The Glenn R. Townsend Band

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Guitarist and session musician from Tulsa, Oklahoma. Inducted into the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame in 2004. Has toured with Lee Michaels, Chicago, The Grass Roots, The Leon Russell Redbone Tour, and Grand Funk Railroad, among others. Discogs: Glenn R. Townsend Glenn R. Townsend | 2004 Blues Guitarist - June 17, 1948 — Glenn R. Townsend, born in Sulphur, Oklahoma, moved to Tulsa at the age of four. His music career began in 1961 with just two week’s practice; Townsend played his first gig with the regional rhythm & blues touring band Ram Rods as a rhythm guitarist. Over the next few years, he picked up side jobs with other local favorite bands. One of the jobs took Townsend. to perform with the Dick Clark Caravan of Stars Tour. He was drafted into the U. S. Army, but after being discharged he began performing with Tommy Harris’ band, Standing Room Only. Standing Room Only toured the Midwest States; shortly thereafter, Glenn left the band to be lead guitarist for No Large Trucks. Townsend’s music soon took him to California, where the band signed with Columbia Records. He landed a job as a studio-recording artist doing sessions for Warner Bros. Records and was fortunate to do some guitar work on a few movie soundtracks, notably The Crooked Mile. Columbia Records decided to change the name of the group to just “TRUK” and their album Truk Tracks was released in 1970. The band toured with acts such as Lee Michaels, Chicago, The Grass Roots, The Leon Russell Redbone Tour, and

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