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Sammy Blair

E= F Flat. Please check out my friend Kimber Manning she is a wonderful talent,HUGE VOICE! Check her

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I use DR STRINGS exclusivelyGIGS I Have as of 3-17-08 Dates are with The James Manion Group... "Diamond&Steed Band" "The Jim Steed Band" "Bill Holter& On The Edge"
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GIGS AS OF 3/7/08................MORE TO COME!5-2/3 Capt. Bud's Tiki Bar,Crisfield,Md.Jimbo Manion Group 5-17 Spanky's Leesburg,Va. Jimbo Manion Group 5-23 Sunset Grill Annandale,Va. Jimbo Manion Group 5-25 Brinkley's Bailey's Crossroads Va. Jimbo Manion Group6-27 Music Cafe' Damascus,Md. Jim Steed & myself acoustic 8-10PM 7-19 Tarara Winery Leesburg,Va, Diamond&Steed Band 7-26 Great Grapes Winefest Annapolis,Md. Diamond&Steed Band 8-2 Private gig. Ronnie Beach Band 8-6thru8 5th Annual East Coast Sturgis Rally,Little Orleans,Md. Jimbo Manion Group 8-14 MY BIRTHDAY! 8-16 Private Party 9-6 Tarara Winery Leesburg,Va. Diamond&Steed Band 9-13...DelMarVa BikeWeek Ocean City,Md. Jimbo Manion Group 9-20 Festa Vino an Gennaro Reston ,Va. Diamond&Steed BandGo to WWW.MYSPACE.COM/SAMBLAIRSBLUEROOM for gig schedule also:
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Like James Brown once said "I Feel Good!" are you feelin' me?.....Hello all you Cats and Kittens! Born in Washington,D.C.of Scottish and German,Dutch heritage, living in Maryland,Grew up around music..my Mother played piano,oldest brother played sax and also played in a band with Jack Casady the future bassplayer with the Jefferson Airplane before he went west to join them,which had me playing sax in grade school. Went to catholic school for 7 years. Started playing bass at 15,first paying gig at 16 been rockin' since.I have a beautiful daughter,Valerie Brooke who I love to no end.She is the sweetest!I'm currently playing with the Jack Diamond Jim Steed Band,Jack being the morning DJ at MIX107.3 in DC,we do lots of station events in the area.Also,The James Manion Band,Jimbo(James)played guitar with Molly Hatchet and occasionally still does shows with them and the rest of the band had stints with The Dixie Roadducks.I've opened with various bands thru the years for Elton John,Moody Blues,Michael McDonald,Nils Lofgren,Tesla,Kansas,Little River Band,Danny Gatton,Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes,Tom Principato,The Nighthawks,Kix,Live,Gin Blossoms,Josh Kelley,Pat Mcgee Band,Root Boy Slim and the Sexchange Band,New Rider's of the Purple Sage,10,000 Maniacs,Lifehouse,Amanda Marshall,Duncan Shiek,a few "Smoke in's" at the Washington Monument Grounds for the Yippies and many regional acts.I've played in many local bands in the DC area Griffin,Zelosa',Top Cat,Blitz,The Pets,Joint Effort,Viper,Attack,Kik*the Dog,Stevie B &The Hungwells,Big Money Grip,The Jim Steed Band,The Diamond&Steed Band,Doc Reed and Friends,Jimbo Manion Band,Red 40,Bill Holter & On The Edge,and more,and also fill in with other bands in the area when in need of some "bottom".I love Blues....it's where my heart is. Jazz,Rock,Fusion,Swing,Big Band,Country.I'm a good person, I try to treat others as I would want to be treated. Born in the fire sign of Leo...I don't like stress and jelousy,what a waste of time and energy.I love riding my Motorcycle,I own a Victory V92 Classic Cruiser,Made in the USA,92 cubic inches of American muscle,just love riding the back roads and smelling the honeysuckle in the air. Love to do road trips too..the mountains, beach,B&B's,bike rallies,races. I live just outside DC in a little house on a 2 acre lake with my sheltie,Nikki.She's getting up in age now,10.Nice bass fishing 30 ft out my door! Gotta love that!Really,....I'm into Music,women,motorcycles...I love my Gallien Krueger amp,Fender Basses,Lakland Basses,DR strings,Levy's straps and cases,Chuck Taylor's....more to come. E= F flat.

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Music,Women, Motorcycles ,Victory Motorcycles and other American V Twins,building basses,my dog, Nikki. traveling, road trips on the bike,fishing,the arts,The Redskins...YEAH!!!! Victory of Southern Maryland

I'd like to meet:

Someone who digs music,motorcycles,and has no time for stress or jelousy.I would like a relationship of everlasting love though,where two people still have their lives and their passion for things they do.I like PDA's(for those who have asked...public displays of affection),flirty,sexy,playful women who dig music,maybe some road trips on the bike... .... Jaco Pastorious, The worlds greatest electric bassist.RIP Jaco....God...An Alien being..there's just too many too list!
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Music:


MySpace CodesPlease go to WWW.JIMBOMANION.COM and WWW.JIMSTEED.COM for info on any shows I'm doing! Rest in Peace...Joe Stanley,Washington,DC sax great 1-7-07 NOW...PLEASE CHECK OUT SOME VERY DEAR FRIENDS OF MINE..Jim Steed's new CD "Fall" which I did some bass work on. www.jimsteed.comCAROL GAYLOR and BRUCE KATSU www.gaylorandkatsu.com CD "Feels Like Home"Incredible vocal,guitar and MUSICIANSHIP!Their new release is on CD Baby... ALSO!!!!!KIMBER MANNINGKIMBER MANNINGKIMBER MANNING..PLEASE! Call your local jazz station and request her CD"Eventually" Everyone who loves great vocals...you have to treat yourself to KIMBER MANNING! CHECK HER OUT! BUY HER CD!You WILL Love it!She's a beautiful person too!inside and out.. OK, moving on....I'm currently working with(as of 1-25-07) "The Jim Steed Band","Diamond & Steed"(with MIX107.3 Jack Diamond&Jim Steed)"The Jimbo Manion Band"(Jimbo did a stint w/Molly Hatchet,Jazzbo McMann)"Red 40"(featuring Kenny Taylor"DC Star" Craig Robbin"Magnum,Lady,Champion" Elwin Lee)"Bill Holter&On The Edge".I'm also working with my drummer Gary Binge on getting our Blues project up and running with many talented area players involved at any time or place.My early influences:Hometown guy Gregg Wright who is a fabulous guitarist,did Hendrix like nobody's business.I probably learned my first lick of any kind from Gregg,he went on to be Michael Jacksons guitarist on the Victory Tour along with Spencer Davis Group and others.Larry Taylor,Lee Sklar,Jack Bruce,Paul McCartney,Kenny Gradney,Berry Oakley,Jack Bruce,Jimmy Smith(right hand)John Paul Jones,Chuck Rainey,Stanley Clarke,Glenn Hughes to name a few.I DIG THE BLUES!(Robben Ford)Roomful of Blues,All the "King's" BB,Albert,etc.John Mayall,Jazz,Danny Gatton's Redneck Jazz, Rock,Country, Swing,Little Feat,The Meters,Steely Dan,Roomful of Blues,Brian Setzer Orchestra,Jimmy Smith,Joey DeFrancesco and the Hammond B3...My gear consists of:Candy Apple Red Fender California P Bass,62' reissue Sunburst P bass w/Duncan SPB-1 pickup,Black 72'spec Fender Jazz Bass,Fender Hiway One Jazz Bass,Fender Custom Shop 55' P Bass,Lakland 55-02 Deluxe 5 string,Gallien Krueger 1001RB head,2-1-12 GK Neo cabs,1988 GK MB200,PV ValveKing 112 amp,and lots of PARTs.....LOL I enjoy picking up parts off Ebay and building basses...hmmm,too much time on my hands? I wish I'd hung onto alot of basses thru the years...my 66'CAR Jazz for one and the Blue Hamer "Cruise" bass with the 2 tek bridge seen in a pic of me,also a fretless 71'P bass I had. DAMN!!!!!!.Recently purchased a Gibson Les Paul DC w/P90's very nice guitar!...I just got a MTD 5 string today,this bass kicks ass! White,has the "Buzz Feiten Tuning System" and you really notice the difference in spot on tuning up and down the neck.NEW ADDITION...1988 Fender "Mary Kaye" 57' P Bass Reissue..SWEET!
MySpace CodesJACK DIAMOND JIM STEED BAND VIDEO......Opening for Hootie and the Blowfish and Tarara Winery Concert Series

Movies:

Pulp Fiction,Crash,The Commitments, Ray,Phenomenon?(John Travolta)Spinal Tap,Monsters Ball,Saving Private Ryan,Easyrider,Hard Days Night,Help!,Woodstock,Bird,The Blues Brothers.

Television:

Seinfeld,History channel,Discovery,Speed,ESPN (2 wheel Tuesday),Rescue Me,anything to do with UFO's,A&E.

Books:

How about magazines? Easyriders, Bassplayer, Guitarplayer,V Twin,Biker also alot of books on the JFK assassination,UFO's........They are out there.

Heroes:

All who have given their lives for our freedom,Dad ,My daughter Valerie Brooke, Our troops, all the kids fighting cancer and other deadly diseases.Joe Gibbs, Jaco Pastorious,James Jamerson,Percy Jones,Marcus Miller,Gary Willis, John Paul Jones,Danny Gatton,Roy Buchanon,Jeff Beck,Jimi Hendrix,Robben Ford,Jimmy Earl,Roscoe Beck,John Goodsall and all the Bluesmen and women of the world.

My Blog

The Biker......

THE BIKERWhen you see us moving past you quickly:Don’t take offense or think we’re trying to "show off". Ninety five percent of the time, we’re trying to get out of your blind spot o...
Posted by Sammy Blair on Wed, 12 Mar 2008 09:37:00 PST

Presidential Candidates ?

Just remember when you vote....No matter who you vote for...You get the same "crew" running the show,the "New World Order"  Thats not just a "Bush" statement,Clinton and all of them.Search the Co...
Posted by Sammy Blair on Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:39:00 PST

Incredible Musician friends of mine...Check them out!

I feel the need to share with any and all the incredible talents of a few friends of mine,first...Carol Gaylor and Bruce Katsu. They can be heard at http://www.gaylorandkatsu.com/ The new CD from...
Posted by Sammy Blair on Thu, 07 Feb 2008 08:55:00 PST

Gig Updates

Well.....Just updated the calendar on the last blog. Like I said...MORE TO COME!   It's a beautiful thing! 
Posted by Sammy Blair on Tue, 29 Jan 2008 08:39:00 PST

2008 gigs so far.....More to come!

A Happy New Years to all! I hope 2008 will be better for all of us. Dates are coming in,these are shows I’m doing with The James Manion Group and The Jack Diamond Jim Steed Band,I have other "pr...
Posted by Sammy Blair on Mon, 28 Jan 2008 10:44:00 PST

New Years Gig I’m doing...MIX107.3 Capitol Hill Hyatt in DC

It'll be here before you know it....New Years Eve! This is the party I'm doing this year..tickets are going fast! MIX 107.3's New Year's Celebration The Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill is ...
Posted by Sammy Blair on Wed, 28 Nov 2007 08:16:00 PST

Check out this video: At Last Kimber Manning

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Check out this video: All of Me , My Friend Kimber Manning

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Recent Shows

Hey....Haven't been here in awhile.LOL Just finished a pretty busy couple weeks with the bands I've been working with,The Jack Diamond Jim Steed Band,The James Manion Group,On The Edge. Went to N.C. w...
Posted by Sammy Blair on Mon, 17 Sep 2007 09:52:00 PST

Last of the Summer gigs.....

Well....Winding down the summer with a few shows in Md.&Va. Sept.7th I'll be doing the Diamond/Steed Trio at the Old Angler's Inn Potomac,Md.MIX107.3 Jack Diamond,his wife Lisa and singer/songwrit...
Posted by Sammy Blair on Sun, 02 Sep 2007 05:36:00 PST