PAUL with a string of bands in the late 70's and mid 80's also playing in his brothers band The CTO Commando's. . KIDs performed and shared the billing with numerous well known recording artists and regional celebrities through parts of the US & Canada with Cocktail Stevie and good friend Sherwin Linton.With little notice a job opening led to a couple years performing in Las Vegas with veteran entertainer Buddy Wilde and Kelly Clinton playing casinos and conventions until the money ran out due to a musicians strike,having to return back to Mpls,a musician friend coin phrased him KID VEGAS which became his stage name by choice due to the fact that there were a couple more drummers named Brad Olson creating a identity crissis,just recently the same problem started hapenning again with stage name KID VEGAS.Just after returning from LAS VEGAS,In 1990 KID joined "The I-90 West Band" SiouxFalls,SD.a local favorite country rock party band and left to form his own rock band THE STONE COWBOY BAND which played Bars&clubs,opening act for HEAD EAST and also played Jackpot Casino in Morton MN.In 1999 kid left the stage to create and produce his own music,singing & playing all instruments in a variety of pop to rock tunes in his debut cd "The Collective Songs of KID VEGAS" vol.1,finished in 2004 and released in april of 2005,selling in US,Canada,Europe,UK,Australia and Japan.KIDS new CD "ARMAGEDDON"is being played on JANGO internet radio across the USA and all over the world.