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Papa Stretch

About Me

I just love to perform live and do my thing in the studio as well!!

Ambush, Snaz, King Bridges Road, the Stretch Limo Ride, Trigger Happy, The Blue Room Band, the User Friendly Nuclear Band, the Stretch & Dean Show, Vibez Inc, the Dirty Little Business, and Kathleen & the Vibe Catz for starters, are the groups I'm blessed to play with.

I have also been known (somewhat) to host open mics, and perform as a solo acoustic artist, nationally.

I continue to work in various capacities in the Buffalo Area as a session musician utilizing my vocal, percussion, guitar, composing and arranging skills.

The newest project is a group called "Just Cause with a Stretch"..Yeah Baby!!

Bookings and recordings are coming soon!!

For bookings of many styles of music for just about any type of function call "the Stretchline" 716-783-9655

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 3/8/2008
Band Website: http://papastretch.com
Band Members: A bunch of moonlighters
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Influences: I grew up listening to the Who, Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac, the Animals, Ray Cooper, Ten Years After, Hot Tuna, Jefferson Airplame, Eddie Kendricks, Three Dog Night, Uriah Heep, Grand Funk, the Byrds, Hendrix, the Beatles, Johnny Cash, Otis Redding, the Stones, Dylan, Sam & Dave, Mountain, the Chi-Lites, the Kinks, the Grateful Dead, CSNY, Black Crowes, the Cult, Guns n Roses and the list goes on and on.

In recent years I've grown very fond of the Gov't Mule, who keeps a GREAT thing cookin'. GM Drummer Matt Abst is my favorate living drummer..HANDS DOWN!!
Sounds Like: A little like this, that, and the other thing..
Record Label: Stretchjam Productions
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Papa Stretch at Bokans

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIo5YU5y7tc Once in a while I'll catch a glimps of somebody filming me perform live. It's very rare that I ever even get to see the footage. This time it was my...
Posted by on Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:40:00 GMT

Hunting with Jake

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nf-CYvBIt1s I never knew getting shot to death was so much fun.
Posted by on Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:48:00 GMT

Where did it Go?

Having the night off and it's just the three of us... Me, myself and I, that is. I then had the urge to play some acoustic guitar, so I tuned that baby up, wondering what it was I actually w...
Posted by on Sat, 10 May 2008 01:34:00 GMT

Keeping a Band Together

Keeping a band together is not an easy thing. There is scheduling, which is always subject to change. Then there is the ego factor.  Everyone needs to know their function and each other...
Posted by on Sun, 04 May 2008 00:12:00 GMT

Never to be Counted Out

I knew it would only be a matter of time and some twists of fate before "the Stretch Limo Ride" would reunite. We never broke up!  Our lives took sererate paths for a little while.  We are ...
Posted by on Mon, 21 Apr 2008 22:22:00 GMT

Kathleen Shines!!

It’s always nice to have a part in brighening someones life. Kathleen Buchannon was the tiger in the spot light last night at "Cusinz". Kathleen performed solo acoustic with a very nice tou...
Posted by on Sat, 05 Apr 2008 13:20:00 GMT

Scattered Ramblings

Just a short note, before I grab a nap.. I have music homework coming out of my ears as always, and I am not complaining.  Actually, I love it....more than known. It helps me keep my mind off of ...
Posted by on Fri, 04 Apr 2008 04:36:00 GMT

Struck by Saddness

I received an email from a friend that deeply saddened me. She was in the early stages of pregnancy, and the lord took her unborn child away. I’m not one to dwell on what’s out of my contr...
Posted by on Tue, 25 Mar 2008 23:38:00 GMT

In My Head

Life is way too short to live in sorrow.  Keep chasing your dreams and follow your heart and let it all hang out. As far as I can tell, we only live once. Music may not solve the world’s ...
Posted by on Mon, 24 Mar 2008 03:45:00 GMT