Better Days/pat maguire/david wayne hardy BMI

recorded at david wayne hardy's studio. i believe he was still using tape at the time we recorded this. my guitars are going thru a rockman. computer generated bass and drums on this track. had fun recording this. Both Crazymaker 1 and 2 appear on U.S. Rock n' Roll Anthology Volume One.

Crazymaker 2 - Knucklehead studios

My lifelong friend David Wayne Hardy requested that I put up this tune. We, The Ross Emery Band recorded this at Criteria in 1978. Atlantic and Steve Gursky of CSN fame produced this track.  My strat was not working and David Wayne Hardy loaned me his strat for these sessions. This song was written by Tony Malone who was a friend of the band. Tom Svanoe's bass licks are THEE SHIT on this track. I was lucky to have played with this talented bunch of cats from Chicago and upstate NY.  All great players and songwriters and singers. 

Can't you see-Ross Emery Band- Atlantic Records-Steve Gursky-Criteria Studios 1978

david wayne hardy asked if i would post this song. i play all guitars, bass and drums. david played keyboards and programmed drums in with my original drum track. 

Sweet And Sour INSTRUMENTAL ROCK

No Turnin' Back

Pete Solley and I went on to record this with his production ideas.  Atsa nice-a demo.

I Can't StopThe Rain (demo)

Taking my time-Ross Emery Band-Criteria Studios 1978-Producer Steve Gursky

idle rumors big closer. Artisan Mobile Recording truck recorded this on location at Ruggies at Commercial Blvd and Hiway 1 in Fort lauderdale, florida. Any band I was ever in,I was like "if we don't play any Who I don't want to be in it" and lucky for me these guys from Chicago and NYC moved to south Florida and we became a working R&R band. Idle Rumors was Les Harmeyer frontman/ryth guitars/vocals,Tom Svanoe Bass/vocals, Fred Enoch drums,Pat Maguire Stratocaster thru Music Man 65 112/lead vocal. This cover of The Who's, My Generation/Tommy Overture and a whole bunch of feel good R&R written by us as a band, was from a cassette. A fan gave it to me. It is off of Artisans 24 track mobile studio. Someone slowed the pitch and really went hard left , hard right.  There are clams and tuning deficiencies here and there. There are some serious power trio moments as well. This live band wailing is really going on raw energy from the crowd who scream "F**k off" when i sing "Why don't 'ya'll "fade away".  I hope you like repetitve power chords HA HA HA

Words and Music to My Generation and Tommy excerpt by Pete Townshend   BMI

IDLE RUMORS sing MY GENERATION live at Ruggies december 1980

I love old school rock. This tune addresses my love for it and my displeasure for the soul murder of the genre.

Retrotown-Pat Maguire

Too much sun alternate mix 1

too me, this is a derek and dominos time period outake.  got a pub deal on this one. i have a protools version but this is my mix mastered on my masterlink and then probably maximized by david wayne hardy. i played and sang everything.  

nickles and dimes-pennybank tunes-copyright bmi

pop ballad. i really like the tracks on this. just my weird taste

never again

80's southern california poprock feel. no guitar amps were used. electrics went thru ibenez stompbox. acoustic/electric went direct as well as hofner copy beatle bass. 

I wanna rock you

by my side

Found this today in a bunch of old cd burns. Smoothie was my moniker in the ross emery band refering to my guitar approach. Smoothie appears on this, the correct version of The Fall. Came out kinda Jack Bruce-ish vocally. Pretty nice drum track if i don't say so myself.

The Fall

sometimes vocals and lead guitar work hides what the rhythm section is playing. 

steal my love

i put out a self produced cd in the 90's titled Strange Allegiance. "Listen to me" is one of the tunes on the cd. These are the rhythm tracks to the song without the vocal line. nothing special here, I just like the way it feels. I posted another track ,"Steal my love" from the same cd. 

listen to me

Another rhyth track from Strange Allegiance. When I recorded with Dion DiMucci with Albhy Galuten producing,Albhy and I had a long chat after a nice dinner on Miami Beach. He encouraged me to get an arsenal of guitars. Well I did just that. I got a Rickenbacker 12,Gretsch Country Gent, Danelectros,Silvertones, All these guits are all over these tracks I put up from Strange Allegiance. I didn't know wtf I was doing when I bought a Fostex Model 80 back in the 90's but I had a great time making this music with all my toys. I need to get back to it. I gig so much that making music and recording music have taken a backseat to steady paychecks. 

Don't wanna grow up

Les Harmeyer wrote this rocker. Performed by Idle Rumors,Tom Svanoe bass/bgvocal-Les Harmeyer lead vocal/acoustic guitar,Greg Hedin Drums,Pat Maguire fender stratocaster/bg vocal.Recorded at Spectrum Studios,Deerfield Beach,Fl.

Losing You- Idle Rumors- 1981- Spectrum Stios

Greed is King  By Pat Maguire copyright BMI  Pennybank Tunes

Cajun Country !!!
A Tale of the cocaine cowboys of south Florida circa 1970's
Rickenbacker 360 12 string power chords and stratocaster hot licks

Little Bear By Pat Maguire copyright BMI

I wrote this tune in 1979. It would become Idle Rumors showstopper original. Idle Rumors was a band I was in from 80-82. The live version would go on for 20 minutes sometimes ending up on a high note on slide guitar. This is a home demo of Oh Baby with a poppy feel. Oddly, I always thought it would be good for Brittany Spears to record. I play and sing everything on this track. I need to mention that Tom Svanoe came up with the bass line for this tune. Excellent Tommy.

OH BABY - POP ROCK  copyright BMI

Recorded this at producer,Pete Solley's house in the early 90's. It was recorded on an 8 track Pete bought from Ted Nugent.  This track is on Mentor records U.S. Rock and Roll Anthology out of Boston.  Pete produced the track.played keys and drums. Me on everything else. Got alot of action from this demo.

Crazymaker -PAT MAGUIRE-PETE SOLLEY- copyright BMI

I had words to this chord progression that had to do with a stable bound aging Palomino horse. It was just too sad to take so I just played the melody on my stratocaster through a Bogen Amplifier that has since been sold and blew up!!! Nice while it lasted. Too me the guitar work is very melancholy. I play everything on this offering. The "tink tink/ tink tink percussion is producuced by two cooking pots from the kitchen. I hit the jackpot too, one is the root and the other the 5th. 

Palomino en Captiva - copyright BMI

playing to a track that pete solley created. slowhand style noodling............from very sparse to very busy above the 11th fret licks for blues magoos like yous. my same strat since 72 thru tweed deluxe......all i need. Pete played everything on the track except my lead guitar and hard left rhyth strat thru a vox berkely 2 solid state.


1-4-5 blues in A

I am a steady working musician. My primary instrument is guitar. Hired as session guitarist and artist, I have recorded for Sire
Arista,Capitol,Atlantic,Visions and Mentor 
 record labels. I was hired to lend my guitar talents to producers/ artists, Albhy Galuten, Dion Dimucci,Peter Solley,(the late) Steve Gursky,Steve Alaimo, Melanie Safka,Genya
 Ravan,Frank Cesarano,George Terry, Paul Harris,Charles Dye,David Wayne Hardy.Gary King.Joe Viglione,Frank Falestra and Helen Bank.  Being no stranger to the stage,  I have opened up in concert for JJ Cale,Jay Leno,The Band,The O'jays,Steven Stills,Judy Collins,NRBQ,John Sebastian,The Outlaws,Melissa Manchester,Nitty Gritty Dirt Band,Marshall Tucker Band,The Beach Boys,Robin Trower,Alvin Lee,The Outfield,Air Supply,Ursa Major,Cactus,Wild Cherry etc.....too many to mention them all...... hundreds more diverse high profile musical acts. All concert performances I played were promoted by Jack Boyle's Cellar Door Concerts and the late John Stoll's Fantazma Productions both operating out of sunny south Florida. I have written over 200 songs and  am currently on record with Dion Dimucci and Charlie McCoy, the utility session player who has graced records with his harmonica/guitar/bass playing ala Elvis Presley,Bob Dylan, Ringo Starr , major network television and movies scores and Nashville sessions. Those recordings can be found on Pennybank Tunes release "Road Movies Volume Two". I am also on record with the late Randy California of Spirit. Randy and I were label mates and both had songs on Mentor records 1991 release,U.S. Rock n' Roll Anthology Vol.1.  I am published by music industry giant IMAGEM and continue to write ,record and play live shows. I welcome inqueries from high profile artists,publishers,agents,record company A&R staff ,concert promoters and personel management.

PAT (STRATMAN) MAGUIRE

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