Music does rock my world…. how much…. let me tell you a little story.
I used to play the air guitar. That line opens a song I wrote five years ago. It reflects a dream of mine, a dream I now fulfill to some extent.
When me and the boys get together on Sundays I don’t play the air guitar anymore I play a Stratocaster. An American Stratocaster for that matter. A 1979 American Stratocaster indeed. I’m 50 years old now and when I bought it five years ago I stopped playing the air guitar.
I’ve always wanted to play the guitar. I’m a baby boomer you know and being born in 1958 I was too young to enjoy a brand new Elvis Presley emerging on the scene. BUT, we had AM Radio. Ah, yes…that most basic of all automobile entertainment of the day. And, oh what musical classics came noisily out of that single dash speaker. By the time I was 10 years old the Beatles were cutting their 4th album and always in the top 25. Motown was hot coming over the AM airwaves. Heavy metal bands from Europe and the U.S. also graced AM Radio but only a few radio stations were playing their music because they were censored more closely at that time and some music was just too risky to broadcast. The fear of public outcry and having advertisers pull their spots was the rule.
Woodstock was being held just 65 miles from where I grew up but I was too young to participate. I remember it all so well, as I wore the vinyl off the album after its release. Growing up playing the “air guitar” was a pleasure. I always wanted to imitate Dicky Betts of the Allman Brothers or Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin, or Ritchie Blackmore of Deep Purple, along with countless other artist (too numerous to list). I really dug those sons and now I’m blessed with the opportunity to recreate and relive some of those magical rock moments, along with their thunderous licks and tricks, with my band.
I’ve put a great many years into learning my favorite instrument, the guitar, and now I’m finally feeling a little worthy of the great rock masters abilities to play and create those great classics we all know and love.
If any of you out there share my passion for music, I want to hear from you. If any of you participate in a garage band comprised of classic rock loving baby boomers, I want to hear from you. If you’re a solo artist currently and you’re looking for a place to hang, come here and voice your needs or wants and maybe together we can help one another.
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I want to hear from all you Baby Boom Era musicians, no matter what you play or how well you sing. I want us all to revel in the past while we rock into our future.
Bill
P.S. Check out this very cool video by clicking on the link below. What a great idea and a worthy organization. Now, why didn’t I think of that?
Playing For Change | Song Around The World “Stand By Me” from Concord Music Group on Vimeo.