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BEFORE I TRY TO GIVE YOU AN INSIGHT INTO MY MUSICAL BACKGROUND, MAY I START
WITH MY BIGGEST DISSAPOINTMENT IN MY CAREER AND THAT WAS BEING OFFERED A BOOKING ALONG WITH MY BEST FRIEND CHRIS BETTS IN
THE INFAMOUS CAVERN CLUB IN LIVERPOOL. IT WAS TO SAY THE LEAST, HEARTBREAKING HAVING TO TURN IT DOWN.
ANYWAY LESS OF
THE TEARS, AND ON TO MY BACKGROUND AS A MUSICIAN. [NOW THERE’S A LAUGH] AFTER DRIVING A FRIEND OF
MINE [BIG HANK]AROUND FOR YEARS IT WAS HIS SUGGESTION THAT I GO INTO SHOWBIZ FOR MYSELF
AND THAT WAS ABOUT 36 YEARS AGO.I WILL START WITH THE LAST FOUR YEARS WITH CHRIS BETTS AS ‘MONTANA’ WE HAD A GREAT UNDERSTANDING
WITH EACH OTHER AND RAPPORT BUT LIKE EVERY GOOD THING SOONER OR LATER IT COMES TO AN END. SO WE DECIDED TO TRY SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
[SEE NEWS & GOSSIP] I CONSIDERED GOING BACK INTO RETIREMENT, BUT I SUPPOSE ENTERTAINING IS IN MY BLOOD SO THIS IS
ME AS A SOLO ACT.MY MUSIC WOULD DIRECTLY BE AIMED AT THE GREATEST ERA OF THE 50’S AND 60’S, I WOULD
COVER GREAT ARTISTES LIKE GERRY & THE PACEMAKERS, DONOVAN, THE SEARCHERS, ELVIS PRESLEY AND OF COURSE MY IDOL BUDDY
HOLLY TO NAME JUST A FEW. ALTHOUGH I CONCENTRATE ON THIS ERA
OF MUSIC, I FEEL I AM SUITABLE FOR A WIDE RANGE OF VENUES BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE, INCLUDING COUNTRY AND LINE DANCE CLUBS
. ALBEIT I AM A SOLO ACT, I FEEL I HAVE A GREAT SOUND
WHILST ON STAGE, AND I DO APOLOGISE FOR THE USE OF BACKING TRACKS BUT THIS IS WHAT THEY CALL PROGRESS. OVER THE PERIOD
OF MY SHORT CAREER [ 40YEARS ] I HAVE PLAYED
IN BANDS SUCH AS MONTANA, HEARTBEAT, SOUNDS COUNTRY, JUST US, THE STRANGERS AND CAB-A-RAY. I HAVE ALSO APPEARED ON STAGE WITH
THE SEARCHERS, THE DRIFTERS, BARNBRACK, JONI HARMS, MAY Mc.FETTRIDGE AND GENE FITZPATRICK. SINCE GOING SOLO ,
I AM BASICALLY A COVERS ACT, BUT I DO WHEN THE TIME ALLOWS WRITE MY OWN MATERIAL AND HAVE RELEASED
A FEW CD'S OF MY OWN. THE LATEST ONE IS JUST OUT NOW ENTITLED "LISTEN TO ME" THIS IS A TRIBUTE TO THE 50'S
& 60'S. I ALSO HAVE A FEW SONGS RELEASED BY OTHER ARTISTES, [See Discography] I WOULD LIKE SOMEDAY TO PERFORM
MY OWN SONGS. SUMMING UP MY APPROACH TO GIGS: I TRY TO ENTERTAIN AND NOT
JUST PLAY MUSIC. I HOPE I ACHIEVE THIS IF NOT PLEASE FEEL FREE TO EMAIL ME WITH YOUR CONSTRUCTIVE COMMENTS
 "Jeez" That's
side splittin' stuff and it just gets funnier..
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