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The Jeff Pryor Band, Loverland.(Loverland )(Sound Recording Review)
(Teze)
In every major city and a host of small towns there exists a cadre of guitarists who front local bands, staples of the club circuit, generally taking second billing behind a recording artist's club tour. Detroit has Jim McCarty, Seattle has Billy Stapleton, Washington has Bill Kirchen, and so on. Sometimes you can't name "em all, but you know who they are. Their bands are sometimes signed to small, local labels and more often distribute self-produced CDs from the stage or a card table outside the club. Sometimes these CDs are wondrous nuggets, but more often are sedate copies of an exciting live act. LA's Jeff Pryor is one of these guys, having labored mightily on the club circuit for 20+ years.
But there's a catch. Like Bill Kirchen, Jeff ...
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...subscriber for more than 30 years, and every new issue of GP is a welcome treat. Also, thanks for featuring Tele master Bill Kirchen [June '02]. The article was very enjoyable--especially the comment that Bill made about being intimidated by the likes...
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- Magazine article from: Guitar Player Gill, Chris May 1, 1995 700+ words
...planet. The band generating all the excitement is Too Much Fun, a trio that truly lives up to its name. Led by guitarist Bill Kirchen, formerly with Commander Cody And His Lost Planet Airmen, the Moonlighters, and Danny Gatton (not to mention gigs with...