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About
I am originally from Southern California.
As a singer, lead and rhythm guitar player, I have had the chance to play a lot of different types of venues, with, and for a lot of good people from California to Florida since 1981.
It started for me when my family moved from Huntington Beach California to Springfield Missouri in 1976. Due to the fact that I had to sell my surfboard, which wouldn’t have been of any use in Missouri, I didn’t have anything to do other than make my new friends laugh with my “City Boy Fear" of cows, and various other country critters. My Dad stepped in and gave me “The Kenny Rogers Home Guitar Course”(two books and two records) and a guitar. At that point I disappeared into my room, reappearing only for food.
My very first “Gig” came when a drummer buddy of mine, and myself signed on to perform after hours at a local skating rink. We played every Saturday night in the summer of 1979. We were set to play again the next summer, but were cancelled because the owner of the rink realized in the interim that our music had inspired too many of the kids that hung out in the rink to go out and make babies in the parking lot.
In 1981 I landed my first lounge job in Branson Missouri, then it was on to a place called “Shotgun Sam’s Pizza Palace” in Tulsa Oklahoma. A few other experiences that stand out for me are opening for, and playing lead guitar for Bobby Helms of
“My Special Angel” fame, and appearing in a few of the talent shows on the
“Ozarks Country Jubilee” in Springfield Mo.
I played a four-year stint in Anaheim California at the now legendary
“Spaghetti Station”, The “Spag” as we called it, was a popular haunt with locals in the Disneyland area. We used to have a real good time at the ole "Spag".
At a chili cook off in Long Beach California, I opened a show for “Chippendales”. I opted to do my best to impress with my clothes ON while performing my part of the show. I thought the temperature was a little on the chilly side that day!
Some of the best times I have had on stage have been in Las Vegas Nevada. I have made numerous appearances there on the downtown Fremont Street stages, and have performed in other venues in the area, one being the romantic Saturday night riverboat cruise “The Desert Princess” on Lake Mead for Lake Mead Cruises Inc.
I am always looking forward to seeing old friends, as well as meeting new ones. Whether it be a house concert, campfire, lounge, or a pool party, I’ll put on the 'ole show, and maybe we can forget about our worries for a minute or two !
Best Wishes. Brad P.
