Wednesday, July 27, 2011

So You Want to be in a Band Part 22


More Change

It seems inevitable that a Band will have change. Enter Dan Chryster. I met Dan at a local coffee shop to discuss The BlueShadow Band. Dan and I talked about what we were looking for in a guitar player and what he was looking for in a Band. He had been heading up a popular Bacon and Eggs blues band. As an extra bonus Dan could handle some of the vocals. I went online and found a few clips of his former band on U tube. He certainly has the skills. I looked through some of his set lists there was quite a bit of over lap. I gave him half a dozen charts and asked him to show up at Jerry's place to meet the rest of the band. I had no doubts that he would be good for the band. In all honesty he had with his stage name of "Lumpy Jones"

The rest of the Band was very pleased with his abilities. Now the hard work of learning 60+ arrangement in time for our first gig in 4 weeks with a new rhythm section.