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MOTOWN DAY – CAMPUS MARTIUS
MOTOWN DAY – CAMPUS MARTIUS Motown Day is a celebration of a Detroit legacy founded by Berry Gordy. The event begins at noon on Friday, July, 24th in Campus Martius Park. […]
DENNIS COFFEY LIVE AT MOTOR CITY WINE
DENNIS COFFEY LIVE AT MOTOR CITY WINE I will be playing Friday night at Motor City Wine on Michigan Avenue in Detroit starting at 9:00pm. Click link below for directions. Motor City Wine Here is a video of me performing Scorpio at Motor City Wine. […]
MY GUITAR HEROES – WES MONTGOMERY
MY GUITAR HEROES – WES MONTGOMERY Montgomery was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. He came from a musical family; his brothers, Monk (double bass and electric bass) and Buddy (vibraphone and piano), were jazz performers. The brothers released a number of albums together as the Montgomery […]
MY GUITAR HEROES – LES PAUL
MY GUITAR HEROES – LES PAUL Les Paul was a legendary guitarist/inventor and recording innovator. He was also a fan of gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt. A friend of mine guitarist Wayne Wright from Detroit was the first person to convince Les Paul to come out […]
MY GUITAR HEROES – JAMES BURTON
MY GUITAR HEROES – JAMES BURTON I first got the chance to play with guitarist James Burton at the Playhouse Theater in Cleveland when I played with Les Paul. Some of the guest guitarists on the show were James Burton (Ricky Nelson, Elvis), Duane Eddy, […]