A Lifetime of Musical Experience
Since 1965, I've been a professional accordionist with a rich history of playing in various bands across the Detroit Metropolitan area. My journey began with being a member of The Knight Kats, a five-piece wedding band, which I joined as a high school senior and continued throughout my college years at Eastern Michigan University, where I also shared my passion for the accordion through teaching the accordion.
Following my time in the Army, I joined The Highlanders, a popular big band, playing weekly at the bustling Wyandotte/Riverview Moose Club for eight years. During this period, I also performed with The Wayne Warren Trio.
Later, in the 1980s through the early 2000s, I rekindled my musical connection with former Knight Kats members for wedding receptions, various parties, and many types of reunions.
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A Vast Musical Repertoire
With a repertoire of over 2,500 songs spanning from the early 1900s to the early 2000s, I offer a diverse musical experience. My selections include a wide range of genres and styles, such as old standards, ballads, waltzes, swing, big band, rock n' roll, country, polkas, and more. I also specialize in international music, including Italian, Polish, German, Irish, Hawaiian, English, French, and Latin styles, as well as a vast selection of Christmas music.
In addition, I play a substantial collection of classic hits from the 1930s and 1940s, featuring bands like Glenn Miller, Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey, Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Harry James, and many more. Singers such as Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Doris Day, Perry Como, Nat King Cole, Sarah Vaughn, Andy Williams, and many others. I also have a large collection of music of the 1950s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, and early 2000s featuring artists like Elvis, Patsy Cline, Hank Williams, Willie Nelson, The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Journey, Bob Seger, Linda Ronstadt, Lionel Richie, Air Supply, Kenny Rogers, Celine Dion, Barbra Streisand, Whitney Houston, Simon and Garfunkel, The Four Seasons, Antonio Carlos Jabim, The Carpenters, The Mamas and the Papas, and many others.
I also can play the many great songs from Broadway music and patriotic songs.
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