This Drummer / Keyboardist / Arranger / Composer is a well-schooled,
well traveled....well....total musical experience that is not commonly found among the ranks. With almost 4 decades
of experience at every level of the music business, this Minneapolis area native has worked with many artists over the years.
Some you may recognize, such as The Diamonds (Li’l Darlin’ , The Stroll), Fabian (Turn
Me Loose), Johnny Tillotson (Poetry In Motion, Send Me The Pillow That You Dream On), Williams
& Ree (The Indian & The White Guy), Clark Terry (Legendary jazz Trumpet / Flugelhornist
formerly with the “Tonight Show” orchestra), & pioneering Conga / Percussionist King Errisson (former Motown & West Coast session player, & veteran of the Neil Diamond band since 1976). Bruce
also does arranging & scoring for film, video, & other artists (including some of the Miss Minnesota
contestants of the past decade) and produces radio commercials. He also produces CDs of he and Pam (their
first one, “With Love, Pam Barker” was released in late 2003 - and their second CD "Rockin' Memories"
was released in the Spring of 2006. Then In early 2010 they released "Rockin' Memories Volumes 1 &
2" for a total of 4 CDs to date), as well as his own instrumental jazz CDs that feature his own compositions and
his own unique arrangements of well-known tunes. |
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