Michael Gregory: E Lydian Jam - Messin' around over a jam track on my lunch break.

Messin' around over a jam track on my lunch break.

E Lydian Jam

Michael Gregory: Get You Back - great Shawn Lane tribute

There are few musical geniuses, but there are even fewer musical phenomena. Shawn Lane was a phenomenon - a freak of nature. As equally technically gifted and self-taught on piano as on guitar, he began at age 10 and was already touring with Black Oak Arkansas at age 13. I've always loved this tune of his because of the beauty of composition and the emotional content. His restraint is admirable, as he serves the song and doesn't start burning until the end of the fade out. Nashville drummer, Steve Ebe, with whom i toured in Steve Holy's band, played with Shawn and Sonny Landreth, so it made me thankful he was charitable toward my playing after working with those two.

Get You Back

Michael Gregory: vermicula polky

News:
02-11-2007:
Michael Gregory contacted me to let me know that he's seen the video which are quite old now... so one more won't harm. In this video Michael Gregory uses a free-form jam to demonstrate various styles, techniques and songs that have influenced his own incredible guitar style... Michael says:

That was in '98. My chicken pickin' is so much better these days. Thanks LTrain for posting it.

Guitar jamming and demonstration



10-10-2007:
Lots of great video on YouTube featuring Michael Gregory

Michael Gregory - Styles (Rock, Blues, Jazz, Country)


hocus pocus


the bash


cliffs of dover


on the pipe


Guitar lesson 1 with Michael Gregory - Exercises


Background:
Michael Gregory was born in Sacramento, California. He began playing guitar at the age of 9. Michael began his professional experience at 14 with the Joy Gospel Singers, a 5-piece band fronted by Buck Owens' cousin Dale Owens.

Later he played for two years with 1997 national fingerpicking champion Todd Hallawell and a long list of Sacramento bands. He also taught many students including future Tesla guitarist Frank Hannon. His quick ear and versatility made him a good fit for studio work and soon the phone began to ring. While in Sacramento he played on hundreds of recording sessions for local artists, jingles and national ad campaigns for the likes of Coke, Wendy's, Amtrak, etc., including the themes to Star Search, Oprah Winfrey, CNN, Sci-Fi Channel, and the Phil Donahue show, as well as sessions for Tower Of Power organist Roger Smith and Earth Wind and Fire keyboardist Robert Brookins.

In 1993 he formed the Michael Gregory Band as an outlet for his compositional /improvisational side. The band recorded a CD entitled "Guitarchitecture" and contributed tracks to two CDs which benefited the Sacramento AIDS Foundation. Their debut recording was featured on the sampler "Guitar On The Edge" on Mark Varney's Legato Records label.

The band played shows with Steve Morse Band, Dixie Dregs, Robben Ford, Stanley Jordan, Ronnie Montrose, Tony McAlpine, Norton Buffalo, Canned Heat, Elvin Bishop, and Great White.