SEEKING
Band to Join.ABOUT
Looking to join a local band that plays 50's - 60's - 70's - 80's rock 'n roll and some blues / R&B.
Gig a bit because practice is fine and well but live music keeps it real.
- Screen name:
- LarryToonz
- Member since:
- Oct 21 2025
- Active over 1 month ago
- Level of commitment:
- Moderately Committed
- Years playing music:
- 55
- Gigs played:
- Over 100
- Tend to practice:
- 2-3 times per week
- Available to gig:
- 1 night a week
Influences
Classic Rock: All the great 50's - 80's rock 'n roll horn players: Junior Walker (Motown), Clarence Clemons (Bruce Springsteen), Chris White (Dire Straits), Mark Rivera (Billy Joel), Tim Ries (Rolling Stones), Grover Washington ... the list goes on and on.
Blues / Jazz: Boots Randolph, Ben Webster, Stanley Turrentine, Sonny Stitt, Paul Desmond, Michael Brecker, Tom Scott, Lenny Picket.
Instrument experience:
- Saxophone:
- Advanced
- Other Percussion:
- Moderate
- Clarinet:
- Moderate
- Vocalist - Tenor:
- Intermediate
EQUIPMENT
Tenor sax, Alto sax, Clarinet
Shure SM57 and Shure SM58 mic's + mic stands
Assorted percussion instruments
MUSIC
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Betty Lou's Getting Out Tonight
Betty Lou's Getting Out Tonight Genre: Classic Rock
This is another of the 1 take wonders made by my first band in the 70's. Thank you Bob Seger for a great song!
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Yakity Yak (Don't Talk Back)
Yakity Yak (Don't Talk Back) Genre: Classic Rock
This is from the late 70's and the first band I was in, we spent $200 for 4 hours of recording, all 1 take wonders. Yakity Yak is a lot of fun to play, I channeled Boots Randolph!
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Tequila
Tequila Genre: Classic Rock
This is from a CD project I did in 2018 with a friend who wanted to do a country CD, I also helped put the band together. He let me record Tequila which is a lot of fun to play.
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Honky Tonk
Honky Tonk Genre: Blues
This is from a CD project I did in 2017, helped put a band together for a friend who wanted to do a country CD. He let me record Honky Tonk which is a lot of fun to play.
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Summertime
Summertime Genre: Jazz
This is an off the floor recording with a jazz quintet I started playing with in 2023. Summertime is a great song for the clarinet, influenced by the New Orleans Preservation Hall Band.
