by Dan Yessian | Jul 2, 2019 | Business of Music, Comedy, Stranger Truths
The ’60s were interesting times. Detroit was brimming with new music, between all the various Motown acts and emerging artists like Bob Seger. They were also trying times for up and comers like myself and the members of my band at the...
by Dan Yessian | May 21, 2019 | Business of Music, Comedy, Musicology
On another particular gig, my band was hired out to play a college event. Our pianist who often complained of his arthritic condition (to which I wasn’t totally convinced) requested that I’d call the venue to see if there was an in-house piano to save him the...
by Dan Yessian | May 11, 2019 | Comedy, Musicology, Stories
Some of my earliest recollections of playing in a band had nothing to do with music. I used to get calls from Skip, an accomplished accordion player and leader of a Polish band. He liked the way I played Clarinet so he’d bring me in for gigs. On one particular...
