SEEKING
Band to Join.ABOUT
VOCALIST SEEKING LEAD SINGER POSITION IN AN EXISTING OR START UP BAND. I'M NOT LOOKING FOR A KEYBOARD POSITION ALTHOUGH I WILL PLAY KEYBOARD IN SUPPORT OF THE BAND WHILE SINGING LEAD VOCALS IF NEEDED.
I SEEK A LONG TERM SITUATION.
(I HAVE A WIDE RANGE AND SING [SELF TAUGHT] A VARIETY OF STYLES)
I SING POP, ROCK, JAZZ (LOUNGE/COCKTAIL), OR COUNTRY OR BLUES
I read music, chords, play piano (would prefer to concentrate solely on singing but will play piano/keyboard if needed) and sing.
Looking for a band or jazz trio/quartet or players to start one or a guitarist or bass player (for a duet situation) that sings/plays jazz standards, classic songs, high energy rock, country, pop, funk, and blues.
(PARTIAL LIST OF SONGS I SING AT KARAOKE, 130 SONGS)
Buddy Guy: MUSTANG SALLY
BB King: THE THRILL IS GONE
Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons: WHO LOVES YOU
Mel Torme: CHRISTMAS SONG
Josh Turner: YOUR MAN
Bob Seger: NIGHT MOVES, MAIN STREET, STILL THE SAME, TURN THE PAGE, AGAINST THE WIND
B. J. Thomas: RAINDROPS KEEP FALLING ON MY HEAD
Jimmy Buffet: MARGARITAVILLE
Marshall Tucker Band: CAN'T YOU SEE
Tom Petty: FREE FALLIN', BREAKDOWN
Cream: WHITE ROOM
Chicago: DOES ANYBODY REALLY KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS?
Modern English: Ï'LL MELT WITH YOU
Seal: CRAZY
Eagles: DESPERADO, PLEASE COME HOME FOR CHRISTMAS
Brooks and Dunn: BOOT SCOOTIN BOOGIE
Jimmy Webb: WICHITA LINEMAN (CAMPBELL VERSION)
Ronnie Dunn: NEON MOON
Stafford/Fraser: AMARILLO BY MORNING (DUNN VERSION)
Sanger Shafer: ALL MY EX'S LIVE IN TEXAS (STRAIT VERSION)
Burt Bacharach; ALFIE (ESSENTIALLY AN ART SONG AND LOST ON A KARAOKE AUDIENCE, MORE OF A SUPPER CLUB OR PIANO BAR SONG)
Duran Duran: ORDINARY WORLD
Blood, Sweat & Tears: YOU MAKE ME SO VERY HAPPY, SPINNING WHEEL, I'M NOT AFRAID OF DYING
Engelbert Humperdink: AFTER THE LOVING, PLEASE RELEASE ME
Frank Sinatra: NEW YORK, MY WAY
Cole Porter: I'VE GOT YOU UNDER MY SKIN (BUBLE VERSION)
Ray Charles: GEORGIA ON MY MIND, BABY GRAND (WITH BILLY JOEL)
Gamble/Huff/Gilbert: MRS. JONES (BUBLE VERSION)
Kenny Rogers: SHE BELIEVES IN ME
Willie Nelson: ON THE ROAD AGAIN, YOU WERE ALWAYS ON MY MIND
10cc: I'M NOT IN LOVE
Billy Idol: EYES WITHOUT A FACE
Toby Keith: I LOVE THIS BAR
Guess Who: THESE EYES, AMERICAN WOMAN
Cheap Trick: I WANT YOU TO WANT ME, THE FLAME
Neil Sedaka: LAUGHTER IN THE RAIN, BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO (SLOW PIANO VERSION)
Bad Company/Free: FEEL LIKE MAKIN LOVE, SHOOTING STAR, CAN'T GET ENOUGH, ALL RIGHT NOW (RODGERS WITH FREE SPIRIT)
Melvin/Blue Notes: IF YOU DON'T KNOW ME BY NOW
George Michael: CARELESS WHISPER
Burton Cummings: STAND TALL
Eric Carmen: ALL BY MYSELF
Paul McCartney: MY LOVE, LONG AND WINDING ROAD, MAYBE I'M AMAZED
Beatles Tunes: HEY JUDE, SOMETHING, SHE'S GOT A TICKET TO RIDE, LET IT BE, YESTERDAY, COME TOGETHER, GET BACK, IMAGINE, DON't LET ME DOWN, MANY OTHERS.
Simon/Garfunkel: BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER
Led Zeppelin: WHOLE LOTTA LOVE
Any Jazz Standard: I'VE GOT YOU UNDER MY SKIN, FLY ME TO THE MOON, CRY ME A RIVER, SUMMERTIME, ETC., ET AL.
Queen: SOMEBODY TO LOVE, CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE
Elvin Bishop (Mickey Thomas singer): FOOLED AROUND AND FELL IN LOVE
Maroon Five: MOVES LIKE JAGGER, THIS LOVE
Commodores: I'M EASY
Roy Orbison: LOVE HURTS (NAZARETH VERSION)
Foreigner: YOU'RE AS COLD AS ICE (BIG CROWD PLEASER), I WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS
Crowded House: DON'T DREAM IT'S OVER
Verve: BITTER SWEET SYMPHONY
Lou Rawls: YOU'LL NEVER FIND (A FAVORITE OF MINE I USE TO WARM UP)
Elton John: YOUR SONG, CIRCLE OF LIFE (BIG CROWD PLEASER), DON'T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME (BIG CROWD PLEASER), ROCKET MAN, NIKITA, GOODBYE NORMA JEAN, TINY DANCER, SORRY SEEMS TO BE THE HARDEST WORD, many others.
Billy Joel: IT'S A MATTER OF TRUST, NEW YORK STATE OF MIND (BIG CROWD PLEASER), HONESTY, ANTHONY'S SONG, CAPTAIN JACK, PIANO MAN, JUST THE WAY YOU ARE, VIENNA, SCENES FROM AN ITALIAN RESTAURANT, ONLY THE GOOD DIE YOUNG, GOODNIGHT SAIGON, SHE'S GOT A WAY, YOU MAY BE RIGHT, ZANZIBAR, INNOCENT MAN, ALLENTOWN, LEYNA, HEY GIRL (CAROL KING COVER) SUMMER HIGHLAND FALLS, DON'T ASK ME WHY, TELL HER ABOUT IT, BIG SHOT, MY LIFE, MIAMI 2017, RIVER OF DREAMS, I know about 30 Billy Joel songs.
Stevie Wonder: YOU ARE THE SUNSHINE OF MY LIFE, FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE, MY CHERIE AMOUR, LIVIN FOR THE CITY, SUPERSTITIOUS, ISN'T SHE LOVELY
Styx: LADY, BABE, COME SAIL AWAY
Tracy Chapman: GIVE ME ONE REASON
Many other groups and songs not listed.
- Screen name:
- tracy1657081
- Member since:
- Oct 31 2022
- Active within 24 hours
- Level of commitment:
- Very Committed
- Years playing music:
- 30
- Tend to practice:
- More than 3 times per week
- Available to gig:
- 2-3 nights a week
- Most available:
- Nights
Influences
MAJOR INFLUENCES: Billy Joel, Elton John, Ray Charles, Neil Sedaka, Stevie Wonder, Paul Rodgers, Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Diana Krall, Frank Sinatra, Burt Bacharach, 5th Dimension, Leon Russell, Jazz piano (Oscar Peterson, Wynton Kelly), Classical piano (Bach, Chopin, Haydn, Beethoven, Philip Kuhne - my teacher, Juilliard graduate, composition student of Nadia Boulanger of France).
Instrument experience:
- Vocalist:
- Expert
- Vocalist - Baritone:
- Expert
- Vocalist - Tenor:
- Expert
- Keyboard:
- Expert
- Piano:
- Expert
EQUIPMENT
YAMAHA DGX 640 and a 670, shure mics/boom, acoustic 20 amp for vocals/guitar.
MUSIC
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BILLY JOEL - SOUVENIR
BILLY JOEL - SOUVENIR
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BILLY JOEL - SHE'S GOT A WAY
BILLY JOEL - SHE'S GOT A WAY
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ELTON JOHN - YOUR SONG
ELTON JOHN - YOUR SONG
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BILLY JOEL - HONESTY
BILLY JOEL - HONESTY
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BACHARACH - ALFIE
BACHARACH - ALFIE
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GARNER - MISTY IMPROV VERSION 1
GARNER - MISTY IMPROV VERSION 1
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BACHARACH - ALFIE (ELECTRIC IMPROV)
BACHARACH - ALFIE (ELECTRIC IMPROV)
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GARNER - MISTY IMPROV VERSION 2
GARNER - MISTY IMPROV VERSION 2
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TREY - JUST KICKIN' THE TIRES IN E FLAT (BACH STYLE)
TREY - JUST KICKIN' THE TIRES IN E FLAT (BACH STYLE)