James Sasser. Portland musician,
entertainer, recording artist.
Alt Country Rock Americana
James Sasser

(e.g., "New York guitar player" or "Beatles influenced drummer")

Musician - Tim Franklin

• Age 53 | Musician | Kirkland, WA

I have been playing music since I was 17 years old, and have joined in, and formed many bands. I primarily play bass, and sing, but can also play guitar while singing. I have written 50 plus tunes, in many genres, that can be found by googling "hunkafunk", and checking the links.
Check out the Live demo below to hear clips of gigs with me playing bass, and singing, and some of the tunes I've written. Peace

• Move and shake

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• Live demo

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• Medicine

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• San Juan scam

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• Don't wreck my groove

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• Skunkbelly

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• Don't hide it,divide it

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• Phat bottom funkin'

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Lead Vocals, Backup Vocals, Guitar, Electric Guitar,
Bass Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Percussion

Zydeco, Reggae, Latin, Ska,
Rock n Roll, Rock, Progressive Rock, Light Rock,
Funk, Classic Rock, New Age, Fusion,
Jazz, Jam Band, Singer/Songwriter, R&B,
Blues

Trumpet, Saxophone, Flute, Flugelhorn,
Didgeridoo, Lead Vocals, Backup Vocals, Guitar,
Bass Guitar, Percussion, Drum Kit, Keyboard

Zydeco, World, Reggae, Latin,
Southern Rock, Ska, Rock, Progressive Rock,
Light Rock, Funk, Classic Rock, New Age,
Fusion, Jazz, Jam Band, R&B,
Blues

Marcus Miller
Jaco Pastorious
Victor Wooten
Jack Bruce
Roger Waters
Chuck Rainey
Carlos Santana
Pat Metheny
Eric Clapton
Sting

• Tim (T.J.) Franklin started playing Bass when he was 17 years old after cutting his right hand badly in a street fight, and giving up his hopes as a professional cartoonist. At that point in his life he devoted his artistic endeavor to music. His first band was called "Flight" and they played top 40, rock & roll at private parties (keggers, etc.) because they were underage. Then Tim joined Smackley's Backroom Band. But that band broke up quickly when the lead guitar player went to prison. The following bands were co-founded by Tim, or one he's joined over the years: Moments Notice/C4/ Etc./ Rockfish/ HoliSmoke/ Guardian-short stint on Bass/ Soundwaive (back then called SoundWave)/ and for the last 15 years- HunkaFunk.

• A gigging band that needs a good bass player/singer
  People to form a working band with: guitar or bass, drums, sax, keys vox (any combination)
  Dedicated players that Love music first, and secondly,want to make money playing music as often as possible.
  A chance to get down with some great folks, and have fun and make some money in music!

• Smokes: Nope
  
• Drinks: Nope
  
• Tolerates Smoking: Don't Care
  
• Tolerates Drinking: Don't Care