I sing, play guitar (accompanied by my wife who sings some leads) using background tracks. I specialize in Oldies and Classic Rock (Neil Diamond, Elvis Presley, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Bob Segar, The Eagles, Ricky Nelson, Dion & The Belmonts, Buddy Holly, Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, and many more).
If the occasions calls for it, I also play contemporary country music (Toby Keith, Brad Paisley, Blake Shelton, Alan Jackson, and more).
I'm a Viet Nam Era Vet and my appeal is to older folks (I don't play contemporary hits).
I call my "act" Johnny & The Ghost Riders with Sidekick Mary. The Ghost Riders (unseen) are my "backup band".
7 reviews
Maureen P.
September 15, 2024Really great couple who were friendly and talented. We danced and sang along to many older songs
Hired as: Singing Guitarist
Johnny & The Ghost Riders
Thank you, Maureen for such a nice review. It was our pleasure performing for your father‘s 90th birthday.
Ann S.
May 30, 2023Very personable and professional.
Hired as: Singing Guitarist
Johnny & The Ghost Riders
It was a pleasure providing music for Ann’s Memorial Day Party.
Let’s do it again! 😀
Mariza N.
March 8, 2022Johnny and his wife were such a pleasure to work with! We had a list of songs that we wanted to play and John was great helping setting up the list and everything else we needed. Thank you so much John for your professionalism. We had a great night!
Naples Motorcoach Resort
Hired as: One Man Band, Singing Guitarist
Johnny & The Ghost Riders
Thank you Mariza for such a great review. It was a pleasure working with you and entertaining that fantastic crowd at NMCR.
I'm doing a benefit concert for Ukraine. I'll send you the details.
John
Nancy C.
February 17, 2021Lots of fun. Very cordial people.
Excellent to work with.
Hired as: One Man Band, Singing Guitarist
Johnny & The Ghost Riders
It was a pleasure working with Nancy and Art. They're a wonderful couple.
Jacquelyn B.
October 20, 2019Our group loved him n is wife.
Will definitely keep his information
for another event.
The them for a great evening!!!
Hired as: Singing Guitarist
Johnny & The Ghost Riders
It was our pleasure performing for such nice folks.
We'd love to do it again.
Price range: $200 and up.
I play guitar and sing to background tracks. My voice is baritone, so songs by Elvis Presley, and Neil Diamond fit my vocal range well.
I just turned 80, so my hands cramp up after about 2 hours of playing. I can keep singing however.
I started playing guitar at age 14. In high school, I was in the choir and was one of the dominant baritone singers. During high school and college I sang lead vocals and backup harmony for various bands. In 1965 I joined the USAF and played in various bands in areas where I was stationed such as Texas, Montana, Vermont, even Turkey (I appeared on AFRTS (Armed Forces Radio and Television Service) variety show with several guys who also liked to make music. I also performed with a group known as The Fireflies, who had a hit single in 1959 called You Were Mine (that song is in my repertoire). I left that group because the manager wouldn't let me play guitar and sing. The lead singer of that group and I are still close friends and perform occasional concerts together.
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