Reverend RockChuck
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The Reverend RockChuck, 2004.
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| Year of Birth: | 1944 | |
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| Hometown: | Born in Oakland, CA. Educated in New York City (NYU/Quantum chemistry & math, 1966) and Hollywood, CA (Musicians Institute/GIT, 1981-82). Retreated to Woodshed, USA, (Hilt, CA in 1983) |
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| Current city of residence: | Bend, OR | |
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| Age began playing: | Prenatal. My father was a sacred organist and choirmaster and my mother sang in his choirs. At age 7, my father forced me into piano lessons (5 years) and to sing in his children's choir (10 years). Through grammar school, high school and some college years, played trumpet, trombone and baritone horn (7 years), before settling into guitar (much to my father's consternation) | |
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| Instruments: | Played serious guitar from 1963 to 1985; quit playing music from 1985 to 1997 while concentrating on work as a computer programmer. Began playing again in 1997, electric bass guitar. | |
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| Vocalist: | not any longer | |
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| Favorite music: | Jazz, Fusion, Pop/Rock, Country-in that order. Don't really care for Rap, Hiphop, metal or trash | |
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| Play solo or with band: | Solo and with band | |
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| Bands performed with in the past: | Performed as a solo acoustic folk act in NY/NJ area from 1963 to 1971 before moving to CA; performed as guitarist for several Northern Calif. bands from 1979 to 1985. As a bassist for the Randy Heater Band (who is still receiving royalties for his backup vocals for John Denver and Johnny Paycheck), 1997-1998. Retired to Bend in 1998. As a bassist with "The Northwest Jazz Ensemble" from 1999-2001. Also studied Jazz improvisation at COCC under the direction of Andy Warr, 2000-2001. | |
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| Bands performing with currently: | The Oddz: 541-382-4498; theoddz@bendbroadband.com | |
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| Songwriter: | No | |
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| Manager or booking agent: | self: 541-382-4498; rockchuck@bendbroadband.com | |
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| Famous people you have performed for or with | My father; Carl Schroeder/Musicians Institute; Randy Heater | |
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| Favorite quote: | "It's not a sign of good health to be well adjusted to a sick society." Krishnamurti (1895-1986) | |
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| Artists who most influenced you: | John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Kenny Burrell, Joe Diorio, Ron Eschte, Pat Metheny, Larry Carlton and many more... | |
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| Favorite gig or performing moment: | Performance classes at the Musicians Institute w/ Carl Schroeder. The music transcended self and came from the external source. | |
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