First and foremost I'm a song guy, so I dig folks who serve the song:
Buddy Miller, Emmylou Harris, Lucinda Williams, Alison Krauss, Ann Peebles, The Staple Singers, Ted Hawkins, Mahalia Jackson, Daniel Lanois, Wilco, Tift Merritt, The Meters, Sly and the Family Stone, Gillian Welch, David Rawlings, Donny Hathaway, Susan Tedeschi, Bill Frisell, Mark Goldenberg, T-Bone Burnett, Brian Blade, Brady Blade, Viktor Krauss, Jerry Douglas, Bob Dylan, Hendrix, Kathleen Edwards, Shawn Colvin, Elton John, The Who, Steve Gaines, Allen Collins, Gary Rossington and Ronnie Van Zant, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Allman Brothers, Tom Bukovac, Albert Collins, Esquivel, Greg Leisz, Bill Bottrell, Mary Gauthier, and so many others....
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"AMAZING GRACE - THE DUALITY OF HUMANITY" YouTube Video
I made this video about the duality of humanity, extreme and surreal, where we can create extraordinary artful beauty and then turn around and smash someone's brains into it. Greg V. The music "Amazing Grace" is from my CD "Tailgate Troubadour". The song Amazing Grace was composed by John Newton (1725-1807) a Slave-ship captain turned Evangelical Preacher who later renounced slavery after years of personal torment.Click each movie to play
SONG FOR NEDA written and recorded by GREG V. Click each movie to play
HAL KETCHUM CONCERT WITH GREG V. ON GUITAR Click each movie to play
JEWEL CONCERT WITH GREG V. ON GUITAR Yahoo! Nissan Live Sets, Click each movie to play
GREG V. ON GUITAR WITH JEWEL IN NASHVILLE, TN 5/07 FOR CMT 330 UNPLUGGED SESSION
GREG V. ON GUITAR WITH LUKE DICK IN NASHVILLE, TN 7/2007
"TAILGATE TROUBADOUR" Greg V's debut Americana CD of
telecasters, lap steel, dobro, baritone and mando guitars melting into
burnin' Fender amps... Featuring Lucinda Williams drummer Jim Christie
and Jackson Browne's bassist Kevin McCormick on all twelve songs. More
Info and to Buy "TAILGATE TROUBADOUR" CD see these links-
Selected Studio or Live
Performances with: JEWEL
KEITH URBAN
WYNONNA JUDD
LONESTAR
DOUBLE TROUBLE
BUDDY MILES
COLIN HAY
HAL KETCHUM
RANDY JACKSON
JERMAIN JACKSON
SEAN YOUNG
LORENZO LAMAS
SEBASTION BACH
IRENE CARA
CHRIS KIRKPATRICK
MIKALAH GORDON
RONNIE MONTROSE
SUSAN TEDESCHI
MELISSA ETHERIDGE
AMY DALLEY
SHELLY FAIRCHILD
EDGAR WINTER
BONNIE HAYES
JAY DEMARCUS
JAMES OTTO
WADE BOWEN LUKE DICK ASHLEY RAY
FRANK BLACK
MALFORD MILLIGAN
Having toured with Stevie Ray Vaughan's band Double Trouble (Chris
Layton, Tommy Shannon) and Jimi Hendrix's Band of Gypsys drummer Buddy
Miles, Greg V. smiled recalling all the years growing up in Woodbridge,
VA playing guitar endlessly, never knowing where the journey would lead
him... The journey accelerated the night he graduated from high school.
Instead of going to a party after the graduation ceremony Greg V. went
home to pack his Plymouth Fury full of guitars and amps, barely
sleeping before his cross-country move to San Francisco the next
morning.
Soon
he was playing with bassist and American Idol judge Randy Jackson,
Doobie Brothers drummer John Hartman and San Francisco legend Bonnie
Hayes songwriter for Bonnie Raitt. Many diverse recording sessions
followed, such as: Melissa Etheridge, Gregg Rolie (Journey keys) and
Michael Schrieve (Santana drummer). Levi's, Budweiser and Giorgio
Perfume commercials were done alongside producer Walter Afanasieff
(Mariah Carey, Celine Dion). Cory Lerios (Pablo Cruise keyboardist)
tapped Greg V. to play on the cult classic TV series Max Headroom and
three seasons of Bay Watch, performances on the TV series Parker Lewis
Can't Lose and O'Hara followed.
After a tour with guitar legend
Ronnie Montrose Greg V. headed for Los Angeles, CA and began touring
with drummer Buddy Miles for several years. French star David Hallyday
asked Greg V. to play throughout Europe for several more years followed
by a beautiful 3 year musical vacation in Honolulu, HI playing 250 gigs
a year with the islands premier rock band "The Piranha Brothers".
Longing for an organic musical environment he made a move to Austin,
Texas. Not knowing a soul in Austin he made friends quickly and within
three months Double Trouble's Chris Layton called asking Greg V. to
tour with Double Trouble in support of their CD release "Been A Long
Time". This was followed by a Central and South American tour with
Colin Hay, vocalist for Men At Work.
Currently residing in Nashville, TN he has performed with artists Jewel, Hal Ketchum, Keith Urban, Wynonna Judd, Jay DeMarcus of Rascal Flatts, LoneStar, John Rich of Big & Rich, Ashley Ray, Wade Bowen, Amy Dalley, James Otto, Shelly Fairchild, Luke Dick, The Bittersweets. Greg V. also played in the house band for Season 2 of the CMT TV series "Gone Country"
Greg
V's solo CD release "Tailgate Troubadour" debuts his textural Americana
inspired soundtrack...Twelve organic and soulful instrumentals
featuring Lucinda William's drummer Jim Christie and Jackson Browne's
bassist Kevin McCormick. Beautifully mixed by Jackson Browne's
guitarist Mark Goldenberg and mastered by Gavin Lurssen at The
Mastering Lab, Grammy winner for the "O Brother Where Art Thou"
soundtrack. "Tailgate Troubadour" is all rootsy vibe and feel, taking
you on a timeless Americana road trip with Telecasters, Gretsches,
Dobro, Lap Steel, Baritone, Mando-guitar and glowing vintage amps as
your passengers...
Thank you soo much for the add! How have you been? Hope all is well! I started my Youtube Channell!! Check it out!! Add me as a friend and subscribe to me! Lets Keep in touch! God Bless Andy www.youtube.com/user/andymartinguitar
Hey, What up Greg thanx 4 the add, .... i know you probably get these dumb ass comments all the time, but i am legit a new artist, and im just trying to get some honest feedback from people about my music, and what they think........If you can, just stop by my page, and let me know what you think....Hope u enjoy the music,
Thanks for the add, greatly appreciated. It's an honor to be a part of your family of friends here. We too welcome you aboard the FRQZ train with hopes you enjoy the ride! Don't be a stranger, stay in touch, keep us posted to upcoming gigs and adventures, post a performance video, and so on. Stay TUNED !
Greg, it was truly a pleasure to meet you at the Amp Expo and converse. I appreciate what you're doing and hope that we can get an amp into your hands to let those unwritten songs out.
Been thru the ringer with my old bandmates lately (Boy were you ever smart to leave Virginia), and I deleted almost everyone. You mention practically everything about your career except the soundbytes you did for Bogner amps. I'd still love to see post the barking soundclip "Bogner Ecstasy Classic 05, Red, High Gain Channel" up on your playlist, so I wouldn't have to go visit the Bogner page to hear it once in awhile! (But then again, Bogner probably owns it right? And you probably wouldn't want to scare everyone off your page when they drop by for a visit)... LOL
The best live, "improptu" amplifier sample clip I've ever heard!
You're a monster guitarist, and I hope you realise how fortunate you are to be making a living playing guitar! I know its probably not as glamorous as it seems the minstrel's life, but it beats workin' for "the man!"
I was lucky enough to do all the guitar tracks this past May on the debut Bentt CD coming out soon on ICON Records before, I managed to get myself fired from the band in June... I'll let ya know when it drops so maybe you can give 'er a listen and tell me whatcha think. It should be very "alt rock" and modern sounding compared to our quickie demo EP I recorded back in '07.
No Americana grooves though, but some really great, catchy tunes.
