2006

PAT GEROW

ONE OF HIS STAND-OUT MEMORIES WAS THE 3-YEAR, TWICE WEEKLY STINT ON TWO COAST -TO-COAST  RADIO NETWORKS IN THE "BURNS CHUCK WAGON SHOW".

IN ADDITION TO EXPLOITS IN THE COUNTRY AND WESTERN AND WESTERN SWING FIELDS OF MUSIC, PAT PLAYED STEEL WITH THE TOURING "SAM SNYDER'S WATER FOLLIES" OUT OF BOSTON, AND TRAVELED WITH A SIMILAR SHOW OUT OF THE NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR CALLED "AQUACADE." PAT SAYS HE HAD A "SPLASHING" GOOD TIME WITH THOSE TWO SHOWS.

TWENTY YEARS AGO, PAT'S STEEL GUITAR WAS FEATURED AT CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL IN A 20 MINUTE PRESENTATION OF "CROSSROADS" (A PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PROJECT) WITH THE VANCOUVER SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AS A PART OF THE WORLD-WIDE CONFERENCE/SYMPOSIUM CALLED "HABITAT 76".

PAT HAS HAD A VERY EXCITING CAREER. HE QUESTED WITH THE ROYAL HAWAIIAN BAND IN KAPIOLANI PARK, IN HAWAII. HE ACTUALLY GOT THIS PRESTIGIOUS GROUP TO PLAY WESTERN SWING AS HE CHOSE TO PLAY HIS VERSION OF "STEEL GUITAR RAG."

ANOTHER STAND OUT MEMORY OF PAT'S WAS WORKING WITH PERCUSSIONIST GERRY ADAMS AND HIS BIG BAND ARRANGEMENTS.

PAT IS A MEMBER OF THE VANCOUVER SWING MUSIC SOCIETY AND SERVES ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. HE ACTS AS M.C. AT THEIR SHOWCASES.

HE IS A DOUBLE LIFETIME MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF MUSICIANS OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA.