Gender:
Male

Age:
59

Location:
Wasco, OR

Member Since:
07.31.08

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I am Blues-guitarist Montreville Blakely-- Known for my singer-songwriting and performance in Natalie Merchant and Friends/2006-7/ c/o Producer John McGah- of www.giveusyourpoor.org , I'm at www.montrevilleblakely.com , and if you Google my name/ Montreville Blakely, you will arrive into most of my world-- remember, I learn as I learn as I go along... but YouTube has Natalie Merchant and Friends-- in concert and PSA, Q Studios/ Somerville, MA. and more. I have played in Mt. Hood, Oregon with the late/ Rod Price at Rod's request to jam with me while he was there having dinner. He brought his rodys' to set up, and we played the night. Rod said to me in front of my pianist, "There's a lot of sh--ty guitarist out here, but you're not one of them"-- in short he complimented me and said, "You should stick together, (meaning my pianist and I), and you guys are as good as I am, so get out there and do it." Well, after nine kids and five grand kids--

Why Not? I was in my first band at twelve years old. I was in S Korea as a Crew Chief/ Huey Helicopters-- and I was 17 years old in Special Op's... anyway- I played the Battle of the Bands at Camp Long/ at 18 that summer of 1971 in S. Korea. 239th Aviation Asslt Hel. Co. under Maj. Madison was my CO. I was in a special detachment.

My music is about celebration and life, civil and human rights, the power of liberty and freedom, and most of all-- compassion and the passion for forgiveness-- starting with self'.

I play Jazz-Blues, Chicago Blues, Memphis Blues, Delta Blues, Southern Blues-- and then some ballads in the mix, from artist such as; Joe Pass, George Benson, Duane Allman, Eric Clapton, Keb' Mo', Doc Watson, James Taylor, Terry Haggerty, BB King, Motown 3/ Guitarist, Jeff Beck, Jimmie Hendrix,