Born in 1969, Gary has lived in Sutton-In-Ashfield all his life, where he completed his education at Quarrydale Comprehensive School. Gary became a full time professional entertainer in 2003, following redundancy from the hosiery industry where he had worked since leaving school.
Gary developed an interest in music at an early age and learned to play bass guitar at the age of fifteen; he was soon playing alongside his contemporaries in rock bands, gaining success with ’Victim’ and ‘Hellraiser’. However, Gary’s musical influences have always been varied, and he has always harboured a love of Country Music.
In 2000 Gary began performing as a solo artist, converting to six string acoustic guitar, developing a powerful vocal style and building a distinctive stage routine with which he has been entertaining music lovers around the country, from the north east to devon and particularly in the Midlands. To demonstrate his versatility, Gary also performs rock ‘n’ roll, acoustic ballads and his own material (recorded examples of which, can be found on ‘Sunset Sky’ and ‘Coming Home To You’Having recorded four CD’s independently, the first simply entitled ‘Gary Haynes’ (released 2000), ‘Sunset Sky’ (released 2002) and ‘Coming Home To You’ (released 2003) ... & the latest CD titled ‘Burning Desire’ (released July 2005). Gary is now receiving air play on regional radio stations and can be found throughout the week and at weekends around the country.
The beginning of 2005 brought more interest in Gary & his music ... as he was interviewed by Phillip Edenborough from ‘Up Country Magazine ’; the article can be found inside the January 2005 issue [Pg 52-53]
In febuary 2008 Gary released his fifth cd titled "Standing In The Pouring Rain".
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