Don Chance Solo Guitar Act Project
Some Background:
In late 2008, I started a band with some business school colleagues. We had some local success, but as all bands do, we lost some personnel a couple of times, and just could not find the replacements that lived up to our standards and wanted to be in a band. So we decided to go our separate ways. I then decided to strike out on my own as a solo vocalist and guitar player. I found myself playing and singing much better and getting more gigs. Solo acts require less space, cost less money, and make less noise. Of course, this comes at the expense of not being able to really drive a dance floor. Solo acts are, thus, better for small gatherings, restaurants, and events where there is unlikely to be dancing, though I have had people dance at my performances.
Upcoming Gigs
March 21, 2019: Magnolia Finance Conference, Starkville, Mississippi
March 29, 2019: Faculty Club FundRaiser-The Club at Union Square Anniversary Event, LSU, Baton Rouge
April 4, 2019: FSU-SunTrust Beach Conference, Sandestin, Florida
May 3, 2019: LSU Faculty Club, TGIF, Baton Rouge
Gigs I've Played (most recent first)
54. October 4, 2018: Willie's Restaurant, Baton Rouge
53. September 7, 2018: LSU Faculty Club, TGIF Welcome Back, Baton Rouge
52: May 24, 2018: Willie's Restaurant, Baton Rouge
51: May 4, 2018: LSU Faculty Club, TGIF, Baton Rouge
50: April 27, 2018: LSU International Cultural Center, Baton Rouge
49: April 19, 2018: Magnolia Finance Conference, Starkville, Mississippi
48: April 12, 2018: Florida State-SunTrust Beach Confernce, Hilton Sandestin, Destin, Florida
47: April 5, 2018: Willie's Restaurant, Baton Rouge
46. February 22, 2018: Willie's Restaurant, Baton Rouge
45: January 26, 2018: LSU Faculty Club, TGIF, Baton Rouge
44. December 8, 2017: Tallahassee, Florida (private event)
43. November 17,2017: LSU Faculty Club, TGIF, Baton Rouge
42. October 27, 2017: LSU Faculty Club, TGIF, Baton Rouge
41. October 12, 2017: Willie's Restaurant, Baton Rouge
40. July 13, 2017: Willie's Restaurant, Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge
39. June 9, 2017: LSU Faculty Club, private party, off-campus, Baton Rouge
38. April 27, 2017: Magnolia Finance Conference, Starkville, Mississippi
37. April 6, 2017: Florida State-Sun Trust Beach Conference, Hilton Sandestin, Destin, Florida
36. March 30, 2017: Willie's Restaurant, Baton Rouge
35. March 24, 2017: LSU Faculty Club TGIF, Baton Rouge
34. February 3, 2017: LSU Faculty Club TGIF, Baton Rouge
33. October 26, 2016: LSU Faculty Club, TGIF, Baton Rouge
32. October 14, 2016: Private Party, Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge
31. September 2, 2016: LSU Faculty Club, Baton Rouge
30. July 23, 2016: Private Party, Baton Rouge
29. July 22, 2016: LSU Faculty Club, TGIF, Baton Rouge
28. June 17, 2016: LSU Faculty Club, TGIF, Baton Rouge
27. May 18, 2016: Tommy's Fish House, Prairieville
26. April 19, 2016: Tommy's Fish House, Prairieville
25. April 15, 2016: LSU Faculty Club, TGIF (off-campus), Baton Rouge
24. March 5, 2016: Magnolia Finance Conference,
Starkville, Mississippi
23. February 26, 2016: LSU Faculty Club, TGIF, Baton Rouge
22. November 12, 2015: LSU Faculty Club, TGIF, Baton Rouge
21. June 20, 2015: Heads and Tails Seafood, Baton Rouge
20. May 23, 2015: Private Party, Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge
19. May 16, 2015: Heads and Tails Seafood, Baton Rouge
18. May 1, 2015: LSU Faculty Club, TGIF, Baton Rouge
17. March 28, 2015: Heads and Tails, Seafood, Baton Rouge
16. March 13, 2015: LSU Faculty Club, TGIF, Baton Rouge
15. February 21, 2015: Heads and Tails Seafood, Baton Rouge
14. January 17, 2015: Heads and Tails Seafood, Baton Rouge
13. December 6, 2014: Heads and Tails Seafood, Baton Rouge
12. October 17, 2014: LSU Faculty Club, TGIF, Baton Rouge
11. July 26, 2014: Heads and Tails Seafood, Baton Rouge
10. June 21, 2014: Heads and Tails Seafood, Baton Rouge
9. May 24, 2014: Private party, Baton Rouge
8. May 2, 2014: Christ-the-King Catholic
Church Dinner/Raffle, CTK, Baton Rouge
7. May 1, 2014: Department of Finance
party, Lakes at Highland Clubhouse, Baton Rouge
6. April 26, 2014: Heads and Tails Seafood, Baton Rouge
5. April 25, 2014: LSU Faculty Club, TGIF, Baton Rouge
4. March 15, 2014: Heads and Tails Seafood, Baton Rouge
3. December 15, 2013: Private party, Lakes at
Highland Clubhouse, Baton Rouge
2. November 15, 2013: LSU Faculty Club,
FallFest, Baton Rouge
1. November 8, 2013: Baton Rouge
Children's Charter School
Songs
These are very heavy on 60s and 70s. I group them by artist, because I think people can more quickly determine what songs I do that they like.
I keep this list at 125 songs. If I add a song, I remove that I rarely play.
| 3 AM | Matchbox 20 |
| A Day in the Life | The Beatles |
| A Horse with No Name | America |
| A Little Bit Me A Little Bit You | The Monkees |
| Ain't Even Done with the Night | John Mellencamp |
| All My Loving | The Beatles |
| All You Need is Love | The Beatles |
| American Pie | Don McLean |
| An Old Fashioned Love Song | Three Dog Night |
| Are You Lonesome Tonight | Elvis Presley |
| Because | The Dave Clarke Five |
| Beginnings | Chicago |
| Best of My Love | The Eagles |
| Blackbird | The Beatles |
| Blues Eyes Cryin in the Rain | Willie Nelson |
| Bye Bye Love | The Everly Brothers |
| California Dreamin | The Mamas & the Papas |
| Capital Gains Blues | Capital Gains |
| Cherry Hill Park | Billy Joe Royal |
| Collide | Howie Day |
| Daydream | Lovin Spoonful |
| Daydream Believer | The Monkees |
| Diamond Girl | Seals & Crofts |
| Do It Again | The Beach Boys |
| Do You Want to Know a Secret | The Beatles |
| Dream On | Aerosmith |
| Drift Away | Dobie Gray |
| Easy to be Hard | Three Dog Night |
| Eleanor Rigby | The Beatles |
| Elenore | The Turtles |
| Fire and Rain | James Taylor |
| For Your Love | The Yardbirds |
| Glory Days | Bruce Springsteen |
| Good Vibrations | The Beach Boys |
| Happy Together | The Turtles |
| Hard Day's Night | The Beatles |
| Heart of Gold | Neil Young |
| Hello Mary Lou | Rick Nelson |
| Here Comes the Sun | The Beatles |
| Hold My Hand | Hootie & the Blowfish |
| Homeward Bound | Simon & Garfunkel |
| Hotel California | The Eagles |
| I Am a Rock | Simon & Garfunkel |
| I Saw Her Standing There | The Beatles |
| I Think We're Alone Now | Tommy James & the Shondells |
| If I Fell | The Beatles |
| If You Could Read My Mind | Gordon Lightfoot |
| I'm a Believer | The Monkees |
| In My Life | The Beatles |
| It Ain't Me Babe | The Turtles |
| Jet | Paul McCartney and Wings |
| Jet Airliner | Steve Miller Band |
| Knockin on Heaven's Door | Bob Dylan |
| Kodachrome | Paul Simon |
| Kokomo | The Beach Boys |
| Landslide | Fleetwood Mac |
| Last Train to Clarksville | The Monkees |
| Layla | Eric Clapton |
| Like a Rock | Bob Seger |
| Live and Let Die | Paul McCartney and Wings |
| Lonely People | America |
| Lost in Love | Air Supply |
| Love Me Tender | Elvis Presley |
| Love Potion #9 | The Searchers |
| Lyin Eyes | The Eagles |
| Mainstreet | Bob Seger |
| Make You Feel My Love | Bob Dylan |
| Margaritaville | Jimmie Buffett |
| Michelle | The Beatles |
| More Than a Feeling | Boston |
| Mrs. Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter | Herman's Hermits |
| Mrs. Robinson | Simon & Garfunkel |
| Never Been to Spain | Three Dog Night |
| Never Going Back Again | Fleetwood Mac |
| Night Moves | Bob Seger |
| No More Mr. Nice Guy | Alice Cooper |
| Nowhere Man | The Beatles |
| Oh Pretty Woman | Roy Orbison |
| Old Man | Neil Young |
| On the Road Again | Willie Nelson |
| One | Three Dog Night |
| One of These Nights | The Eagles |
| Peaceful Easy Feeling | The Eagles |
| Penny Lane | The Beatles |
| Pinball Wizard/Won't Get Fooled Again | The Who |
| Pink Houses | John Mellencamp |
| Pleasant Valley Sunday | The Monkees |
| Poison and Wine | The Civil Wars |
| Runaway | Del Shannon |
| Running on Empty | Jackson Browne |
| Secret Agent Man | Johnny Rivers |
| Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | The Beatles |
| Seven Bridges Road | The Eagles |
| She'd Rather Be With Me | The Turtles |
| Sherry | The Four Seasons |
| Sister Golden Hair | America |
| Somebody's Baby | Jackson Browne |
| Southern Cross | Crosby Stills & Nash |
| Spooky | Classics IV |
| Stairway to Heaven | Led Zeppelin |
| Strawberry Fields Forever | The Beatles |
| Summer Breeze | Seals & Crofts |
| Surfin USA | The Beach Boys |
| Take Me Home, Country Roads | John Denver |
| Teach Your Children | Crosby Stills & Nash |
| Tears in Heaven | Eric Clapton |
| Tequila Sunrise | The Eagles |
| That'll be the Day | Buddy Holly |
| Time in a Bottle | Jim Croce |
| Travelin Man | Rick Nelson |
| Turn the Page | Bob Seger |
| Ventura Highway | America |
| Wagon Wheel | Darius Rucker |
| Wake up Little Susie | The Everly Brothers |
| Wanted Dead or Alive | Bon Jovi |
| Wasted on the Way | Crosby Stills & Nash |
| We Just Disagree | Dave Mason |
| What is Life? | George Harrison |
| When I'm Sixty-Four | The Beatles |
| Wherever You Will Go | The Calling |
| While My Guitar Gently Weeps | The Beatles |
| Who Says You Can't Go Home | Bon Jovi & Jennifer Nettles |
| Wild Horses | The Rolling Stones |
| Witchy Woman | The Eagles |
| You Showed Me | The Turtles |
My Equipment
What I normally use at a gig.
| Guitars | Martin 2002 DC16GTE Dreadnought; Taylor 214ce Grand Auditorium |
| Guitar Straps | Onori (Martin), Fender (Taylor) |
| Guitar Picks | Fender Heavy |
| Guitar Strings | Elixir Nanoweb, 12-53 |
| Guitar Stand | Hercules Double Stand |
| Guitar Stool | Gibson Acoustic, 28" |
| Capos | Shubb and Kyser Quick-Change |
| Amplifier | Fender Acoustasonic 150 |
| PA mixer | Peavey 8600D |
| Speakers | Two Peavey PR10s |
| Speaker Stands | Two Prolines |
| Monitor | Kustom KPC10M |
| Microphone | Shure SM85S (vocals) |
| Mic Stands | Ultimate Support (vocals) |
| Vocal effects processor | BOSS VE-20 |
| Equalizer | Boss GE-7 |
| Ear Monitor | Shure PSM200 |
| Tuner | BOSS TU3 Chromatic |
| 12-string effect pedal | DigiTech Mosaic |
| Tremolo pedal | BOSS TR-2 |
| Pedalboard | Gator |
Other Gear I Have
Marshall ASD100 amplifier
Vox AC 15 Valvetronic amplifier
Epiphone EJ-200 acoustic guitar
Cordoba Iberia Series C7 classical guitar
Les Paul Standard electric guitar
Fender Telecaster electric guitar
Martin 12-string acoustic guitar
Gibson LG-0 acoustic guitar
Gretsch Corvette electric guitar
Alvarez acoustic guitar
Traveler electric guitar
Deering Goodtime 2 banjo
Morgan Monroe F-style mandolin
BOSS OS-2 OverDrive/Distortion pedal
BOSS FRV-1 '63 Fender Reverb
TC Electronic Polytune
Some Pictures (more coming)
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updated: August 21, 2019