| Gregory Page (Songwriter / Crooner / Record Producer) | |
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Gregory Page, July 2011 |
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| Background information | |
| Occupations | Songwriter / Crooner / Record Producer |
| Instruments | Guitar, Bass guitar |
| Associated acts | The Rugburns, The American Folk Singers, The Hatchet Brothers |
Gregory Page is a singer, songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. He was born in London, England on Easter Sunday in 1963. His Armenian and Irish parents met while they were on tour with their bands en route to the Middle East. According to an interview with KGTV reporter Phil Konstantin, Gregory showed little interest in academic or business studies as a boy. However, he was always fascinated listening to 78 rpm records on his grandfather's phonograph. Upon arriving in the United States, he began a series of odd jobs, including as a cab driver and cook. He also began tirelessly writing and recording his own brand of music. It is easy to observe that the voice and music of Al Bowlly had a definite effect on Page's career. According to Page: "The tightrope my music teeters upon is the struggle between tradition & progress, history & fantasy. I am the songbird & the worm." [1]
Besides working on his own music, Page has also worked with an array of artists such as Jason Mraz, John Doe, Jewel, Tom Brosseau, Steve Poltz and A.J. Croce.[2] In 1996, John Doe, formerly of the band X, provided lead guitar on and produced his independently released Fare thee Well album. His collaboration and friendship with Croce enticed him to join A.J.'s label Seedling Records and to release his CD, Love Made Me Drunk. In the 1990s, Gregory was a member of The Rugburns,.[3]
He is currently living in Southern California and frequently tours Europe and Australia.[2][4] Page's new self-released album "My True Love" is a tip of the hat to Al Bowlly and the Sweet Jazz from another era. Like the music of Al, Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday & Cole Porter, Page is not just inspired by American music, he is American Music.
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