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| | Guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter from Milwaukee, Wisconsin USA. Active starting from the early 1970's. Member of The Balloons, Sky Harbor Band, The Bandits, Tykes, Larry Lynne Group, his son's group, the Brandon James Band, Rebecca and the Grey Notes, Brennan Totten Band, Smooth Blues, and The Andy Gelles Trio.
Tyler began playing guitar at age 11, by the time he was 14 he had his first real guitar and amp. It was a 1965 Telecaster and 65 Deluxe Reverb. His oldest brother Tom, who was in the Air Force at the time, sent the money home for it. But, he really got serious when he was practicing with a drummer. The drummer’s father came home from work and said “Pack up the gear”. He took them us to his favorite bar, they played about two hours and made about $40 in tips. He was hooked! His first band was the Tykes which morphed into The Larry Lynne Group.
Brandon who is his son had recorded some of the songs Tyler had written. RCA Nashville heard them, became interested and flew them both down to Nashville.
The Brandon James Band continued for about 7-8 years and got away from country and more into southern and classic rock.
Tyler performs regularly with daughter Rebecca Famularo of Rebecca and the Grey Notes |
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