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05/19/2024

Fellow band leaders and contractors! I've been asked to increase our insurance policy (C.O.I.) amounts from 2M to 5M at a couple of venues. Has anyone 'bit the bullet' and is now paying the additional 2k-ish per year? Or does anyone have a better deal they'd like to share? thanks!
Bill

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05/13/2024

So very sad to hear of the passing of David Sanborn. I’ll never forget being gobsmacked when he agreed to play on my very first CD, and equally amazed when he played on my second and third recordings as well. For those not familiar with this iconic Grammy-award winning sax player, he has played with Stevie Wonder, David Bowie, James Brown, Billy Joel, Chaka Khan, James Taylor, Bonnie Raitt and more. I'm humbled and honored to have been part of this list.

One of his recent projects was Sanborn Sessions (www.sanbornsessions.com) which features a lot of great artists including Sting and Michael McDonald in intimate studio settings. Highly recommended.

RIP Dave. Forever grateful for your musical contributions here, there and everywhere.

02/29/2024

“Love your pet, hold your pet, play with your pet today. They are your best friend for such a very short time. You are their best friend for their entire life.”

02/17/2024

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02/02/2024

Poetry, Rap & Nat King Cole. :-)

Filmed at the Augusta Heritage Center's Vocal Week. The Augusta Heritage Center of Davis & Elkins College is known internationally for teaching, presenting, ...

02/02/2024

If you aren't already listening to Breakfast With the Beatles every Sunday morning from 8 am - 10 am with the fabulous Terri Hemmert, be sure to check it out this Sunday when you just might hear my new version of "From Me to You" featuring W***y Porter. If you don't have a radio (old school!) you can also stream it from the WXRT website!

Also if you're not already familiar with the amazing musician and songwriter W***y Porter, it's time you head on over to his website at willyporter.com for his uniquely passionate and soulful music. I'm thrilled and honored to have recorded this track with him.

01/29/2024

Happy Monday! Thrilled to announce the release of my new Beatles cover, "From Me to You" featuring W***y Porter - streaming on all platforms! https://lisalauren.hearnow.com/from-me-to-you

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01/11/2024

01/03/2024

Here's a little piece about my long ago brush with James Brown. Check out the other stories, too, on this terrific site:

You look at me and think…

12/11/2023

From Michael Jackson's "Off The Wall"Jerry Hey. horn arranger.Trumpets & Flugelhorns: Jerry Hey & Gary Grant.Saxophones & Flutes: Larry Williams & Kim Hutchc...

08/09/2022

https://pollack.bandcamp.com/track/the-big-freeze

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08/27/2021

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Music arranged by MaytreeVideo directed by Napkins music

08/20/2021

Always in the market for reliable and hard working roadies and crew FYI :-)

10/08/2020

Check out the new blog post about live music during COVID: https://billpollackmusic.com/uncategorized/spread-love-not-germs-live-music-in-the-covid-era/

Spread Love, Not GermsLive Music in the Covid Era Lots of new words have popped up in our vernacular during this pandemic, namely social distancing, quarantini*, spendemic, and the less polite “covidiot”. In the music business, we’ve come up with words like “minimony” and “tiny-tainment....

06/05/2020

12/26/2019

Only the true blue band can get the radiologists on the stage for some silly fun . . .