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Joe has been a musician since the early sixties when he began his study of guitar
and piano. He attended the music school at California State University, Fullerton.
He has been in numerous groups and while recording albums studied studio engineering
and music production. Familiar with performing in many music genres and styles, from pop and rock
to country, and from hip-hop to jazz, he feels at home on stage or in the studio.
Joe has written numerous songs himself or by collaborating with prolific songwriters such as
Whil Harlin and Jerry Chuculate. He also has had the honor to perform with great
musicians like Skip Hahn, Peter Martin, Curtis Gaesser and his current fellow band members Donny, Mike, and Virg. Although he writes
and produces, performing with Cotton Jack is what it takes for him to be happy, joyous, and free.
Influences:
- Eric Clapton
- Mike Bloomfield
- Larry Carlton
- Jimi Hendrix
- Stevie Ray Vaughn, Beatles, Eagles, Stones, Little Feat, Led Zepelin, Peter Gabriel, Robert Palmer ……
Equipment:
Joe currently is playing a Strat thru a Twin via his Digitech RP21 and a Yamaha Motif ES8 thru the P.A..
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