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| DHR Music Names Bill Neale Director of Client and Artist Relations DHR Music, a premier dealer for Benedetto, Breedlove and Hamer Guitars and Henriksen JazzAmps, welcomes guitarist Bill Neale as Director of Client and Artist Relations. "Bill is an accomplished musician and businessman who brings many years of expertise as an award-winning guitarist as well as more than 20 years of sales management.He will be a great asset to the company, " said Dale Rabiner, DHR's President. Bill Neale took to the guitar very early on and by the age of 18 he had already played with Sammy Davis Jr. and the Temptations. He was a sought-after musician, producer, arranger, and songwriter for more than 16 years. However, in 1986, he changed paths and began a successful career in sales and sales management while continuing to keep his feet wet in the music world. Neale toured with Deniece Williams and worked as a studio musician in Los Angeles for 10 years, recording albums with Teddy Pendergrass, The Temptations and Lou Rawls. In addition, he was the staff guitarist for all Chuck Barris Television productions, including popular "The Gong Show." He received Recording Industry Association of America awards, including the gold award in 1980 for his guitar solo on Robert John's hit record "Sad Eyes" and a double platinum award in 2001 as a songwriter for Will Smith's "Willenium" CD. write your comments about the article :: © 2009 Jazz News :: home page |