WHERE IT ALL BEGAN:
My parents gave me a ukulele when I was eight. Soon, I graduated to a six-string acoustic guitar, then on to a lifelong love of instrumental guitar music. My Dad -- always there to encourage my music -- made a deal with me: If I could learn how to play "Mister Sandman", Chet Atkins style, he would buy me that orange Gretsch guitar I'd been drooling over. You've never seen a kid work so hard at learning a song! Well, I learned it. He bought it. And to this day, Mister Sandman is still one of the most requested songs on my set list. My first pro job: playing lead in a rock band, back when the Golden Oldies were in their infancy, too! Being self-taught, I don't read music, don't understand music theory, barely know the names of the strings. But here I am decades later, still at it, still loving it... |
april 2024 venues:
*If you're coming for the music, please request to be seated near the musician.
These are large, acoustically-challenged dining areas.
DOMINICK'S / Country Club of Green Valley
77 Paseo de Golf, Green Valley AZ
Update: Dominick's permanently closing April 13, 2024
Friday, April 5, 5-8pm
Dinner reservations suggested* / Open seating bar
COYOTE GRILL / San Ignacio Golf Club
4201 S. Camino Del Sol, Green Valley AZ
Every Wednesday, 5-8 pm
Dinner reservations suggested*
QUAIL CREEK GOLF RESORT
1490 Quail Range Loop, Green Valley AZ
SUNDAY BRUNCH
Sunday, April 21, 10:30-1:30