Five Firsts

NAME: Tony Furtado INSTRUMENT: Slide Guitar, Banjo, Cello-Banjo, singer-songwriter1. THE FIRST ALBUM I EVER BOUGHT WAS ... Eagles Live. I was 11 years old and heard…

NAME: Dave Rhodes BAND AFFILIATION: Three Quarter North, Georgie Wonders Orchestra, Nisky Dixie Cats INSTRUMENT: I play bass and sing background in Three Quarter North;…

NAME: Chip Taylor INSTRUMENT: Guitar, more1. ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL ALBUMS I EVER PURCHASED WAS ... Kristofferson. Although I was born and raised in Yonkers, New…

NAME: Andrew Collins BAND AFFILIATION: The Andrew Collins Trio INSTRUMENT: Mandolin, Mandocello, Fiddle, Guitar, Mandola 1. THE FIRST ALBUM I EVER BOUGHT WAS ... The…

NAME: Clay Ross​ BAND AFFILIATION:​ Ranky Tanky​ INSTRUMENT: Guitar/Vocals​1. THE FIRST ALBUM I EVER BOUGHT WAS ... ​Thriller by Michael Jackson​2. THE FIRST…

NAME: Matthew Smedal BAND AFFILIATION: Music Director/Conductor of "The Bodyguard at Proctors INSTRUMENT: Piano1. THE FIRST ALBUM I EVER BOUGHT WAS ... Bette…

NAME: Talia Denis INSTRUMENT: Vocals/Piano1. THE FIRST ALBUM I EVER BOUGHT WAS ... The first album I ever bought was Paramore's Brand New Eyes. Although I grew up…

Photograph by Flyer SquadNAME: Deke Dickerson1. THE FIRST ALBUM I EVER BOUGHT WAS... First album I ever bought was Elvis' Greatest Hits Vol. 1. I bought it the day…

NAME: Mark Mulcahy INSTRUMENT: Singer 1. THE FIRST ALBUM I EVER BOUGHT WAS … I’m not totally sure. Beatles? I remember buying the last Skynyrd record.2. THE…

NAME: Melissa Aldana BAND AFFILIATION: The Melissa Aldana Quartet INSTRUMENT: Tenor saxophoneTHE FIRST MEMORY OF HEARING OR SEEING MUSIC... I come from a musical…

NAME: Jeff Toste and Micaiah Castro BAND AFFILIATION: Detroit Rebellion INSTRUMENT: Jeff: Guitar Micaiah: Drums1. THE FIRST ALBUM I EVER BOUGHT WAS ... Jeff: The…

NAME: Decora INSTRUMENT: Voice1. THE FIRST ALBUM I EVER BOUGHT WAS ... Biggie's Ready to Die 2. THE FIRST CONCERT THAT I EVER SAW WAS ... Wu Tang in San Juan, Puerto…