Artist description Fantastic songs - Incredible talent - Brilliant production!

Music Style Hybrid Rock spanning Roots Rock, Blues, Reggae, Folk, Country, R & B, Jazz, and Gospel.

Musical Influences Rock and roll, blues, country, jazz, rhythm and blues, classical, dixieland, Broadway musicals, John Phillips Souza marches, folk, reggae and religious music, from chant to Christmas carols. Igor Stravinsky, Beethoven, Aaron Copeland, Louis Armstrong, John Phillip Sousa, Richard Rogers and Leonard Bernstein, as well as rock 'n roll icons Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Fats Domino, Ray Charles, Muddy Waters, The Beatles, The Stones, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan and Jimi Hendrix.

Similar Artists Little Feat, John Hiatt, Bonnie Raitt, John Hall, Paul McCartney, Alanis Morrisette, Elton John

Artist History One of rock's original fretless bass players, FREEBO has appeared on stage and in the recording studio with the likes of Bonnie Raitt, John Mayall, Crosby, Stills and Nash, Aaron Neville and Ringo Starr. His bass playing, background vocals and occasional tuba parts have adorned over one hundred records, including Maria Muldaur's smash multi-platinum single, " Midnight At The Oasis", all of Raitt's early Gold albums, and tracks for many other notable artists and bands. His television appearances include "Saturday Night Live", "Midnight Special" and "Muppets Tonight".With all this rich and eventful history behind him at an age when most artists have already put out a couple of greatest hits albums, FREEBO is unabashedly unfurling his very first solo CD on his own label, Poppabo Music. "This record did not come to me in an epiphany," he explains, "but rather over a period of time during which I was needing to express myself with more than just my bass playing." Since the mid-80's, FREEBO has been writing songs in a variety of styles with themes of courage, love, peace and hope. Thirteen of them wound up on this CD, which he co-produced with drummer Michael Jochum, including the ballad "How Do I Say Goodbye", featuring his colleague Bonnie Raitt on accompanying vocal.

Group Members The Players: Albert Lee, Paul Barrere, Bonnie Raitt, Leo Nocentelli, Walter Trout, Michael Jochum, Valerie Carter, Catfish Hodge, Jerry Donahue, Sam Clayton, Mark T. Jordan, Marty Walsh, Steve Forman, Albert Wing, Mike Miller, John Beasley, Joe Stone, Brad Kintschner, Al Vescovo, Lisa Nemzo, Lee Thornburg, Jon Papenbrook, David Woodford, Greg Smith, Garret Adkins, Doc Kupka, Carla Haslett, Victoria Levy & Garbo

Instruments Vocals- lead & harmony, electric guitar, rhythym guitar, acoustic guitar, slide guitar, pedal steel, electric piano, synth, bass, percussion, drums, soprano sax, tenor sax, Hammond B-3, synth strings, accordian, horn section-trumpet, tenor sax, trombone, baritone sax, tablas, rub board,

Albums The End Of The Beginning

Press Reviews "..what you get from this very complete recording; great instrumentals, great songs, diversity, joy, just a little sadness and wonderful vocals. This is a special album from a confident and highly accomplished musician, and it comes with my strongest recommendation." - Philadephia Daily News

Location Los Angeles, CA - USA

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