Glen Leblanc:
CLASS OF 1978
Archbishop Shaw High SchoolClass of 1978
Marrero, LA
Glen's Story
Glen is from Marrero, Louisiana. Glen's schools include Archbishop Shaw High School. Glen works(ed) at Bevintel/bevinco Nola, Mj And The Redeemers, Bevinco Of Louisiana.
Music Glen likes includes PRYTANIA, The New Orleans Blues Frenzy, Jethro Tull. Books Glen likes include Alcoholics Anonymous, Thich Nhat Hanh, 7 Habits. Movies Glen likes include The Jerk, The Shawshank Redemption, Pulp Fiction. TV shows Glen likes include NFL Countdown, SportsCenter, Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia on FX.
One of Glen's favorite quotes is:""There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguments and which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance - that principle is contempt prior to investigation."".
More about Glen:"I started out playing in a band as a singer...thank goodness my mom bought a bass for me!!!! I began playing bass in 1973, (at age 13). My first bass was a Sekova copy of a McCartney Hofner. I grew up in the mid-70's playing Zeppelin, The Who, Grand Funk, Deep Purple, Aerosmith, Black Sabbath, Robin Trower, early Rush, etc., with a band called "Phoenyx". Got my first real bass, a brand new '75 Fender Precision (sunburst with black pickguard) in high school. Around that time, a good friend turned me on to Tower of Power, Average White Band, Parliament, The Meters, Earth, Wind and Fire and other funk bands. I was learning to play saxophone in the school band when I was first introduced to jazz and started listening to Weather Report, Crusaders, Jeff Lorber Fusion and othe...Expand for more
rs. I studied music theory and composition at University of Southwestern Louisiana (now University of Louisiana, Lafayette) in the late '70's and played in a few New Orleans rock bands throughout the '80's and early '90's, including "The Crave", "Strait Face", "Lockwood" and "No Rulz". In the mid-'90's, I joined a blues/rock band called "Red Hot & Blues" and began summer tours of Norway in 1998. We performed all across the southern half of the country for the next five summer tours (with singer Janet Lynn from '01-'03). I returned to perform at "Sildajazz" (a music festival in Haugesund, Norway) with blues singer Luther Kent for the last three summers ('07,'08,'09). In May, 2010," Red Hot & Blues" re-formed with a new, re-vamped lineup, and has begun performing in the New Orleans area......WE'RE BACK!!!!.....
Over the years, I have met many special people, many of whom I consider extended family. My time in Norway has been the highlight of all of my musical endeavors. My current setup is a Gallien-Krueger Backline 210 with Eminence neodymium speakers. I have two basses, a '72 Fender Jazz, and a '91 Japanese Fender Jazz fretless. I've played pretty steadily for the past 30+ years, playing rock, blues, funk, r&b. I'm looking forward to playing more rock but still plan to play blues, funk, r&b in a few different bands. I plan to stay pretty busy gigging around New Orleans! I am married to a wonderful woman named Kathy for over 24 years, and we have two sons, Eric, 23, and Ethan, 12. I couldn't be more proud of them!!!".
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