MARY LOU WILLIAMS
STANLEY TURNTINE
DAVID CAINE
GEORGE GREEN
DONALD JACKSON
LUTHER DEJARUNETT
GARY WALKER
TYRONE MITCHELL
WILLIAM HERDON
JOSEPH WESTRAY
EVELYN CHILDRESS
LAMONT RAY
CORDELL DUDLEY
WENDELL BYRD
EUGENE SMITH
EUGENE LUDWIG
BILL EASLEY
EDGAR WILLIS
EDDIE DAY
JAMES"BLOOD"ULMER
CHAD EVANS
JOSEPH GRAY
NELSON HARRISON
DEL KING
WARREN WATSON
WINSTON CARTER
NATHAN DAVIS
SLYVESTER GOSHAY
WILLIAM GAY
RODGER HUMPHRIES
RICHARD HARRIS
FRANKIE AVERY
EMMETT SMITH
NATHANIEL BENSON
RALPH TERRY
DAN PONDER
JON BARTEL
CHRISTOPHER DEAN SULLIVAN
LEO CASINO
Favorite Pittsburgh Jazz Venue
THE HURRICANE
THE CRAWFORD GRILL
THE FOX CAFE
THE HI HAT
HARPERS LOUNGE
About Me:
MY BROTHER, KENNY MCGEE FIRST TAUGHT ME HOW TO PLAY GUITAR AT TWEVLE YEARS OLD.
SEVEN MONTHS LATER, WILLIAM HERDON, OF GEORGE BENSON AND THE ALTAIRS DISCOVERED ME PLAYING A GUITAR WITH TWO MISSING/BROKEN STRINGS ON MY FRONT PORCH. HE GAVE ME MY FIRST PROFESSIONAL JOB AS GEORGE BENSON'S REPLACEMENT.
FIVE YEARS LATER BOBBY WATLEY LET ME PLAY SOMEONE ELSES GUITAR WHILE HE WAS SETTING UP HIS DRUMS AT AN IMPRESSIONS UNFORGETABLE
CONCERT. HE GAVE ME MY FIRST JOB PLAYING ON THE ROAD WITH HIM AND WINSTON WALLS(ORGANIST).
FOUR YEARS LATER I SET IN ON MELVIN SPARKS WITH LONNIE SMITH AT THE HURRICANE BAR ON CENTER AVENUE.
LONNIE GAVE ME MY FIRST JOB RECORDING FOR A MAJOR JAZZ RECORD LABEL(BLUE NOTE RECORDS).
AFTER SEVERAL YEARS ON THE THE ROAD I RETURNED HOME TO FORM MY OWN LOCAL GROUPS. AFTER OBTAINING A ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE IN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT, I RELOCATED TO LOS ANGELES, CA. TO FORM A SONGWRITING-PUBLISHING/PRODUCTION PARTNERSHIP WITH JOSEPH CACCAMISE JR.
At 3:08pm on February 27, 2009, Vincent Pace said…
Hi Larry, thanks for your friendship!
Cheers,
Vincent!
At 12:46am on February 27, 2009, Jerry Butler said…
I would love to feature "you" as my guest on my show..If I am not your friend..please add me...also please call me @ the offc at 757 538 3540...757 971 3733 for details...click on the banner below to be a guest...JB
Hello Larry. Do you remember me ? Lynda I lived on the Southside of Pgh . New Arlington Ave. It's good to see that you have followed your passion. I kn
Hey Larry, good to see you here. Your bio brings back memories for me, Operation Perfection was the joint. I played with Gary Walker back in the day in Consolidated Energy and with Wendell Byrd at the Loft. Glad to see you are still doing well.
Hey Larry,
Hope things are good. Didn't know you were on the jazz network also. You have to stop by AVA on a Monday the next time you're in town. I posted a bunch of pics. Check 'em out. -J
Back in the day I think you played a guitar that could sound like an organ? What was it called? Do you remember when I played with the "Savoys" and James "Blood" Ulmer was our guitar player, do you know of anybody that has any pictures from those days?
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Cheers,
Vincent!
So good meet you here!
Be well!
Kisses,
May
Hope things are good. Didn't know you were on the jazz network also. You have to stop by AVA on a Monday the next time you're in town. I posted a bunch of pics. Check 'em out. -J
Back in the day I think you played a guitar that could sound like an organ? What was it called? Do you remember when I played with the "Savoys" and James "Blood" Ulmer was our guitar player, do you know of anybody that has any pictures from those days?
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