Since I am WAY too eclectic for my own good, I try to play in lots of genre with lots of varied and talented musicians... ___ I am mostly known for my 12-string fingerstyle approach to the guitar (DETROIT MUSIC AWARDS 1999 & 2000 _ I am in the Michigan Touring Artists Guide (see link) & Give workshops in songwriting & lyric building (poetics) ______ ____ I try to maintain a solo gig schedule in addition to these bands:
_______ Michigammee MoonSqualler are busy working on our debut CD at planet e. The band features Matthew Greenia on Guitars, Nancy Greenia on Mandolin, Art Mellos on perc & sound effects, Frank Greenhaigh on bull fiddle & I play guitar, dobro, fiddle, banjo AND WE ALL SING________ We do music of Jimmy Rodgers, Johnny Cash, Hank Williams, Louvin Brothers, R Crumb, Charlie Pool, the Carter Family and other rather obscure songs of that ilk and era. :) I also play with the Dont Look Now Jugband.
Dont Look Now Jugband have been performing in the Detroit area since the mid 70s or so . . . . >
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My band Plum Street is an original music songwriters project that is garage rocky in a 1960s creative spirit. We hardly ever play out, but we can rock out and bring some fun everywhere we play.
http://www.plumstreetmusic.com/pages/1/index.htm ________
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Acoustakimbo (a folk/jazz party band) with Brigitte Knudson, Peggy King Ahmed, Dave Marchaccio and Ron Ellman is somewhat dormant :( & Stella Stormer an old school country western band with honky tonk roots is also on hiatus -- that band features Maggie McCabe, Larry Everhart, Stu Tucker and Frank Greenhalgh.
Influences
HERO SONGWRITERS & PLAYERS: Tom Waits, Bob Marley, Richard Thompson, Steve Earle, Elvis C. TownesVanSant_____ GUITAR HEROES: Charlie Christian T BONE WALKER Richard THOMPSON, Tom Verlaine & Richard Lloyd TELEViSION,__ Djelimady Tounkara ___ John McLaughlin, Fred SONIC Smith, Bob TYE, Eric Gustalfson, & finally Chuck Richardson for being a guitar teacher for both Christian and Walker back in the 1930s in Oklahoma.
Sounds Like
Check out my OTHER myspace for the whole musical journey. _______
myspace.com/jerestormer
Lifelong music head. Longtime DJ at WDET in Detroit (101.9) <<<<< . >>>>>
Here are my links: :::::::::::: >
http://www.myspace.com/jerestormer
http://cdbaby.com/cd/jerestormer
http://www.michiganhumanities.org/touring/2003_2006/display.php?ID=100 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& >
http://www.metrotimes.com/metropolis/sonic/artistprofile.asp?id=1783 ... ...
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I play a politician in this independent Sci Fi Film called PROBEJACKERS. ---- Check it out at:
http://www.probejackers.com/cast.html
Jere, thanks for your splendid musical contribution to the Stupid Christmas songs scene last Friday night. 3 songs recorded at the show are now in the player on the Dog Latin page.
Hey Jere, how ya doin?It was good to see ya that night at the Ark. I'm going to try'n get up their again soon and do the open night. Hope your good! Rob
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