Hank Schlinger
Burbank, California, United States | SELF
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I could easily hear each and every one of them on the radio. Great guitar sounds are everywhere, as is Hank's folkish harmonica. His voice is also better than most of today's sound-alike 'alternatives'... The arrangements are all tight and energetic, and the songs all seem to have a message or story to them. - VMAG
The album (One More Invention) is one to check out. - BAM Los Angeles
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One More Invention
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Bio
Songwriter/guitarist Hank Schlinger blends memorable melodies and catchy hooks in songs inspired by folk, blues, and the classic rock of the 1960s and 1970s. The guitar-driven compositions in Hank’s cross-genre catalogue range from heartfelt ballads to energetic rockers. Hank’s lyrics are thoughtful and at times poetic, imbued with the universal trials, tribulations, and triumphs of life. Hank is also an extraordinary finger-style guitarist and regularly performs finger-style country blues by such artists as Blind Willie McTell, Reverend Gary Davis, Doc Watson, and Taj Mahal, and composes guitar instrumentals in the style of John Fahey and Leo Kotke (go to http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.channel&friendID=47776398&n=47776398 ).
Originally from Dallas, Texas, and currently residing in Los Angeles, Hank (both as a solo artist and with his band) has taken center stage at a number of venues in those cities as well as in Massachusetts and in Europe. Locally, Hank has performed for live audiences at clubs including the famed Crooked Bar in Hollywood and Canter's Deli, The Gig in Hollywood and West L.A., and Genghis Cohen in Hollywood, as well as other local clubs such as Molly Malones and Scruffy O’ Shea’s.
Through great melodies, catchy hooks, driving guitar riffs, and reflective lyrics, Hank has solidified himself as a consummate songwriter, whose music is a perfect accompaniment for radio, film and television. Hank Schlinger is a songwriter and accomplished musician with a sound that both draws on and reinvents classic rock for a new generation of music enthusiasts.
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