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About Annon
Roderick Annon is a musician. My love for music started when I was inspired at a young age to play the guitar by my childhood friend, guitarist Sandy Williams. During those first years of study, Sandy was my musical mentor.
Roderick Annon is a teacher. It was studying music at DePauw University that gave me the musical foundation I needed to become a musician capable of playing all styles of music and teaching music and beginning guitar to young kids and adults. DePauw gave me the chance to study music from some of the best teachers in the music world like David Ott and Randy Salman. I also attended an all-day jazz class with the legendary Professor David Baker. Several of my guitar students have gone on to successful professional musical careers.
Roderick Annon is the creator and leader of his band, The Late Show (TLS). I have been a guitarist for many road bands performing blues, country, R&B and funk. I was also a studio musician for a small independent commercial studio in the town of Brazil, IN. I played for Henry Lee Summer (aka Hank Swartz) during the early phase of his career. My band has been performing steadily since 2008, with different members - first in Indiana, now in Arizona.
Roderick Annon is a singer/songwriter. My favorite thing is to write and arrange the music and words in a creative process. My first CD, Memories Lost in Translation, was the beginning and focused on my love of Costa Rica and the Latin sound. It was fully recorded in Indiana in 2011. My second CD, Searching for the Real Me, really showed my development as a songwriter and as an artist. It was recorded in Indiana and Arizona in 2014.
My musical influences are: Wes Montgomery, Carlos Santana, Brad Paisley, the great Les Paul, Albert King and Jeff Beck.
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