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1 String

About Me

Click here to buy my CD.If you would like for me to perform at your next event or for an interview, you may contact me at (504) 296-7305............................................. 1 String began playing the guitar in 1970 in Shreveport, LA. He has played with groups such as the Spit-Fire, The Sensational Jones Singers, Port City Express and others. While living in Oakland, CA, he played with a reggae group called Session.He has also performed on Market Street in downtown San Francisco.1 String moved to New Orleans in 1990 and street performing became a way of life. He spent years on Bourbon Street honing the craft of the "1 String Guitar" being featured on MTV and the Discovery Channel. Frank Davis of WWL Channel 4 in New Orleans featured 1 String on a news segment called Naturally Naw’lins and he was on WWOZ with DJ Matilda of the "Kitchen Sink Show". In 2004, Dan Garner of Time Warner Cable 6 did a segment on 1 String in Shreveport,LA. In 2005, 1 String was invited by Daddy Ro ofAmps magazine to perform at the Amps 5th Anniversary and Awards hosted by Michelle White.He was invited by chairwoman Zell Dudley of the Shreveport-Bossier African American Chamber of Commerce (SBACC) to perform at one of their social events that was held at the Multicultural Museum and has been featured on a newscast by KSLA, Channel 12 on March 7, 2006.

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Member Since: 21/07/2007
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My NEW CD is now available!!

I’d like to thank the folks at Tipitina’s Music Office Co-Op/Shreveport for helping me produce my 1st CD: "BASICALLY ONE STRING" for my own label, 1 String Records.Click here to buy my CD...
Posted by on Sat, 05 Apr 2008 16:22:00 GMT

My NEW CD is now available!!

I’d like to thank the folks at Tipitina’s Music Office Co-Op/Shreveport for helping me produce my 1st CD: "BASICALLY ONE STRING" for my own label, 1 String Records.Click here to buy my CD...
Posted by on Sat, 05 Apr 2008 16:22:00 GMT