About I've been a musician all my adult life so I have a lot of experience in retail sales. That might be called a “harsh-truth” joke. Hard, physical labor never fit my body type or my mindset. Neither did sales for that matter but sales allowed me to eat when music times were slim. I always saw "poor" as a relative term. I was never poor - broke maybe, but never poor. I began playing guitar at the age of 15 and fell in love with it. Without going into a lot of details, my life took a few twists and turns - marriage, a daughter, divorce, work, etc., and led me to move from the Milwaukee area where I grew up to northern Wisconsin, I had already done some road work when I lived in Milwaukee, but after my job didn't work out in northern Wisconsin, nor did my marriage, I traveled again, playing with a terrific six piece country band (Ramblin' Fever). Everyone in the band sang.  What fun it was to emote big, powerful vocal harmonies. It was while I was with Ramblin' Fever that I gained a lot of experience working with some of the biggest names in country music and got my first real taste of what it's like to work in a recording studio. When I still lived in Milwaukee, I worked with a wonderful seven piece horn band playing soul, funk, Motown, and we covered some of the big brass sounds from bands like Chicago and Blood Sweat and Tears. Six of us sang in that band also so when I began working with Ramblin' Fever, I was already versed in working with big harmonies. Despite being somewhat of a prolific writer, I was never much good at the marketing aspects of the music business. Outside of bands doing an occasional song of mine, my music wasn't getting out in front of very many people. I began soloing. Half of my repertoire was my own original music. Time has passed. I’d be lying if I said I had no regrets, but isn’t that the way life goes? I no longer gig, but I write and record in my home studio. All the songs I've posted on the internet were recorded and mixed in my home.
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I was married with a daughter on the way at age 19, divorced at 34 and I was granted custody of my daughter when she was 15. I was 35. Today, in addition to being a kind, loving person, she is one of my closest, most trusted friends. Hell, we grew up together. She just matured sooner than I did. She has given me a rock solid son-in-law and two wonderful grandkids. I'm proud of them all. After having been divorced for 30 years, I met the love of my life and she became my wife in 2013. We met on a blue moon, I proposed on a full moon and we were married on a full moon. I'm not a superstitious man, but how cool is that? My wife (Bonnie) is the only woman who fully believes in me and supports me in everything I do - especially my music. I now write and record in my meager home studio. All the songs I've listed on the internet were recorded and mixed in my home. I'd be remiss if I didn't mention my good friend, Gerry Plank. I met Gerry at a jam session I was running at a local bar. I was taken aback by his ability and his feel playing saxophone. Gerry and I became good friends and started gigging as a duo and working on projects together. It's been a wonderful, valued friendship and an inspiring collaborative effort. He has helped me to become a better musician and producer. Today, I am retired from playing gigs. So you see, I have nothing to feel badly about. I do my best to make a conscious effort to focus on the positive. I am lucky to have so much to
About I've been a musician all my adult life so I have a lot of experience in retail sales. That might be called a “harsh-truth” joke. Hard, physical labor never fit my body type or my mindset. Neither did sales for that matter but sales allowed me to eat when music times were slim. I always saw "poor" as a relative term. I was never poor - broke maybe, but never poor. I began playing guitar at the age of 15 and fell in love with it. Without going into a lot of details, my life took a few twists and turns - marriage, a daughter, divorce, work, etc., and led me to move from the Milwaukee area where I grew up to northern Wisconsin, I had already done some road work when I lived in Milwaukee, but after my job didn't work out in northern Wisconsin, nor did my marriage, I traveled again, playing with a terrific six piece country band (Ramblin' Fever). Everyone in the band sang.  What fun it was to emote big, powerful vocal harmonies. It was while I was with Ramblin' Fever that I gained a lot of experience working with some of the biggest names in country music and got my first real taste of what it's like to work in a recording studio. When I still lived in Milwaukee, I worked with a wonderful seven piece horn band playing soul, funk, Motown, and we covered some of the big brass sounds from bands like Chicago and Blood Sweat and Tears. Six of us sang in that band also so when I began working with Ramblin' Fever, I was already versed in working with big harmonies. Despite being somewhat of a prolific writer, I was never much good at the marketing aspects of the music business. Outside of bands doing an occasional song of mine, my music wasn't getting out in front of very many people. I began soloing. Half of my repertoire was my own original music. Time has passed. I’d be lying if I said I had no regrets, but isn’t that the way life goes? I no longer gig, but I write and record in my home studio. All the songs I've posted on the internet were recorded and mixed in my home.
©2018 Greg Everett
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