I cross multiple genres spanning the golden years of R&R. (My focus is 60's/70's rock with overlap into the 50's & some current tunes) If rock 'n roll along with a dance floor is what you need, then I'm your guy.
I am not a good fit if you need a guitarist to play small house parties (less than 80 people), soft background music, intimate settings, lanais, etc.; same for flamenco, jazz, CW or instrumental events.
I've performed in bands & as a solo act since the early 60’s. I'm a former roadie/stage technician for R&R legends including Grateful Dead, Aerosmith, Billy Joel, Linda Ronstadt, The Marshall Tucker Band, Bob Seger, and many others.
References are available on request.
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Price Range: Contact for rates; weekends and holidays extra
Gig Length: 120 - 240 minutes
Languages: English
An enjoyable performance comprised of listening music, dance music, sing-a-long music, and music that just makes you feel good from the best years of Rock 'n Roll.
I have performed in numerous bands and as a solo artist since the early 60’s.
I combine both acoustic and electric guitar, and am able to perform a variety of genres and hits spanning the golden years of rock and roll. My primary focus is the 60's and 70's with some overlap into the 50's as well as some of the more recent rock hits from a number of artists.
100% of my tip money goes to various charities. I've been featured for this in a full length article in the Venice Gondolier and recognized by a number of charities for my contributions.
I'm a former roadie and stage technician for Rock ’n Roll legends including The Grateful Dead, Aerosmith, Charlie Daniels, Poco, Linda Ronstadt, Billy Joel, Kenny Loggins, The Marshall Tucker Band, Bob Seger, and others.
References are available on request
Full equipment and sound system(s) available for gigs ranging from private parties and small pubs to larger auditoriums and venues.
| July 16, 2016 • 6:30pm - 10:00pm | Appearing w/the Yesterday Band @ Pocono Farms CC |
| July 01, 2016 • 6:30pm - 10:00pm | Pocono Farms Country Club (Tobyhanna, PA) |
| May 27, 2016 • 6:30pm - 10:00pm | Pocono Farms Country Club (Tobyhanna, PA) |
| April 29, 2016 • 6:00pm - 10:00pm | Appearing w/The Doo-Pointes @ Pelican Pt CC (FL) |
| April 25, 2016 • 6:00pm - 9:30pm | American Cancer Society Dinner/Dance |
| April 23, 2016 • 1:00pm - 3:00pm | Island Walk Amenities Event (Venice, FL) |
| April 21, 2016 • 6:00pm - 9:00pm | Ciao Gelato Street Music (Venice, FL) |
NOTE: This is NOT A COMPLETE LIST of songs and is subject to regular updates; customized sets lists are available for contracted gigs.
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All I Have to Do is Dream
All I Really Want to Do
All My Loving
All Right Now
All Summer Long
Already Gone
American Pie
Amie
As Tears Go By
As Tears Go By
At My Front Door
At the Hop
Baby It’s You
Back in the USSR
Bad Bad Leroy Brown
Bad Moon Rising
Barbara Ann
Be True to Your School
Before The Deluge
Before You Accuse Me
Best of My Love
Birthday
Black Magic Woman
Black Water
Blow Wind Blow
Blue Moon
Blue Sky
Book of Love
Born to Run
Bring It on Home to Me
Bristol Stomp
Brown Eyed Girl
Brown Sugar
Bye Bye Baby
Bye Bye Love
California Dreamin’
California Girls
Can’t You See
Cherish
Chicken Fried
China Grove
Cinnamon Girl
Cocaine
Cotton Fields
Cowgirl in the Sand
Crocodile Rock
Da Doo Ron Ron
Dancing in the Dark
Danny’s Song
Dawn
Day Dream
Daydream (what a day for a)
Daydream Believer
Dead Flowers
Denise
Desperado
Devil With a Blue Dress On
Didn’t Have to be so Nice
Do You Believe in Magic
Do You Love Me
Do-Wah Diddy Diddy
Doctor My Eyes
Don’t Let the Sun Catch You Crying
Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright
Dumas Walker
Earth Angel
Ferry Cross the Mersey
Fire and Rain
Fire on the Mountain
Five O’Clock World
For What It’s Worth
Forever Young (Dylan)
Free Bird
Friend of the Devil
From Me to You
Fun Fun Fun
Game of Love
Gangster of Love
Get Back
Get Ready
Gimme Gimme Good Lovin’
Gimme Some Lovin’ (Spencer Davis)
Gloria (Shadows of Knight)
Glory Days
Go Now
Good Feeling to Know
Good Hearted Woman
Good Lovin’
Hang on Sloopy
Happy Together
Havin’ a Party (Rod Stewart)
Havin’ a Party (Southside Johnny)
Heard It in a Love Song
Heart of Gold
Hello Mary Lou
Help Me Rhonda
Hey Baby They’re Playing Our Song
Hey Joe
Hold My Hand
Hold On, I’m Comin’
Homeward Bound
Homeward Bound
Honky Tonk Woman
Hotel California
House at Pooh Corner
House of the Rising Sun
How Sweet It Is (James Taylor)
How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You
Hushabye
I Ain’t Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore
I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)
I Fought the Law
I Fought the Law
I Get Around
I Hear You Knockin’
I Saw Her Standing There
I Think We’re Alone Now
I Won’t Back Down
I’ll Feel a Whole Lot Better
I’m a Believer
I’m Into Something Good
I’m Into Something Good
I’ve Been Hurt (Bill Deal)
I’ve Gotta Get a Message to You
If I Fell
In the Midnight Hour
In the Still of the Night
Jailhouse Rock
Jambalaya
Jenny Take a Ride
Johnny B. Goode
Jump Jive and Wail
Jumping Jack Flash
Just a Gigolo
Just a Little (Rascals)
Kansas City
Keep Your Hands to Yourself
Kicks
Kind of a Drag
Knock on Wood
Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
Land of a Thousand Dances
Last Time (Stones)
Let it be Me
Let’s Twist Again
Letter (Box Tops)
Like a Rolling Stone
Listen to a Country Song
Listen to the Music
Little Deuce Coupe
Lodi
Long Train Running
Lookin’ Out My Back Door
Louie Louie
Love the One You’re With
Lucky Man
Lyin’ Eyes
Maggie May
Margaritaville
May I
Me and Julio Down By the Schoolyard
Mickey’s Monkey ‘/ Love Lights
Midnight Hour
Midnight Rider
Midnight Special
Mony Mony
Morse Code of Love
Mountain of Love
Mr. Bojangles
Mr. Bojangles
Mr. Tambourine Man
Mr. Tambourine Man
Mrs. Robinson
Mustang Sally
My Back Pages
My Girl
My Music
My Music (Loggins and Messina)
Nashville Cats
Needle and the Damage Done
Never Been to Spain
Never My Love
Never Say Goodbye (Bon Jovi)
New Kid in Town
New York Mining Disaster
Night Moves
Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
Nineteen Fifty-Six (Rascals)
Nineteenth Nervous Breakdown
Nowhere Man
Oh, Lonesome Me
Ohio
Ol’ 55
Old Man (Neil Young)
Old Time Rock and Roll
On the Road Again
One (Three Dog Night)
Opus 17
Our House
P.S. I Love You
Paint It Black
Panama Red
Paperback Writer
Peaceful Easy Feeling
Peppermint Twist
Pickin’ Up the Pieces
Please Mr. Postman
Please Please Me
Potential Songs added post Feb 2013 gig
Pretender
Pretty Woman
Proud Mary
Rag Doll
Ramblin’ Man
Ready or Not
Redneck Friend
Remember Then
Respect (Otis Redding)
Revolution (Beatles)
Rock and Roll is Here to Stay
Rock and Roll Music (Beatles)
Rock Around the Clock
ROCK in the USA
Rockin’ Down the Highway
Rockin’ Pneumonia & the Boogie Woogie Flu
Rockin’ Robin
Roll Over Beethoven
Romeo and Juliet
Rose of Cimarron
Run Around Sue
Runaway (Del Shannon)
Running on Empty
San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers)
Satisfaction
Save the Last Dance for Me
Shake, Rattle and Roll
She Darked the Sun (Pure Prairie League)
She Loves You
She’d Rather Be With Me
She’s Not There
Silhouettes
Silhouettes (Herman’s Hermits)
Sister Golden Hair
Sister Golden Hair
Sittin’ on the Dock of the Bay
Sloop John B
So Much in Love
Solitary Man
Some Kind of Wonderful
Somebody’s Baby
Soul Man
Sounds of Silence
Southern Man
Spirit in the Sky
Stagger Lee
Stand by Me
Statesboro Blues
Stay
Sugar Sugar
Suite: Judy Blue Eyes
Summer in the City
Surfer Girl
Surfin’ USA
Susan
Sweet Caroline
Sweet Home Alabama
Sweet Home Chicago
Sweet Woman Like You
T-Bone Shuffle
Take Good Care of my Baby
Take It Easy
Take Me Home Country Roads
Takin’ Care of Business
Taking Care of Business
Teach Your Children
Teenager in Love
Tell Me Why
Tequila Sunrise
That’ll Be The Day
There Goes My Baby
There’s a Kind of Hush
This Boy
This Magic Moment
Thunder Road
Time Has Come Today (Chambers Brothers)
Time Won’t Let Me
Times They Are a Changin’
To Love Somebody
Travelin’ Band (CCR)
Travelin’ Man
Truckin’
Try a Little Tenderness
Turn, Turn Turn !
Twist
Twist and Shout (Beatles)
Two Lane Highway
Up Against the Wall, Redneck Mother
Up on the Roof
Wake Up Little Susie
Walk Away Renee
Walk Like a Man
Walking in the Rain
Way You Do the Things You Do
Weight
When I’m Sixty Four
Whiter Shade of Pale
Who Put the Bomp
Who Says You Can’t Go Home
Who’ll Stop the Rain
Why Do Fools Fall in Love?
With a Little Help From My Friends
Wonderful Tonight
Wooly Bully
Words
Working My Way Back to You
Wouldn’t It Be Nice
You Better Run
You Better Think Twice
You Can Leave Your Hat On
You Can’t Sit Down
You Didn’t Have to Be So Nice
You Keep Me Hanging On
You Really Got a Hold on Me
You Were on My Mind
You’re Going to Lose That Girl
You’re the One (Vogues)
Your Mama Don’t Dance
Jackson Browne, The Marshall Tucker Band, Dave Mason, Crosby/Stills/Nash/Young, Tom Petty, The Eagles, Bob Seger, The Byrds, Billy Joel, Jimmy Buffett, Doobie Brothers, Linda Ronstadt, Bonnie Raitt, Three Dog Night, Young Rascals and so many others from the 60's and 70's (mostly).
No special equipment needs other than access to standard electric outlets for amplification and PA ystem.
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