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Trumbone, Percussions
Birthplace: Elkin, NC
Favorite Musical Style/Musicians:
Jazz and Jazz/Rock; anything that's good. Chicago, Blood Sweat & Tears, Canadian Brass, Weather Report, Chuck Mangione, James Pankow, Urbie Green, Bill Watrous, Ernest Tubb, Alison Krauss, Ravi Shankar
Musical Influnces: See above
Years Playing:
40
Previous Groups: Elkin High School Bands, Wilkes Community College Symphony and Jazz Ensemble, UNC jazz/marching/concert bands, various theater pit orchestras, The Long Road Home, Vintage Years Orchestra, Elkin Presbyterian Church Brass Ensemble, Elkin Big Band
Equipment Used: Benge, Getzen and King trombones
Favorite Food and Drink: Buffet
Favorite Movies: Jeremiah Johnson, Braveheart, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, Animal House, The Longest Day, and Tarzan film with Johnny Weissmuller.
Other Interests: Highland bagpipes, the Blue Ridge Mountains
Three CD's you MUST have if stranded on an island: Handel's Messiah, John Coltrane's A Love Supreme, Jimmy Hendrix Greatest Hits
If you could have dinner with someone, who would it be (dead or alive):
My Family. If they can't make it, then Mark Twain.
Favorite Quote: "If it sounds good, it is good." - Duke Ellington