you dig? But, if you do your job
well, you’ll make that diamond
look even more beautiful than it
would with no pillow. You’ll set
it off. As the people leave they’ll
talk about how beautiful the dia-
mond looked. You’ll have done
your job!”
George has gigged and re-
corded with folks like Darlene
Love, Aretha Franklin and Don-
ald Fagen, and has been in NJ’s
legendary Hudson River Rats.
His varied career as player/ar-
ranger includes house guitarist
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at the world famous Apollo The-
ater Amateur Show, as well as
in the orchestra pit of Broadway
shows. He says he’s pretty lucky
that most of the time he plays
with people who understand
how to accompany soloists…but
not always.
“I’ve seen less experienced
players get excited and smother
the singer. I’ve also, on occasion,
seen players of great renown do
the same, which is more surpris-
ing. One night a long time ago,
I was at a NYC jam session. We
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