GREG PURDY SHOW

There was a wonderful era when great male saloon singers proliferated. A few, like Tony Bennett and Jack Jones, are still performing (magnificently) today, but most are gone—The Rat Pack (Frank, Dean, Sammy, etc.), Andy Williams, John Gary, Matt Monro, Al  Martino, Vic Damone, Nat King Cole, Mel Torme, Bobby Darin … to name a few. 

And I miss them.

Occasionally, a Pop, Rap or Rock 'n' Roll star will record a saloon standard and get it right—like Glenn Frey's "The Shadow of Your Smile"—but it's rare. 

None-the-less, I refuse to accept that the musical "good ol' days" are all behind us.

I think it is possible to honor our musical past while also celebrating our musical "today."

My own act pays homage to the aforementioned singers—and others—but with contemporary arrangements, topical storytelling and, hopefully, authenticity and originality.  I don't strive to recreate an era—you can never be better than the original—but I do believe in building upon our musical past ... and creating our OWN era in the process.

Thank you for visiting my website and blog, and I look forward to our song-filled journey together!

Greg