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Topic: are there professional, semi-professional musicians here?

Are there chordians who play for a living, as pro, or semi-pro, like playing in a bar in New Orleans, or Memphis, Nashville?
On 300.000 members there should be at least a few, and what's the style of music? pop, classic rock, blues, acoustic fingerpicking?

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Re: are there professional, semi-professional musicians here?

My wife pays me NOT to play, does that count? If so then yes, I am a pro!

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Re: are there professional, semi-professional musicians here?

I spended a fortune on guitars, but never really played in a band.

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- MY GUITAR PLAYS EVERY STYLE = BLUES, ROCK, METAL, so I NEED TO LEARN HOW TO PLAY IT.
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Re: are there professional, semi-professional musicians here?

crevs.1972 wrote:

My wife pays me NOT to play, does that count? If so then yes, I am a pro!

I get paid to shut up too.

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Re: are there professional, semi-professional musicians here?

is this the road to Amarillo, who's song is that selso?

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Re: are there professional, semi-professional musicians here?

I can answer that one.  The version you've heard was likely the one by Tony Christie.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qn0iP1pAr_4

It had a revival a few years ago as part of UK Comic Relief, mimed by Peter Kay:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEm5EDfC-ak

It always made me wonder why Brits would get involved in a song about Amarillo, Texas.

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7 Reply by tubatooter1940 (edited by tubatooter1940 2010-05-08 12:57:09)

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Re: are there professional, semi-professional musicians here?

I played tuba and trumpet in high school and college. Started playing trumpet and rhythm guitar in downtown Mobile, Alabama bar bands in while still in college. I asked my student advisor if a music degree would help me. He said only a doctorate in music would get me a teaching or band directors gig. He said if I could play-go play and skip college. I did for 24 years in Mobile bars and on the road.
At age 39, with a family, no health insurance or retirement, I got a postman's job and played music semi-pro until I retired and got a gig with John Reno as his tuba player.
http://www.johnreno.com/music.html
After ten years at beach bars and on the road with John, age is catching up with me and my endurance and skills are eroding. I now only play guitar for my eight year old grandson,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5a5_7Ja7xpM
do an occasional short road tour with John, and have fun helping young musicians learn how to play their favorite tunes.
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  • From: Paisley, Scotland
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Re: are there professional, semi-professional musicians here?

Not me doc. I'm a rank amateur, you can ask anyone who's heard me! I like it that way though, I'd like to play some sub standard guitar in the olympics one day!

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