![]() ![]() Comfortable as a solo performer, fronting rock and country bands, or just contributing tasty licks on guitar or slide to friends’ music, he’s a familiar face and voice across the region. Along the way, he’s shared the stage with Marshall Crenshaw, John Hammond, Jr., Mose Allison, Koko Taylor, Edgar Winter, even his early inspiration The Beach Boys. He’s also played in several area bands, including Mosey, the alternative country bands The Dushanes and The Skyscrapers, Diff & Dudley and rock/pop’s Zebra 3. Over the years, Leaver has contributed both live and on record to local legends such as Drew Nelson and Ralston Bowles. Other early influences included The Beach Boys, Byrds, Rolling Stones, Hollies and singer-songwriters such as Neil Young, Jackson Browne and Merle Haggard. Early on, he took piano lessons, tried cello, and at age 8 picked up a guitar, influenced in large part by The Beatles. “Mom liked soundtracks: ‘South Pacific,’ ‘West Side Story,’” he says. He also absorbed the pop sounds and show tunes of movies and Broadway. Tom Petty’s Vocal Charm: Jack Leaver (Courtesy Photo)
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