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Don Gallardo

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Also available sale at CDBaby.com click on name to buy:
Don Gallardo - Pale Shade of Blue
An acoutsic-electric train ride with a rotating cast on every song.
(STYLE OF MUSIC: Rock n Roll, Alternative Country, Acoustic)
click on name to buy The Station
The Station was a band in which Don played guitar, sang Lead Vocals, and wrote all the songs (except 2 co-written with Joey Midnight). A Rock album that runs strong from first to last
(STYLE OF MUSIC: Rock)
Live footage of DAYS LONG GONE from Highland Grounds in Hollywood, Ca.
"Your Mistake"
BIOGRAPHY
Don Gallardo is a Troubadour Americana poet wthat has been slowly making a name for himself silently flying under the radar in different bands for the past 10 years playing Bluegrass, Rock n’Roll, Rock, & Acoustic Solo shows. Throughout the years Don has played with numerous notable musicians. A true songwriter with a great sense of story telling and a myriad of refreshing guitar strumming patterns gives his performances a well-balanced sound full of surprises.
Don Gallardo's song "Memphis Train" will now be featured and credited in the motion picture "Jolene" by Universal Pictures. For more info please go to JOLENE on IMDB
He has written over 200 original songs and has toured from Seattle to San Diego. Don has played on many stages including The Fillmore (SF), The Great American Music Hall(SF), Slims (SF), The Whiskey-A-Go-Go (LA), The Tractor Tavern (Seattle) & The Mount Tabor Theatre (Portland).
Throughout his career Don has played on the same bill as Yonder Mountain String Band, Peter Rowan, Joe Craven, Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, Vinyl, Tim Bluhm (of Mother Hips), Legion of Mary (w/ Martin Fiero), Jolie Holland, Molly Hatchet, Rogue Wave, Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers, & Rosanne Cash (at the legendary Fillmore in SF)

TODAY Don has started a new project called How Far West with Monica Corriveau on Piano and Vocals
DAYS LONG GONE
Danny: Also from San Francisco Bay Area. Transplanted to LA about 5 years ago after a 6 year stint on Sony/Work Record Label with band PROTEIN. Since moving to Los Angeles Danny has recorded songs with Scott Weiland (Stone Temple Pilots, Velvet Revolver), played with numerous bands and also played live drums in the play "Dear Bernard". Danny also plays drums in King Straggler. With Don he writes songs, plays drums, and sings.
Brian Dunn on guitar has been playing for over 15 years. A Brooklyn native Brian has been playing from New York to California in numerous bands. He has recorded professionally for years with numerous acts in all different styles. In Days Long Gone, Brian adds a show of style with catchy guitar riffs unique to every song.
Kyler Clark plays Bass. Born in Georgia, Kyler is a Berklee College of Music Alum. Kyler has had the pleasure of playing with legends like Dizzy "Fuckin" Reed (GNR), Slim Jim Phantom (Stray Cats), Billy Duffy (The Cult), Simon Kirke (Bad Company, Free), Bobby Mayo (Peter Frampton, Foreigner), Vince Neil (Motley Crue), Liberty DeVitto (Billy Joel), Eric Burdon (WAR, The Animals), Dave Davies (The Kinks), Mark Farner (Grand Funk Railroad), Mark Rivera (Grand Funk Railroad, Billy Joel), Derek St. Holmes (Ted Nugent), Ty Stone, Justin Wright/Intangible, and CALAHAN.
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Member Since: 12/12/2004
Band Website: dongallardo.com
Band Members: New project called HOW FAR WEST is duo of:
Don Gallardo - Acoustic Guitar, Vocals
Monica Corriveau - Piano, Vocals
Anytown USA has Doug Dunnam on Lead Guitar & Matt Reischling singing ooooo's on background vocals

DAYS LONG GONE is:

Dan Thompson
- Drums, Amazing Harmony Vocals

Kyler Clark - Bass

Brian Dunn - Guitar

w/ guest : Gentry Bronson - paino
Influences: Bob Dylan, Gram Parsons, The Byrds, Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Queen, The Band, The Beach Boys, Tom Petty, Wilco, The Mother Hips, Big Star, Neil Young, Elton John, Uncle Tupelo, Ryan Adams, Dieselhead, Van Morrison, The Doors, Cream, Virgil Shaw, Paul Simon, Golden Smog, Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, The Kinks, The Replacements, Willie Nelson, Otis Redding, The Temptations, Fleetwood Mac, Bee Gees, Stevie Wonder, The Velvet Underground, James Gang, Billy Joel, Buddy Holly, Kings of Leon, Led Zepplin, Pink Floyd, Simon & Garfunkel, The Who, Faces, Wings.
Sounds Like: music
Record Label: currently looking
Type of Label: None

My Blog

MEMPHIS TRAIN in NATIONAL FILM

My song "Memphis Train" will be Featured and Credited in the movie "Jolene" which will be released in theaters in February 2008. The movie also features songs by James Brown, KC and The Sunshine Band,...
Posted by Don Gallardo on Mon, 09 Jul 2007 12:04:00 PST

Americana OK

Just wanted to ask people to support Americana OK who is one of our Top Friends. It is a Scotland, UK Internet radio station that has been playing Find Me An Angel & Memphis Train on the same play...
Posted by Don Gallardo on Mon, 11 Jun 2007 01:56:00 PST

NOTE TO BANDS

Although we support all musicians and all diffenret kinds of music. If we add you please do not post a GIGANTIC comment on our page. If it is too big we probabaly will not accept t...
Posted by Don Gallardo on Sun, 20 May 2007 09:03:00 PST

John Lapado and Josh Reid

I just wanted to reach out to anyone that knew two very upstanding people that I had the chance to play music and genuinely hang out with during my time in Chico. John Lapado played Pedal Steel and H...
Posted by Don Gallardo on Sat, 10 Feb 2007 08:06:00 PST

PASSING FRIENDS "Be Well"

Wanted to just say to anyone out there that knew a friend of mine who played on my first album "Pale Shade of Blue", "Mandolin" Mike Ansolabehere. He passed away in his early 30's last week. Just a sh...
Posted by Don Gallardo on Thu, 01 Dec 2005 11:44:00 PST