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Artist description
Laird Stribling founded R&R in 1985. He is a self
taught rock'n'roll guitarist and singer/songwriter. His main guitar
is a 63 Fender strat, and also uses an 85 Les Paul Studio. |
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Music Style
Guitar Rock |
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Musical Influences
Hendrix, Sonny Terry & Brownie Magee, Rolling Stones, Beatles, Van Halen |
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Artist History
Laird began playing guitar in the mid 60's, spurred
on by the Beatles, and later Hendrix. He bagan writing
writing music in the 60's and has continued to this
day. He only plays selected cover songs, but is
always looking for that great cover tune which fits
his vocal and guitar style. Laird played in various
high school bands in the 60's and 70's, then focused
on writing during the 70's to early 80's. In 1984
he formed R&R with the expert percussion of Michael
Lopez providing the perfect backbeat to his tunes.
Using the Band to present original material and showcase a
hard driving rock sound. His band bagan performing
in the San Jose bay area and were rising through
the ranks of mid-level clubs when Laird had to
move to New Hampshire. He formed another band,
EW Strike and began touring the New England states.
Most of the recordings on this site were done with
the members of R&R and reflect a raw style or driving
Rock'n'roll, ballads, and blues. Laird continues
to write new material and record. New material will
be posted as it is comleted. |
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Group Members
R&R
Laird Stribling - Guitars/Vocals
Michael Lopez - Drums/Percussion
Rodger Medley - Bass
Leslie Mott - Keyboards/Flute/Background Vocals
former members fo R&R:
Dennis Hagardt - Guitar
Larry Russo - Bass
EW Strike:
Laird Stribling - Guitar/Vocals
Ross Arnold - Guitar
John Shaw Jr - Bass/Vocals
Johnny "Crush" Cunningham - Drums
High School Band - Puffed Wheat
Laird Stribling - Vocals
Ron Smith - Guitar/vocals
Vince Flores - Bass
John "Rocky" McFarland - Lead Guitar
Fred Hartman - Drums |
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Instruments
Guitars/Vocals |
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Albums
Atlantic City, MCL, 1972 |
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Press Reviews
Laird writes the kind rock n roll we all love.....he's been writing it since the 60's when he was first influnced by such bands as the Beatles. There will be no doubt Laird has something special in store for EvorLution!
Look for this show on January 11 2003 at Images in New Jersey |
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Additional Info
Buy these CD's They are cool!! |
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Location
Litchfield, NH - USA |
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