I'm a songwriter and ex-solo club performer. I decided to record a few of my tunes, so I called in some friends. I do lead and harmony vocals, lead, rhythm, and bass guitar. Chick plays all the keyboards (piano, organ, synthy). Ernie Lebeau does an underlying rhythm guitar track on 'Down South', and also does drum tracks on 3 songs. Larry Snider does the lead guitar on 'Everytime You Look at Me', Kelly Craven plays drums on it, and Scrappy Proctor sings harmony.
I got a guitar in high school, learned 3 chords, and started my first band. Paid my way through college, had a lapse of performing for 10 years, but then resurrected as a solo act doing all original music, except for a few stylized covers.
I did small clubs such as the Cellar Door in D.C. and was lucky enough to have opened shows around the southeast for JJ Cale, John Hiatt, John Prine, Hank Williams Jr, Link Wray, Hazel Dickens, Dolly Parton, Juice Newton, Emmylou Harris, David Allan Coe, Wille Nelson and a host of others. Got out of the business, as such, about 10 years ago. I now play around on the computer with it. You can check out all my creative endeavors on the net at hleproductions.com
Only if I'm over paid, have a dressing room with special food, and am offered sexual favors.
Blues, R&B, Shag dance music, Beach, Country, Southern rock, Jazz Danceable, Al Green, Joe Cocker, Beatles, Buffalo Springfield, Byrds, James Brown, Keb Mo, Robert Cray, Bonnie Raitt, Johnny Winter, Allman Bros, CSN&Y, Flying Burrito Bros, Jackson Brown, Neil Young, Subdudes, Tom Petty, YO YO Ma, Pattie Labelle, Hardaway Connection and numerous others. I'm a music devourer across the board.
Ovation, Washburn, and Gibson Les Paul, along with a Chorus. The instruments encompassing all five tunes include acoustic, electric, and bass guitars, the slide, piano, organ, synthy, trumpet, saxophone, harmonica, viola, bongos, and drums.
Life is an obligation to endure, and, life is a science, not a roll of the dice. Wanna know more. Visit hleproductions.com. Also, shaggers do it better!