About Me
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Born and raised in Rochester, NY, I became hooked on music after seeing the Beatles on the Ed Sullivan Show. My first gig was at the age of 12 playing bass lines on an amplified acoustic guitar. I soon switched to guitar but after a couple years was playing the bass as my main instrument. I played in many local bands from the mid 1960's to 1980 when I went on the road with Chris "Stovall" Brown for a short period. When that gig ended I again resumed playing in various local bands such as the Lifters, the Third Degree, the Nightstalkers, Resurrection, Mark Charles & The Blues Express, Texas Son, Bill Fronefield & Midnight Express, the Spaceheaters, Side Pocket, the River Katz, Certified Groove, the Fred Vine Blues Band, the Blues Coalition, Smokehouse and Crosscut in addition to numerous fill-in gigs. As the industrial decline in Rochester led to the closing of many clubs, I decided to relocate to Austin. Since arriving in February of 2006 I've worked with Alan Haynes, John McVey, Jimi Lee & The Unsung Heroes, Buddy Miles, 47 Pound Rooster, Luke Cutchen, Li'l Steph & The Chromatics, The Lake Snakes and others I've also had the pleasure of playing with Pinetop Perkins, Uncle John Turner, Guitar Shorty, Paul Orta and many other fine players.
RECORDINGS:
Glenn Kindig - vinyl single "Tender Woman" / "Tijuana" 1978 (bass on both tracks)
The Third Degree - cassette single "Two Steps From Trouble" / "She Drives Me Crazy" 1990 (bass on both tracks, vocals and songwriter on 2nd track)
Texas Son - cd "Bootleg Blues Guitar" 1996 (bass on "Shoot Too High, "Ghost Blues" and live version of "Sugarsweet")
Various Artists - cd "Rochester's Freedom Christmas" 2001 (acoustic bass on "What Child Is This?" w/ Lynn Griepp & bass on "Merry Christmas Baby" and "Rockin' Round The Christmas Tree" w/ The River Katz)
Mike Patric - cd "Huh?" 2006 (bass, guitar, slide guitar, acoustic guitar, Wurlitzer piano, keyboard, vocals and wrote all songs)
Jamie Krueger Group - cd "6 Songs To Listen To" 2007 (bass on all tracks)
Ray MacCarty, Rusty Trapps & The Blue Lights - cd "Ray MacCarty, Rusty Trapps & The Blue Lights" 2008 (bass on all tracks)
Jamie Krueger Group - cd "The Arlyn Sessions" 2008 (bass on tracks 1-8)
Franklin's Blues - cd "6th Street Mojo" 2008 (bass on all tracks)
WHO'S ON THE PLAYER:
"The Blues Is My Best Friend"
Jerry Garcia: Vocals, Drums
Sunny Paul: Lead & Rhythm Guitars
Mike Patric: Bass, Rhythm Guitar, Wurlitzer Piano
"Times Are Tough"
Lou Arena: Lead Vocals
Jon Greeno: Rhythm Guitar
Dean Miller: Drums
Karinelyn Paul: Backing Vocals
Sunny Paul: Percussion, Backing Vocals
Fred Vine: Slide Guitar
Mike Patric: Bass
"Next To The Well"
Jon Greeno: Acoustic & Electric Guitars
Dean Miller: Drums
Mike Patric: Vocals, Bass, Keyboard
"For Morgan's Wedding"
Mike Patric: Acoustic Guitar
