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A little about the Dogster
Began life as a piano player at age 6 started taking lessons from Joe Bell, by age 11 I was playing the Warsaw Concerto from memory. I then began taking lessons on organ and piano from Ed Sedlar. I use to think that 2 hours a day practicing while my friends were all outside was a waste of time and energy. Only to prove me wrong, as the band offers started rolling in, but not as a keyboardist, but as a bass guitarist. I learned to play bass on my own as it was cheaper and easier to transport than an old upright or a Conn organ. My career as a musician had just started. My parents noticing the waste of talent of me playing a bass, rushed out and bought me a Farfisa double manual organ and a set of Moog bass pedals. Immediately I was offered a job with an oldies band, Bill Cornell and the Prophets. This actually put money in my pocket 3 nights a week and my parents were more than willing to take me and pick me up at the jobs. Now that was true dedication on my parents part, my dad worked shifts in the steel mill so mom sometimes had to pick me up at between 2 and 3am.
I have been on the road numerous times with numerous bands. Have played with a lot of heavy hitters before they were known when I lived in California, back in the late 70s early 80s. Once home and broke as most of us were back then, I formed a band called Sudden Darkness and was picked up by an agent from England named, Berny Beezy, she was a total trip. She managed me and a local band, Arnie and the Country Classics, which was a Elvis tribute band. She hooked myself and a very good friend of mine Sam Pierce up with Arnie and it was a very short lived experience. My best memories with them was playing the State Music Hall and meeting Marty Robins.
Berny also hooked up Sudden Darkness with a British rocker, Pete Stephens, who at the time had a record in the top 20 in England. She brought him to America and wanted our band to back him up. Pete came out and jammed with us at the old "Stone Mansion" on Rt. 51. We have a recording of that night somewhere on 4 track, I think Rich Kivda still has it. We turned down backing him as other local projects were in the works.
The music on my page are from various bands and friends. Al Staley, wrote Sensitivity, Quite Alright, and Survivor. I of course was playing keyboards on these songs. Bob Casey on drums, Al Staley on bass, rhythm guitar and vocals, Katie on backing vocals. Other songs here were performed live in Rock House Studio at 9am in the morning by the band No Clue, the members were John Sechrist - vocals, rhythm and lead guitar, Chuck Diaz - bass guitar and vocals, Billy Gaidos - drums and vocals, and myself ..boards and vocals. Yet another band was Y-U-Blue with members: Suzie Smith - vocals, percussion, and keyboard, John Sechrist - lead guitar and vocals, Billy Ozniak - lead guitar and vocals, Chuck Diaz - bass guitar and vocals, Rob Ferencz - percussion, and me (ShyDog) - keyboards and vocals.
Soon I will be recording in my home studio and will post those songs here for you to listen to as well as rate. I will be adding blog entries for recording tips, guitar lessons, and links to lyrics and tab for guitar and bass.
Keep checking back for club dates on where the dog may show up. It could be in a town near you.
Take care and God Bless.
--- Shydog ---
Musicians I have worked with over the years
Wow.. This is going to be a huge list.
John Sechrist - guitar, vocals, song writer **Blues, own style
Chuck Diaz - bass, vocals **His dad, Dale Diaz and Jim Turtzer
Bill Gaidos - drums, vocals **own style of playing-- One f the best
Jim Tate (Tator) - bass, guitar, vocals **Neil Young
Roy Ravenscraft - guitar, vocals, song writer
Luke Gaidos - bass, guitar, drums, congas, vocals **great performer
Keith Painter - drums ** Dream Theater
Tony Interval - guitar, vocals
Iddy Lee Moore - guitar **and damn good
George Dodie - drums, piano, song writer ** road warrior in Vegas
Joe Diaz - keyboards, vocals ** road warrior with Bo Diddly
Marc Souey - sax ** Bahamas
Larry Lee Jones - guitar, bass, song writer **Tanya Tucker
Carl Nutt - pedal steel, guitar, bass **One of the best pedals in the biz
Jackie Icker - pedal steel, guitar **Johnstown, great pedal man
Donny Ledbetter - drums **Impact Band
Kevin Moates - guitar *will be very sadly missed
Joe Batista - bass, vocals ** excellent singer and bassist
Todd Jones - guitar, vocals, song writer **Pittsburgh Country Talent
Rob Ferencz - drums, vocals **Jazz oriented now in Nashville
Suzie Smith - keyboards, percussion, vocals ** Great stage presence and vocal ability
Bill Ozniak - guitar, vocals **Marshall Tucker
Rick Direntis - bass, vocals **All styles
Jim Turtzer, bass, trumpet, vocals ** the extreme talent in music Sadly missed by all
Tom Millai - guitar, vocals, song writer **Wrote Just for Sandy (oldies)
Dale Diaz = bass, vocals, song writer ** Oldies and country Sadly missed by all
Dolly Crawford - guitar, vocals, song writer **recording artist Patsy Cline style
Gene McFadden - guitar, vocals, song writer **Great player, Beatles
Sam Pierce - drums, keyboard, harmonica, song writer **Sadly missed by all
Dave Thompson - guitar, vocals ** Sadly missed by all
Rich Krivda - guitar, bass, vocals ** Heavy Beatles Influence
Ed Sablack - guitar, keyboards, vocals ** Heavy British Invasion
Brian Gorgolis - drums and vocals
John Muzina - guitar and vocals ** Oldies and top country Sadly missed by all
Don Williams - bass and vocals ** Great vocalist Sadly missed by all
Dave Matey - Drums and vocals
Al Staley - Bass, guitar, keyboards, vocals, song writer **Beatles Influenced
Joe Grushecky - guitar and vocals (Highland House, Groovy Tuesdays Jam Night)
Freddy Grant - guitar - Studebaker Hawk --Awesome player
Cruso Picklamini - guitar, harmonica,vocals -- Great vocals and stage presance
JC Munson - guitar and vocals -- Country super picker -- Larry Lee Jones
Richard Hughes - guitar, sax, piano, vocals, song writer ** influenced by his family.
Spyder - guitar, vocals, song writer ** Bob Dylan
Alan Granis - guitar, vocals ** anyone Southern Rock oriented
Barry Rach - guitar ** all types of music
Rich Rodriguez - bass ** Joco Pastorious, Weather Report
Scott Sands - percussion ** great drummer
Hooter - bass guitar, vocals ** country picker
Rich Kendall - guitar, vocals ** Now doing Bon Journey
Bob Casey - Drums, guitar - **Van Halen style guitar player
Keith DiPiazza - keyboards, vocals, songwriter
Frank Washock - keyboards, promoter ** Greatful Dead
Bill Cornell - guitar, vocals ** Oldies, Elvis, rock and roller
Pat Cornell - guitar, bass, drums, sax, vocals **whatever instrument you need
Bob Cistelli - bass, vocals
Fred Behanna - drums ** Floyd Sneed influenced
Ti McGlory - guitar **Awesome if he remembers to beathe during solos
Gary Barnhart - bass, vocals ** Great player
Ray Bradish - guitar, vocals **Chicago
Vince Amendola - guitar, bass, vocals ** Steve Perry vocal range
Harry Stratogus - guitar ** Hendrix
Kevin Kotch - drums **Neil Pert before Neil Pert ever surfaced
John Pavalontis - guitar, song writer **Neil Young
Buddy Hawks - pedal steel, guitar, vocals ** Old time country artist
Like I said it is a long list, I know that I've missed a bunch of names here as I have been playing a long time. Played with people that I only met the night we were playing, mainly jam nights, or the old time country pickers that use to come to the Fireside Lounge outside Monongahela.
To all of you I wish nothing but the best and hope to re-unite with all of you one day again.... ShyDog
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MERRY CHRISTMAS dog man. Web site looks great! I just re done doing mine. Hows the studio coming bro? Mine is done at last! Keep jamin on ...god bless.....your friend da Keefer
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