Artist description Independent Composer, Sequencer and Trumpet Afficianado

Music Style Old European and Early American Polka and Waltz Dance Music from the mid 1800's to the early 1900's

Musical Influences Henry Silberhorn, Louis Vitak, Karel Echtner, Leroy Anderson, Rafael Méndez, Lawrence Welk, Elmer Scheid, Whoopee John, Armond Rezac, Andy Bakke, Anny de Leeuw, Tom Brusky, Allen Zagel, Louis Bashell

Artist History Over my lifetime, I have played several instruments including the trumpet, accordion, guitar, bass guitar and keyboard. I began playing trumpet and accordion at the age of eight and played for about fifteen years, until entering the Army. After returning, I played bass and guitar with friends and family members. In the mid-eighties, I picked up playing the keyboard and creating MIDI sequences. Since my retirement, I have rekindled my musical hobbies with special interest in creating arrangements of polkas, waltzes, marches, 50's style country music and devotional music. In early 2001, I began to relearn the trumpet, after a 40-year sabbatical. I enjoy having music in my life again and am pleased to share it with anyone who would care to list

Group Members Arleigh B. Baker

Instruments Trumpet, Diatonic Accordion, Piano Accordion, Hammond Organ, 6-string, 12-string and Bass Guitar, MIDI Keyboards

Press Reviews " Enter the world of Arleigh Benedict Baker, where a distant past of vintage waltzes and polkas collides with a not-so-distant past of computerized orchestration. "Drums" bounce like basketballs and drill like toy jackhammers throughout these joyful romps" - Listen.com

Location Longwood, FL - USA

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