Bluez Licks

SEEKING

Band to Join, Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar, Bass Guitar, Drums, Piano, Background Singer, Harmonica, Steel guitar, Upright bass, Harp.

ABOUT

Light rock and country bands. Sang lead 22 years, have excellent ear for harmonies (a third up or down lead singer) and played mostly rhythm guitar with some free form blues licks. Mellowed 79 yr old senior player with time on my hands. Love the old '50's & '60's rock 'n roll. Will commit to practice/jam 1-2 times/week for gigs in and around the Georgian Triangle - festivals, banquets, parties. Partial to the blues, dance, light rock, country & folk. Like harp, upright or electric bass, lead guitar, rhythm guitar & piano/organ/electronic keyboard and drum kit in the group. Played in a 1968 folk rock band "Plastic Cloud" album, check out 8 original tunes on You Tube.

Screen name:: Bluez Licks
Member since:: Oct 01 2019; Active within 1 week
Level of commitment:: Committed
Years playing music:: 60
Gigs played:: Over 100
Tend to practice:: 1 time per week
Available to gig:: 2-3 nights a week
Most available:: Days

Influences

All the traditional British, Chicago & Southern blues roots artists - Eric Clapton, B.B. King, Albert King, Buddy Guy, Buddy Whittington, Mike Bloomfield, SRV, Jeff Healey, Johnny Winter, Warren Haynes, Duane Allman, Junior Brown, All the TRADITIONAL acoustic country artists - George Jones, Merle Haggard, Vince Gill, Johnny Cash. All the traditional folk artists - Gordon Lightfoot, Joan Baez, Peter, Paul & Mary, James Taylor, Bob Dylan. Bluegrass Pickers - Ricky Skaggs & Marty Stewart plus '50's & '60's rock 'n roll dance tunes (too many artists to mention).

Instrument experience:

Vocalist:: Expert
Vocalist - Baritone:: Expert
Background Singer:: Expert
Vocalist - Alto:: Expert
Ukulele:: Advanced
Rhythm Guitar:: Advanced
Acoustic Guitar:: Advanced
Lead Guitar:: Moderate

EQUIPMENT

Iconic U.S.A. Fenders & Gibsons - vintage '66 tele (blondie), custom strat with emg pickups, '95 ES-335, 2016 goldtop, Martin D10-E acoustic/electric, Ovation electric artist, Kala electric concert ukelele. Yorkville M-810 PA amp, monitor & tower speakers. 3 shure sm58 voice mics & 1 shure pga57 instrument mic. 2 Roland 40 cube xl's,1 Roland 80 cube xl & vintage '73 Fender tube Twin Reverb. Using IPAD with OnSong app for lyric sets.