The farther you live from what
some people consider civilization,
the more self reliant and innovative you have to be. You have to
admire a guy who enters a field and actually creates his own genre
by making a musical instrument with which to conquer a niche that
any other mortal is afraid to even challenge. That is exactly what
Washtub Jerry has done. He is the only “tub-bass” player in the
field of cowboy entertainment today. Not only that, he may very
well be the hardest working man in the business. Go to any show
where Washtub is performing and you’ll find performers lined up to
get him to play backup bass for them. I have yet to see him turn
one of them down. In addition, he understands more about music
theory than any music teacher I know and can illustrate it to you on
his unique instrument with the skill of a philharmonic surgeon. And,
to top it off, Wash was named "1999 Instrumentalist of the Year"
by theWestern Music Association.
the more self reliant and innovative you have to be. You have to
admire a guy who enters a field and actually creates his own genre
by making a musical instrument with which to conquer a niche that
any other mortal is afraid to even challenge. That is exactly what
Washtub Jerry has done. He is the only “tub-bass” player in the
field of cowboy entertainment today. Not only that, he may very
well be the hardest working man in the business. Go to any show
where Washtub is performing and you’ll find performers lined up to
get him to play backup bass for them. I have yet to see him turn
one of them down. In addition, he understands more about music
theory than any music teacher I know and can illustrate it to you on
his unique instrument with the skill of a philharmonic surgeon. And,
to top it off, Wash was named "1999 Instrumentalist of the Year"
by theWestern Music Association.
Wallace Rennels