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About Me


Allison
Lead Mezzo Alto & Harmony Vocalist
Career History
April 2008...Yup, yup, yup...still being jacked around by wanna-be musicians with a buncha empty promises they can't (or won't ) back up. I'll wait it out, I know you are out there, the players who are sick of this crap already. Get in touch with me.
March 2008...well, we had a rehearsal set for a band, but Murphy strikes...guitarist broke 2 fret fimmers when he slipped and fell on da ice! DOH!
Feb 2008 ...pianist is still in B'klyn, prolly won't be back up this way until spring gets here. A few other offers, but not much happening, oh, except the snow, that usually happens all winter, lol.
January 2008... I just hooked up with a local pianist, crossing fimmers.
2000-present
Settling in...Renovating a fixer-upper (freakin NY is expensive people!) Picking up gigs here and there. Sit ins at The White House in Fishkill, NY, and JJ's in Kerhonkson (now called Hot Shotz!)a few failed bands (I dunno, I think practice is pretty important, I always find the egomaniacs, why? why? why?) ....Also done a few local and long distance private parties and such with a few keyboard players. Hooking up with musicians is not so easy in the mountains, especially in the winter.
October 6, 2000 moved back to NY State
1996 - 1999 : Duet work with Brad DiBello (Pianist) Nashville, TN
Duet work with Brian Parnell (Guitarist/writer) Nashville, TN
Back-Up Harmony Demo Vocals at Zounds Studio, Nashville, TN
Guest performances at Stockyard Studio Lounge , Nashville, TN
Tootsie’s
Smeraldo’s
Summer Lights ‘97
Benefit Performance for Christmas Everyday-Bull Pen
Moved to Nashville - Fall 1995
1993 - 1995 : Performed the Patsy Cline Story - (taped)
Studio work/Demented Ditties WPDH 101.5 FM- Po’keepsie, NY (taped)
Voice Over/Advertisement Jingles - Manhattan,NY
Singing Telegrams for A Gift Of Song - Po’keepsie, NY
Guest Performance with Mary Martin at Omega Institute, NY (taped)
Love Junky at Li’l Sue’s, Poughkeepsie, NY
Vibe Tribe at Evan’s Benefit, NY
Dino Frigosi at Tinder Box, NY
Benefit performances for The Arthritis Foundation- NY
The Make-A-Wish Foundation- NY (taped)
A.B.A.T.E. of Dutchess County,NY
Van & Carol Evans Memorial Fund,NY (photos)
1990 - 1993 : Lead Vocalist “the Rippers”- A Classic/Southern Rock Band
Singing Telegrams for A Gift Of Song- Po’keepsie, NY
Special Guest Appearances-Joes’East/West Swing Club Nite With I.B.M. 16 Piece Orchestra
1988 - 1990 : Lead Vocals and founding Member of “ EZ TO PLEZE”- Classic Rock/Dance Band (Hudson Valley, NY Gigs, Booked Every Weekend, see club list)

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/11/2007
Band Website: singsnap.com/snap/profile/recordings/b2184d04
Band Members: One

CLUB PERFORMANCES

Ace In The Hole-NY .....................Best Western, Poughkeepsie-NY
Moogs Farm-Fishkill, NY ..............American Legion Hall-Pok., NY
Hopewell Inn-Hopewell Jct., NY ......American Legion Hall-Wapp.Fls, NY
Top of the Stretch-Amenia, NY ........American Legion-Nashville, TN
The Chance - Pokeepsie, NY.......Miracles Club-Wappingers Falls,NY
Lil Sue's-Apple Valley, NY...........Mid-Hudson Civic Center-Pok,NY
Sidetracked - Po'keepsie, NY.......Joe's East/West - New Paltz, NY
Paulie's - Hudson, NY ...................Brass Rail Lounge @ Holiday Inn
Four Clover Inn - Hopewell Jct.,NY.....Gemini Club- Fishkill, NY
Golden Rail-Newburgh, NY ...............Lembo Lake Resort-Modena, NY
Let's Dance - Poughkeepsie, NY.........Dutchess County Fair-Rhinebeck, NY
OMEGA Institute-Rhinebeck, NY.........Rhinecliff Inn-Rhinecliff, NY
The Roadhouse-Pleasant Valley, NY.....Confetti's-Wappingers Falls, NY
The Airman's Club-Stewart Field, NY ....Officer's Club-Plattsburgh AFB
U.S.O. Club-Anniston, AL.................La Cantina - Wappingers Falls, NY
Club ZaBarr - Fishkill, NY ................Mesier Park-Wappingers Falls, NY
MaGoos - Wappingers Falls, NY........Wortlekill Rod & Gun Club - NY
Fishkill Inn-Fishkill, NY.....................Bowdoin Park - Wapp. Falls,NY
Bull Pen Lounge - Nashville,TN...........S'Meraldos - Madison, TN
Tootsie's-Nashville,TN.......................Barbara's - Nashville, TN
Stadium Club-Nashville,TN................Cowboys La Cage-Nashville, TN
Stockyard Studio Lounge-Nashville,TN....White House- Fishkill, NY
Hudson Valley Resort and Spa, Kerhonkson, NY
The Tinder Box-Fishkill,NY ** I met Joey at a gig here in 1987
This is a conservative list, there are countless occasions I was a guest invited to sit in. way too many keggers and other private/public parties that always had a jam session somewhere, LOL Many photos, recordings & clippings were destroyed in a house fire, some still in boxes being dragged all over hell and creation, LOL. The rest, well, it comes and it goes.

Some Artists and Musicians I've jammed with (whether intentional or spontaneous)
Dizzy Gillespie(RIP Dizz), Papa John Creach(RIP Papa), Slim Sweeney(RIP Slim), Jimmy Criffo(SATO), Twisted Sister(wassup Boyz!), Leo B., Vibe Tribe (Wassup Frankie), Denny Hall, Dino Frigosi (Thanks for helping Joey when they broke his nose Brother), Benji Benecosa, (RIP brother) Vinny Martel, Frantic (You guys ROCK), Billy Bob Shane, Mary Martin, James Brown (in the Atlanta Airport Terminal!)(RIP James), Mark Hitt, Jimmy Reagan (Love Junky), eh, this will take a long time, maybe later I will add more, or maybe not., wish I already had this listed somewhere, lol....
Influences: Wow, Too Many to List. I dig everything pretty much. I like the obscure tracks that aren't played to death.
Some Musicians are timeless: George and Ira Gershwin, Cole Porter, The Ink Spots, Ella, Helen Forrest, Rudy West and the 5 Keys, Louis Jordan, Joe Turner, Hank Ballard, Nancy Wilson, Eartha Kitt, The Duprees, The Beatles, Sinatra, Marley, Styx, Kansas, Rush, Queen (RIP Freddie), Boston, Triumph, Zebra, Yes, Joe Jackson, Elvis Costello, June Christy, Burt Bacharach, The Carpenters, Frank Zappa, Average White Band, Ohio Players, Earth Wind & Fire, Parliament (Flashlight, woo hoo!), Van Halen, Patsy Cline, Madonna, Billy Thorpe, Thomas Dolby, Spandau Ballet, Squeeze, Madness, Todd Rundgren, Beastie Boys, Sabbath, Maiden, Lita Ford, Joan Jett, CSNY, America, Zeppelin, Jethro Tull, Nickelback, Pearl Jam, TLC, Janet Jackson, Michael Jackson, Big Brother and the holding Company (RIP Janis), the Who, the Doors, Duran Duran,
ok...how about this approach...

I like everything except Thrash, Death Metal and Obscene Rap. I like dance music, ...but Techno, not my thing. Gives me a headache. Screws with my bio-rhythms man.
Sounds Like: What ya looking for? I sound like me, but can imitate some others pretty damn close. Sometimes, ok, most times in a cover band, the crowd wants to hear it the way they know it. I have worked with some really awesome guitarists, bassists, drummers, etc...but I also like remakes of tunes too, Love Cake's version of I Will Survive, and Gwen's remake of It's My Life. I got nothing against originals, all the stuff I love was original at one time or another. I hear music in my head all the time, but my only true instrument of expression is my voice. I sound like me.
Record Label: Nope
Type of Label: None