Welcome to the Music Village. Here you will meet musicians & people involved in music that I have worked with or had the pleasure of knowing. Feel free to mingle, browse, spend some time in the village, because in the village you never know who you might meet. Thanks for coming.
I was about 15 years old and about to audition for the guitarist spot with the Pok' Chop Band. I hand my Hollywood Harmony guitar covered in black, red and green Swede. I knew my playing ability could get me the job, but I was nervous because, Eddie Smith, a veteran player was also in line for the job. I was hanging Outside on the steps which lead to the basement, where the band rehearsed, when Doug, Michael Wells and I think Harold Sargent came by and hung out for a little while. Doug borrowed my guitar started playing the melody line to a Funkadelic tune, then he gave it back, and listened as I played some chords to, I think it was, a New Birth song. He listened, then said don't worry, you'll get the job.
Well I worried, but he was right, I did get the job.
- Lionel
