“American music, Texas style.”
That’s Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown’s four-word description of his freewheeling musical philosophy (it’s also the title of his 1999 album). A living monument to the melting pot of American regional styles, he’s been dishing up his personal gumbo of blues, R&B, country, swing, bebop and Cajun for more than half a century. Born into a musical family in Vinton, Louisiana and raised in Orange, Texas, close to the Gulf Coast, “Gate,” as he’s known to friends and fans, has been a headliner for most of his 80 years.
Along the way, he’s kept audiences rocking, swinging and two-stepping all over the world, from his early days on the Southern “chittlin’ circuit” to concert halls, international blues festivals and network TV. A multi-instrumentalist, he fields a daunting arsenal of guitar, fiddle, mandolin, viola – just about anything with strings – as well as harmonica and drums.
He started as a drummer, but launched his career as a guitarist in 1947, when he picked up ailing headliner T-Bone Walker’s guitar at Houston’s Peacock Club and proceeded to tear the place apart, earning $600 in tips, quite a haul in 1947 dollars.
As luck would have it, the Peacock was owned by Don Robey, a gangster/entrepreneur who signed young Gatemouth to his new Peacock label and put him on the road fronting a big band.
Though he started as a T-Bone disciple, times were changing and Gate soon cut his own path, his edgier, more urgent blues attack contrasting with Walker’s mellow, jazzy approach ...
Neil Zappa:
With fiery technical brilliance and breathtaking musical interpretation, Neil Zaza has defined himself as the instrumental guitarist with an unparalleled ability to combine solid, catchy songwriting with a keen melodic sense and technical fury.
From his virtuoso rock solos, to laying a funk groove, to his demonstrating his classical prowess by performing Bach and Mozart compositions, Zaza's extreme versatility has been showcased worldwide in concerts, clinics, festivals, as well as on his own solo instrumental CDs.
Neil’s latest CD, “Melodica” once again showcases his ability to meld his technical guitar mastery within his melodic compositions. Neil further pushes the sonic boundaries with “Melodica” by incorporating samples and loops with his trademark guitar playing.
Zaza's CD "Staring at the Sun" finds Neil in great company with Steve Smith and Ross Valory (Journey), Stu Hamm (Joe Satriani), Michael Lee Firkins, as well as fellow Peavey endorsee, drummer Robin DiMaggio. "Staring..." finds Neil delving deeper into his trademark "singy" melodic style of guitar-playing, while at the same time harnessing and tastefully exploiting his explosive chops.
In December, 2002, Neil debuted his double volume holiday CD, “One Silent Night Volumes 1 & 2” at the famed Palace Theatre in Cleveland, Ohio with the backing of the 60 piece Cleveland Rock Orchestra. December, 2004 will see the return of Neil’s “One Silent Night…” show to Playhouse Square’s Allen Theater on December 11th.
2003 found Neil and his band co-headlining South Korea’s Busan International Rock Festival, where he played to an enthusiastic crowd in excess of 15,000 fans ...
John Bruce Wallace is a composer, improvisational guitarist, and painter. He has performed concerts in Russia and Lithuania as well as in the United States. Mr.Wallace has shared performance billings with: Tim Hodgkinson, Evan Ziporyn, John King, Vladimir Tarasov, ZGA, Enver Izmailov, Burham Ocal and Jazz Band Arkhangel'sk, to name a few. His recordings have received radio and Internet airplay across the United States, Canada, and Europe. His performances and recordings have been reviewed in leading foreign and domestic trade journals and publications. His paintings have been exhibited in New York, Chicago, Minneapolis, and Washington, DC, as well as other exhibitions across the United States. His computer images have been exhibited on line at the MetaCreations (formerly MetaTools) Users' Gallery web site. He has published a monograph in philosophy on solipsism. His production company, Jace W. Ball Creative Enterprises, serves as an outlet for his music and painting endeavors, as well as graphic arts and record production. He is currently employed as the Information and Marketing Coordinator of a Washington, DC law firm.
Jimmy D. Lane, son of legendary Blues Guitarist, Jimmy Rogers. Blues performer from Salina, Kansas. Performing Blues at festivals, nightclubs and corporate events worldwide.
At the age of eight, Jimmy began playing his dad's guitar, which he wasn't supposed to do.
"I would break a string and put it back in the case like he wasn't going to discover it," Lane recalls. Shortly after that, Lane received a Gibson Acoustic from John Wayne. The Duke gave it to Shakey Jake, who was Wayne's driver, to give to Lane. "I would try to play along to a Bobby Blue Bland album" Lane states. He also wanted to join in with his dad and all those old cats that stopped by to "drink, tell lies and jam." Lane, however, would not get serious on the guitar until much later. Lane got discouraged from playing after the Gibson got smashed, and didn't play for a while.
In the early '80s at the age of seventeen, Lane did a stint in the 101st Airborne Division, the "Screaming Eagles" ...
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