bobbyswamp
Born and raised in Minneapolis, I ended up in LA after quitting a Top 40 cover band. We were doing the hotel & casino curcuit nationwide. Soon, I met my wife to be out here, and she puts up with this music thing of mine. However, I put up with all the stray cats and dogs she brings home. She claims they follow her. Right? Our daughter is the true light of our lives. Parenthood is the most fantastic, loving journey I have ever known. I keep busy with parenthood adventures, songwriting, guitar, piano, home improvement projects that never end and some that never get started, dreaming of playing golf every weekend but in reality it's like, what? Once a year?
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
I started out playing violin in the high school orchestra, and then discovered guitars and rock and roll. I've played in garage bands, horn bands, Top 40 bands, rockabilly bands, Beatle bands, acoustic coffee café bands, you name it. My current band, The Galaxies, plays all original music.
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
My current band, The Galaxies, gets together a couple times a month to jam. We play out at clubs here in SoCal whenever we can. We played The Los Angeles International Pop Overthrow this past summer.
Your musical influences
The Beatles, Black Sabbath, Chuck Berry, Led Zeppelin, The Everly Bros, Deep Purple, Frank Sinatra, The Band, Badfinger, REM, The Monkees, Bonnie Raitt, The Pretenders
What equipment do you use?
Vox AC30, Gibson SG
