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For life...........

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Everyone I know!

Favorite Pittsburgh Jazz Venue

Wherever I can find Be Bop.

About Me:

My new band's name is Tantrum. We just had our opening night. What a gas of an opening night! It was SRO with no room to walk and we were
LOUD! But there were so many people that the sound out front was just right and you could talk, flirt, dance, dance on stage if you're female (Jimmy dragged a few gals up) and just be as out of control as you would like to. I know. I'm wireless and I was out there jamming with everyone. We had it going on. What a party! I feel like I'm 23 again. The wall of sound we created was like a 100 foot tsunami destroying anything in its path and the band was in the pocket musically. And me, you'll just have to judge for yourself. Thanks for coming if you were there and everyone else, you get a one time forgiveness, ok, a two time forgiveness but that's all, if you missed us. There's no better way to forget about the world, the economy and our everyday problems than seeing live Rock-N-Roll.

Phil the Knight with the sounds of Tantrum

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My wish for everyone is good health, peace, happiness and prosperity.

Be thankful at Thanksgiving, spread joy and peace at Christmas and be confident and optimistic at New Years.

Phil the Knight with Christmas spirit


Although I am an experienced guitarist in almost all of the current marketable styles of club music, my forte has been and always will be classic rock/blues/jazz rock fusion. I’ve been in show bands, R & B, blues, rock, classic rock, dance, disco, bluegrass, country, new country, rockabilly, swing and jazz bands. Some of my notable bands are the Rhythm Kings, Bad Juju, Rage, Double Dealin’, Brok-n-Pic, Indecision, and most recently Angel Blue and the Prophets.

I’ve had the fortunate opportunity to open for Blood Sweat and Tears and Marshal Tucker. I have recorded a blues CD, a jazz rock CD and a Xmas CD, and I am currently working on an all original CD. All of my CD’s are all guitar all jamming all the time. I am currently unsigned and in the process of finding the right group of players to perform with in the "Burgh".

In the Rhythm Kings I was part of a pioneering blues scene in Pittsburgh. I create my own midi files and use other midi files that I have revamped and enhanced as my backup music and record my guitar performances over them. The songs I have posted were created in that manner and are solely for the demonstration of my playing styles. I hope you enjoy them as much as my family and friends do.

I do have one musicman manlaw you must adhere to. When you listen to my songs, you have to listen to them all the way to the tag. Think about it. You don’t read a book and stop with ten pages left. A song’s not a song without taking it from the "top" and going all the way to the "out".

Lou Lordi was one of the best clarinet/sax players in the Western PA area during the big band swing era. He received many invitations to move to New York City to play but for the love of his family decided to stay in Ellwood City. I liken his decision to stay to me winning the powerball. He was the man who taught me all I know.

When I was done with the clarinet he then taught me how to make a saxaphone whisper, scream, growl and sing after which he told my father that I needed to get out and play and that there were no more lesson books left. I had gone through them all.

The one lasting memory I will always carry with me about Lou was after every lesson he would play for me for me for an hour until my father got off work to pick me up. He not only gave me the rudiments of music but he showed me how to extract the heart and soul out of an instrument. I was able to transfer that heart and soul to the guitar thanks to Lou. I will never forget him.

Phil The Knight With The Blues

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