Cold Cold Heart Band

Cold Cold Heart was formed in 1996 by Joe Hannigan (Lead Guitar, Vocals), Carl Bergman (Drums), Charlie Ortolani (Guitar, Vocals) and John Tate (Bass, Vocals). The band chose “Cold Cold Heart” as a tribute to Hank Williams and his hit song of the same name. The CD "Prides Crossing" was recorded and released on the independent Black Rose Record Label by the team in 1997.
There have been some changes to the original lineup of the artist/songwriting team of Cold Cold Heart. Piano player Sammy Brown had been writing and performing with Hannigan for several years when in 2006 it became apparent that there was a lot of material that needed to be recorded. The songwriting team of Hannigan, Tate and Brown went to work on "Blue Collar Attitude". It was recorded at Solitaire Studios and released on the independent Jack Sauce Label in 2007.
Cold Cold Heart is a collaboration of seasoned veterans who have collectively performed as openers for the likes of Charlie Daniels, Willie Nelson, Jerry Jeff Walker, Leon Russell, Rick Nelson, Roy Orbison and Sleepy LaBeef.