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2000
Given the fact it is the new year of 2000, I'm glad to be able to say i've been jamin' for two centuries. This was taken at the Ozarks Heritage Arts Center in Leslie, Arkansas at a show I was invited to play on. The crowd was looking mostly for country and maybe some bluegrass or gospel, but they seemed to like what I was doing and the kids really loved it because I was playing some groovin' rockin 'n roll and blues.

I played June Jam in Arkansas with friends this year. What a wild bunch!

 



2001
Ozark Heritage Arts Center
, June 2001 Show - Leslie Arkansas
One of my favorite rooms is the Killebrew Theater located in the Ozarks Heritage Arts Center in Leslie Arkansas. The room is theater style seating, it has a full stage, sound and lighting and the people are wonderful. I've played here at least once maybe twice a year for the past three years.

 

 



2002
Biker Bar in SW Houston- January, 2002
Went out and sat in with my lady's nephew and his band. They were playing rock 'n roll and blues. They did some fine jamin' and backed me on about a thirty minute set. I must admit it was nice going in to an unknown town, playin' and blowin' people away. They were very appreciative and a great crowd to play for. I hope to go back maybe next year and do a full show.

Olivi's Garden - April, 2002
My friend Tarncey Olivi who owns Olivi's Garden had invited my lady and me to a dinner party and I showed up with my guitar and played some of my new material to see how it was settling . It did just fine and was a great evening. This was the best shot of the ones my friend took.


Trainfest - Jackson Tennessee May, 2002

On Sstage With Sue & Ray Creasy - Trainfest 2002 Into Playing . . .


Ray Creasy, a friend of mine since the seventh grade, tours a lot and plays festivals. Performing at the 2002 Casey Jones Train Festival in Jackson Tennessee, I sit in, when Ray called because his bass player couldn't make the show at the last minute. The trip to Tennessee to play with Raymond and his wife Sue, was a lot of fun. They do a Celtic / Bluegrass accoustic show. If you get to see them sometime you'll enjoy what they do. While there, I got the chance to met some real nice folks including Rusty Mac with Thomas Media, Mike Baker with the Jackson/Madison County Library and Dewayne Sumner.

Getting Down With The Banjo . . .
June has been a busy month getting ready for the Arkansas Songwriters Showcase in July. There was 4 Songwriters scheduled to perform including my self.
July 7th, 2002 - Arkansas Songwriters Showcase -
BIOS From Showcase Program

Kathy Covert Jensen -
Songwriter, Singer, Performer, Musician

In 1985, Kathy was "backed into" her first piano gig. From there, she followed the path of most entertainers including local events, restaurants, clubs, etc. Since '85, she has performed as a soloist or in various duos or trios in her "Gig" base of the southeast NC region.

Her "Road" stints include Toronto, Taos, and at the well known Hog's Breath Saloons in Key West and New Orleans.

As a songwriter, Kathy took 2nd place at the 1995 Wilmington Folk Festival songwriter's contest and 1st place in 1996. She has contributions on the "Sultry Southern Nights", "Songs For the Cape Fear" and "Ladies of the Cape Fear" compilation albums as well as various studio credits. Her 2000 release of "A Little Wiser" included twelve of her own positive minded songs. She aims to record a children's collection next.

Since '99, she has called Mountain View, AR. home.

Bill Lusk -
Songwriter, Singer, Performer, Musician

Memphis-raised Singer-Songwriter, Bill Lusk, now calls the woods of Arkansas' Ozark Mountains, home. His unique recipe for great songs include a heaping cup of his Memphis musical roots for base, add 1/2 cup of R&B for groove, 1/2 cup of Rock & Roll for drive, a smidgen of

country for flavor and a sprinkling of jazz to spice it up. Shake well and blend with a full pound of powerful vocals & musical presentation and you get a rich, full bodied smile on your face and a tap with your foot.

His past credits include eighteen years in the music business including organizing and along with fellow writers, starting a songwriters project in the early seventies called Tunesmith's Workshop in Memphis Tennessee. He has toured extensively throughout the eastern United States, Canada and a European tour in the middle seventies.

He has performed live as a soloist as well as in groups of up to 12 pieces at clubs, colleges, concerts and festivals including headlining the Blues Foundation's 1982 Beale Street Blues Festival in Memphis, Tennessee. He had a record released in the early eighties that included songs he co-wrote

Giovanni -
Songwriter, Singer, Performer, Musician

Giovanni was born in Veracruz, Mexico. In his early years, his family moved to Mexico City, where he and his two younger sisters were raised, Having moved to Arkansas in 2000 to stay, Giovanni, now thirty, now calls Clinton Arkansas home. There he works to give his family a good home and to play his music and share his unique and personal style.

With more than one-hundred songs - mostly love songs - in different styles and rhythms, Giovanni was named THE ROMANTIC SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR by the Sociedad Nacional de Autoresy Compositores (National Authors and Composers Society) in 1999. His original music includes songs and music for theatre, publicity, art expositions and of course, pop music.

He has played shows in Mexico and abroad including night clubs, radio and television. In 1997, he participated in the Annual Cultural Interchange Festival of Music in Paris, France as a representative of Mexico. Currently he has been recording in the studio in Heber Springs, Arkansas and plans to shop his project to the Record Labels in 2003.

Rusty Storey -
Songwriter, Singer, Performer, Musician

Singer-Songwriter Rusty Storey- guitar and vocals, and fellow band members, Steve Johnson- guitar and vocals and Dan Hall- bass guitar and vocals (collectively known as Rusty Storey and Stonehenge) are no strangers to the music scene. Having spent the biggest part of

their lives involved with and performing live music, they have played mid-south clubs for several years including opening shows for major label recording acts such as Canned Heat, Tony Joe White and Black Oak Arkansas.

They currently are in the studio recording their first CD which is planned for release in 2003 and they all call Stone County Arkansas home.

 
 
2003
Been writing some new material. Have one new tune - I Want Sweet Inspiration - and have several others in various stages. Have been to Memphis once to do some studio vocals on some new material.
2004
I have a lot of new stuff including photos to add for 2004 as soon as I can get to it. I have started making  entries on the event/schedule page more along the lines of a diary to keep those interested in what I'm doing up to date. Check it out by clicking here.
 

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