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Leigh Wilson Unplugged

About Me



Here is my deal- I am the lead singer of a band in NYC right now called "Hudson Rail Company" trying to get noticed and ultimately signed to a label. In the meantime, I have decided to start this personal/song writer site with JUST my own music on it so that you can have a taste of my material that I plan on getting out at some point in the distant future...let's say when I am 40. There will be a few buddies sitting in on some jams from time to time playing some leads- so take this for what it is...having fun and keeping me occupied while I wait for my first official EP to be released with my band on iTunes in July 2008.

Bottom line: you can start every single great song with JUST an acoustic guitar, random ass lyrical flow, and a little harmony and rhythm which is what I am trying to convey here. So, give a brother a holla and let me know what you think. Rock on, chest pound, what what.

Check out my song "Carolina" on iTunes:

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 20/02/2007
Band Website: www.hudsonrailcompany.com
Band Members: Myself, and the occasional friend to sit in on some jams.

Influences: I would say my single biggest influence to pick up the guitar was not having any women or being able to partake in ANY partying in Valley Forge Military School. This basically forced my buddy, Matt Risden, and I to start doing SOMETHING other than shinning shoes, polishing our cap shields, marching tours, keeping up with drill team, and playing freakin Lacrosse. We both taught eachother how to play guitar in the stairwells of our barracks to pass the time (much to the dismay of our fellow cadets those days), and the rest is history. I have now been playing and writing music for 11 years. Also the obvious contributers to making music my passion over the years: Jack Johnson; Counting Crows; G Love; Donovan Frankenreiter; Matchbox 20; DMB; Led Zep; Allman Bros; Grateful Dead; John Mayer; David Gray; Bob Schneider; Ben Harper; Alexi Murdoch, Amos Lee, Beck, Ben Kweller, Bob Dylan, Citizen Cope, Eric Clapton, Fink, Foo Fighters, John Lennon, Modest Mouse, My Morning Jacket, Nada Surf, Val Emmich, Paolo Nutini, Pat McGee Band, Rock Kills Kid, The Roots, Tribe Called Quest, Simon and Garfunkel, Xavier Rudd, Brett Dennen, Van Morrison- countless others, and I really admire Jason Mraz’s flow of the lyrics.
Sounds Like: AKA: School Boy Henry, Broadway Stew, Liquid MF'ing Leigh Wilson, Stewie Cruise, Disco Stew, Leigh Chillson

CHECK OUT MY BAND FROM NYC:

Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

"Carolina" selected for compilation CD in Winter 2008!!

..> What up Myspace world-I wanted to share some exciting news with you about my progress in the music industry and what has been going on with my efforts latley between my: Acoustic solo material...
Posted by on Wed, 20 Feb 2008 11:59:00 GMT