tracy1657081
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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