Gar Francis - The guitarist and songwriter for the Doughboys whose song "Black Sheep" from the acclaimed first album "Is It Now?" was voted by Little Steven's Sirius radio show The Underground Garage's listeners as the #2 "Coolest Song In The World" for the year 2008. The new single "I'm Not Your Man" from the new released second album by the Doughboys
"ACT YOUR RAGE" has also been voted as the "Coolest Song In The World" for 2009.
Gar Francis has played the Keith Richards role in Rolling Stones tribute band Sticky Fingers (The World's Greatest Rock & Roll Tribute Band). After being in that band he formed the Gar Francis Band and was a regular at Johnny Dirt's Dirt Club and The Bitter End in NYC and released a few singles under the Gar Francis name. During the 1990's Gar reunited with his old Rockids pal Wayne Oliver and formed the band Oliver Wilde that was managed for a while by Frank Sinatra's management company. During this time Gar also began writing with another Rockids alumni Mark Baxter who now is a renown vocal coach in the Boston area. They wrote and produced the song "Human Revival" which placed in the John Lennon song writing contest and won 4th place in the Unisong music awards. "Lisa" (don't you go down) another song by Francis and Baxter won an honorable mention in the Billboard song contest. In the new millennium Gar wrote and produced the critically acclaimed blues album "Queen Of Your Dreams" for Blues Diva Jeanne Lozier.
Gar was recruited in 2005 to write and play guitar for the Legendary 60's garage rock band the Doughboys whose debut album (after 40 years) "Is It Now?" produced the hit single "Black Sheep" that was voted #2 "Coolest Song In The World for 2008" on Little Steven's Underground Garage. As a side project Gar wrote and produced two garage blues albums "Another Mule In The Barn" and "When The Devil Hits Home" as Plainfield Slim & The Groundhawgs. Songs from both albums are receiving airplay around the world as well as here in the USA. "When The Devil Hits Home" was awarded "Album of The Week" on BakerStreet radio in France in December 2009.
In 2009 he wrote and produced the single "Rocket" as a tribute for the troops serving in the USA Armed Forces and performed it live for the troops at Fort Dix, New Jersey in 2009. Wrote and recorded songs for The Doughboys second CD "Act Your Rage" which already produced the new single "I'm Not Your Man", that Little Steven's Underground Garage listeners have voted the "Coolest Song In The World" for 2009.
In the fall of 2009 Gar Francis self recorded, self produced a single under the name Jackie Kringle & the Elves with a song titled "Let's Have A Rockin Christmas". This single received great reviews as a classic rock sound even the single is a brand new song which falls under the niche of rock n roll Christmas song.
On January 1st
The Doughboys released their second album ACT YOUR RAGE. The new album is filled with 16 tracks, which Gar Francis wrote 7. The reviews are outstanding and they are coming in from all around the globe from magazines as well as triple A rated radio stations.
In the Vintage Guitar Magazine you will find an excellent review about Gar Francis and his blues band Plainfield Slim's first album "Another Mule In The Barn". The review will be published in the magazine section "The Hit List" on page 124 in their April's issue.
In the spring of this year Gar Francis will release his solo album. This album will include all original adult alternative pop tracks. Songs titled like "The Sun Will Never Go Down" and "Palaces" are currently receiving airtime in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and California and the UK.
Gar Francis Music Videos:
Gar Francis – "The Sun Will Never Go Down" ~ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFa14bY9wk4
Gar Francis - "Palaces" ~ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DEYHoDYGh4
Gar Francis web sites: http://www.garfrancis.com
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