I'm a musician. To be more precise, I'm a guitar player, a singer, and a songwriter, but not always in that order.
I've recently started up a separate page on the MySpace Music side of things, and I would really dig it if y'all would go over there and place a friend request. The address is http://www.myspace.com/darrellleamusic , but you can also get there from my "Top Friends" below.
I've had a chance to do a lot of music so far in this world. These days I'm making an effort to get my "solo career" back in order. This is a rather unplanned development, but in the past it seems that the unplanned things are always the ones that seemed to work out.
In addition to working solo, I am part of a group that plays Beatle music called Vera, Chuck and Dave. I maintain the Vera Chuck and Dave MySpace page as well.
Here is some video of Vera, Chuck and Dave performing at Unity in Lawrence, KS in autumn of 2007
Recently I began my third tour of duty as a member of Uncle Dirtytoes, the Lawrence Kansas celtic rock ensemble of lore, legend and outer Douglas County. Here is a bit of video of the original version of the band, filmed in 1992:
Here's some video of Kasey Rausch and Friends in 2008 at The Record Bar in Kansas City
Friend of the Devil... Darrell Lea with Kasey Rausch
I suppose I need more gigs to fill the remaining moments of my life, so please call or write.
Here's a selected band history, in reverse chronological order:
PRESENT - solo / Vera, Chuck and Dave / Uncle Dirtytoes
2007-2008 - Kasey Rausch and Friends
2006-2007 - The New Alligators - Grateful Dead tribute
2000-2004 - The Schwag - Grateful Dead tribute
1998-2000 - Chill Factor - guitar based jam tunes
1995-1999 - The Deal (Lawrence, KS)- Grateful Dead tribute
1994-1997 - Darrell Lea and Megan Hurt - original acoustic folk, guitar and violin duo
1989-1994 - L.A. Ramblers - was Grateful Dead, then became original jam rock
1986-88 - The Red Zone - Grateful Dead, Little Feat, etc.
1985 - Redhammer - electric blues
1983-84 - The Heart Of Gold Band - Grateful Dead tribute
1979-83 - Tofu Teddy (and the Brown Rice Cow People) - hard to describe - hippie dance band with a sense of humor
1979 - Larry Shortt and the L & L Expansion Band - Elvis Presley tribute and 70's country/pop - a real resume builder, that one...
1977-79 - the darkest days of the disco era. Worked in a record store and looked in vain for gigs
1976-77 - Johnson County Community College Jazz Band - played lead tenor and lead alto saxophone, but never at once
1975-76 - Chimera - high school rock and roll. Played junior high dances and bar mitzvah's
1974-75 - Windjam - high school rock and roll. Drank lots and smoked more. Kept us off the streets and in slightly less trouble than otherwise.
