Guitarist June YamagishiName:
June Yamagishi

 

Nickname:
Juney June

 

Instrument:
Guitar

 

Date of Birth:
June 6th

 

Musical Influences:
the 3 kings of the blues:  Buddy Guy, Johnny “Guitar” Watson and Jimi Hendrix. And then Sly, Miles, Coltrane……

 

Favorite Song(s):
"The Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me", "Ponta de Areia",  "Those Lonely Lonely Nights" by Earl King


Favorite Road Restaurant:
Mother's


Favorite Road Food:
Soy glazed tuna


Favorite Movie(s):
Foxy Brown, Ray


Guitarist June YamagishiFavorite way to kill time on the road:
reading the books, swimming

 

What do you like most about playing on the road?
Meet the different people, feel the different kind of vibe!

 

What do you like least about playing on the road?
Seeing the different city, tree, sky, airport and gas station!

 

Favorite show or club away from NOLA and/or favorite road memory:
San Francisco

 

Who's been your favorite guest artist(s) to sit-in with PGF?
Joe Sample. D.J. Logic, Members of Tower of Power, Ritchie Haywood and Fred Tackett of Little Feat, Oteil Burbridge, and all of Meter Men!


What skill would you most like to posses that you don't already or that you don't have the time to develop?
the Magic skill

 

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Contact: june@papagrowsfunk.com