daveinspain Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 I am the only one in my family with music in their blood... My brother and I grew up listing to Cream, Janis Joplin and Big Brother, Zeppelin, Doors, Who...etc But I'm the only one who "had it in me". I remember my mother could play piano a bit but I think I only heard her play a couple times. I owe my interest in music, in making music, to my childhood friends more than anyone else... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksdaddy Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 My father recorded a couple albums of old style cowboy ballads back in the 80s. My brother was in garage bands in the 60s with his blue Fender Mustang. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Searcy Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 Here's my great grandfather, great uncle and great aunt around 1929. Here's my grandmother and grandfather in their church about 1955 or 60. My dad plays. My aunt plays. My cousin. My brother tried but it didn't take for him. Music has always been a big deal in my family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Farnsbarns Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 My father plays sax and clarinet, his father played clarinet. My older brother showed some interest in trombone but not for long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quapman Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 My Mom taught steel guitar when I was a kid. My Uncle played mandolin in our local symphony. My brother plays guitar. And I have my kids learning piano. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milod Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 Great Grandpa was a musician as well as dispatch rider with the 112th Illinois circa 1862-65. My Grandpa played trombone in the town band before there were high school bands. My grandma on Mom's side wasn't much into performance, but told me once her mother/grandmother played guitar well. Mom and Dad did some quite nice duets for a lotta events in the '50s. Dad played a little uke and in the 40s some guitar. Little sis sings, I think, still in public quite a bit. Their kids aren't so much into music but I think some of her grandkids are. She does have my Mom's piano, though, and I think can play it a little. Little brother (who turns 62 soon) not into music much. Neither are his kids. "Baby brother" who's not quite 40 plays guitar fairly well, keyboard perhaps better and does apparently quite a bit of composition. He says I'm the far better guitar player, I've a hunch he's overall the better musician. PS - I'm envious of the old photos! m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markini Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 Just me and my Mom. No uncles, grandparents none of my 3 brothers. My mother was a helluva a dancer and played a mean accordian. I am the only one to play music though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPguitarman Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 My Dad played drums and vibraphone. I have two cousins that play piano. My daughter tried to take up piano but got too busy with singing, theater & school. My twin sons play bass & guitar. My uncle played stand up bass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 in my immediate family, my son plays drums - started at the age of 6, he's 33 (and he's very good) I met my wife when she was 15, I was 16.. (I had been playing for a number of years already.) she had/has four brothers, and they all liked to come to the jams/rehearsals and gigs we did. they all wound up picking up an instrument 3 went for Bass, one to guitar George went for guitar, (he'll be 51 next month) he still plays, and plays well.. Jim died at 34, (cancer) we were band mates for 15 years. he was the best. (Miss him daily) Dan is still playin (he's 45) an he's bad-*** bass player. Great chops. John stopped after a few years - just wasn't for him - still dabbles with guitar but not serious about it We have some righteous jams when my son, my bros and I get together, and we've done a few shows and gigs and they've been a blast. Something special about doing this with people you truly love and admire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flight959 Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 My uncle plays guitar and sings! He's also very good, however he doesn't have youth on his side anymore! My Brother in Law's father was a popular singer in the Sixties and at one point shared a flat with Noel Redding! Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dem00n Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 I'm the only one, my bro and sis took instruments in middle school but after the music class ended they never picked it up again or even know how to pick it up again. Only one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderchild Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 My mother was self taught on piano & organ, in high school {years ago} my brother played sax and I played flute...before any of you laugh, the flute section was 6 girls and me. Across the aisle were the clarinets, 8 girls. This was in the 70's, no pants or slacks only MINI skirts not so dumb huh? Now a days, I play guitar & bass, my brother plays drums and mandolin, one of his sons plays piano & trumpet, his other son plays piano and flute {takes after his uncle } Brother, nephews and I all play together in our praise band at church, gotta agree with Kidblast, nothing like playing music with family. TC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
69tele Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 my dad plays guitar and and bass, and my band is myself my brother (piano/bass) and sister(piano/guitar) , my young daughter (6) and niece (8) also play piano Here's us recently and a pic of my dad in the 60s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketman Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 Nice pic of your dad! My mother has a great voice, but I can't sing worth a damn. Her uncle played the mandolin. My brother played bass and he can play Geddy Lee perfectly (lot better than I can play Alex Lifeson). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdgm Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 My Dad (long gone now) played saxophone and clarinet in his youth and also banjo and ukeleles which I still have. My Mum never played an instrument but just loved music even more than him and had perfect pitch, which I only found out a few years before she died. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazarusvt84 Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 Puerto Rican dad plays 'his music' on classical righty as a lefty (upside down strings)...sings too...hobbyist, church, etc. One brother plays guitar (hobbyist). Other brother sings and plays guitar (very talented hobbyist). My oldest daughter is budding piano teacher (great voice). My youngest son is a child phenom on guitar (need to get him to sing). Nephew (son of talented brother) is a pro drummer in NYC trying to make it big. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAS44 Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 My uncle was quite a gifted guitarist as I've been told, if you guys know brewer and Shipley... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ejvcd-JeVCQ He had those fellows over to jam a time or two. Sadly he took his own life before I came about. Besides him, my grandfather played a little guitar and piano (I have his ol' guitar)... after that, not a musician in sight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookieman15061 Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 This pic is of my grandfather and my aunts, uncles and my mom. We still have his guitar. My younger sis plays keys and brother has played guitar in numerous Boston bands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FenderGuy1 Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 My uncle plays guitar and a few neighbours too and a family friend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirstMeasure Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 My band is Me on Guitar, my wife on Vocals, My Brother on Bass, and a revolving door for the drummers. My dad played in Surf bands in the 60's and we had a trio (Dad, Brother, and I) in the 90's with no drummer that was really cool. My Uncle plays Harmonica and Flute (he jammed with John Mayall at a private party back in the 70's). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeppelinguy Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 None. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonzoboy Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 My family is extremely musical on both the paternal and maternal sides. My mother was a church organist and all her siblings either played at least one instrument or sang in a choir.My father was a choir director,his oldest brother was an organist and choir director and actually recorded an album of hymns in the 60s.His younger brother had no musical training but could hear a song on the radio once and be able to play it in the right key after just hearing it once. My sister plays some guitar but mostly piano and I play several instruments as does my oldest nephew who also teaches guitar and has a lucrative recording career as well as being short listed for several notable musical awards.Most of my first cousins on both sides play at least one instrument,one is an incredible drummer and both his sons are great guitarists and his nephew was a prodigy on the violin,routinely beating out 15 and 16 year olds in violin competitions when he was 5 or 6.This young guy also plays a dynamite guitar and drums too as well as several other instruments and his last band-The Randalls-were very popular and won several band battles including best band in Ontario competition,they also cut an album-with all songs he wrote-that sold really well.As I mentioned in a previous post my cousin's 11 year old grandson left a hall full of seasoned musicians slack-jawed playing a cheap POS acoustic lefty guitar.I was so impressed with his playing that I bought him a lefty Tele and a Vox VT-20 amp so that he could have quality gear to play on and therefore be able to play better plus there is an element of inspiration that goes along with starting off with good gear as he has only been playing for less than 2 years. Anyway I could go on for ages naming more musician relatives but I'll just say for now that there are dozens more I haven't mentioned. Where our family is so large it seems that the most important thing in our family besides music was procreating...lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T Bone Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 My Father was a big band drummer in the 1940's, I hear he was very good. Considered going pro, but tells me some of the guys getting into drugs scared him away from the life. Mom played piano and sang, and her Mother played an organ (and I'm sure piano before that). My Sisters both took piano lessons as kids (as did I) but it didn't stick. One Sister also took two tries at learning guitar, but gave up fairly early both times. One of my Nephews has a Stratocaster copy, though I'm not sure how often or how well he plays. One Niece sings quite well, but not well enough for the professional career she'd wanted (but she's now doing quite well as a CPA). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kennis Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 None that I know of in previous generations, and no siblings or cousins either. But my wife is an incredibly talented singer and artist in almost every possible art form. And our 3 year old is coming along nicely on the electric kit we got him, and his little brother at 13 months is pretty obsessed with my strat these days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmer Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 Nice stories here! My mother, she is 73, alway's sang opera. My father (76) sang the blues untill was operated from throath cancer, he has no voice anymore now. But I remember his voice, like sand and glue, very good blues voice! He played with Ferre Grignard and sing in the streets, before Ferre got famous in Belgium and start using Heroin. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyU69gIG4sg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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