Jeff Gonzales
solo acoustic music
Originals, Old Country,
Ragtime & Ragtime blues,
Instrumentals
Jeff has been a professional musician since 1985. He currently sings & plays throughout the Northeastern part of the USA.
"My first experience with guitar music was by hearing the great old black guitarists from the 20's and 30's, such as Blind Blake, Bo Carter, Gary Davis. They changed the way I felt about music. Then I went on to listen to the guitarists of my day who were also influenced by them: Ry Cooder, Jorma, David Bromberg....etc....
"After that came the country guys, Merle, Travis, Chet Atkins, Doc Watson and so on.
"So you put the all those things together, I guess I'm in there somewhere--country blues, ragtime country, bluegrass folk....whatever name you want to call it.....the bottom line is that I have been influenced by many artists.
OLD COUNTRY
(solo live)
Live in New Haven
Live in Greenfield
Fingerpickin' the old tunes
...from the Delmore Brothers to Johnny Cash.
"...once I heard Mearle, Travis and Chet Atkins I was hooked...that thumb pickin' stuff was a whole other dimension of finger pickin'.
Thumb pickin' on an acoustic is still one of my favorite sounds....
Old Country ~ Instrumentals | Old Country ~ Vocals |
| Cannonball Rag (0:00) Baby's Comin' Home (2:20) Foggy Mountain Breakdown (4:15) | Darlin' Corey (0:00) 16 Tons (3:25) Don't Think Twice (6:05) |
RAGTIME BLUES
(solo studio)
Combining Ragtime Blues, Country Blues and Ragtime Instrumentals.
"I felt I had to record some ragtime and country blues, I mean I started with that stuff and I felt a kinship with it.
"I began with my favorite pickers from that era and did a title cut for each one. "I Got Mine" for Pink Anderson, followed by "Who's Been Here" by Bo Carter.
Ragtime Blues ~ Instrumentals | Ragtime Blues ~ Vocals |
| Maple Leaf Rag (0:00) The Entertainer (2:00) Dallas Rag (4:05) | Police Dog Blues (0:00) Ditty Wa Ditty (2:25) She Caught the Katy (5:08) |
INSTRUMENTALS
(solo studio)
A Collection of Solo Guitar Instrumentals
These CDs include both covers and originals. A tablature book will be available in the near future.
Instrumentals ~ Originals | Instrumentals ~ Covers |
| Cuttin' Wood (0:00) Tatiana (1:20) Blakes' Uptown Rag (3:18) | Dill Pickle Rag (0:00) Saturday Night Shuffle (2:16) Blackberry Rag (3:46) |