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My name is John Stockdale and I was born in Charleston, South Carolina, but grew up in Fayetteville, North Carolina. I began being interested in music ever since I could remember. I played guitar with anyone I'd meet that I could learn something from. There was a long, tough road ahead, towards becoming a professional musician. I decided to move to Atlanta, Georgia to further pursue a music education. I graduated and immediately began gigging all over Atlanta with sometimes three different bands per week, teaching more than 60 students per week as a 3rd. generation guitar teacher while writing my book, "Guitar Explorer" which I still sell to my students. Playing, performing live and writing anything eventually led me to a cool group called Mandorico. After a successful live audition I quickly quit my teaching jobs and bands after 7 years. A new adventure began. Sharing the stage with various national and international acts including the late Tito Puente, The Wailers, Celia Cruz, Smashmouth, Rehab, UB40, Foo Fighters, Toots and the Maytals, and countless others, was a whirlwind learning experience. Eighteen months and countless highway miles later, our third album album was proudly produced : FLAMATAM! I left Mandorico soon after to pursue a guitar teaching position at my uncle's school here in Charleston, Leonard Scool of Music.Through word of mouth, I began gigging again starting in a pool hall in West Ashley. Performing in one place led to another, and another, and so it goes again. Now settled back in Charleston, SC, and educated by family, schools, and the road, I have CDs under my belt, with others coming soon. I'm constantly writing music and perform live almost every night now, for your entertainment. Hope you enjoy the music on my sites and thanx again for supporting live-local music!!Other myspace websites that John Stockdale has : acoustic instrumental classical guitar original electric guitarClick here for a weekly schedule