Musicians ContactSep 8 2008Musicians Contact Connecting musicians and singers to paying jobs since 1969. Thousands of bands, managers, employers and agents have used us for 30 years. Started in Los Angeles in 1969, founder and current owner, Sterling Howard, was a young musician playing in local clubs. Realizing there was not a place for bands and musicians to connect, he rented an upstairs office in the famous Whisky a Go-Go in Hollywood. By distributing flyers on the Sunset Strip, he attracted a large number of players. Within weeks, Sterling charged a whopping $5 for membership. In the first few months, several name groups of the era such as Canned Heat, Strawberry Alarm Clock, and Gary Puckett and the Union Gap searched for musicians. Todd Rundgren came in seeking a keyboardist and Dr. John dropped in needing a percussionist and fell asleep on the office couch! Blues legend Albert Collins used the service the first of many times. The Beach Boys wanted some brass players and Sterling had no brass players! A new group, Earth, Wind, and Fire was doing a showcase and couldn't afford to pay the guitarist they needed. And rockabilly great Gene Vincent picked up Billy Zoom (later the guitarist for X). Read the rest of the story, click the link below! Mic Got HotLinks? Click below to earn your credits! http://www.gotsafelist.com/gotlinks_desktop_V2.php?linkid=d714dd11c03359bf79f435018e30bce5&UName=&hlID=58908&t=10 You were sent this email because you are a member of GotSafelist.Com. If you wish to unsubscribe or switch to vacation mode, you can do so by going to http://www.gotsafelist.com and logging in. To post your own Desktop Ad Goto: http://www.gotsafelist.com/memberdesktopads_V2.php more news about Musicians Contact |
