Guitar - General/Expert Profile

Expertise

Most Areas of Music.from studies to live performances for vocalist to musicianship.(how to) for anyone aspiring to devote themselves to the life of a minstrel.from there first purchase of any percussion,keyboard,Guitar. instrument microphone,or sound system(p.a)from study to practice to performance!!from a coffee shop to a concert hall!!!!!!!

Experience in the area

I have been playing & singing since I was 6 years old.I have recorded,performed with everything from 60 piece orchestra,18.piece bigband,4 piece rock-n-roll and solo..performances since 1962.I have toured and played the oldest concert theaters in the u.s.a. I am a writer,(composer/performer)I have produced some of the greatest legends in our country from Chuck Berry-Farin Young.googlehas the rest.I have been a member of ASCAP since 1977.

Education/Credentials

Studied percussion's 1962-1965 and performed percussion in the Angel Guardian orchestra.Chicago,Il. from 1963+1964.played drums in Chicago archdiocesan marching band 1964+65.began vocal lessons 1962 and sang in the st.phelomena choir 1965-68. Performed and won first place for vocals on the Ted Mack television show 1963.studied piano American school of music.1968-1969.and lead vocal for a group called (the westside wrecking crew) Chicago won first place battle of the bands Chicago. began the study of guitar 1965-2011.1977 studied music theory-1987 ecc.california campus.-ecc elgin,il campus.by 1985 I performed more then 3000 shows from chicago-LosAngeles,cal and sold more the 5000 records around the world. I studied and performed concerts under Burt Baccarat from 1977-1979.I wrote and produced the single "ON THE RUN"and later 1981 wrote and published over 100 songs. I coined the Phrase "THE BIRTH of ROCK-ROLL"Which Became a successive series of concerts.I Produced the First of the series with the line up form Chuck Berry to tommyJames.which cont with legends as Beach boys-three dog night.up to 1989.I need a book for the rest....