Garland Jeffreys - Hail Hail Rock 'N Roll
Born and raised in Brooklyn, singer, songwriter, and guitarist Garland Jeffreys began his career performing in Manhattan nightclubs as a solo act in 1966 after attending college at Syracuse University as an art major, where he became friends with Lou Reed. After graduation, he spent a short time in Italy studying art before coming back to Manhattan to further his education at New York's Institute of Arts while working with several city bands, including Train and Romeo. After forming a group called Grinder's Switch in 1969, they released one album, Garland Jeffreys and Grinder's Switch, before breaking up in 1970.
Jeffreys soon returned to performing as a solo act, playing small Manhattan clubs until signing with Atlantic Records in 1973, where he ... Read More...
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If you want to know more about Garland Jeffreys and his music, check out his website at www.garlandjeffreys.com or his MySpace page at www.myspace.com/garlandjeffreys for music, videos, photos, blog, CDs for sale, concert information and more. Garland is still touring and recording.
ReplyDeleteLyrics for some of Garlands' songs can be found at his fan site (www.garlandjeffreysfans.com).
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