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Brad

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About Me

I started singing in church at the age of 5 in Ottawa Kansas. I knew this would be my passion in life because it felt so good. I grew up digging on Tennesse Ernie Ford and Nat King Cole at that time . I remember hearing 16 tons when I was just about that same age. My mother Glacia was deep into Nat as well and played his music everyday. I was never the same after all that. I played in bands all through Junior High and High School playing at local dances and roller rinks. I spent most of my days playing in garages with my friends. I started vocal lessons in high school and then studied opera which led me to 2 years of college in Fayette Missouri at the Swinney Conservatory Of Music majoring in operatic voice. after 2 years of that I decided that it was time to move on and do what moved me the most which was performing live. Spent time in Sacramento California playing and then moved to South Dakota where I spent the next 7 years playing country rock and rhythm and blues with a band called R&B Supply. After that I moved to Omaha Nebraska where I spent 18 yrs with an 8 piece horn band called The Might Jailbreakers. We did some recording and touring for the last 8 years of the bands existance. Since then I have moved on to Las Vegas Nevada where I reside now. Blues has been my passion since a very young age and it keeps me alive and free. a place I truly want to be.....

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My Interests

Fishing, camping, swimming and laughing with my friends

I'd like to meet:

Jimmy Carter, Paul McCartney, Tom Waits, Goldie Hawn, John Voight, Robert Deniro, Robin Williams and all the nice people that remain in this world.

Music:



Tennesse Ernie Ford, The Beatles, Ray Charles, Mile Davis, Tower Of Power, BB King, Freddie King, Kenny Loggins, Jimi Hendrix, David Gates, John David Souther, Tom Waits, Merle Haggard, Asleep At The Wheel, The Fabulous Rhinestones, Steely Dan, Donny Hathaway, Stevie Wonder, Michael McDonald,The Elecric Flag, Paul Butterfield, Average White Band, Nancy Wilson, Carman McCrae,Billy Eckstien, The Eagles,Paul Brady, Bonnie Raitt,Etta James,Flatts and Scruggs, Jesse Winchester, Howlin Wolf,Albert King,Eva Cassidy, Led Zeppelin, Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, The Band, George Jones, The Neville Brothers, Mike Finnigan, The Sons Of Champlin, Full Moon, The Buckinghams, Milton Nascimento, Isaac Hayes, The Beach Boys, Todd Rundgren, The Dry Mustard Band, Red Willow Band, Blueberry Buckle, John Denver, Sgt. Barry Sadler, Marc Cohn, Jon Cleary, Frankie Valli, The Persuasions, The Coasters, The Temptations, Ac Dc, Soundgarden, The Sex Pistols, Betty Carter, Little Anthony, Leonard Cohen, Tex Ritter, Deep Purple, Grand Funk Railroad, Boz Scaggs, Aretha Franklin, Fred Hammond, Charlie Musselwhite, Little Feat, Vince Gill, Rhinoceris, Mandrill, The Funky Kings, Elvin Bishop, The Allman Brothers, Chet Baker, Bill Evans, Jonathan Edwards, Pousette-Dart Band, Otis Redding, The 7 Legends, The Smoke Ring, Albert Collins, Odetta, Janis Joplin, Count Five, Bubble Puppy, Weather Report, Chick Corea, Loretta Lynn, Patsy Cline, The Ink Spots, Ray Charles, Ray Charles, Did I say Ray Charles? Oh yeah Ray Charles, Traffic, Wilson Pickett,Charlie Pride,Pink Floyd,Eddie Floyd,Bobby Purify,Johnny Guitar Watson,Captain Beefheart, The Fugs,Chet Atkins,Les Paul and Mary Ford,Booker T. and The MG'S., Little Johnny Taylor, Sam Cooke, Fontella Bass, The Blues Magoos, George Baker Selection, We Five, Paul Revere and The Raiders, The Hondells, Elvis Presley, Billy Preston, Jeff Beck, The Seeds, The Standells, Ultimate Spinach, Rufus, The American Breed, Sam and Dave, Atomic Rooster, Jimmy Reed, Jerry Butler, Dr. John, Blodwynn Pig,Mike Bloomfield, Elvin Bishop, Sun Ra, NRBQ, The Soul Searchers, Son House, Jerry Reed, Herb Albert, and most of all the friends and compadres I grew up playing music with all of my life.......

Movies:

The Fisher King, The Godfather, The Notebook

Television:

Andy Griffith, Leave It To Beaver, Coach, Dick Van Dyke, The Wonder Years, All In The Family, Pretty much the same stuff I've been watching for my whole life. It's like Pleasantville!!!!

Books:

The War Of Art, anything written by Richard Brautigan, Be Here Now, Puddin' Head Wilson by Mark Twain, The Travels and Adventures Of Marco Polo

Heroes:

Roy Rogers,Captain Kangaroo,Jimmy Carter, Walter Payton, Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris, Dick Butkus, Mark Craney

My Blog

Today And Everyday

The earth moves and sometimes I feel like I'm logging it down with my own frustrations. I work hard all the time at putting possitive energy back into my world but that is a chore at times. As I'm alw...
Posted by Brad on Mon, 05 Nov 2007 01:26:00 PST