Gary Myers was born in Milwaukee and began to play his brother’s
drums at age nine. A family move took him to Bradenton, Florida
where he joined his first band in 1960. A second band included
future Allman Brothers guitarist Dickie Betts. Next came full-time
club gigs, travel in the Midwest, and a trip to Southern California,
where he had his first record release in 1963.
A return to Milwaukee brought more club work, a
couple of different bands, and more recording. One of those bands
headed back to SoCal in 1965, evolved into the Portraits and backed
many name artists. They signed with Mike Curb and released four
singles, one of which charted in several areas. The group appeared
on two motion picture soundtrack LP’s, and in 1968, recorded a
Schaefer Beer commercial in New York.
Gary hit the road again with a show group in the
early 70’s before returning to the Los Angeles area where he
continued playing full time until 1982. The succeeding years brought
a huge variety of gigs while he also worked in a large music store.
Gary penned his first record collectors’ article in 1975 and went on
to write many more. He published his first book, Do You Hear That
Beat, in 1994 and an instructional book, Understanding and
Using Chords and Chord Progressions, in 2001. In 2006 he added
On That Wisconsin Beat and in 2008, a book on scales. In
2012, as Gary E, he has released a new CD, Change Comin’ On.
Links:
Books & general info:
http://www.music-gem.com/index.html
Gary E CD:
http://gary-e.music-gem.com
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/who.is.Gary.E?ref=ts
Youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spoUMr2hKGw&feature=channel&list=UL |
Gary Myers Articles:
Buck
Trail
The
Champs
Dante
& the Evergreens
Davie
Allan
Donnie
Brooks
Jimmy Maddin
(Madden)
Johnny
Fortune
Keny
Chandler
Larry
Bright
Sammy
Masters
Sonny
Burgess
The
Road
Tracey
Pendarvis
The
Zircons
Surf
Records Story
Tide
/ Edit Records |