Summer Sounds Concert Series – Roger Salloom Band July 15th
The Roger Salloom Band
featuring Charles Neville, (of the Neville Brothers)
7:30 pm, Thursday, July 15th
Church Street Commons
Downtown Westfield, Free!
“Come hear this treasure of a musician. Roger is a gifted songwriter and singer who presents his very personal view of the world for all of us to enjoy. He can be funny and sad at once…and certainly a gifted musical talent. And he is one of us. He lives right here.” (living in Northampton, MA)
Roger’s music appeared on the Grammy Ballot in 20 categories in the last 3 years
His 3 videos have a total of: 105,071 + and he has the Number One viewer-rated video on Yallwire’s bluegrass chart
Roger’s album, La Te Da, was a top-40 hit on the Americana charts, R&R, AMA & Cashbox,2008.
Grammy Magazine has recommended So Glad I Made It, the Saga of Roger Salloom, America’s Best Unknown Songwriters as one of the top 15 music documentary films in the last 10 years. The film won 6 awards.
“Superb” Rolling Stone Magazine
“…The writing talent of Dylan or Guthrie… musical genius…hilarious and tragic, kindhearted and careless, all the complexities of a real human being.” IMDb