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Gregg Wright Blues Guitarist Benefit for the Fender Play Foundation
GREGG WRIGHT BEGAN HIS PROFESSIONAL CAREER ON THE U.S. SOUTHERN CIRCUIT IN THE MID-1970'S. HE HONED HIS CRAFT WITH YEARS OF PLAYING ONE-NIGHTERS ACROSS THE CAROLINA'S, GEORGIA, ALABAMA, FLORIDA, LOUISIANA AND TEXAS, OFTEN OPENING SHOWS FOR THE BIG NATIONAL TOURING ACTS OF THE DAY. "I WAS PRIVILEGED TO WORK AND LEARN AROUND GREATNESS" SAYS GREGG. "I OPENED SEVERAL TIMES FOR ALBERT KING AND FREDDIE KING, AND LEARNED A GREAT DEAL FROM WATCHING THEM UP CLOSE. THEIR WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT REALLY ENERGIZED ME. I OWE THEM A HUGE DEBT OF GRATITUDE!"
AFTER A MOVE FROM LOUISIANA TO LOS ANGELES IN THE 1980'S, WRIGHT BECOME A SESSION MAN AND "HIRED GUN" TOURING GUITARIST. HIS REPUTATION GREW OVER THE NEXT DECADE DOING ALBUMS AND TOURS WITH MICHAEL JACKSON, MICK FLEETWOOD, THE GAP BAND, BERLIN AND SPENCER DAVIS.
"Wright's in the top echelons of the world's great blues guitarists!" - Liz Aiken/Blues Matters/U.K.
"Gregg Wright brings down the house in no time!" - Blues Matters/U.K.
"The new King of Rockin' Blues Guitar!" - The Monterey Bay Blues Festival
"Gregg has an extra gear that most guitarists don't have!" - Zac Harmon/Blues Artist
"The best guitar player I've ever heard!" - Karen Gros/Associated Content
Tickets: https://go.evvnt.com/1319749-1?pid=2809
Venue Name: California State University, Fullerton - in the Titan Theater - inside the Student Union
Prices:
Ticket Type: USD 81.20,
Ticket Type: USD 54.67
