lilyhillmusic

New York State, USA

Randy Parsons Songwriter, acoustic and electric guitar, bass, keyboard and vocals. Randy Parsons was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee and spent his first two years there. Despite his southern origins, however, he grew up in New England and spent his adult life in and around New York City. He now lives 100 miles east of New York City amongst the farm fields, fisherpeople, beaches and tourists of eastern Long Island. Randy began playing guitar and performing in bands in the 1960's. He grew up listening to the Beach Boys, the Beatles, Paul Simon, James Taylor, Joni Mitchell, and the swirl of the 60s music revolution of those years. While in the background were the jazz and Broadway show records his parents were playing. He now concentrates on steel string acoustic guitar for writing and recording. Randy studied music at the Juilliard School, New York University and the New School and did the NYC songwriters workshop circuit with Hugh Prestwood, Henry Gaffney, Jeff Franzel and Shirley Wa