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Richard Groner

About Me


I play music. I love many kinds of music. I'm a Dobro player who also plays guitar, mandolin, ukulele and bass as well as sings backing and lead vocals. Music is a wonderful part of our lives and it speaks to our souls. I am truly happy whenever I am playing an instrument and getting to share the music with others.
I've been lucky enough to get to play and sing on CD's and play on all sorts of stages. Live music is the ultimate form of music.

I sing and play Dobro, mandolin and guitar with the Lopers, a band out of Bloomington, Indiana. We put out our first CD, Ghosts Like Me, in 2003 and released our second CD, There Was A Time, in late 2008. The Loper's link is the first friend below.

I'm always available for hire as a backing musician, vocalist, or for recording.

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Member Since: 15/05/2006
Band Members: Just lil' ol me.sometimes i play with the Lopers on dobro, mandolin, guitar and vocalsother times i'm Gus, the lead singer/rhythm guitarist for Gus and the Alleged Texans
Influences: the rolling stones, ronnie wood, radney foster, dwight yoakam, the derailers, rob ickes, jerry douglas, cindy cashdollar, mike witcher, eric clapton, vince gill, chet atkins, jimmy page, keith richards, adam steffey, marty stuart, john hartford, bob dylan, willie nelson, johnny cash, the dillards, the beatles, led zeppelin ......the beat goes on

Sounds Like: hopefully something you'd want to hear...
Record Label: I'm looking....
Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

New Venture

Well, my wife's birthday is coming up in May and she'll be 50. To celebrate I'm throwing a "Last Day of the First 1/2 Century" party for her and we're going to play live music. She originally wanted...
Posted by on Fri, 13 Feb 2009 02:20:00 GMT

Resoflection

2008 draws to a close today and tomorrow we begin with 2009. This year has been an eventful one for me. My employer of 12 years decided to pull the plug on manufacturing here and is running away to ...
Posted by on Wed, 31 Dec 2008 17:43:00 GMT

New Resophonic Guitar

I have a wonderful wife who got me interested and encouraged me to play the Dobro. This past Christmas my mother in law gave me money to contribute to a new resophonic guitar. We've been talking in ...
Posted by on Mon, 29 Dec 2008 01:36:00 GMT

babblings

Bob Dylan tunes played on a ukulele are still wonderful. The uke is a fun instrument to have around. Just enough there to be back up music to singing. And a very cool sound. I discovered Jack Stil...
Posted by on Wed, 26 Nov 2008 07:17:00 GMT

New tune uploaded

I just uploaded a new tune from the Loper's just released new CD, There Was A Time. The song is a cover of the Dillard's "Old Home Place". On it I'm playing mandolin, dobro (not at the same time!) a...
Posted by on Mon, 24 Nov 2008 01:31:00 GMT

more rhymes

The ClockThis clock was on the mantleIn the house where I was bornKeeping perfect rhythmBut there to be adornedIt watched as all were waitingFor the newborn to appearObserving my announcementAnd the h...
Posted by on Thu, 20 Dec 2007 16:51:00 GMT

A bit of words i wrote some time ago

Remember we stand for democracyJust as long as you do what we sayWe'll let you choose of your own free willAs long as you obeyHunt them down and shoot them deadIn your mind you think they'll dreadYour...
Posted by on Wed, 19 Dec 2007 20:44:00 GMT

music directions

I'm trying to decide if i need t pick a direction in music or if i need to stay my present course. i play some country, americana, blues, rock and rockabilly styles. i listen to all of those as well...
Posted by on Wed, 18 Jul 2007 19:07:00 GMT

I'm still here

I haven't written in a long time so I thought I'd write a fews lines of goings on. The Lopers are back working on CD number 2 so that may be out yet this year! I have a few key items to work on and ...
Posted by on Tue, 03 Jul 2007 02:31:00 GMT

myspace wanderings

i spent some time this weekend hoping around on myspace checking out all the artists that are out there. first off, i have got to say i was totally amazed by how many really good artists there are ou...
Posted by on Sun, 11 Feb 2007 21:28:00 GMT