Alex Bevan - wikipedia Alex Bevan Alex Bevan ( born 1950 ) is a guitarist, singer, songwriter, poet, radio personality, and music producer. Contents 1 Early life 2 Musical career 3 Radio 4 Children 's programs 5 Personal life 6 Awards 7 Discography 8 Also appears on 9 Filmography 10 Media appearances 11 Notes 12 References 13 External links Early life Bevan began his musical career playing the French horn with his teacher Ruffier at Chambers Elementary School. In 1965, while at Shaw High School in East Cleveland, he acquired a six - string classical guitar. He played local night clubs and various coffeehouses in the Cleveland area such as `` La Cave '' and `` Faragher 's Back Room ''. His first position in a group was as a backup musician with Irish folk singers Gusty & Sean at Fagan 's Beacon House in the Flats of Cleveland, Ohio. While a student at the University of Akron, Bevan was introduced to his first producer, Eric Stevens, who signed him to Big Tree Records. His first album, No Truth to Sell, was released with the single `` Linda 's Song '', which got some airplay. Between 1971 and 1976, Bevan performed as an opening act for such headliners as the Earl Scruggs Review, Pure Prairie League, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Jerry Jeff Walker, Jimmy Buffett, Livingston Taylor, Billy Joel and others. Musical career The release of the album Springboard got him some public recognition due to the local hit song Skinny Little Boy. In 1977 he performed on the air on Cleveland 's WMMS Radio with a band called Alex Bevan and the Buzzard Band, featuring DJ Matt the Cat on guitar. He performed in the mid-1970s with an acoustic trio consisting of two guitars and electric bass, and opened for such acts as Seals and Crofts, The Michael Stanley Band, The Doobie Brothers and Hall & Oates. He soon added David Krauss from the band Tiny Alice to the group, supplying percussion and harmonica. They toured either under the name Grand River Band or Alex Bevan and Friends from 1979 until 1981, and produced the albums The Grand River Lullaby, Alex Bevan and Friends Live, and Simple Things Done Well. In the early 80 's Bevan produced the direct - to - disk digital solo album Tales of the Low Tech Troubadour Vol. 1. He played in the band Alex Bevan & Cuttlefish from 1984 through 1986. In the late 80s to early 90s, he produced the albums Best Kept Secrets, Cuttlefish Live, and Watersongs. His latest releases include South Shore Serenade, Rules of the Road, Fall & Angels and Live at the Kent Stage. An avid producer of folk music, he has produced five recordings for the popular Put - in - Bay / Key West performer Pat Dailey, and written over one hundred radio and TV commercials. He still plays many venues, including the Hessler Street and Coventry Street Fairs in Greater Cleveland, Ohio, the Starwood Festival, Put - In Bay, the Burning River Festival, Cain Park, and Kelleys Island. Bevan organized a benefit for fellow Cleveland area singer / songwriter John Bassette on May 19, 2002 at the Beachland Ballroom & Tavern in Cleveland, OH, featuring Jim Ballard, Charlie Wiener, Michael Stanley, Jim Schafer, and many others. In 2007 a tribute CD for Bassette, Been Through So Much Together : The Songs of John Bassette, was released by Skyline Productions, which featured Bevan and others. Around the same time, Bevan released a posthumous collection of previously - unreleased songs by John Bassette called Rainbow Colored Clouds. He also plays for the Roots of American Music Annual Benefit for Education. Radio Bevan appeared on the premiere broadcast of Cleveland 's WNCR Radio station 's Sunday night live concerts from Agency Recording in 1971. He was a frequent guest artist on WMMS ' Coffeebreak Concerts, and co-hosted a show with David Spero called A Folk Special for a Sunday Afternoon. He also hosted a Saturday morning radio show on WMMS Cleveland for a short time. In 1988 Bevan did a series of musical radio advertisements for the Cleveland Browns. A new song each week of the season recapped the game from the week before and set up the upcoming game. Each week 's song was in a different musical style. Children 's programs Bevan collaborated with David Young on his first children 's album, a musical fairytale with an environmental message titled Who Killed the Dragon ?. This was followed by two award - winning critically acclaimed works : Magic Moments from the Children 's Nature Schoolhouse ( produced for the Lake Metroparks ) and All the Rivers Run ( Produced for the Cuyahoga Valley Environmental Education Center ). Personal life Bevan and his wife Deidre reside in North Madison, Ohio, and have a son, William Cody. The couple owned and operated two businesses : a line of home - grown gourmet pickles called Skinny Pickles and Stone Dragon Bakery. Those businesses are now closed. Awards Bevan won an Emmy award for his postscore of The Rustbelt Blues ( 1987 ), the final segment of NBC 's American Promise documentary series. Discography No Truth to Sell ( 1971 ) Big Tree Records Springboard ( 1976 ) Fiddler 's Wynde ( CD reissued by Little Fish Records ) The Grand River Lullaby ( 1978 ) Fiddler 's Wynde ( CD reissued by Little Fish Records ) Alex Bevan and Friends Live : Come for to See You... Come for to Sing ! ( 1980 ) Simple Things Done Well ( 1981 ) Fiddler 's Wynde Tales of the Low Tech Troubadour Vol. 1 Best Kept Secrets ( 1985 ) Cuttlefish Live Watersongs ( 1998 ) Fiddler 's Wynde Homework ( CD - October 31, 2000 ) Fiddler 's Wynde Sweetwater Pete ( January 23, 2006 ) Fiddler 's Wynde Invitation ( February 26, 2008 ) Fiddler 's Wynde Who Killed the Dragon ? ( with David Young ) Magic Moments from the Children 's Nature Schoolhouse - Lake Metroparks D.A.T. 's The Way It 's Done ! ( 1992 ) Fiddler 's Wynde Music - Cassette All the Rivers Run - Cuyahoga Valley Environmental Education Center South Shore Serenade ( March 26, 1998 ) Fiddler 's Wynde Rules of the Road ( March 26, 1998 ) Fiddler 's Wynde Live at the Kent Stage : Dancing With the Muse ( November 18, 2008 ) Little Fish Records Connected to the Web ( February 24, 2004 ) Fiddler 's Wynde Fall & Angels ( 2008 ) Little Fish Records A Tribute to the Great Lakes ( with Pat Dailey & Murdock ) ( 2006 ) Centers for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence Fly Away ( 2010 ) Fiddler 's Wynde I have No Wings ( 2012 ) Fiddler 's Wynde Dreams Came ( 2015 ) Fiddler 's Wynde ( Alex Bevan and David J. Young ) Boomer ( 24 January 2016 ) Fiddler 's Wynde Also appears on The Pride of Cleveland : WMMS FM 101 - Various ( 1980 ) ( CD release 2002 Esquire Records ) Raw Bars - Pat Dailey ( with Macaw ) ( 1994 ) Olympia Records Inc. Shorelines - Pat Dailey - Olympia Records Pat Dailey Live ' N ' Kickin ( 2000 ) Olympia Records Inc. Woodchoppers Ball - Various ( 2007 ) Divine Wind Records Been Through So Much Together : The Songs of John Bassette - Various ( 2007 ) Skyline Productions / Little Fish Records... In Blue - Mike Calzone ( 2007 ) Little Fish Records Filmography Bevan performs in the TV special The Return of the Cuyahoga ( 2008 ) - Florentine Films / Hott Productions Inc., America 's River Communities, Inc., and WVIZ / PBS ideastream Media appearances WNCX Morning Show : April 6, 2007 on YouTube Cain Park 1991 on YouTube Notes Jump up ^ Radio Daze : Stories From the Front in Cleveland 's FM Air Wars by Mike Olszewski ( 2003 ) Pg 137 Jump up ^ John Bassette : Rest in Peace by Larry Bruner Folknet Website Archived 2008 - 05 - 09 at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ Radio Daze : Stories From the Front in Cleveland 's FM Air Wars by Mike Olszewski ( 2003 ) Jump up ^ A Fine Brine : Musician Bevan 's Latest Gig Hits Right Note With Pickle Lovers by Michael Heaton, Plain Dealer Reporter - January 07, 2009 Cleveland.com Website Jump up ^ New York Times Movie Website References Alex Bevan Worth a Revisit by Jay Minkin July 30th, 2008 Radio Daze : Stories from the Front in Cleveland 's FM Air Wars by Mike Olszewski ( 2003 ) Kent State University Press ISBN 0 - 87338 - 773 - 2, ISBN 978 - 0 - 87338 - 773 - 6 Rock ' n ' Roll and the Cleveland Connection by Deanna R. Adams ( 2002 ) Kent State University Press ISBN 0 - 87338 - 691 - 4, ISBN 978 - 0 - 87338 - 691 - 3 External links http://www.alexbevan.com Alex Bevan 's Website Skinny Pickles Website VIAF : 9070214 MusicBrainz : 7146f9ad - 6215 - 480d - a189 - 8ac94df903dd Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alex_Bevan&oldid=798701424 '' Categories : American singer - songwriters Musicians from Cleveland Radio personalities from Cleveland 1950 births Living people Songwriters from Ohio Guitarists from Ohio American male guitarists Hidden categories : Webarchive template wayback links Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 3 September 2017, at 08 : 49. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. 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Question: who sings skinny little boy from cleveland ohio
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