The Ed Gary Band + Band in Peoria, AZ

ABOUT

Ed Gary

Born Edward Gary Holcombe, October 14 1945 to the Rev Earl Forrest
Holcombe and Maybell Kathrine Dean Holcombe at John Gaston Hospital in
Memphis, Tn.

He grew up around music, Memphis being a real melting pot for music's like
Gospel, Rockabilly, Blues and Country and with both sides of his family being
blessed with singers and musicians.
His father and mother were both gospel singers so it was natural for Ed to be a
singer and musician. He first sang in his fathers church at the age of three,
learned to play guitar at nine and was singing on a weekly radio show by ten.
He later moved to Nashville where his country music Talent would continue to
grow and he would gain the respect of the country music community
His first recording was to be at age seventeen
( Blackboard of my heart
b/w Am I that easy to forget )
That was just the beginning of a long career in the music he loves, Country
Music.
It was in nineteen eighty that he met music producer John " Fish man " Fisher
and In the last part of the eighties and early nineties would produce Eds music
for the Player Int Label Where Ed got Three number one hits. Only problem
they were all in Europe and settled around the top thirty here in the US.
John Fisher suffered a major stroke in nineteen ninty three and Ed was without
Producer again but did release a TV album for CMI in early ninty three.
Ed now lives in Peoria, Az A Phoenix suburb and is still Singing and playing
Bass in his four piece Band plus single and duo shows.
Over the years he has been blessed to work with some of the biggest and best
names in the music business. In early years he was a front man for many big acts and later as opening act for package shows and also as headliner of his own shows.
To name a few He has been the crowd rouser for
Ernest Tubb, Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn, David Houston, Ronnie Milsap, Mac
Wiseman, Bill Anderson, Roy Acuff, Little Jimmy Dickens, Hank Snow, Tanya
Tucker, Barbara Mandrell even a pre show for Elvis the list goes on and on
He has hosted his own TV and Radio Shows across America, Has been featured
on The Ralph Emory TV Show, The Jerry Lewis Telethon In Its early days, The
Grand Ole Opry, The Ozark Opry From Osage Beach Mo and many other artist
hosted shows Plus Extras Parts in the movies Coal Miners Daughter and Smoky
and the Bandit.

In 2008 he has appeared in five films thus far "Blood Moon Rising" as a Cowboy and also as a Zombie, "This must be the place" as a featured Extra, "King" as the owner of the Phoenix NBA Team, " Locker 13" Supporting Actor and Stand in for David Huddleston, and "Red Corvette" as multi-millionire Duke Myers. and looking for more films to do.

Screen name:

Ed Gary

Member since:

Sep 11 2008

Active over 1 month ago

Level of commitment:

Touring

Years together:

30

Available to gig:

4-5 nights a week

Age:

78 years

Influences

Haggard, Jones, Strait, Jackson, Twitty, Presley, Lewis, Skaggs,
All Triditional Country artist

Members Of Band

Ed Gary, Vocal, Bass
Roy Morrell, Drums
Roger Moras, Steel Guitar
Terry Sulivan, Lead Guitar, Vocals

MUSIC