Ron Herring

Based in Burien WA

My name is Ron Herring. I`ve been a professional musician for over 30 years. As the son of a musician, my love of music began at early age, through grade school and then high school I was a trumpet and guitar player. Then I took up trombone and saxes in college. I began my professional career as a bass player. After some years I switched again to guitar and performed as lead singer and guitar player in an 8 piece band, "Burgundy Express" for about 11 years. Most of that time was spent on the islands of Hawaii, though we did play all over the western half of the U.S. and Canada and even Japan. I`ve played onstage with some of the greats in rock music. Sly Stone, Billy Preston, the Righteous Brothers, Burt Bacharach, Jack Jones, and even did some studio work for Stevie Wonder.

As a single I`ve played all over the west coast from California to Washington in clubs, cafes, casinos and restaurants. Onstage I use midi files with my own added background vocals, and sing and play synthesized guitar live. Strong lead vocals and guitar solos are my trademark.

I have currently for the last 7 years been performing at the "Bahama Breeze", a Caribbean restaurant and lounge here in Seattle. For this job I play Caribbean, Caribbean jazz, and Latin. But I`m also very strong at Easy Listening, Smooth Jazz, Country, Standards, Rhythm and Blues, just about anything the audience desires, from the 30`s up to today`s contemporary music. I`m very comfortable with any age group.

About 2 years ago I began to specialize in retirement and assisted living facilities. I currently have 55 retirement and assisted living communities that I perform for in the Puget sound area.

 

SAMPLE SONGLIST
3 Little Birds; It`s 5 0`clock Somewhere; 2001 Space Odyssey; Achey Breaky Heart; After the Lovin`; All My Ex`s Live in Texas; All Shook Up; Always On My Mind; Amarillo By Morning; Auld Lang Syne; Autumn Leaves; Bad Moon Rising; Bahama; Beer Barrel Polka; Best of My Love; Big Yellow Taxi; Black Magic Woman; Blue Bayou; Blue Boy; Blue Moon; Blue Spanish Eyes; Blues Club; Boogie On Raggae Woman; Under the Boardwalk; Boogie Woogie Bugle boy; Boogie Woogie Choo-choo Train; Boot Scootin` Boogie; Born On the Bayou; Brandy; Brazil; Break My Stride; Breezin`; Brown Eyed Girl; Don`t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue; Cabdriver; Caldonia; Call Me All; Caribbean Queen; Carribe; Chatanooga Choo Choo; Cheeseburger In Paradise; Christmas Song; Will It Go Round In Circles; Cocojamba; Cisco Kid; Copacabana; I`m Crazy; Crystal Blue Pursuasion; Daddy`s Home; Dancing In the Dark; Make Me Do for Love; The Way You Do the Things You Do; Sittin` On the Dock of the Bay; Don`t Be Cruel; Down On the Corner; Dream; Driving My Life Away; I`m Easy; El Paso; Everybody`s Talking; Everyday People; Evil Ways; Feelin` Alright; Feliz Navidad; Fool If You Think It`s Over; Fool`s Rush In; For the Goodtimes; For the Love of You; Friends In Low Places; From a Jack to a King; the Gambler; Get Back; Get Up Stand Up; Girl From Ipanema; Good Lovin`; Goodtime Charlie`s Got the Blues; Heard It Thru the Grapevine; Ghostriders in the Sky; Groovin`; Hello Stranger; Hey Good Lookin`; Honky Tonk Woman; Hot Fun In the Summertime; Hotel California; How Blue Can You Get; I Can See Clearly; I Fall to Pieces; I Feel Good; I`ll Never Smile Again; I Only Have Eyes for You; I Shot the Sheriff; I`ll Never smile Again; I`ll Be Around; In the Air; In the Summertime; Is This Love; Johnny B. Goode; Jailhouse Rock; Jamaican Farewell; Kansas City; Key Largo; Kokomo; Lady in Red; Last Call; Last Night; Last Waltz With You; Lay Down Sally; Let the Goodtimes Ro