SEEKING

Lead Guitar.

ABOUT

A veteran lead vocalist/front man with 50+ years of club and concert experience in the Northeast area who sings everything from AC/DC to ZZ Top. I have true on-key 3 live octaves for singing. I specialize in southern-rock [Outlaws, Skynyrd, Allmans, Hatchet, ZZ Top, Blackfoot] and American classic rock [i.e. The Eagles, Doobies, CSNY, CCR, NRPS, The Band, Grand Funk, and Poco, etc], rockin' country [i.e. Montgomery-Gentry, BlackHawk, Toby Keith, Zac Brown] and British Invasion, classic & prog rock [Beatles, Moody Blues, Clapton et al, Bad Company, Yes, Genesis, ELP, Supertramp, Pink Floyd, etc.].

I am currently the lead vocalist for JUNKYARD DAWGS [Southern Rock Classics and Classic Rock & Roll]

Available for possible new acoustic or classic rock bands, paying fill-in gigs, and studio work.

Screen name:
Bill Hipple
Member since:
Mar 02 2006
Active within 24 hours
Level of commitment:
Very Committed
Years playing music:
50
Gigs played:
Over 100
Tend to practice:
2-3 times per week
Available to gig:
4-5 nights a week
Most available:
Nights

Influences

So many...Stephen Stills, Paul Rodgers, Ronnie Van Zant, Chuck Berry, John Lennon, David Crosby, Don Henley, Neil Young, Hughie Thomasson, Paul Cotton, Henry Paul, Ian Anderson, Wilson Pickett, Justin Hayward, Marvin Gaye...

Instrument experience:

Vocalist:
Expert
Vocalist - Baritone:
Expert
Vocalist - Tenor:
Expert

EQUIPMENT

Gretsch Rancher Jr. Acoustic-Electric, Yamaha acoustic 6-string, Jay Turser American Flag acoustic-electric 6-string, Trinity River American Flag Strat, Fender Sidekick Reverb 65 amp, Shure SM57 mics, Sennheiser E935 and E945 mics, assorted Shure, AKG, and Samson mics, wires, tambourines, assorted hand percussions. Xvive U4 In-Ear Monitor System, Xvive U3 Wireless Microphone System. I do not own a sound system.

MUSIC

CALENDAR

Past Events

JAYDEN'S JOURNEY BENEFIT MC RUN AND STREET FAIR
American Legion Post 174
55 Mountainview Boulevard
Wayne, NJ 07470

Escorted Scenic MC Run begins at 10:30
Street Fair begins at 12:00pm
Live Music with JUNKYARD DAWGS and Jersey SOUTHERN ROCK ALL-STARS + Comedy

MILES FOR MIKEY BENEFIT MC RUN AND STREET FAIR
Jamesburg Elks Lodge 2180
74 West Railroad Avenue
Jamesburg, NJ 08831

Escorted MC Run starts at 10:00am
Street Fair at 1pm with music by Devils Harvest and JUNKYARD DAWGS

8:00pm
Roxy & Dukes
745 Bound Brook Road (Route 28)
Dunellen, NJ 08812
doors open at 6pm ~ bands take stage at 8pm
w/ Petty Mania
$15 cover charge

7;30 to 10:00pm
Rockaway Borough Firemen's Field
Beach Street
Rockaway, NJ 07866