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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, […]
ALL-STAR LES PAUL 100TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
ALL-STAR LES PAUL 100TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION Gibson Guitar invited me and my wife Millie to attend the All-Star Les Paul 100th Anniversary Celebration last Tuesday night at the Hard Rock Cafe in NYC. Some of the best rock guitarists in the world were there to […]
LONETTE MCKEE
LONETTE MCKEE Mike Theodore and I first met Lonette when she was 14 years old. She was a singer/writer who accompanied herself on piano. Her mom Dorothy drove her to the studio and she played and sang her original songs for us. We were impressed […]
PAUL PARRISH
PAUL PARRISH Motown producer and writer Clay McMurray called Mike Theodore and me and asked us to write arrangements for pop psychedelic singer/writer and guitarist Paul Parish. Paul’s songs have been recorded by Helen Reddy, Kenny Rogers, The Dillards, Robin Dransfield, and others. The name […]
DETROIT MUSIC – DENNIS COFFEY FIRST ALBUM
DETROIT MUSIC – DENNIS COFFEY FIRST ALBUM Another project Mike and I did was on me as the artist. I was working with the Lyman Woodard Trio at the Frolic Show Bar in Detroit. Lyman played a Hammond B3 Organ and Melvin Davis played drums […]