http://www.OPERATIONHAPPYNOTE.com...........
Operation Happy Note is a volunteer effort to send musical instruments to deployed service men and women throughout the world. Steve and Barb Baker from Fergus Falls, MN. and run Fergus Music started Operation Happy Note in March 2005 after their son was deployed to Iraq. They sent him a guitar and one to his friend, too. These soldiers were so pleased to have instruments while deployed that we found a way to get more instruments to our troops hence: Operation Happy Note. With the help of thousands of great Americans, we have now sent over 2700 instruments, including guitars, mandolins, banjos, violins, harmonicas, and accessories. Steve also wrote a lesson program with CD for those who don't know how to play. Thousands of requests are still coming in; clearly these soldiers need the joy that music brings them. .......
Operation Happy Note is doing it's very best to support all our service men and women. At this time we have 40 acoustic guitars on hand and about 20 electric guitars. Along with a few bass guitars, violins, banjos, horns and other instruments in stock waiting to be shipped. BUT we do not have funding for postage at this time, we need to get these instruments to them, they are not making music just sitting on the shelves. We recieve an average of 350 requests a month and Your donations are the only means we have to get these instruments in the hands of our deployed service men and women who need them. Please we need your help!!!!
Some artists dream...some artists work. From singing for more than 15 years almost nightly in bars and coffee houses to shaking the rafters of main stages on the east and west coast, Patty has sustained a career doing what she loves best... writing and performing the music she loves.________________
With an undying passion for creating and delivering soulful music, Patty Reese’s style has been compared to Bonnie Raitt, Melissa Etheridge and Janis Joplin. Inspired by the vocals of Etta James and Aretha Franklin, Reese’s own standout vocal style encompasses pop, blues, folk and rock.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
CHESAPEAKE BAY MUSIC GUIDE.
...."a critic and fan favorite.....
When Wammie Award -winning artist Patty Reese takes the stage, it's immediately obvious why she receives the critical acclaim that she does. She's a very talented songwriter and guitarist, as well as a powerful and soulful performer.
...is able to float effortlessly between genres of pop, blues, folk, jazz, and rock with a style that is both dynamic and original."____________________________________________________________________________________________________
MARYLAND MUSICIAN MAGAZINE
"Equally at home with the bluesy growl of Janis Joplin, the bowl 'em over dynamics of Melissa Etheridge, and the smooth grace of Bonnie Raitt."_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
WASHINGTON POST.com "Patsy Cline-meets-Bruce Springsteen sound" .._________________________________________________________________________________
MUSIC MONTHLY MAGAZINE....
"It is as if she were a female Dylan,....quite simply, timeless. The uniqueness and flexibility of her voice, combined with the maturity, polish, and professionalism of her song-writing, ...stirred in the cauldron of personal and performance experience, make her a triple-threat—une chanteuse extraordinaire. One special talent on the verge of a breakthrough___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
THE BAND
Whether performing solo acoustic, duo, or with a full band, her whirlwind performance schedule keeps her in the spotlight. Patty considers herself fortunate to be sharing the stage on any given night with some of the most celebrated talent on the east coast including guitarists Dave Chappell, bassist Sonny Petrosky, keyboardist Brian Simms and Drummer Andy Hamburger
MUSIC & SONGWRITING AWARDS
Along with 11 years of nominations vocals and her band, Reese was named 2007 Roots Rock Vocalist and, 2002 and 2006 Best Rock Pop Vocalist, and awarded 2004 Best Pop/Rock Album from the Washington Area Music Association. This year she is nominated in the Roots Rock Vocalist catagory-winners to be announced at the Wammies on February 17th. (WAMA).________________________________________________--
Music Monthly Magazine Readers Poll named her Best Acoustic Band of 2007
• Top 10 Winner TrueValue Hardware
National Songwriting Contest
• Northern CA Songwriter’s Association honors
• Mid Atlantic Song Contest honors
• WAMA nomination for Song of the Year
WASHINGTON AREA VENUES
Strathmore Music Center
The Birchmere
Rams Head Main Stage
9:30 Club
Recher Theater
Blues Alley
Avalon Theater
IOTA Club & Cafe
...and more____________________________________________________________
CONCERT HIGHLIGHTS
Chesapeake Bay Blues Festival
Strathmore Music Center Bob Dylan Tribute
Opened for Dereck Trucks w/ Ron Holloway at Strathmore Music Center
Bitter End NYNY
Rehoboth DE Jazz Festival
Ocean City MD Sunfest
East Coast Jazz Fest
Camden Yards - performing the National Anthem
City of Rockville Festival
California Expo and State Fair
Montgomery County Fair, MD
Mt. Shasta, CA Concert Series
Maryland Wine Festival
Baltimore's Artscape
plus concert venues in Key West, Myrtle Beach,
Sacramento, NYC and more.____
PATTY STARS IN ROCK OPERA
Patty Reese played the leading role in the Science Fiction Rock Opera “When ET Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest” by composer James Levy. The show debuted at the Takoma Theater in Washington DC in October of 2004 and plans are in the works for an off-Broadway run.____
RECORDINGS
“Here and Now” - Patty Reese (WAMA Best Rock Pop Album)
“The Broad Highway” - Patty Reese Band
“A Night to Remember” - One Night Stand__
Reese is often summoned to add guitar, vocals and backing harmonies to live productions and studio recordings for commercial work and bands such as Crack the Sky, Naked Blue, Billy Coulter, Kyf Brewer, Ruthie and the Wranglers, Cary Zeigler, Junior Watts, Junior Cline, Tony Denikos and Kevin Klein on "Raven Maniac" the theme song recorded for the Baltimore
Ravens._
After releasing her latest award winning CD, "Here and Now," Reese is back in the studio in recording her next project where she promises to deliver more incredible original music. ____________________________________________________-___
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hey! just wanted to say hi and see what was cookin'? Nothin crazy new over here, just enjoying a peaceful day. Have a great week :) much love ~adrian edward
HI PATTY YOU DID A AMAZING JOB LAST NIGHT AT BLUES ALLEY I HAD A BLAST HANGING OUT WITH YOU ALL DAY . BEST PART WAS I GOT TO CARRY YOUR GUITAR LOL LOVE YA SHARON.
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Wow Patty what a show... I love that place JVs... the crowd wanted to hear the music and not themselves... that's hard to find... Michele loved it... she knew you back in those cloudy days :)... I don't know if you noticed or not but I have a new strategy... you can't steal the picture if you're taking the picture :o) :o)... email those to silkecotton when you get the chance... enjoy your vacation and I'll see you when you get back... Love You, Ozzie
Hey Patty! You are cranked UP here yonder. Ozzie whom I call the Oz Man, said you were fantastic the other eve. He is my partner in getting better and we both (also many) need some of your STRONG MEDICINE! Thanks babe! Oh YEAHHHHH....Have mercy!
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