John Baker & friends
Whirlwind
© 2002 John M. Baker (634479388620)
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Emotive Acoustic Eclectic - mostly original instrumental songs, the genre is wide-ranging - from easy listening fingerstyle guitar to Latin, blues, bluegrass and jazz.
tracks
- 1 Thar's a Storm a'Comin'
- 2 Raindrops to Waves
- 3 Saturday Coffee
- 4 Missouri River Bottomlands
- 5 Thinking of You
- 6 Lemon Merengue
- 7 Garcon de Beignet
- 8 Nights in Madrid
- 9 Whirlwind
- 10 Don't Fall Asleep Joe
- 11 Sailing the Adirondack
- 12 Amazing Grace
- 13 Yellow Dog
- 14 Ethan's Discovery
- 15 Baby on the Doorstep
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Raised in Kansas, he left there in 1973. John has lived in many states and foreign countries since - from California to Rhode Island, Georgia to Germany. All of this traveling has exposed him to many different genres of music and cultures - the influences of which can be heard in many of his songs.
Formal music training, until recently was minimal -- 1 1/2 years of piano in 3rd grade. John (re)taught himself piano beginning in the early 90's and music has become a passion since. He learned guitar (mainly chords) from friends along the way, and after moving to Little Rock in 1998 immersed himself in music theory. As a result of these lessons and association with many very talented musicians, John's knowledge expanded exponentially and he learned the joys of performing in public, as well. John neither reads or writes notation - all of his songs originate from an emotive connection with the instruments.
You may have caught John's playing at:
* Starr's Live at Pasqual's, Little Rock, AR
* Caffe' Bon-Ami, Cranston, RI
* Rivermarket, Little Rock, AR
* Quy's, Maumelle, AR
* Underground Pub, Little Rock, AR
* 2nd Place Café, Little Rock, AR
* Sink's Kitchen, Hot Springs, AR
* Sheraton Hotel, Nashville, TN
* Tootsie's Orchid Lounge, Nashville, TN
* Windows on the Cumberland, Nashville, TN
* The Bluebird Café, Nashville, TN
* The Sutler, Nashville, TN
* as well as many private functions in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kansas and Tennessee.
So just who are the 'friends'?
- Dan O'Leske - drums & percussion
- Dan Sieckman - guitar, bass & percussion
- Joe Kuykendall - guitar
- Mary Bergman - vocals
- Michael Murphy - flute & sax
If you ever get a chance to play with them, or catch a performance, don't miss it.
John's approach to his music = play what you like, play the best you can and have some fun while you're at it!
Discography
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"Whirlwind" (2002)
(copies can be found in Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Japan, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, Switzerland, Tennessee and Texas)
"... or maybe something like this" (2001)
(copies can be found in Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Kansas, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia)
"or something like that ..." (2000)
(copies can be found in Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Kansas, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Texas)
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Easy listening music - great to relax with this music in the background
author: ChadaThe music is great, totally love listening to the CD. When winding down from a long day, it is nice to kick back and listen to the music with a cup of coffee or other beverage. Recommend highly.
pleasant, peaceful very fine music. Excellent in every way, don't miss it
author: Bob StaleyHad no idea Maumelle had such talent. If you've never heard John or his band I highly recommend you try it.