Gary plays a mixture of Blues/Rock/Country or as he likes to call it, "flat out guitar driven rural contemporary blues infused rock music". Gary performs as a full band as well as an acoustic solo, duo or trio act...a most excellent vocalist & guitar player, Gary grew up listening to such artists as Hendrix, Clapton, The Beatles, Allman Bros, Van Halen, Etc....he is a self-taught guitar player in Blues/Rock, Classic/Rock, etc.,he says "I learned all my stuff from Derek & the Dominoes 'Layla' album" He also is an exceptional vocalist...he has shared the stage w/ artists like Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush, Robin Trower, Jeff Healey, Johnny Winter, Bret Michaels Band, Marshall Tucker Band, Molly Hatchett, The Outlaws, Craig Fuller & Bill Payne from Little Feat and list too numerous to list here! Gary & his band are always well-received everywhere they perform...whether it's a festival, summer concert series, a private party, etc...they are always asked to return.
Sounds Like: Eric Clapton, Derek & The Dominoes
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Gary is always in the process or writing/recording new material, stay tuned!
Gary Smallwood
Gary plays a mixture of Indie Classic rock, Alt-Country, Americana, etc...or as he likes to call it, "flat out guitar driven music". Gary performs as a full band as well as an acoustic solo, duo or trio act...a most excellent vocalist & guitar player, Gary grew up listening to such artists as Hendrix, Clapton, The Beatles, Allman Bros, Skynyrd,Etc....he is a self-taught guitar player in the Classic Rock, Country Rock & Southern Rock vein, he also is an exceptional vocalist...he has shared the stage w/ artists like Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush, Robin Trower, Jeff Healey, Bret Michaels Band, Marshall Tucker Band, Molly Hatchett and list too numerous to list here! Gary & his band are always well-received everywhere they perform...whether it's a festival, summer concert series, a private party, etc...they are always asked to return. Gary has recorded his own solo CD as well as sideman w/ Genghis Angus-'12 Days', Hip Pocket Blues-'Bluzin' on a Sunday Afternoon', Josh Burgess-'Living & Dying Under Orion', Bryan Fox-'Unfoxable', Bret Michaels(yes, that Bret Michaels)-'Rock My World'...he added acoustic guitar & mandolin tracks to Bret Michaels song "Nothing to Lose"(I-tunes, Amazon, etc)...he also lent his talents on 3 more cuts on Bret Michaels release "Custom Built"...he also played & sang on Bret's upcoming release(2013 release)....he has also done countless demo/studio work for many other artists...Gary is in the process of recording some new material for 2013...look for a spring/summer release...