Joe Fry Guitar Guy

• Joe Fry - guitar vocals harmonica

"If Its awesome cover music you know and love you are looking for your search is over. Joe Fry is a full-time professional Singer/Songwriter performing all around the St.Louis area. He is the real deal with just the acoustic guitar, harmonica and his vocal talent. He will amaze you as he plays the songs you know and love. He is one of those guys that you think to yourself " how has this guy not made it big by now?" From Large venues to small weddings and everything in between. He is one of the best St. Louis has to offer. Very personable and great interaction with his audience paying attention to each and every detail of your event.

Joe Fry was born into a musical family where music filled the air at all different times of the day. Even from the womb he was tapping his foot to the beat of his father, who was, the original Joe Fry the guitar guy, who passed on his love of music and the God given talent, that just so happens to be more caught than taught.

By the young age of around ten I sang in Church, as well as with my father as we entertained in the bars in the city of St. Louis Mo. I would dance and sing on top of the bar, therefore, soaking up all the attention. That was the hook! There was no turning back after that. Once you've been bit by the applause of the crowd and the feeling of all of their eyes beaming up at you, you're hooked!

By the age of fourteen, I was breathing harmonica. I would wail on the blues harp! By the age of 16, I met Richard Daniels and joined the band Comstock Load as their lead singer. Next I joined a blues band, so I could play my harmonica and blow the blues. I met Tom Shea from Ballwin Missouri and we started a blues band called "Tom Shea Blues Band". I joined as the lead singer , ryhthm guitarist and , of course, blowing the blues harp.

Led Zepplin's song "Going to California" became my reality. I made the cut from over two hundred auditioners in Paul Fussel's band as the lead singer. Unfortunately in 1975 Disco mania hit the country.

I decided then to try a different appraoch. I teamed up with Joel Swan from a local bluegrass band in St. Louis, called "Sassafrass Band". Back in 1977 our band was doing alot of the same songs I'm doing today, only they weren't called oldies LOL! Joel and I played as a duet and conquered classic hits, folk, and bluegrass music in clubs all around St.Louis Missouri. Bogarts was a regular gig. Around 1980 we decided, in order to expand, to invite Shea Tignor, of St. Louis Missouri, to join us. That made up the band of "Wood Axe", where we could play Classic Rock and get into more venues that wanted full bands.

After participating in many bands, playing for my local church, and being encouraged by so many people when I played solo at different gatherings, it prompted me to step out on my own and have the creative freedom to play what I want where I want when I want! I practice when I want and I don't have to worry about a band member deciding not to show up. Life is too short to not live your dreams. I can honestly say this is my dream occupation. I'm loving it!

I'm really laid back and I preform my music from the heart. You might call me somewhat of a naturalist considering I prefer to play without loop machines or auto-tuning vocal machines. I play with my natural abilities: just raw, real talent. I promise you a show to rememeber and will satisfy everyone in your party.

Check out my ever-changing song list. Also I've posted some videos and audio clips to give you a sample of my musical talent. There are alot of good guitar players and singers out there but not many solo performers that have the ability to do both (and can wail on a harmonica!). Of course, I have my material for those who want to hear some original compositions. However, my first and formost desire is to entertain you with the songs you have grown to love. I play the popular music of our times. From old Rock n' Roll and old Country hits, through the decades, up to todays Alternative Rock and new Country tunes. I play the winery circuit around Missouri, several bars, and numerous restuarants. I've played everywhere from wineries, high class restuarants, biker bars, grocery stores (Schnucks), private parties, and corporate parties. I can fit into small venues where my band couldn't. However, I can fill large venues like corporate parties and tent festivals.

I perform with feeling and emotion. My promise is to make your event a special musical experience to look back on and never forget. If possible I will learn to play whatever songs your heart desires. Please keep in mind some songs are not made to play only acoustically.

I am a professional singer/songwriter who promises to act professional in every aspect of your vision. It is my pleasure to perform a mind blowing performance every time. I use state of the art P.A. equipment, beginning with my BOSE sound system for perfect acoustics sounds replication. I play a MARTIN acoustic guitar which is considered, by most people, to be the best acoustic guitar ever made.

I will dress and act professional at all times while interacting with your guest and taking request. Making folks happy is my goal. I love to see people enjoying the music, dancing, and singing along. It doesn't take long for folks to see how encompassed I become in the music I play. It gets contagious. Of course, I can or will transition from background to foreground if the event permits.

Thanks so much for your consideration.

Sincerely, Joe Fry

• 3 AM - matcthbox twenty
• 4 & 20 - steven stills
• a change is gonna come - sam cooke
• a horse with no name - america
• after the gold rush - neil young
• aint no sunshine - bill withers
• all apologies - nirvana
• all for you - sister hazel
• all i have to do is dream - everly brothers
• all shook up - elvis
• all you need is love - beatles
• amazed - jared anderson
• amie - pure prairie league
• baby now that i found you - the foundations
• bad bad leroy brown - jim croce
• bad day - fuel
• bad fish - sublime
• bad weather - poco
• battle of new orleans - johnny horton
• be like that - three doors down
• before the next teatdrop falls - freddy fender
• behind blue eyes - the who
• better man - pearl jam
• black - staind
• black balloon - googoo dolls
• blessed be your name - mat and beth redman
• blue - jay hawks
• blue eyes crying in the rain - willie nelson
• blue moon - evlis presley
• blue suede shoes - elvis
• boston - augustana
• boulevard of broken dreams - green day
• breathe - pink floyd
• bring it on home to me - sam cooke
• broken - seether
• brown eyed girl - van morrison
• cant you see - marshall tucker
• carrying your love with me - george strait
• cats in the cradle - harry chapin
• chasing cars - snow patrol
• check yes or no - george strait
• chicken train - ozark mountain daredevils
• choices - george jones
• country girl - neil young
• cowgirl in the sand - neil young
• cowgirls don't cry - brooks and dunn
• crazy circles - bad company
• crazy momma - jj cale
• cripple creek ferry - neil young
• cupid - sam cooke
• danny's song - kenny loggins
• daydream - lovin' spoonful
• dear prudence - the beatles
• december - collective souls
• don't close your eyes - kieth whitley
• don't worry be happy - bobby mc farrin
• drift and die - puddle of mud
• drift away - dobey gray
• epiphany - stained
• everlong - foofighters
• everyday - buddy holly
• everything you want - vertical horizon
• family tradition - hank williams jr.
• father and son - cat stevens
• fields of grace - darrell evans
• fime of your life - green day
• find out who your friends are - tracey lawrence
• fire on the mountain - marshal tucker
• folsom prison blues - johnny cash
• for what its worth - buffalo springfield
• free - zak brown band
• free fallin - tom petty
• friend of God - houghton & gungor
• friends in low places - garth brooks
• girl - the beatles
• give a little bit - super tramp
• guitar man - bread
• hallelujah - rufus wainwright
• hard country - jack sundred
• harvest - neil young
• harvest moon - neil young
• he didnt have to be - brad paisley
• he stopped lovin' her today - george jones
• heart of gold - neil young
• heary shaped box - nirvana
• hello darlin - conway twitty
• here comes the sun - the beatles
• hey baby - bruce channel
• hey good looking - hank williams sr
• hey there delilah - plain white t's
• hey, hey, my, my - neil young
• highway song - blackfoot
• home - chris daughtry
• home - blake shelton
• how to save a life - the fray
• hurt - johnny cash
• i can only imagine - mercy me
• I hear you knocking - dave edmunds
• I loved her first - heartland
• i need you - lynyrd skynyrd
• I only want to be with you - hootie and the blowfish
• i'd love to change the world - ten years after
• if you could read my mind - gordon lightfoot
• i'll be - edwin mc cain
• I'm no angel - gregg allman
• imagine - john lennon
• in my life - the beatles
• Iris - goo goo dolls
• it's your love - tim mc graw
• jambalaya - hank williams sr
• just breathe - pearl jam
• just to be with you - third day
• king of the road - roger miller
• knocking on heavens door - eric clapton
• landslide - stevie nicks
• lean on me - bill whithers
• let her cry - hootie and the blowfish
• lightning crashes - live
• little red riding hood - sam the sham
• little too late - mark chesnutt
• lola - kinks
• lonely day - system of the down
• long black veil - lefty frizzel
• long december - counting crows
• long haired country boy - charlie danials
• long haired coutry boy - charlie daniels
• long may you run - neil young
• louisiana saturday night
• love me tender - elvis
• love the one your with - CSN
• love without end - george strait
• lover lover - jerrod niemann
• lucky man - emerson, lake, and palmer
• lucky man - mongomery gentry
• lyin eyes - eagles
• lying in the sun - stereophonics
• magnolia - jj cale
• make the world go away - eddie arnold
• mama's dont let your babies grow up to be cowboys - willie nelson
• man I want to be - chris young
• margaritaville - jimmy buffet
• mary janes last dance - tom petty
• melissa - allman brothers band
• midnight rider - allman brothers band
• miles from nowhere - cat stevens
• money - barrett strong
• moondance - van morrison
• morning has broken - cat stevens
• mr. Bo jangles - nitty gritty dirt band
• mrs. brown you've got a lovely daughter - herman's hermits
• multi colored lady - gregg allman
• my girl - temptations
• no where man - the beatles
• norwegian wood - the beatles
• nothing compares - third day
• oh lonesome me - don gibson
• on my way home - neil young
• on the road again - willie nelson
• on the road to find out - cat stevens
• one more day - diamond rio
• one toke over the line - brewer and shipley
• one/let it be - U2/beatle melody
• only love can break your heart - neil young
• only want to be with you - hottie and the blowfish
• out on the weekend - neil young
• painted black - rolling stones
• peggy sue - buddy holly
• piano man - billy joel
• please come to boston - kenny chesney
• pretty good at drinking beer - billy currington
• pretty woman - roy orbison
• puff the magic dragon - peter, paul, and marry
• ramblin man - allman brothers band
• ready for love - bad company
• return to sender - elvis
• right here waiting - richard marx
• ring of fire - johnny cash
• rocky raccoon - the beatles
• roll with me - montgomery gentry
• rolling in my sweet babys arms - flatt and scruggs
• rose colored glasses - john lee
• run for your life - the beatles
• running blind - godsmack
• running dry - neil young
• sandman - america
• santa monica - theory of a dead man
• say what you need to say - john mayor
• seagull - bad company
• shanty - jonathan edwards
• she is love - parachute
• simple man - lynyrd skynyrd
• sittin' on the the dock of the bay - ottis redding
• slide - googoo dolls
• so small - carrie underwood
• some beach - blake shelton
• somewhere over the rainbow - israel kamakawiwiwo ole
• somewhere over the rainbow - isral kamakawiwiwo
• standing on the rock - ozark mountain daredevils
• sugar mountain - neil young
• sunny - temptations
• sunshine - johnathan edwards
• sweet caroline - neil diamond
• take it easy - eagles
• Talks to angels - Black crows
• tamborine man - bob dylan
• tequila sunrise - the eagles
• thats allright momma - elvis
• the freshman - the verve pipe
• the heart of the matter - don henley
• the last time - rolling stones
• the letter - joe cocker
• the needle and the dammage done - neil young
• the scientist - coldplay
• the world i know - collective souls
• through glass - stone sour
• time - hootie and the blowfish
• time of your life - green day
• times like these - foofighters
• tradin my sorrows - church
• train train - blackfoot
• tuesdays gone - lynyrd skynyrd
• tupelo honey - van morrison
• two of a kind - garth brooks
• two pina coladas - garth brooks
• undone - mercy me
• use somebody - kings of leon
• ventura highway - America
• voices - godsmack
• wake me up when september ends - green day
• wake up little susie - everly brothers
• walk through this world with me - george jones
• what i like about you - romantics
• what i'd say - ray charels
• wheels - foofighters
• when you say nothing at all - ronan keating
• where do the children play - cat stevens
• wherever you will go - the calling
• whoop somebody's - Paul thorn
• wild fire - michael murphy
• wild horses - rolling stones
• wild world - cat stevens
• will you still love me tomorrow - carole king
• wish you were here - pink floyd
• with a little help from my friends - the beatles
• wonderful tonight - eric clapton
• wonderwall - oasis
• working class hero - green day
• you and me - lifehouse
• you are so good to me - third day
• you can close your eyes - james taylor
• you dont even call me by my name - david allen cole
• you found me - the fray
• you had me from hello - kenny chesney
• your cheatin' heart - hank williams sr
• your love oh Lord - third day
• your mama dont dance - kenny loggins
• you've got a friend - james taylor
• you've got to hide your love away - the beatles

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• Joe is an incredible guitarist/vocalist and has a wonderful personality. We had approximately 80 individuals at our event and were constantly receiving comments about how much they enjoyed him. I would hire him back in an instant! He is very talented and we highly recommend him for any event! -- Donielle G, Waterloo, IL, 9/4/2011
• Joe was awesome!!! Very accommodating, professional and personable. His attention to detail and thoughtfulness will never be forgotten. He is an extremely talented guy with a caring spirit. Our guests continue to compliment his talent and the choice of music he played for us. We would highly recommend Joe and hope to book him again in the future. -- Susy V, Columbia, IL, 10/8/2011

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