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Member Since: 7/8/2008
Band Website: soloistatlarge
Band Members: A ONE MAN GANG!
Influences: JAMES "GRAFF" YOUNG SONNY ROLLINS, JOHN COLTRANE, DAVID(FATHEAD)NEWMAN, GROVER WASHINGTON JR, JACKIE MCLEAN, HERMAN FISHER, HANK CRAWFORD, STANLEY TURRENTINE, RAHSAAN ROLAND KIRK, KING CURTIS, CHARLIE PARKER, MARVIN PATERSON, DEXTER GORDON, GENE AMMONS,OLIVER NELSON.BILLY PRESTON, SONNY STITT, PONY POINDEXTER,WILLIE MAE "BIG MAMA" THORNTON, BUNKY GREEN, YUSEF LATEEF, ELVIN SHEPPARD, JIMMY HEATH, FREDDIE HUBBARD, RONALD BELL. JUNIOR WALKER, CLIFFORD BROWN, SRV, JACKIE WILSON, EDDIE HARRIS, MILES DAVIS, COUNT BASIE, DUKE ELLINGTON, EARL BOSTIC, BILL DOGGETT, JOHNNIE TAYLOR, BROOK BENTON, BRANFORD MARSALIS, LITTLE JUNIOR PARKER, HANK MOBLEY, MAURICE WHITE, ALBERT KING, SLY STONE, PETER TOSH, JAMES BROWN, JULIAN "CANNONBALL" ADDERLY, LEE MORGAN, RAY CHARLES, AND MANY MORE.
Sounds Like: ALL OF THE ABOVE, AND THEN SOME!
Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Tales from the Road

DRIVIN' WHEEL Pt2.There was a town in Northern Florida not too far from Gainesville called Hawthorne, where I had the privilege of playing once. The thing that makes this particular gig standout in my...
Posted by on Sat, 28 Mar 2009 21:17:00 GMT

BILL DOGGETT PT.1.

BILL DOGGETT PT.1In the Summer of 1968 shortly after coming home to Buffalo N.Y. from Vietnam, I had the opportunity of playing with a number of Buffalo's local Jazz, Blues, and R&B groups. For approx...
Posted by on Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:43:00 GMT

BIG MAMA THORNTON

BIG MAMA In my travels playing music with different bands, I have run into many dynamic musicians,singers, dancers, and other entertainers and personalities of all descriptions. Out of all of them one...
Posted by on Sat, 16 Aug 2008 07:59:00 GMT

THE DRIVIN’ WHEEL pt.1.

THE DRIVIN' WHEEL Pt. 1."MY BABY DON'T HAVE TO WORK, SHE DON'T HAVE TO ROB AND STEAL. I GIVE HER EVERYTHING SHE NEEDS, I AM HER DRIVIN' WHEEL." These were the words of the song that propelled me, once...
Posted by on Mon, 21 Jul 2008 08:27:00 GMT

THE PINE GRILL

THE PINE GRILLWhen I was about 17 years old i had been playing clarinet for about five or six years. Also, i was playing saxophone, and oboe, as well as being a student conductor. Being as young as I ...
Posted by on Tue, 15 Jul 2008 22:09:00 GMT