Guitarist with Household Name Credits seeks cover gigs

Carterville IL

Description

I am a semi-retired guitarist and musical director that has played live or recorded as the guitarist or musical director for greater than 40 gold and platinum award-winning artists. The Village Voice named me the “New York Guitar Guru” and I hear that Rolling Stone Magazine even called me “the best new guitar player in a decade,” but I have never actually read this article, so don’t quote me. You may own my recordings or have seen me on the Time-Life Video Series, VH-1, PBS, HBO, or Entertainment Tonight. You may have seen me live at venues ranging from Madison Square Garden to the America West Arena or Hartford Civic Center. You may have heard me with major rock and blues artists (not to mention a whole slew of famous 60’s acts and some R&B/disco stars of the late 70’s many years after their heyday). When I hit Nashville from New York in 2005, I was a hired guitar gun for Nashville Star (someone was needed that could rock, I was hired again for some work again the next year). After I completed my release of historical instrumental guitar music for Sony and played on the GuitarSlingers Tour (there is a video you can buy at Sam Ash or Guitar Center if there are any left, hopefully you won’t find me on YouTube or Vimeo, it is illegal) I had been doing a lot of work for Disney in the studio and playing live cover gigs for fun in Southern California but moved back to Nashville because I liked living there before I moved. I now live in Southern Illinois for reasons that have nothing to do with music. I want to play sub and walk-in cover gigs (rock, r&b, even jazz standards but no country or originals). Obviously, this isn't about needing work. After playing full-time in NYC for 17 years, and Nashville for 9 years, I moved to Southern California and did Disney Sessions and played with local cover bands (because I like playing live). I don’t work for free or do benefits as a matter of principle but I don’t care about the amount of pay. www.joeysixstrings.com or no text or messaging please Some of my credits as a guitarist, MD or both include: Partial List of Live and Recording Credits: Paul Shaffer Joe Cocker Foghat Ringo Vicki Sue Robinson Bonnie Forman Wrecia Ford Danny Thomas Mary Wells Mary Wilson Bo Diddley Sonny Rhodes The Hollies Boxtops Jeannie Seeley Helen Cornelius Toni Wine Musique Ben E. King Jay and the Americans Del Shannon Shirelles Martha & The Vandellas Lesley Gore Chuck Berry Notable Venues, Video, and Television: Madison Square Garden Guitar Slingers Hollywood Bowl America West Arena Hartford Civic Center Boston Pops PBS Entertainment Tonight Time Life Video High Desert Festival Video New York City Town Hall Video HBO Nashville Star VH-1 USA Network Disney Channel Johnathan Demme Films