Hard Broccoli
Cinderblock & Board Days
© 2005 Doug Schenker (791022249026)
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Hard Broccoli's Cinderblock & Board Days album is happy music for the soul. What a delight! Doug Schenker's lyrics are heartfelt and the songs will bring a smile to your mind. A great CD packaged and wrapped with talent, vocals, and musicianship. It's a must to add to anyone's collection.
The songs are uplifting, some are inspiring, and some are funny. There’s more variety than most CDs. You will enjoy the great talent of all the musicians, and Scott Tanski’s fantastic voice. The harmonies are beautiful and the melodies are original and innovative.
Featuring Who am I to Stop the Ocean, Fay, Bar Code, Down on the Boat & Post Nuclear Surfin' Song.
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Doug Schenker: Producer & songwriter. Hard Broccoli's Cinderblock & Board Days album is the brain child of songwriter Doug Schenker. Doug produced the album and wrote or co-wrote all the songs on this CD. He adds backing vocals and handclaps to "Post Nuclear Surfin' Song". Born in Annapolis, MD, Doug’s songs have been featured on the albums Cantwell & Quillen - Dual Impressions, Dan Wilson - Goodbye Conversation, Dana Victor - The Edge of Love, as well as writing or co-writing all the songs for the Amelia's Journey CD and play (www.ameliasjourney.com). The musicals The Heart Does Not Forget and Outburst, performed in New Haven, Connecticut, featured some of his songs.
John E. Starr, Jr.: Arrangements; lead vocals on “Post Nuclear Surfin’ Song” & co-lead vocals [with Michael McHenry] on “Down on the Boat”; harmony vocals; keyboards, bass, wind controller horns and flutes. A talented vocalist & multi-instrumentalist from Annapolis, MD. John co-wrote two songs with Doug Schenker on the Hard Broccoli CD ("Fine Lines" and "Fay"). John arranged the songs on the Amelia's Journey CD and play. He has provided the music for numerous theatrical performances. In addition, he plays acoustic & electric bass on many live gigs. John is the arranger, bassist, and one of the vocalists for the critically acclaimed Mozart to Motown performances. He has performed the Mozart to Motown show in Italy as well as the US. At one time, a student of Dr. Asher Zlotnick, he was a founding member of the legendary group Wooden Hands. He plans to record a solo album.
Scott Tanski: Lead vocals on all songs, except "Down on the Boat" & "Post Nuclear Surfin' Song"; backing vocals on "Down on the Bat" and "Post Nuclear Surfin' Song"; harmony vocals. Scott has been performing since 1980. He has acted in many plays, including performing as George Palmer Putnam, the male lead, in the world premiere and the first twenty performances of Amelia's Journey, the Creation of a Reluctant Celebrity.
Les Lentz: Drums, percussion & engineer. Les is an accomplished engineer, drummer and percussionist. For over 15 years Les has been the owner & Chief Engineer at LSP Studios in Annapolis, MD. He provided drums, percussion and engineered the Amelia's Journey CD and the Hard Broccoli CD.
Gerry Kunkel: Slide guitar, electric & acoustic 6 & 12 string guitars on the Hard Broccoli CD. He played guitar and banjo on the Amelia’s Journey CD. Gerry is an educator, CD producer, studio guitarist and composer. He has played with Aretha Franklin, Grover Washington, Ron Carter, Terri-Lynn Carrington, Patrice Rushen, Bob Hope, Diane Reeves, Charles Covington, Grady Tate and Freda Payne along with many other bands and groups. He has opened concerts for Chicago, George Duke and Stanley Clark, the Heath Brothers, The Beach Boys, Peter, Paul and Mary and The Ventures. He was Musical Director Broadcast Emmys in Baltimore and composed the music for the television show “Treasure Search” with Bob Denver and has played on numerous recordings, TV and radio jingles as well as short and full length feature films and videos. Gerry can also be heard in the orchestra pit for shows like Mama Mia, 42nd St. and the Ford’s Theatre premier of Elmer Gantry. He leads his own group that records and performs original and classic jazz he continues to be one of Washington D.C.’s busiest free lance jazz and classical guitarists. He is also on the faculty of the University of Md. and Howard University and a recent inductee into “Who’s Who” in American Education.
Additional performers on this album are:
Michael McHenry: electric guitars (along with Gerry Kunkel) on “Summertime with You in the Night” and “Down on the Boat”; co-lead vocals with John E. Starr, Jr. on “Down on the Boat”
Tony Fazio: electric guitars (along with Gerry Kunkel) on “Post Nuclear Surfin’ Song”.
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It's a must to add to anyone's collection
author: Julia RingleHappy Music for the soul, what a delight! I loved the CD, as well as the heartfelt lyrics that Doug writes. My favorite song was Fay, brought tears to my eyes. Great CD packaged and wrapped with talent, vocals, and muscianship. It's a must to add to anyone's collection.
The songs are uplifting, some are inspiring, some are funny.
author: Diane LigonI loved many of the songs instantly, which usually doesn’t happen when I listen to music, I tend to need to hear songs a few times to fully enjoy them. I have listened to this CD at least two hundred times, maybe more! I was surprised that I never got tired of listening to these songs, as one tends to do when a CD is played that many times. The songs are uplifting, some are inspiring, and some are funny. There’s more variety than most CDs, which I appreciate. I love the high quality of the recording, the great talent of all the musicians, and Scott Tanski’s fantastic voice. The harmonies are beautiful. I feel happy when I listen to this CD. Doug Schenker writes interesting meaningful lyrics and unique music which you’ll find yourself singing on your own.
melodies are original and innovative
author: Ray VernoOn the Hard Broccoli Cinderblock & Board Days CD the melodies are original and although innovative, will still remind you of groups like The Beach Boys with and without their patented harmonizing, and any other band, like Fleetwood Mac, that utilizes a great slide guitar in their songs.