Artist description Musician-songwriter, Composer, Producer

Music Style Most of the music that I write for myself is Rock, Pop and Instrumental music. My works-for-hire have included everything from waltzes to character themes.

Musical Influences In no particular order: Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Otis Blackwell, Fats Domino, Elvis Presley, The Beatles, The Beach Boys, The Rolling Stones, Leiber & Stoller, Rodgers & Hart, Rodgers & Hammerstein, Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer, Quincy Jones, John Williams, Bill Conti, Harold Arlen, E.Y. Harburg, John Barry, Muddy Waters, Junior Wells, Michael Bloomfield, Paul Butterfield, John Lee Hooker, Howlin' Wolf or Hollin' as he spelled it, T-Bone Walker, Willie Dixon, Big Bill Broonzy, Albert King, Freddie King, B.B. King, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Charles Mingus, Sonny Rollins, Cannonball Adderley, Dexter Gordon, Freddie Hubbard, Stanley Turrentine, Wes Montgomery, George Benson, Dizzy Gillespie, Elvin Jones, Jimmy Heath, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, Paul Kossoff, Luther Grosvenor, Richard Thompson, Pete Townsend, Robby Krieger, Kim Simmonds, Justin Hayword, John Fogerty, Donovan, Lindsey Buckingham, Chet Atkins, Dave Evans, Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, Neil Young, The Kinks, Steve Windwood, Boyce & Hart, Stevie Wonder, Bobby Womack, Ashford & Simpson, Marvin Gaye, Aretha Franklin, Arrigo Boito, Giacomo Puccini, Richard Wagner, Ludwig V. Beethoven, Giuseppi Verdi, Wolfgang A. Mozart, Leonard Bernstein, Sergei Prokofiev, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky just to name a few, but my mother would say that I never listen to anyone.

Similar Artists not sure.

Artist History Like many other Chicago musicians, I've worked/"paid dues" in countless local Chicago bands, including Blues, Rock, Country, Disco, and "Occasions" bands throughout the 70's and 80's. Mostly, been devoting my time to writing and recording music.

Instruments electric & acoustic guitars, keyboard synthesizers/drum machines

Location Chicago, IL - USA

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