Terry Lee Bradds is an American jazz guitarist. He was born in Jamestown, Ohio

Jamestown, Ohio

Jamestown is a village in Greene County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,917 at the 2000 census. It is named after Jamestown, Virginia, the hometown of an early resident....

 and attended Greeneview High School.

Career

Bradds has been playing guitar since the age of 5 years old. He has performed with a wide variety of musicians and entertainers world wide, including but not limited to: Martha Raye

Martha Raye

Martha Raye was an American comic actress and standards singer who performed in movies, and later on television....

, Robert Popwell

Robert Popwell

-Career:Known as "Pops", he played with The Young Rascals, The Crusaders and the Macon Rhythm Section. The Young Rascals were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame May 6, 1997. They were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2005...

, Cal Collins

Cal Collins

Cal Collins was an American jazz guitarist born in Medora, Indiana.Collins first played the mandolin professionally as a bluegrass musician in the early 1950s. After doing a stint in the Army, he moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, and while there he switched to jazz guitar. He played into the 1970s for...

, Boots Randolph

Boots Randolph

Homer Louis "Boots" Randolph III was an American musician best known for his 1963 saxophone hit, "Yakety Sax"...

, Sally Fields, Joey Heatherton

Joey Heatherton

Joey Heatherton is an American actress, dancer, and singer.-Early life:Christened Davenie Johanna Heatherton and nicknamed "Joey," she was raised in Rockville Centre, New York, a suburb of New York City. There she attended St. Agnes Cathedral School, a Catholic grade and high school...

, Toni Tennille

Toni Tennille

Cathryn Antoinette "Toni" Tennille is one-half of the 1970s Grammy Award-winning duo Captain & Tennille. Tennille has also done musical work independently of her husband Daryl Dragon. Tennille has a contralto vocal range.-Biography:...

, Melissa Manchester

Melissa Manchester

Melissa Manchester is an American singer-songwriter and actress. Beginning in the 1970s, she has recorded generally in the adult contemporary genre. She has also appeared as an actress on television, in films, and on stage....

, Jon Crosse, Dolly Parton

Dolly Parton

Dolly Rebecca Parton is an American singer-songwriter, author, multi-instrumentalist, actress and philanthropist, best known for her work in country music. Dolly Parton has appeared in movies like 9 to 5, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Steel Magnolias and Straight Talk...

, Harold Bradley

Harold Bradley

Harold Bradley is a pop guitarist and an American country guitarist.Harold played banjo as a child but switched to guitar on the advice of his elder brother, Owen Bradley. Owen arranged for Harold to tour with Ernest Tubb while Harold was still in high school. After graduation, Harold joined the...

, Anita Kerr Singers, Vincent Price

Vincent Price

Vincent Leonard Price, Jr. was an American actor, well known for his distinctive voice and serio-comic attitude in a series of horror films made in the latter part of his career.-Early life and career:Price was born in St...

, John Davidson

John Davidson

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, Peter Allen

Peter Allen

Peter Allen was an Australian songwriter and entertainer. His songs were made popular by many recording artists, including Elkie Brooks, Melissa Manchester and Olivia Newton-John, with one, Arthur's Theme, winning an Academy Award in 1981...

, Liza Minnelli

Liza Minnelli

Liza May Minnelli is an American actress and singer. She is the daughter of singer and actress Judy Garland and film director Vincente Minnelli....

 and Lonnie Smith (jazz musician)

Lonnie Smith (jazz musician)

Dr. Lonnie Smith is a jazz Hammond B3 organist and pianist.-Biography:He was born in Lackawanna, New York, into a family with a vocal group and radio program. Smith says that his mother was a major influence on him musically, as she introduced him to gospel, classical, and jazz music...

. He was a member of the Hi-Landers and The ThreeO. The ThreeO was originally signed to Sun Records

Sun Records

Sun Records is a record label founded in Memphis, Tennessee, starting operations on March 27, 1952.Founded by Sam Phillips, Sun Records was known for giving notable musicians such as Elvis Presley , Carl Perkins, Roy Orbison, and Johnny Cash...

. He has played at clubs and venues such as the Copacabana

Copacabana (nightclub)

The Copacabana is a famous New York City nightclub. Many entertainers, among them Danny Thomas, Pat Cooper and the comedy team of Martin and Lewis, made their debuts at the Copacabana. The 1978 Barry Manilow song "Copacabana" is named after, and is about the nightclub. Part of the 2003 Yerba...

, The Martinique

Martinique

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, Gillys, The Blue Wisp Club, Playboy Club

Playboy Club

The Playboy Club initially was a chain of nightclubs and resorts owned and operated by Playboy Enterprises. The first club opened at 116 E. Walton Street in downtown Chicago, Illinois, United States, on February 29, 1960. Each club generally featured a Living Room, a Playmate Bar, a Dining Room...

, Gaucho Room and The Kings Cellar as well as many churches and colleges across the country. While with the Hi-Landers, was scheduled to be on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson

Johnny Carson

John William "Johnny" Carson was an American television host and comedian, known as host of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson for 30 years . Carson received six Emmy Awards including the Governor Award and a 1985 Peabody Award; he was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in 1987...

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Bradds has been on staff of several T.V. shows, written several commercials, and written original music. His song, "Jesus is the Rock" was the theme for the Ohio Teens for Christ.

Bradds now resides in Florida where he teaches advanced guitar studies at Florida Christian College

Florida Christian College

Florida Christian College is a higher education institution located in Kissimmee, Florida affiliated with the Independent Christian Church. The college provides non-denominational conservative Christian education ranging from preaching to elementary education. The school was founded in 1976 as...

 and is a Minister of worship and Music. He also frequently plays shows, recently playing an extended performance at Sea World

Sea World

Sea World is a marine mammal park, oceanarium, and theme park located on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. It includes rides, animal exhibits and other attractions, and promotes conservation through education and through the rescue and rehabilitation of sick, injured or orphaned wildlife. The...

 in Kissimmee, Florida

Kissimmee, Florida

Kissimmee is a city in Osceola County, Florida, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 59,682. It is the county seat of Osceola County...

.

Personal

Married since 1-30-1965 (Nancy Lee Liming), he has two Children (Craig and Chris) and five grandchildren. He is a cousin of former American Basketball star Gary Bradds

Gary Bradds

Gary Lee "Tex" Bradds was an American basketball player. He attended Greeneview High School where he once scored 61 points in a game Gary Lee "Tex" Bradds (July 26, 1942 in Jamestown, Ohio – July 15, 1983) was an American basketball player. He attended Greeneview High School where he once scored...

. Bradds plays a Gibson ES-175

Gibson ES-175

The Gibson ES-175 is an electric guitar manufactured by the Gibson Guitar Corporation, currently still in production. It is a 24 3/4" scale full hollow body guitar with a trapeze tailpiece and Tune-O-Matic bridge...

.

Partial discography

• Need You: The Hi-Landers - (1964)
• My Lifes Dreams: The ThreeO - (1968), - Clearhill Records
• HymnProv: Solo
• Smart Set: Stan Smart, Julie Smart
• Day by Day: Solo
• Sumner Sessions: Robert Popwell
  Robert Popwell
  -Career:Known as "Pops", he played with The Young Rascals, The Crusaders and the Macon Rhythm Section. The Young Rascals were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame May 6, 1997. They were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2005...
  
  
• Master Hands: Robert Popwell
  Robert Popwell
  -Career:Known as "Pops", he played with The Young Rascals, The Crusaders and the Macon Rhythm Section. The Young Rascals were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame May 6, 1997. They were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2005...
  
  

See also

• List of jazz guitarists
• Robert Popwell
  Robert Popwell
  -Career:Known as "Pops", he played with The Young Rascals, The Crusaders and the Macon Rhythm Section. The Young Rascals were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame May 6, 1997. They were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2005...
  
  
• Copacabana (nightclub)
  Copacabana (nightclub)
  The Copacabana is a famous New York City nightclub. Many entertainers, among them Danny Thomas, Pat Cooper and the comedy team of Martin and Lewis, made their debuts at the Copacabana. The 1978 Barry Manilow song "Copacabana" is named after, and is about the nightclub. Part of the 2003 Yerba...
  
  
• Gary Bradds
  Gary Bradds
  Gary Lee "Tex" Bradds was an American basketball player. He attended Greeneview High School where he once scored 61 points in a game Gary Lee "Tex" Bradds (July 26, 1942 in Jamestown, Ohio – July 15, 1983) was an American basketball player. He attended Greeneview High School where he once scored...
  
  
• Jamestown, Ohio
  Jamestown, Ohio
  Jamestown is a village in Greene County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,917 at the 2000 census. It is named after Jamestown, Virginia, the hometown of an early resident....
  
  

External links

• http://www.topix.com/forum/city/springboro-oh/TIPHI1TTFF37VU2LR
• http://www.daytondailynews.com/l/content/oh/story/entertainment/2009/01/18/ddn011809lifejazzbeat.html
• http://www.activedayton.com/dayton/content/oh/story/entertainment/2009/01/18/ddn011809lifejazzbeat.html
• http://www.kathleen-simpson.com/artist/music/Musicians/TerryBrads.htm
• http://www.fcc.edu/academics/documents/CollegeCatalog2005-2006_000.pdf
• http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/libraries/localstudies/additions.asp