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for Gary Grimes was sent in by him on December 23, 2004. It is the same
information which will be used in the program for the band's January 21,
2005 performance at Carnegie Hall. Thanks to Sue Park for the photos contained
within the article.
Gary was a Warner Brothers recording artist at the age of 19, toured with Hobson's Choice, and played with The Exceptions Motown Revue to packed houses in Kent, Ohio at J.B.'s on Water Street. The James Gang, Pacific Gas & Electric, Glass Harp, The Raspberries with Eric Carmen, and Devo all played there back in the day. Gary established the rock band Bock and played to full houses in The Agora Club chain, opening for Bad Company, REO Speedwagon, Rick Derringer, and Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, just to name a few. Gary worked many assorted jobs while playing music at night, and then became a jingle singer and was the featured voice for The Houston Astros (Astros Baseball "Who Says it's Only a Game?"), The Pittsburgh Pirates, The Buffalo Bills, The San Francisco 49er's, The Cleveland Indians, The Cleveland Browns, The Energy Makers (Ohio Edison), McDonald's, NAPA Auto Parts, Lube Stop, Carpet Barn, and hundreds more. Gary recorded an album in 1980 entitled "Starhand Visions" and signed with Direct Disk Labs in Nashville, Tennessee. In 1982, he recorded another unnamed LP (The Cleveland Project), and was to sign with Island Records when "1964" was created. The CD "Starhand Visions" is a combination of these projects along with some additional material.
On playing Carnegie Hall: "Tonight marks our 5th appearance in this historic venue. Who would have thought that our annual trip to play in New York City would have us at Carnegie Hall? Enjoy the show...be a part of the magic...relive the memories along with us, and know that WE LOVE THE BEATLES...THE MUSIC...AND YOUR SUPPORT...more than you'll ever know." Always Peace,
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Born
in Akron, Ohio, Gary's mom said that he sang before he spoke. Gary was
a Cub Scout and a Boy Scout, played Little League baseball (made the all-star
team 3 years in a row), and lettered in football and basketball throughout
high school.
Gary
had to learn to play the bass guitar left-handed to portray Paul McCartney
in the "1964" show, having been a right-handed guitar player
for so many years. Now, after 20 plus years of playing Beatles songs and
being a son, brother, uncle, husband, father, and grandfather, Gary is
still playing the best music on earth with, as Rolling Stone Magazine
put it: "The Number One Beatles Show on Earth!" LIFE IS GOOD!