Lee Barker
| Nickname: | Blind Lemon Pledge |
Lee Barker playing his hand-crafted Barker Vertical Bass.
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| Year of Birth: | ought and 44 | |
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| Hometown: | Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin |
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| Current city of residence: | Redmond, OR | |
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| Age began playing: | tuba at 12 | |
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| Instruments: | electric bass | |
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| Vocalist: | very no | |
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| Favorite music: | classical; romantic era | |
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| Play solo or with band: | with a band, whether they notice or not | |
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| Bands performed with in the past: | The Scholars (gawrsh); Dry Canyon Filharmonhick, Dry Canyon Band | |
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| Bands performing with currently: | Dry Canyon Philharmonhick | |
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| Songwriter: | Just one: "Juniper Berries", about birds getting drunk. Limited success even in Juniper Abundant Areas. | |
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| Current CD title: | Preserved | |
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| Past CDs: | Remember cassettes? None. Remember 8 tracks? Nada. How about 1/4" tape? Nope, none then either. | |
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| Manager or booking agent: | No one can apologize enough to do this job. | |
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| Famous people you have performed for or with | Joseph Sasaraque, Thomas Albinoni, Sonja Hems, LeRoy "LeeBoy" Newport | |
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| Favorite quote: | Labor of evident value satisfies the soul--Lou Gottlieb | |
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| Artists who most influenced you: | Lou Gottlieb, Mike Sutherland, Jim Erickson | |
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| Favorite gig or performing moment: | After a gig we left without Jim. | |
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| Anything else you would like us to know about you: | Sometimes the notes you don't play are more important than the ones you do. | |
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| Links: | http://www.barkerbass.com; email: barkerbass@bendcable.com | |
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