ABOUT
Semi-Retired Pro: Blues, Retro R&B, Blue-Eyed Soul, Fifties Rock & Roll, Crooner tunes, Jazz Standards, Jazz Improv or Funk, stage name Barry Albert. Have done club, corporate, arena-rock or party gigs with Corky Laing from Mountain, Jimmy Ayoub from Mahogany Rush, Marty Simon from Mylon/SOCAN Director, Peter Alves (Jam Buddy/Record Producer), BobbyLee Silcott, Kenny Hamilton, Gina Seram, Jab-Jab and others. Also have done Lead & Rhythm guitars plus production on a couple of Top 20 Canadian chart singles released on Atlantic, Polydor, Bell, Can-Am and Quality Records. Singles are at bottom of this page. "Bartholomew plus Three" was signed to Atlantic in New York, got a #80 on Billboard USA and went to Top 10 in every major city in Canada. Produced by Felix Pappalardi (The YoungBloods & first two "Cream" albums) and legendary Tom Dowd (Aretha/Booker T/Blues Bros). Felix did keys and horns with us in the studio - single is the video at left. "Hands of the Clock" was released on Polydor under the name "Life" with different players. The new project made Billboard plus #19 across Canada. Have opened shows for James Brown, Herman's Hermits, Gene Pitney, The Association, The Loving Spoonful, Peter & Gordon, BJ Thomas, Chad & Jeremy, The McCoys with Rick Derringer, Johnny Maestro & The Crests/Brooklyn Bridge. Pic at bottom left is "B+3" & "The Rolling Stones" with Brian Jones. Always ready to meet pro-level players in the Montreal & Quebec area.
- Screen name:
- JamRocker
- Member since:
- Feb 20 2011
- Active over 1 month ago
- Level of commitment:
- Very Committed
- Years playing music:
- 50
- Gigs played:
- Over 100
- Tend to practice:
- 2-3 times per week
- Available to gig:
- 2-3 nights a week
- Most available:
- Nights
Instrument experience:
- Rhythm Guitar:
- Expert
- Lead Guitar:
- Expert
EQUIPMENT
Whatever is required...