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Performances are available with all vocal numbers, all instrumental numbers or a combination of both.

The size of the group can also be adjusted to fit the size of your event. Your options are:

  • Solo
  • Duo
  • Trio
  • Quartet
  • Quintet
  • I'm also happy to accommodate any instrumentation you desire.

You and I work out the song choices and the band and I adhere to the requested list.

We work to provide each event with the exact music desired and we are happy to work up new songs.

JAZZ, CLASSIC ROCK and CLASSIC SOUL are our specialties and we'll also play blues, some country and some contemporary songs if requested.

I've performed professionally since I was 15 - without interruption. Initially I worked with band-mates five to ten years older and even spent a summer on the road at 17. The first bands were country and rockabilly but I would move to rock and blues bands before graduating high school.

In college I studied classical and jazz and found myself performing in choirs of all sizes, ensembles of all types and lots of performances as a solo classical guitarist - all the while spending weekends performing for private events and in clubs with rock and blues bands.

My move to Atlanta gave me an opportunity to focus on my solo performances which were mostly classical, but also included popular and jazz arrangements. I worked with flute players and vocalist, I had a partner who also played guitar and even performed with a guitar quartet which I arranged quite bit of music for. During this time I also started working with jazz combos and continued working with rock and blues bands.

Around 1995 I started to book myself as a band leader as well as a solo performer. This allows me to have control over all music offered, the size of the group and which musicians perform for which gigs. In order to assure dynamic performances and a high level of musicianship, I use only the finest musicians in Atlanta.

My goal is to provide music for any size event, to work with all budgets and to accommodate the musical tastes of the client. I want the client to rest assured that the music they desire will be the exact music they receive.  

Categorized Song List


ROCK - BLUES

AMAZING RHYTHM ACES
Third Rate Romance

AEROSMITH
Sweet Emotion
Walk This Way

ALBERT KING
Born Under A Bad Sign

ALLMAN BROTHERS
Blue Sky
Little Martha
Melissa
Midnight Rider
One Way Out
Ramblin' Man
Whipping Post
In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed
Stormy Monday
Trouble No More

B.B. KING
The Thrill Is Gone
Rock Me Baby

BACHMAN TURNER OVERDRIVE
Let It Ride

BAD COMPANY
Shooting Star

BADFINGER
No Matter What

THE BAND
The Weight
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down

BLACK CROWS
Hard To Handle
She Talks To Angels

BO DIDDLY
Not fade away

BOB MARLEY
I Shot The Sheriff

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
Cadilllac Ranch
I'm On Fire 
Born To Run

CAKE
I Will Survive

CARL PERKINS
Honey Don't
Blue Suede Shoes
Matchbox
Bopin' The Blues
Big Boss Man

CHEAP TRICK
I Want You To Want Me
Surrender

CHUCK BERRY
Roll Over beethoven
Rock And Roll Music
Johnny B. Goode
Memphis
School Days
Nadine (Is That You)
Sweet Little Sixteen
Maybellene
No Particular Place To Go

CLASH
I Fought The Law
Should I Stay Of Should I Go

COLLECTIVE SOUL
Shine
Heavy

CREAM
Sunshine Of Your Love
Crossroads
Born Under A Bad Sign
Outside Woman Blues

CREEDANCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL
Proud Mary
Fortunate One
Suzy Q
Green River
Born On A Bayou
Bad Moon Rising
Lodi
Who'll Stop The Rain

DICK DALE
Misirlou

DIRE STRAITS
Sultans Of Swing
Money For Nothing

DOORS
Love Her Madly
Love Me Two Times

EAGLES
Tequila Sunrise
Take It Easy
Already Gone

ELVIS COSTELLO
Allison
what's So Funny About Peace Love And Understanding

ELVIS PRESLEY
Jail House Rock
Heartbreak Hotel
Little Sister
Teddy Bear
Fever
Guitar Man
Thats Alright Mama
Blue Suede Shoes
Lawdy Miss Clawdy

ERIC CLAPTON
Before You Accuse Me
Key To The Highway
Lay Down Sally
Bellbottom Blues
I Shot The Sheriff
Layla
Tore Down
wonderful Tonight
Signe
Sweet Home Chicago

FLEETWOOD MAC
Oh Well

FOO FIGHTERS
Ever Long
Times Like These

FREDDY KING
Tore Down
The Stumble

GEORGIA SATELLITES
Keep Your Hands To Yourself

GRATEFUL DEAD
Uncle John's Band

GUNS AND ROSES
Sweet Child Of Mine

JAMES GANG
Funk #49
Walk Away

JIMI HENDRIX
Hey Joe
Fire
The Wind Cries Mary
Purple Haze
Little Wing
Angel
Along The Watchtower
Manic Depression
Castles Made Of Sand
Come On

JIMMY EAT WORLD
The Middle

JIMMY REED
Take Out Some Insurance On Me

JOE SATRIANI
Always With Me Always With You

JOHNNY WINTER
Don't Take Advantage Of Me Baby
Hard Way
Miss Anne

KINKS
Lola
Tired Of Waiting

LED ZEPPELIN
(requires hiring additional vocalist)

LITTLE FEAT
Willin'

LONNIE MACK
Memphis
Wham!

LYNYRD SKYNYRD
Sweet Home Alabama
Gimme' Three Steps
Call Me The Breeze

MARK FARNER
Some Kind Of Wonderful

MOUNTAIN
Mississippi Queen

NIRVANA
Heart Shaped Box

POPA CHUBBY
Lookin' Back
Stoop Down
Anything You Want

QUEEN
Crazy Little Thing Called Love

REM
the One I Love
Man On The Moon
Losing My Religion
Driver 8
Pretty Persuasions
Radio Free Europe

ROD STEWART
Maggie May
Stay With Me

ROLLING STONES
Satisfaction
Start Me Up
Brown Sugar
Jumpin' Jack Flash
Last Time                                                        
Honky Tonk Women
Paint It Black
Not Fade Away
Dead Flowers
19th Nervous Breakdown
Can't You Hear Me Knockin'
It's Only Rock And Roll

SANTANA
Black Magic Woman
She's Not There
Smooth
Europia
Evil Ways

SMITHEREENS
Blood And Roses
A Girl Like You

SOUTHERN CULTURE ON THE SKIDS
Pass The Hatchet

SPENCER DAVIS GROUP
Gimme' Some Lovin'
I'm A Man

STEPHEN STILLS
Love The One You're With

STEPPENWOLF
Born To Be Wild
Magic Carpet Ride

STEVE MILLER
The Joker
Jet Airliner
Jungle Love

STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN
Pride And Joy
Cold Shot
The House Is Rockin'
Lenny
Love Struck Baby
Little Wing
Mary Had A Little Lamb
Tell Me
Couldn't Stand The Weather
Riviera Paradise
Little Wing
Tightrope

STRAY CATS
Rock This Town
Stray Cat Strut

T Rex
Get It On

TOM PETTY
Feel A Whole Lot Better
Into The Great Wide Open
Mary Jane's Last Dance
Stop Draggin' My Heart Around

TOMMY TUTONE
Jenny Jenny (867-5309)

VENTURES
Walk Don't Run
Pipeline
Sleep Walk
Wipe Out
Tequlia

YARDBIRDS
For Your Love

ZZ TOP
Sharp Dressed Man
Cheap Sunglasses
La Grange
Tush
A Fool For Your Stockings
I Thank You
Just Got Paid
Jesus Left Chicago


SOUL / DANCE

ARETHA FRANKLIN
Chain Of Fools
Rock Steady

ARTHUR CONLEY
Sweet Soul Music

BILL WITHERS
Use Me
Ain't No Sunshine

COASTERS
Poison Ivy

COMMODORES
Brick House

DOBIE GRAY
Drift Away

ETTA JAMES
At Last

HAROLD MELVIN AND THE BLUE NOTES
If You Don't Know Me By Now

ISLEY BROTHERS
It's Your Thing

JAMES BROWN
I Feel Good
Cold Sweat
The Chicken

JOE COCKER
Unchain My Heart
Feelin' Alright

MARVIN GAYE
What's Going On
Mercy, Mercy Me

THE METERS
Cissy Strut

MOTHERS' FINEST
Baby Love

OTIS REDDING
Hard To Handle
634-5789
I Can't Turn You Loose

PERCY SLEDGE
When A Man Loves a Woman

QUINCY JONES
Sanford And Son Theme

RAY CHARLES
Unchain My Heart
I Don't Need No Doctor
Let The Good Times Roll
I Can't Stop Loving You

RUFUS
Ain't That Peculiar
You Got The Love

SAM AND DAVE
Soul Man
I Thank You
When Something Is Wrong With My Baby
Sweet Soul Music

SAM COOK
Bring It On Home To Me
Wonderful World

SMOKEY ROBINSON
Tracks Of My Tears

SPINNERS
I'll Be Around

STEVIE WONDER
Superstition
For Once In My Life
I Wish
Higher Ground

SUPREMES
You Can't Hurry Love

THE TAMS
Be Young Be Foolish Be Happy

TAVARES
Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel

TEMPTATIONS
My Girl
Ain't Too Proud To Beg

VAN MORRISON
Brown Eyed Girl
Wild Night
Moondance
Crazy Love
Domino
Jackie Wilson Said

WAR
Low Rider

WILSON PICKETT
In The Midnight Hour
Mustang Sally
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JAZZ

All Blues
All Of Me
Alright, Okay You Win (Peggy Lee)
Autumn Leaves
Bock To Bock (Wes Montgomery)
Blue Monk
Caravan
Cariba (Wes Montgomery)
The Chicken
Chitlins Con Carne (Kenny Burrell)
Come Rain Or Come Shine
Cry Me A River (Julie London)
Don't Get Around Much Anymore
Easy To Love
Eternally (George Benson)
Fly Me To The Moon
Four (Miles davis)
Freddy The Freeloader (Miles Davis)
Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You
Georgia On My Mind (Ray Charles)
Girl From Ipanema (Staqn Getz)
Good Morning Heartache
Green Onions (Booker T. And The M.G.'S)
Hold It
Honky Tonk (Bill Doggett)
I Get A Kick Out Of You (Frand Sinatra)
I'm Just A Lucky So And So
Iron City (Grant Green)
It Ain't Necessarily So
It Had To Be You
Jackie Gleason Theme
Jean Pierre (Miles Davis)
Killer Joe
Lil' Darlin"
The Look Of Love
Lullaby Of The Leaves
Mack The Knife (Bobby Darin)
Mercy, Mercy, Mercy
Minor Swing (Django Reinhardt)
Monkey See, Monkey Do (Michael Franks)
Moon River
Night Train
One Bad Habit (Michael Franks)
Opus De Funk
Perry Mason Theme
Route 66
So What (Miles Davis)
Soft Winds
Somewhere Over The Rainbow
Straight, No Chaser
Summertime
Till There Was You
Unforgettable (Nat King Cole)
Well You Needn't
West Coast Blues (Wes Montgomery)
Witchcraft (Frank Sinatra)
Work Song (Nina Simone)


POP

ALISON KRAUSS
When You Say Nothing At All

AMERICA
Sister Golden Hair
I Need You

ARLO GUTHRIE
City Of New Orleans

ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION
Spooky

B.J. THOMAS
Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head

BARENAKED LADIES
If I Had A Million Dollars
Brian Wilson

THE BEATLES
Act Naturally
All My Lovin'
And I Love Her
Back In The U.S.S.R.
Birthday
Blackbird
Can't Buy Me Love
Come Together
Day Tripper
Eight Days A Week
Something
Get Back
Here Comes The Sun
I Saw Her Standing There
I Should Have Known Better
I'm Looking Through you
In My Life
Oh Darling!
Revolution
Tell Me Why
You Can't Do That
You Really Got A Hold On Me
You've Got To Hide Your Love Away
Strawberry Fields Forever

BILLY JOEL
Only The Good Die Young
I Love You Just The Way You Are

BREAD
Guitar Man

ELTON JOHN
Your Song

FATS DOMINO
Blueberry Hill
Kansas City

FLEETWOOD MAC
Landslide

GUESS WHO
(She's Come) Undun
No Sugar Tonight
American Woman

HARRY CHAPIN
Cat's In The Cradle

HARRY NELSON
I Can't Live (If Living Is Without You)

INGRID MICHAELSON
The Way I Am

JAMES TAYLOR
How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You
Mexico
Fire And Rain
Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight
Secret Of Life

JIM CROCE
I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song
Operator
Leroy Brown
Time In A Bottle

JIMMY BUFFET
Fins
Margaritaville
changes In Latitudes
A Pirate Looks At 40
Pencil Thin Mustache

JOHN DENVER
Take Me Home Country Roads
Rocky Mountain High
Annie's Song

JOHN LENNON
Imagine
Woman

JOHN PRINE
Angel From Montgomery
Fish And Whistle

JOHNNY RIVERS
Secret Agent Man
Midnight Special
Lawdy Miss Clawdy

MARSHALL CRENSHAW
Someday Someway

MONKEES
Last Train To Clarksville
I'm A Believer

NICK LOWE
Cruel To Be Kind

OASIS
Wonderwall

POLICE
Every Breath You Take
Murder By Numbers

RASCALS
Good Lovin'
Groovin'

ROY ORBISON
Dream Baby
Pretty Woman

SHREYL CROW
Soak Up The Sun
The First Cut Is The Deepest

SPENCER DAVIS GROUP
Gimme' Some Lovin'
I'm A Man (Yes I Am)

TURTLES
Happy Together

VAN MORRISON
Brown Eyed Girl
Wild Night
Moondance
Crazy Love
Domino
Jackie Wilson Said

YOUNGBLOODS
Get Together

ZOMBIES
Tell Her No


COUNTRY

ALISON KRAUSS
When You Say Nothing At All

AMAZING RHYTHM ACES
Third RateRomance

BUCK OWENS
I've Got A Tight By The Tail
Act Naturally
Love's Gonna' Live Here Again

DWIGHT YOAKAM
Guitars, Cadillacs, etc...
Please Please Baby
Little Sister

EMMY LOU HARRIS
Two More Bottles Of Wine

GARTH BROOKS
Friends In Low Places
To Make You Feel My Love

HANK WILLIAMS
Honky Tonkin'

JERRY REED
Guitar Man

JOHNNY CASH
Folsome Prison Blues
Ring Of Fire
Jackson
I Walk The Line

LINDA RONSTADT
When Will I Be Loved

MERLE HAGGARD
I Think I'll Just Sit Here And Drink
Mama Tried

PATSY CLINE
Walkin' After Midnight
You Belong To Me

SOGGY BOTTOM BOYS
A Man Of Constant Sorrow

WILLIE NELSON
Whiskey River
Night Life



   

My songlist.

"Thanks so much for your time, Patience and killer performance..."
J.M. (client)

Perfect music for your event:

  • Pool Parties
  • Going Away Parties
  • Welcome Home parties
  • Bar-B-Ques
  • Graduations
  • Neighborhood Street Parties
  • Engagement Parties
  • Rehearsal Dinners
  • Wedding Receptions
  • Anniversaries
  • Birthday Celebrations
  • Charity Fund Raisers
  • Corporate Events
  • Trade Shows
  • Conventions
  • Grand Openings
  • Promotional Events
  • Employee Recognition Banquets
  • Client Appreciation Dinners
  • Retirement Parties
  • Policeman's Ball
  • Awards Banquets
  • Christmas Parties
  • New Year's Eve Celebrations
  • Mardi Gras Parties
  • Valentine's Day Parties
  • Class Reunions
  • Homecoming Dances
  • Bar Mitzvahs
  • Bat Mitzvahs

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