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Stan Bozek Music

Stan Bozek - Guitarist

About Me

Stan Bozek, lead guitarist for the popular Dennis Lee Show which plays many fairs and festivals across the United States, has been playing music as long as he can remember. Beginning with a cheap, barely tuneable "toy" guitar at age 5, he started serious lessons at age 9 with jazz guitarist and Columbia recording artist George O’Dell. The lessons ended 4 and 1/2 years later but the learning continued as Stan began studying Classical guitar and the Chet Atkins style simultaneously. By age 18, he was playing in country, country rock and pop bands in upstate NY and was soon a highly regarded and sought after player as well as a vocalist, performing at clubs, weddings, fairs and other outdoor events, in addition to recording with many NY musicians. Several trips to Nashville and Bell Buckle TN helped to broaden Stan’s opportunites and recording sessions and work with road bands followed as a result. In recent years, Stan has shared the stage or opened for many nationally known acts including Sheryl Crowe, Pam Tillis, Valerie Smith, Ray Price, Joe Diffie, Lee Greenwood, the Grass Roots, Dr. Hook, Chris LeDoux, Hal Ketchum, Herman’s Hermits, Edgar Winter, David Lee Roth, The Larkins, and Blues great James Peterson. Besides his versatility on guitar, Stan also plays dobro, bass, sings and has been known to play harmonica on occasion. One of the high points of his career was and still is when Chet Atkins complemented Stan’s recording of some of his original compositions. _________________________________________________________ *****IN 2006, STAN RELEASED 2 LONG-AWAITED CD’S. The FIRST, entitled simply "SOLO", is a unique collection of instrumentals performed on electric, acoustic, resonator and nylon string guitars. There are 14 songs on the CD which is basically divided into 3 different styles of music. The first 6 songs are reminiscent of classic Chet Atkins fingerstyle guitar and include SAN ANTONIO ROSE, YANKEE DOODLE DIXIE, VINCENT, and FREIGHT TRAIN. Next are 4 classical pieces including FUR ELISE by Beethovan, SPANISH DANCE, and 2 BACH compositions. The remaining songs on the CD are ORIGINAL COMPOSITIONS of Stan’s, and these have been very well received. ___________________________________________________________* **** The SECOND CD is called "DREAMS OF A WHITE CHRISTMAS" and is a collection of 23 TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS MELODIES performed on classical and electric guitars. The cover, back and inside have several beautiful winter and Christmas photos taken by Stan in and around his home in upstate NY. This was a very personal project and one that had been in the planning stages for over 3 years. ___________________________________________________________ THESE CD’S ARE AVAILABLE AT THE FOLLOWING STORES ------------------ In FLORIDA: Sound Exchange - 14246 N.Nebraska Ave. N.Tampa; Vinyl Fever - 4110-A Henderson Blvd., Tampa;-------------------------------------- In NEW YORK: Big Apple Music - 4456 Commercial Drive, New Hartford; Barnes and Nobles - Commercial Square, New Hartford; --------------------- In SOUTH CAROLINA: Bill’s Music Shop & Pickin’ Parlor - 710 Meeting St., W. Columbia ___________________________________________________________T O ORDER BY MAIL, send a check or money order for $15.00 for one CD and $10.00 for each additional CD to: STAN BOZEK, PO BOX 2726, LUTZ, FL 33548***** We pay shipping and We guarantee quick delivery!
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Member Since: 10/29/2006
Band Website: thedennisleeshow.com
Band Members: STAN BOZEK CDs AVAILABLE ONLINE - ORDERING INFO AT THE END OF BIO -OR YOU CAN DOWNLOAD INDIVIDUAL TRACKS FROM MY CDs AT THE FOLLOWING LINK: http://www.moozikoo.com/eng/album.asp?album_id=01&artist _id=0134
Influences: Chet Atkins, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, Eric Johnson, Merle Travis, Brent Mason, Vince Gill, Albert Lee, Segovia, Lee Ritenour, Larry Carlton, George Doering {LA studio guitarist}, George O'Dell {guitar teacher for 4 1/2 years} and many, many others.
Sounds Like: Versatility+ Chet Atkins and Stan Bozek - smooth, clean, melodic Instrumentals; hot, often rocked up guitar leads with the band.
Record Label: self-produced
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Happy 2nd year guitar anniversary to my son, Andrew!!!!

Happy 2nd year anniversary of playing guitar to my son Andrew!!! Beginning at age 9 1/2 {the same age I was when I started guitar} on Easter, Andrew has continued to improve on the guitar an...
Posted by Stan Bozek Music on Sun, 20 Apr 2008 05:30:00 PST

my songs on internet radio and other updates

Hey Everyone, I figured it was about time to finally write my 1st blog. In June, a couple of internet radio stations, moozikoo.com based out of Nashville and the online folk festival fr...
Posted by Stan Bozek Music on Sat, 08 Sep 2007 10:16:00 PST