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Sam Crain

About Me

b. August 10, 1954( 2 days before Pat Metheny's birthday). Started guitar lessons age 11, played in wide variety of bands as guitarist & bassist. Also double as keyboardist. Graduated from Peabody Conservatory of Music, Baltimore MD in 1980 w/ degree in Music Composition. Classical works include orchestral, choral, chamber and electronic music. 2 CDs of modern classical music are available on CD Baby.As guitarist, performed all over the US, into Canada, and in Japan. 22 CDs available, not only jazz but fusion and classical music. CDs have sold all over the US(including Hawaii!), in Canada, France, England, Ireland, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Switzerland, Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan, Russia, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway , Kuwait, Lithuania and Belgium.Since January '06, have had a working trio which is featured on my CD "A Walk on the Mild Side', available along with all my other CDs on CD Baby at http://cdbaby.com/all/scrain

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 06/12/2005
Band Website: http://www.samcrain.com
Band Members: Since the beginning of 2006, the group has been a trio, with Bill Schlipf on bass and Don Cochran on drums. Here are some folks who have played in the band in the past, either as regular members or subs:Saxophone: GG Pelletier(tenor sax); Perry Rask(alto sax); Doug Stone(tenor sax) Trumpet: David Hoffman, Jeff Helgesen, Brian Pryor, Dick Garretson Piano: Kevin Hart, Tim Green, Michael Stryker, Johnny Thompson, Frank Vanes, Bob Klocke Bass: Bill Schlipf, Rob Killam, Kevin Ellis, Andy Burtschi, Jeff Rogers, Wayne Coniglio, Jim Troxell, Bryan Thompson, Chris Nolte, John Fremgen, Stacy Jackson Gene Haas, Jeff Davis, Gary Davis, John Tubbs Drums: Don Cochran, Bob McEntyre, Steve Adleman, Brian Justison, Rich Olson, Mark Sanders, Craig Russo, John Sluzalis, Keith Cronin, Darrell Taylor, Jack Conrath, Jaro Howse Vocals: Amy Smith
Influences: GUITARISTS: Jeff Beck, Johnny Winter, Eric Clapton, Steve Lukather, Kenny Burrell, Wes Montgomery, Joshua Breakstone, Emily Remler, Mike Stern, Pat Martino, Jim Hall, Yngwie Malmsteen, Adrian Belew, Peter Leitch, Jesse Van Ruller(I LOVE Jimi Hendrix but can't really claim him as an influence);OTHER MUSICIANS: John Coltrane, Julian "Cannonball" Adderly, Bill Evans, Gerry Mulligan, Freddie Hubbard, Frank Zappa, Chet Baker, Keith Emerson, Bela Bartok, Alberto Ginastera, Thiis VanLeer, Arnold Schoenberg, Mario Davidovsky, Elliott Carter, William Schuman, Johannes Brahms, JS Bach, Ludwig von Beethoven, Igor Stravinsky, Tom Harrell, Phil Woods-- to name a few!!
Sounds Like: Jim Hall, Joe Pass, Joshua Breakstone
Record Label: Unknown Indie
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

I'm Baaaaack!

 Well, there are a bit fewer emoticons than was the case last time I blogged in here. At least they're still there, albeit hacked down to a smaller number. And MySpace is still going.    So with that,...
Posted by on Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:49:00 GMT

Sunday

We can now post up to 10 tunes, so I've got ten up there for your possible listening pleasure. Hope you enjoy them. Also working on a new CD(yeah I know, I say that all the time, but it's true!)and pr...
Posted by on Sun, 19 Apr 2009 06:17:00 GMT

03-29-09

 Well another phun Sunday. Sun phunday. I woke up around 8 this morning and looked out to a snow-covered neighborhood. Looked like we were back in January, to the dead of Winter. At this point, there'...
Posted by on Sun, 29 Mar 2009 17:14:00 GMT

Tits n' Asteroid

 Yep. Emoticon Sam is back here. A nice creative Saturday, the kind I wait all week for. One creation from the home studio/laboratory, titled(at least for the moment)Tits n' Asteroid. I'm hoping to ha...
Posted by on Sun, 22 Mar 2009 08:32:00 GMT

Connections

 As days go, I've had a pretty good patch. There have been a lot of reunions this week, an almost eerie number. Then again, it's Spring. Yes I know, technically it's not yet- not until the 21st. But y...
Posted by on Thu, 19 Mar 2009 20:13:00 GMT

Sunday

Hi folks. Emoticon Sam here(with what appears to be double-trouble in the emoticon department). Just coming off a week's vacation from the rigors of daygig. Didn't do a damned thing as far as musicmak...
Posted by on Sun, 08 Mar 2009 14:07:00 GMT

long-ass week, long-ass month

 Yep. Emoticon Sam is back! What a long week of work. A long month of work. I watched a Spongebob episode tonight in which Mr Crabbs had Spongebob and Squidward working around the clock for a good 10+...
Posted by on Fri, 30 Jan 2009 19:31:00 GMT

The World of Work(and Japanese Hotels)

 Seems like it's been awhile since I've written anything in here, regardless of the last most recent date. Lots of stuff packed into the last week or two.  Been busy in the world of daygig, having tri...
Posted by on Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:40:00 GMT

post-Christmas Post

 Well Merry belated Christmas! Or belated Merry Christmas. There, I think I like that syntax better. Some new music posts up there, two of which you've never heard unless you've snuk into my hous...
Posted by on Sun, 28 Dec 2008 02:13:00 GMT

new music!

 All new posts! Been a crazy man these past couple days with lotsa stuff done in my home studio. These are just a few. Hope you enjoy them.
Posted by on Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:10:00 GMT