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Artist
Don Rath Jr
3+ albums
about
On January 14th 1956, in a small suburb of Cincinnati Ohio, a healthy lad was born into this world. He would later become a composer of instrumental music. Don was raised on a Dairy farm in Illinois. As a toddler, he would sit in awe listening while his Mother played the organ. It was from this early impression that he began to pursue music. During his fourth year of Grade School, Don began to play an instrument known as the Flute-O-Phone and later the Cornet. During his freshman year in High School he was introduced to the Guitar by one of his close friends. After a few Guitar lessons, he began to pick out some basic musical ideas that were later to become his first musical compositions. It was from these beginnings that his music has evolved to become his prime passion and interest for personal expression. He continued to play Guitar for many years until 1993 when a left hand crush injury caused him to put performing music on hold. This event also caused him to realize the importance of notating his original music and to learn music composition. By 1997 he was able to complete his first demo CD titled “Night Wind”, which is a collection of 19 original short pieces for solo guitar. This album was never formally released as his playing skills were lessened by his earlier injury. The album is currently out of print. For the next nine years he continued learning music composition and to compose music on the Classical Guitar. The loss of his mother in late 2005 was anoth
