docrichards

Description:

Screen Name:

docrichards

Sex:

M

Age:

55

Studio Musician:

Yes

Level Of Commitment:

Committed

Years Playing Music:

40

Gigs Played:

Over 100

Tend to Practice:

2-3 times per week

Available to Gig:

2-3 time(s) per week

Most available:

Days

A native Montanan, Doc Richards served as an air evacuation medic during the Vietnam War while playing in rock bands in service clubs and working for Armed Forces Radio. In 1975, he assembled and played bass guitar for the the Wires, a neo-psychedelic San Francisco band, which included Cliff Jones, Taj Mahal's keyboard player and Chuck Quady, Bobby Bare's lead guitarist. He penned tunes for Country Joe McDonald and later Hoyt Axton. In 1986, he joined Troy Everett, formerly David Frizzell's rhythm guitarist and performed in venues throughout the central coast of California. He is a member of the American Federation of Musicians Local 20-623 AFL-CIO and the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Currently playing rhythm guitar with the Great American Boulder Band, former members of the Relics, jamming with Beer Can Bob and doing sound and bass for Swallow Hill's annual Music in the Mountains Songwriter's workshop.

Influences:

Beatles, Stones, Dylan, the Band, Roscoe Holcum, Son Seals, Fred McDowell, Leadbelly, Tony Joe White, Danny O'Keefe, Hoyt Axton, JJ Cale, It's a Beautiful Day, Malian music, Bossa Nova, Polyrhythmic Guitarists from Africa.

Equipment List:

Martin D-15, Crafter TAO 50 12-fret slothead, Santa Cruz DPW/M, Taylor 555, Guild Jumbo. Primary electric guitar: Fender American Standard Stratocaster. Other electrics include a '57 Reissue Gibson Black Beauty Les Paul Custom, '72 Reissue Fender Telecaster Custom, '60 Gretsch Single Anniversary, '96 Guild Starfire IV, Xavier XV 700 Thinline, Epiphone Custom Shop SG in Gibson Gold. '86 Flatiron Sweetgrass Banjo. Mandolins: Boulder Mandolin F-type Custom, Flatiron Performer A, Michael Kelly Mandola, Michael Kelly Octave Mandolin, Flatiron K Bouzouki. Odds and ends: Chandler R-1 lap steel, Turkish Oud, Martin T-1 ukelele, Oscar Schmidt Baritone Uke, Oscar Schmidt OU-5 Concert Uke, '52 Martin T-15 Tiple

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