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Sunday, March 6, 2022

MICKI FREE NATIVE AMERICAN GUITARIST DESTINED TO BE LEGEND! ZOOM TV INTERVIEW WITH A HENDRIX DISCIPLE DISCOVERED BY GENE SIMMONS OF KISS

 

M I C K I

F R E E

GRAMMY AWARD WINNING

ROCK & BLUES GUITARIST/SINGER/SONGWRITER

RELEASES NEW CD

'TURQUOISE BLUE'

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MICKI FREE has been managed by, performed and or recorded with the following: Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley of the super group KISS, Bill Wyman of The Rolling Stones, Diana Ross, Janet Jackson, Shalamar, Little Steven Van Zandt of Bruce Springsteen, Prince, Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top, Carlos Santana, Cindy Blackman-Santana, Cheap Trick, Sam Moore of Sam & Dave and many more.


 Micki Free’s newest CD titled Turquoise Blue is heralded by Carlos Santana and Billy Gibbons, among many others. Grammy-winning blues-rock guitarist Micki Free’s new disc showcases his mastery of tone on its 13 originals, plus a scintillating cover of Jimi Hendrix’s classic “All Along the Watchtower.” Micki is a former member of acclaimed R&B group Shalamar (“Dancing in the Sheets”). The album was recorded, mixed and mastered by Ken Riley at Rio Grande Studios in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Special guests on Turquoise Blue include Gary Clark Jr., Steve Stevens, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram and Cindy Blackman Santana. Free teased the album’s release with his debut single, “Bye 2020,” featuring additional guitar pyrotechnics from long-time Billy Idol six-stringer Steve Stevens. 


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DISCOGRAPHY

 

Gypsy Cowboy 1995

Experience 2003

Sedona Free 2009

The Sun~Chaser 2009

Comanche 2009

Micki Free American Horse 2009

American Horse 2010

The Native American Flute As Therapy 2016

Tattoo Burn-Redux 2017

Turquoise Blue 2022









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The Rock Star Chroniclesby Ray Shasho, is a splendid book written by a music enthusiast who has poured their heart and soul into it. It’s a story of a boy who loved rock music, and his obsessive passion of it earned himself the name Rock Raymond. He went to school but instead was schooled in all matters of music while his peers were buried chin-deep in coursework. He then became a radio DJ and has now compiled a book on all interviews he held with Rock gods who raided the airwaves back in the 70s and 80s. It’s a compilation of interviews with outstanding vocalists, legendary guitarists and crazy drummers in the rock music scene. Each interview gives a reader an in-depth view into their personal lives and the philosophies that guide their lives which all serve to humanize these great icons. For readers who are old enough to call themselves baby boomers this book will bring old memories back to life. Millennials, on the other hand, may think of this book as a literal work of the Carpool Karaoke show. 

The Rock Star Chronicles is a book I didn’t know I was waiting for. To come across a book that will talk me into trying something new. One brave enough to incite me to venture into new frontiers. This book made me a believer- I am now a bona fide Rock and Roll music fan. 

Ray Shasho masterfully gets the interviewees talking. He smartly coaxes answers from them with crafty questions designed to get a story rolling out of them. The artists talk about diverse issues ranging from music, politics, and their social engagements. Having been on the music seen all his life, Ray Shasho knows the buttons to press, how to get them comfortable about talking about their lives. 

The book’s cover is befitting of its subject matter with the leather look offering a royal background to the golden letter print. It speaks to how high a level rock music holds in the pecking order- arguably, modern music as we know it has originated from blues and rock music.  The second noteworthy thing is the use of high-definition pictures to reference the musician being interviewed in every sub-chapter. This ensures that the book is for both original rock and roll lovers and aspiring new ones. Together is makes for a refreshing and consistently enjoyable read.

I recommend this book to rock music enthusiasts, aspiring musicians wondering what it takes and all readers curious to learn new things by going back in time.

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Sunday, April 24, 2011

KISS Army largest social network on the planet



By Ray Shasho

If there were ever a plan devised to take over the world, I believe it could be implemented and achieved through the KISS Army network.

KISS Army is not just a fan club- it’s a way of life.

After publishing an article about EX-KISS guitarist Ace Frehley’s concert following a Tampa Bay Lightning hockey game, I decided to create a Facebook site to post my classic rock music articles and share a relentless infatuation for rock & roll with other enthusiasts.

The first person to take notice of the Ace Frehley article on the examiner website was Mali Naoko Frehley. Mali was a girl from Japan adorned in KISS makeup and garb in honor of her idol Ace Frehley. I thought it would be really cool to have a girl who mimicked ‘Space Ace’ on my new site. After all she was a true fan that would surely appreciate the story that I had written about him. Mali became my first Facebook friend. And she joined my site not long after the tsunami hit Japan. But I was glad for her, that she could channel her thoughts in a positive way after such a horrendous disaster.

Soon, there would be many KISS Army friends finding their way into my Facebook site after reading the Ace Frehley article. Almost all of my new Facebook friends had a profile photo embellished in full KISS makeup and they identified themselves with the surname of their favorite KISS band member. Some of the profile pictures looked better than the actual group itself and maybe so because of the hundreds upon hundreds of KISS tribute bands that performs around the world.

When I did a Google search to see if the Ace Frehley Tampa show article was creating any kind of cyberbuzz, I immediately found my story posted on the front page of KISS Army websites around the globe including Japan and Sweden. I was amazed how quickly the news had traveled.
I had never seen such a devotion to one band in my entire life. And I’ve been around the block a few hundred times too.

I was actually the first person at my high school back in 1974 to boast about an innovative new rock band that painted their faces and called themslves simply KISS. I was also one of the first KISS fans in my town to attend one of their first shows. It was only their second appearance in Washington DC- at the 1490 capacity GW Lisner Auditorium with RUSH as their supporting act.

I’ve been a KISS admirer for years but admit I somewhat jumped off the bandwagon when Ace Frehley and drummer Peter Criss departed. But even with major personnel changes, the KISS Army marches on. And they continue to pay homage to past members as if they never left the band.

The KISS Army began on November 21st 1975. According to KISS-legend, Bill Starkey and his friend Jay Evans founded the KISS Army after local radio station WVTS in Terre Haute Indiana refused to play KISS music.

The 35th Anniversary of the KISS Army was recently celebrated in 2010.

The Global influence of the KISS Army is unparalleled and their networking skills are beyond hypersonic.

I posted a simple question on my Facebook website recently and asked my new KISS Army friends to respond.
“Why do you think KISS fans are the greatest fans on the planet?” Here were a few responses.
“Wow. I could go on and on…KISS fans are so awesome, they all band together, it’s like a family,we all have opinions, likes and dislikes but WE all LOVE the music!!! And we are always growing…little ones to older ones. KISS music has a lot of meaning to each and all!”…Caleigha Starchild Stanley- Passaic, New Jersey.
“We are the greatest fans because they are the greatest leaders…” Lynn Horton- KISS Army Nebraska Division.
“We Love the Music. We Love the Show. We Love the Members. But I think the most important thing is KISS created Super Hero Characters that Fans Identify With.”…David Robinson- KISS Army Australia.
“The fans love the band not only for the music but what the band does for children and people in need- or even people that have been there supporting them ever since they started. I am a member of the KISS Army and I am also one of their numerous biggest fans.”…Chris Mangum- Farmington, New Mexico.
“I love KISS not just because of their music, I love KISS because it’s a way of life” …Danny Black- Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
I truly believe that the KISS Army could do a better job sustaining peace around the world than the United Nations. As a matter of fact former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice became a KISS Army member in 2008.

And when the day finally transpires when KISS is no longer able to Rock and Roll All Night, I’m almost certain that the KISS Army will continue to Party Every Day.














http://www.kissopolis.com/2011/04/kiss-army-largest-social-network-on.html  My article on the front page of Kissopolis


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