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Influences
Eric Clapton, Dave Stewart, Tom Petty, Huey Lewis and the News, Queen, Mike Batt, Buddy Guy, B.B. King, Steve Cropper, Alan Jackson, Pet Shop Boys, Harold Faltermeier, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Allman Brothers Band, Mark Knopfler, Chuck Berry, Elvis, Eddie Cochran, Bill Haley and the Comets, Carlene Carter, Johnny Cash, Albert Lee, John Hiatt, Ry Cooder, Rolling Stones, Bon Jovi, Desmond Child, Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Brian Setzer, The Tractors, Peter Brunner, John Mayall, Sammy Hagar, Toto, Jerry Donahue, Brian Wilson, Pink Floyd, Gary Moore, Chet Atkins, Glenn Miller, George Gershwin, John Williams and everybody, i was listening to in my life.
Fred Guggenberger entdeckte mit 5 Jahren den Rock..n Roll und schliesslich Jerry Lee Lewis. In den folgenden Jahren nahm jeder Klavierlehrer panisch Reissaus, wenn sie hörten, wie er jedes klassische Stück in ein wildes Rock..n Roll Inferno verwandelte. So blieb es bei insgesamt 24 Unterrichtsstunden und er brachte sich den Rest selbst bei. Mit 16 entdeckte er Eric Clapton und den Blues. Kurz darauf begann er, auf einer billigen, elektrischen Gitarre aus dem Versandhaus zu üben und spielte mit 19 als Gitarrist in der Band, in der er zuvor Keyboarder gewesen war. In den folgenden Jahren spielte er mit Country-Musikern, Rockbands, einer Reggae-Band und "jedem, der mich auf die Bühne liess". Nachdem der grosse Erfolg mit zwei Bands in Sichtweite war, jedoch an internen Streitereien, die dadurch erst begannen, nichts wurde, baute er sich ein eigenes Studio, um unabhängig zu sein und die eigene Musik dort aufnehmen zu können. Nach einer längeren Durststrecke kam schliesslich das erste Soloalbum "Let me in", dass 13 eigene rockige Songs präsentierte. In den nächsten Monaten landeten acht Songs auf den Spitzenplätzen internationaler Internet-Charts und wurden in den USA, England, Schottland, Frankreich und Luxemburg im Radio gespielt.
Bei Number One Music sind Fred und Familiar Souls seit Anfang Januar in den Top5, Categorie Classic Rock/Rockabilly.
Fred Guggenberger was five years old, when i discovered his parents rock..n roll records and finally jerry lee lewis. In the next years, every musicteacher was leaving the place in panic, when they heard him turning every tune into a wild rockn roll twister. So he stayed back with 24 Music-Lessons in his whole life and teached himself the rest by listening to records and analyzing them to understand. At the age of 16, he listened to Eric Clapton and the blues and so he became infected. A infection, no doctor could heal. Thank god its so :-)
He bought a cheap electric guitar from a mail-order-shop and why the other boys were running for the girls, he sat in his room and played guitar until the fell asleep.
In the following years, he played with different bands all styles of music: Country with a Countrysinger from texas, reggae with nice people from africa, hard-rock, blues and "with every one that let me on his stage". In two bands he played, a major-deal was in sight. It didn..t came together because of problems inside of this bands, that just started because of "were becoming a majordeal". So he quitted it all and build his own studio to write an record his songs independend from other people moods.
At the moment, Fred ist working on songs for a musical, four songs for a german pop singer, his second Solo Album, and the first Album of Familiar Souls.
Member of GEMA and NSAI (Nashville Songwriters Association International). Looking for contacts and networking with nice people and creatives like songwriters, lyricists, artists etc..
A big THANK YOU to Radio Hotmix106, Radio Watford, Hippo Radio and Radio Aria for playing my songs on air!!! Your support is outstanding!
Thanks for having me as a myspace friend...I really need your help.I'm Nominated for the QC awards and I need your Vote..Please go to www.queencityawards.com enter site click on nomination,scroll down to Country Artist (Male) and please throw me your vote.. Promoted by Missongwriter Promotions NOW BOOKING 2010 South Carolina ,North Carolina,Virginia,Georgia,Tennessee Call 843-450-0171 for submission details and requirements
Join the Jeffrey Allen Edwards Fan Club Go to or click on the link below and I will see you there soon. This is all very new to me and I look forward to any and all things that bring me closer to my friends and fans.
Heyyy...Its Josey here lol Thanks to you I got to open for Little Big Town on their tour...now Im in another contest again! ha! if you have a second could you go to this link and click on my name to vote for my video "Red Lights" in CMTS MUSIC CITY MADNESS? Make sure you submit your vote after my name turns blue :)
Hey Fred, we miss you and Claudia already! We had another great time in Bavaria, the shows were all great, you did such awesome work putting it all together, thanks so much! Can't wait until you come to Nashville! We are ready to come back at any time!
Also wenn ich die tollen Foto..s sehe, dann würde ich mir gerne in den Hintern beißen, weil wir nicht dabei sein konnten!!! Aber das geht nicht, komm nicht mehr rum....liegt am Alter!
Fred, Once again, thanks to you, we had a great time in Bavaria! Your arranging for sponsors like Ibanez, Music Station, and Klotz, among others, as well as booking cool venues made our too short tour with you really fun. thanks for all your hard work, the stress, so that we didn't have to, and the pleasure of playing with Kirsti and Bill, and yourself. You Rock! We shall return.
Hi Fred, danke erst mal für..s wieder annehmen! (War hoffentlich kein Fehler, LOL) Übrigens hab ich die Daten für das Konzert nicht mehr, gib sie mir bitte noch mal! Die ganzen Mails sind leider mit der alten Seite, aus Sicherheitsgründen, gelöscht worden. Werde nochmal den Grampus fragen, ob wir jetzt können oder nich....würde mich freuen, wenn mein Chefchen ja sagen würde, wird bestimmt super! Wir schicken GLG..s an euch beide, hoffentlich bis dann... Nette
FREDDY BOY!!! :^))) Well aw right brother! I see your freak flag is still flyin' high, but I had no doubts man. Yeah, you and me both...next album before we're 80 huh? lmao Dude, come on down to SoCal anytime! I got back in touch with Sheri is she is freakin' funny as always! :^D Made it through the fires OK but it was touch and go for a while. Still writing all the time and workin' on other projects (and some top secret ones) for the future. ;^) Say woof to Lumpy, and we'll stay in touch now that I'm back in the saddle! Cool man!
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