Joe DeRusha

Albuquerque, NM

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Travels up to 60 miles

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Overview

I have a solo act that consists of guitar( 6 string, dobro, nylon, and 12 string), harmonica and vocals. My music is an eclectic mix of classic rock, folk, and blues.


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Booking information

Price range: Contact for rates

Languages: English

Gig length: 120 - 180 minutes

What to expect

I am a story teller. I enjoy engaging my audience with humorous tales mixed in with some history behind the songs I play.

About

I am retired and enjoying what I love to do......play music!

Additional booking notes

I have all of my own sound equipment. I will require access to power and minimal lighting

Set list

You Don’t Know how it Feels
Comes a Time
Morning sky
It’s a Great Day to Whup somebody’s ass
The Weight
Dear Mr. Fantasy/Midnight Rider
The Worst is Yet to Come
If I Were a Carpenter
Broken Halos
Sweet Virginia
Speed of the Sound of Loneliness
The Poet
This Masquerade
Mr Soul
Mary Jane’s Last dance
Keep me in your heart
She Belongs to Me
Dead Flowers
Summertime
Goin to California
Shaky Town
That’s the Way the World Goes Round
Knocking on Heavens door
House of the Rising Sun
Which Way Does that Old Pony Run
6th Avenue Heartache
Can’t you see
Angel From Montgomery
Treetop flyer
Driving Wheel
If If I had a Boat
16 Days
Old Man
That’s Just the Way It Is
Wagon Wheel
Christmas in Prison
Love Needs a Heart
Wish You Were Here
Dark Hollow
These Days
I shall be Released
You Ain’t Going Nowhere
Melissa
As the Raven Flies
Our Lady of the Well
Into the Mystic
Bluebird
Cocaine Blues
Mr Bojangles
We Just Disagree
Change the World
Great Compromise
For Everyman
Can’t Find my Way Home
Wayfaring Stranger
Hello in there
Free Falling
A Pirate looks at 40
Feelin’ Alright
Feels Like Rain
Paradise
You’re Not Drinking Enough
Crazy Love
Times Like These
Angel Flight
Spanish Moon
Get Together
Crossroads
You Can’t always Get What You Want
Love In Vain
Broke Down Engine
Change Song
Little Red Rooster
No Expectations
You Got the Silver
Rollin Kokomo Blues
Crazy Mama

Influences and inspiration

A few of my musical influences include John Prine, Jackson Browne, Tom Petty, Neil Young, Leon Russell, and Johnny Winter.

Setup requirements

power and minimal light

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