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Artist
Gary Reed
7+ albums
IndianaSouthern Gospel singer and pianist from Kokomo
about
Gary Reed Performer/Guitarist/Song Writer Gary Reed is an outstanding guitar player and performer. He is a premier FingerStyle guitar player and guitar champion contest winner. Gary writes and plays unique solo guitar arrangements ranging from Joplin to the Beatles, New Age to Yazoo and “Finger Popping” original tunes. His style is a musical blend of traditional blues guitar, new age, rock and country. A real Americana player who has performed with great guitar guys from New York City, Nashville and San Francisco. Influenced by guitar players over time from the early blues men like Robert Johnson, Blind Blake, Mississippi John Hurt and Big Bill Broonzy, to next generation players as Meryl Travis, Chet Atkins, Lenny Breau, Doc Watson and Jerry Reed and then performing with current players Leo Kottke, Laurence Juber, John Knowles, Duck Baker, John Miller, Wil Ackerman, Tommy Emmanuel, Michael Hedges and many others. Coming from a musical family, Gary was introduced to music and harmony at a very early age as his Dad sang in a famous barbershop quartet that performed on Broadway, in movies and recorded for many major record companies. The influence of harmony has had a huge impact on Gary’s arranging and writing style. Gary has the tools and talent to write multi-voiced arrangements blending the melody, bass lines and unique tonal voices into a complete arrangement. Gary started his performing career in the Village in the late sixties and early seventies being a regular p
