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Shawn Z. is an American Folk Rock/Americana singer and guitarist. He is a member of the Americana Music Association.〔(Shawn Z. at Indie Charts )〕 == Early years == Shawn's family moved from town to town forcing him to transfer schools all too often throughout the years, adopting the "Gypsy Lifestyle" at a very early age. Shawn's mother is an avid music fan. Playing her favorite records frequently in the house and having the radio on whenever in the car, Shawn also became very interested in music. His father was a traveling musician, a guitar player, bass player and vocalist. He traveled across the U.S. in various bands "paying his dues" in the club scene. Shawn never had a relationship with his father until his early 20's. At that point, Shawn had a band called "Elmo Lincoln" that played local bars and clubs in Northeast PA. Later changing the name to "South 40". One afternoon, while playing a benefit show, his father was also playing with his band at the same show. Shawn and his father finally got together and decided to leave their bands and form a new band called "BFD". The band became popular in the Northeast region rapidly. Finally, Shawn and his father were together and doing what they love. After ongoing disputes with other band members, they both left the band 8 years later and formed "The Cojones Brothers" - an acoustic duo. Finally performing originals along with favorite cover songs. "The Cojones Brothers" rose fast on the scene and their schedule became even more demanding for performing. In 2003, after a drunken dispute at a New Year's Eve show, "The Cojones Brothers" were no more. It was then that Shawn began performing more solo shows. Shawn and his father went their separate ways musically, but still performed together for a show once in a while. His father later died in August 2007. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Shawn Z.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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