I was born on December 13, 1950. My passion for music came from my dad. It began when I was about four or five years old. My parents would return home from a night out dancing and dining, often inviting friends over to enjoy hors d'oeuvres, dance, and listen to the latest 33 LP vinyl records, which my dad always provided. The music would wake me, and I’d secretly watch them from behind the living room sofa. They danced to The Andrews Sisters, Perry Como, Nat King Cole, Patti Page, Tony Bennett, and Frank Sinatra. Music was always a big part of my childhood thanks to my dad. However, it wasn’t until February 1964 when The Beatles arrived in the USA for their first television appearance—that everything changed. I was in the hospital after a hernia operation when my dad visited and excitedly told me about The Beatles. I was 14 and had never heard of them, but after seeing them, I became obsessed with music and wanted to be part of it. The problem was, I had no musical talent. One day at a junior high assembly, a band performed "Wipe Out." I'd never heard or seen a live band before. The bass vibrated in my chest and made me emotional—leaving the auditorium, I was physically shaking. Not long after, a school friend invited me to his band’s practice. Although I didn’t like him, I went to hear the music. To my surprise, it was the same band from the assembly, led by Abel Montoya. Abel asked if I was a singer, as they needed one. Feeling this might be my one chance, I lied and said yes. I auditioned the next day, singing Elvis songs—with too much leg-shaking and flawed lyrics. I failed the audition, but Abel saw my determination and asked if I played guitar. I lied again; I just wanted in. When I got home, my mom asked if I’d gotten the part. I said no—they were looking for a guitar player now. Things looked bleak: my dad had left the family when I was about three or four, I’d recently been in the hospital, and I’d blown my shot at stardom. And then, a miracle: my mom's boyfriend brought a guitar to our house. When I asked if he played it, he said no. When I asked if it was his, he replied, “No, it’s yours.” That’s when I began learning guitar. If it weren’t for my mom, I wouldn’t be the musician I am today. Love you, Mom.
Special thanks to Able Montoya, who taught me my first few guitar chords, and to Bob Delgado, who introduced me to the blues and Jeff Beck, which changed the way I express my guitar style.
These videos feature a mix of original songs and cover tracks, with all guitar parts performed by me. I used virtual instruments for the string sections and programmed drum machines for the rhythm tracks. The woman who appears throughout the videos is Shere Thu Thuy, a renowned Vietnamese Italo/new wave artist from the 1980s—she is also my wife.
I see Angels
Original song
Rock Guitar
Guilty Consciences
Original song
Rock Guitar
Every day I Have The Blues
Cover by the Blues Shifters
Blues Rock Guitar
Amor
Rock Guitar
Stand By Your Man
Country Guitar solo
The Christmas Song
Jazz Guitar solo
Walking my boots
Original song
Rock Guitar
Robins Song (Seabiscuit)
Original song
Rock Guitar
The Battle of Greed
Original song
Rock Guitar
December 13
Relaxing music
Rock Guitar
Solitaire
Original song by Alan Nguyen
Rock Guitar solo by Eric Teggers
Vocalist- Shere Thu Thuy
Keyboards relaxing music
Original song
My Guitar
Original Song
Jazz'Rock
Sunset Spoon
Original song
Rock Guitar
Something's going on in my room
Rock/Blues Guitar
The Yo Yo song
Original song
Rock Guitar
Moonlight in Vermont
Romantic guitar
Gredel
Original song
Relaxing music (Piano)
Death Squad
Original song
Rock Guitar
Honey come back
Rock/blues
Julia
Original song
Rock Guitar
ScooBy Snacks
Original song
Blues/Rock Guitar
You belong to me
(Oldies but goodies)
Featuring: Shere Thu Thuy on vocals and me on guitar
The following links include all the songs, videos, blogs, and documentaries I have written for Shere Thu Thuy, a Vietnamese new wave/euro/Italo recording artist from the 1980s. All the music and lyrics you hear are my original works, performed by me, and are copyrighted from 2010 to the present.
There are 267 videos on this channel, and 146 are my originals. https://www.youtube.com/@Timbrick3750/videos
There are 46 videos on this channel, and 28 are my originals. https://www.youtube.com/@Gibson3750/videos
I produced this CD with all my favorite local bands
This was my first rock recording album
This was my 1st Classic acoustic guitar album
This was a hard rock band I joined back in the 80's. I'm the one to the far right. I was their bass guitar player.
I created a hard rock band called Blue Rebel in 1980s. The band had five members, and I was there singer.
No! I'm not high. I have a bad habit of squinting with flash cameras. Here I am with Kenny Rogers. I was his guitar player in Southern California. Gibson Amphitheatre, Universal studios Hollywood, Universal City Ca. Tuesday 02 August 1977
Me on guitar singin Yesterday.mp4Here I am goofing around and testing a cheep video camera I bought on Ebay for $50.
Raw-1.mp4Here I am once again as the house interviewer and MC for the art show RAW, held in Orange County. In this video, I’m interviewing featured makeup artist Julie Mendez in Orange County. Shere and I produced all the interviews for this show. Credit goes to Tom Daniels for filming this video.
I served as the house interviewer and MC for the art show RAW, held in Orange County. In this video, I interview featured mechanical sculpture artist Michael Davies. Shere and I produced all the interviews for this show, with filming credit to Tom Daniels.
Here I am singing another song I wrote for my play. Flowers For Beth".
Here is another song I sang with Shere Thu Thuy
Song title "The Prayer"
Here I am singing a cover song with Shere Thu Thuy. Note: I’m not a singer. This performance came together out of desperation—we couldn’t find a male vocalist willing and available to sing the male part, so I gave in. Oh well!
Paramount show 111.mp4Here I am with Shere Thu Thuy, hosting an all-female singing show we produced called “My Fair Ladies.” This event took place at Panorama Village in the City of Hemet, CA.