Alastair L Greene was born on April 18,1971 and is an American blues rock singer, guitarist, and songwriter.
14 Facts About Alastair Greene
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Alastair Greene was born in Santa Barbara, California, United States, and grew up intrigued by a combination of his mother's piano playing, plus the diverse record collection owned by both of his parents.
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However, it was his grandfather, Alfred "Chico" Alvarez, once of Stan Kenton's band in the 1940s and 1950s, who inspired Alastair Greene to pursue a musical career.
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Alastair Greene formed a band and, a year later, relocated trying to obtain openings for their hard rock ensemble in the clubs in Hollywood, Los Angeles.
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Meanwhile, Alastair Greene played in a high school jazz band who undertook a competition in Walt Disney World, in Orlando, Florida.
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Alastair Greene impressed a college representative sufficiently to obtain a scholarship at the Berklee College of Music.
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Work was sporadic and Alastair Greene had to obtain various day jobs to stay solvent.
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The experiences led Alastair Greene to recording his self-released debut album, A Little Wiser, which was issued in 2001.
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Alastair Greene followed this with a live album, before a chance encounter led him to meet Alan Parsons, who invited Alastair Greene to play on the album, A Valid Path.
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In 2009, when Parson's then guitarist, Godfrey Townsend, had scheduling conflicts, Alastair Greene played in Parson's band on a tour of the West Coast, and the following year Alastair Greene became a full-time band member.
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The second concert Alastair Greene undertook with them was opening for Lynyrd Skynyrd in Florida.
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An August 2013 concert performance in Medellin, Colombia, was released as the live album, Alan Parsons Symphonic Project, Live in Colombia, where Alastair Greene both played guitar throughout and sang on some of the tracks.
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Free of other assignments, Alastair Greene signed to Rip Cat Records and released the studio album, Dream Train, in 2017.
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In 2019, Alastair Greene joined Sugaray Rayford's band as a touring band member, which lasted for around one year.