Guitar Picks with John

Listen in while John demonstrates the many styles of guitar players

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The Downtown Middle School’s local ‘School of Rock’ Readin’, writin’ and rockin’

The Downtown Middle School’s local ‘School of Rock’ Readin’, writin’ and rockin’ appeared as an article in the Thursday, March 3, 2005 edition of relish by staff writer Ed Bumgardner…

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“In My CD Player” By Ed Bumgardner

John Tatum is a skilled guitar player and a character that nobody could invent – a tattooed love boy turned full-time survivor. He is quite the cat; his exploits and…

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Hot blues for a summer night

Norman Nights Hot blues for a summer night By Cathy Swiney Lake Norman Magazine August 2004 Despite the name of the group — the Promise Breakers — band members remain…

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Ed Bumgardner, Music critic for the Winston-Salem Journal, on guitarist John Tatum

Ed Bumgardner, Music critic for the Winston-Salem Journal, on guitarist John Tatum: “For nearly 30 years, I have been a keen observer of the music made in North Carolina, first…

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Relish Critics’ Picks: Promises, promises

Relish Critics’ Picks: Promises, promises Thursday, December 16, 2004 Winston-Salem Journal The Promise Breakers, led by guitarist John Tatum, a local legend, have been playing together for more than 10…

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