Honey Don't, Everybody's Tryin to be My Baby, Hello Mary Lou, Blue Days/Black nights, Bopin the Blues, Be Bop a lula
Influences
Buddy Holly, Hank Williams Sr, Chuck Berry, Carl Perkins, Little Richard, the Everly Brothers, Hank Ballard, Sam Cooke, Muddy Waters, John Mayhall, the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, Neil Young, the Buffalo Springfield, Hank Williams, the Funk Brothers, Jimmy Reed, Buddy Guy, John Sebastian, Bob Dylan, Eric Anderson, Moby Grape, Tracy Nelson, James Burton, Neil Young, Stephen Stills, the Hollies, the Doors, Graham Parsons, Albert Lee, Roy Orbison, Bruce Springsteen, B B King, Paul Butterfield, the Band, the Grateful Dead, Robert Johnson, Sony Boy Williamson, Eric Clapton, Joni Mitchell, Ian & Sylvia, John Lennon, Keith Richards, Merle Haggard, Buck Owens, Roy Clark, Ian Matthews, Seatrain, John Hammond Jr, Charlie Musselwhite, Tim Buckley, Lieber & Stoller, John Fogerty, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Arthur Alexander, Cindy Walker, Stevie Wonder, James Jamerson, Bootsy Collins
I am a songwriter first and foremost. Playing music, working in bands, recording and producing songs, and singing them, are all part of the process. But the main focus is and always will be the songs.
Three of the songs on this page: Face in the Crowd, Cowboy Songs Make Me Cry and ILY are the most recent songs I have written.
Songwriting is my preferred path to the madness and nirvana. -- The most fun, and also the most frustrating thing about songwriting is the "getting there" process that is used to bring a new song forth from a floating form in your head into a discernable song to be listened to.
That being said, below is a brief description of some of the things that have happened along the way in my journey.
I started out playing music the same way lots of people my age did. I listened to the Beatles and the Rolling Stones and I listened and listened and pretty soon I was picking up the instruments, banging on the drums, and, after a while, it didn't sound too bad.
We never even thought about lessons -- we didn't have the money for such luxuries back then anyway.
We took the bus to Philadelphia and hit the hock shops on South Street looking for that first guitar. If you showed a bit of cash the owner would take you back into a musty smelling room that was full of great used instruments. Thinking back now -- there were some great used instruments there too.
Once we got the guitar in our hands we were on our way.
Soon we were playing wedding receptions, dances and playin local bars -- from that point on -- things would never be the same, and believe me -- they haven't been.
I spent time as a back up musician with the singer Billy Harner. Billy defined "Blue Eyed Soul" in the Philadelphia area in the 60s 70s and 80s. And the "Human Perculator", or Perk, as he is known to his friends, is still out there doing his singing.
Billy's biggest record was Sally Sayin Somethin, but he also had success with a Joe South song: She's Almost You. his other songs were Homicide Dresser, Fool Me
I have made many friends through out my years as musician. I would like to acknowledge many of them here. Or a least those I can still remember.!?
First, I want to mention my collaborator, Joe Fanelli, and although he is no longer here in body, his spirit lives on through me and also through a friend and band member Tony Papa,
Billy (the Perk) Harner. "The human perculator", Rick Seymour, Joe Siderio, Tom D'Anastasio, John D'Anastasio, John Burgo, Murray Goodman, Phil "the captain", Ryan, Joe DiBartolo, Bob Campanell, Bunny Chester, Ed Mastranduono, Mike Lynch, Denny DuBois, Bruce James, Sammi Tollata, Lou DeMeis,
LISTEN TO THE MUSIC THE FOLKS ON SOUNCLICK ARE LISTENING TO:
Hi Terry Just stopping by to let you know that i have been playing your cd......and we all love it!! wishing you always much continued success..can't wait till i hear you sing in person and to see Victoria...Take care sending you big hugs always, to a very dear friend!!
Hi Terry, I wish you much more continued sucess in everything that you do, hope to see you and Victoria soon..Please tell her I was asking about her and I hope your Holiday is a very safe n peaceful one!! Big hugs always to a special friend, Nita
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That Rockabilly Fever will be approximately 350 pages in length. It will be
unlike any other rockabilly book on the market since it will include some of
today's hottest young talent plus insightful stories from 1950's backing
musicians and engineers for the first time, such as James Kirkland (Bob Luman,
Ricky Nelson), Richie Frost (Ricky Nelson), Steve Handford (Bobby Lee
Trammell), Tony Austin (Rock and Roll Trio), Stanley Walker (Ray Smith), Bobby
Poe (Wanda Jackson), Vernon Sandusky (Big Al Downing) and Bob Sullivan
(KWKH/Louisiana Hayride). Foreword by acclaimed writer Ken Burke.
These forty-six artists will have individual profiles and one
glamorous photo per musician: Glen Glenn, Lew Williams, Art Adams, Elvis
Presley, Ricky Nelson, Bob Luman, Ed Bruce, Dickey Lee, Jack Earls, Hayden
Thompson, Maddox Brothers and Rose, Sonny Burgess, Carl Mann, Ray Smith, Johnny
Powers, Larry Donn, Pat Cupp, Ronnie Hawkins, Bobby Lee Trammell, Huelyn
Duvall, Gene Summers, Sonny West, Buddy Holly, The Collins Kids, Wanda Jackson,
Charlie Gracie, Big Al Downing, Laura Lee Perkins, The Rock and Roll Trio,
Narvel Felts, The Dave and Deke Combo, Kim Lenz, Go Cat Go, High Noon, Larry
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The Casey Sisters, Carl Sonny Leyland, Dawn Shipley, Sue Moreno, Ruby Ann, and Tex
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Hi Terry, Still enjoying your music cd thanks again..can't wait until I see You and victoria again , please tell her I said hello see you real soon god bless!! Wishing you n your's a safe n happy weekend, Hugs Nita
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Just thought I stop by and say hello. And to let you know I am playing your song on mY space..I can't wait until I see you and Victoria again..I really enjoyed your singing..Always wishing you the very Best!! Have a peaceful N happy week!! Hugs always Nita Tell victoria I send my love
Hey Terry! Still diggin your tunes! Come help me celebrate my birthday AND release my brand new CD! **Friday, February 20th **North Star Bar 2639 Poplar Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19130 *Show starts at 9pm; 21+ *Tickets/Info: www. northstarrocks. com I really hope to see you on this special night! If you need another reminder, please let me know! Stay funky, Laura :)
Terry I wish for you and Victoria good health , peace, love and much more success in 2009!! Please tell victoria I tryed a few times and can't seem to leave a comment.thank's May 2009 be the best year ever!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY AND MANY MANY MORE TO COME!! hugs always your friend nita
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