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Carl Perkins 1932-1998 ... R.I.P.

Greetings from Jackson, Tennessee:

Home of Carl Perkins, Casey Jones, Wink Martindale,
Isaac Tigrett, Jr. (founder of Hard Rock Cafes & House of Blues),
Ed "Too Tall" Jones, Brother Dave Gardner,
NFL Star Al Wilson,
and ME : the

Sax Doctor

See & Hear the Sax Doctor...

WOW!! "And the hits just keep on comin'!"


Welcome to saxdoctor.com .... my name is Gerald McGuire and I repair musical instruments as well as play sax and clarinet, and direct a community jazz band. I got this nickname from my good friend Ralph Thomas, who plays professionally under the name "Dr. Sax". I repair wind instruments as well as manage the music store where I work. Since Ralph brings me his saxes when they are "sick", he refers to me as "the Sax Doctor". Ralph had a personalized license plate made with "DR SAX", so I followed with "SAX DR". We had a photo made of the two cars sitting side-by-side and sent it to a TV station in Memphis that was running a feature on unusual personalized plates. We were chosen for inclusion in the feature.
On March 22, 1996 we took another photo and you can view it by clicking here.

(Disclaimer: Yes, I know that Emilio Lyons of Boston, MA is known as "The Sax Doctor" and I do not use this term in any professional capacity. I have great respect for Mr. Lyons' expertise in the field of sax repair and wish in no way to imply that I am associated with him.)
I also play: Jackson Symphony Orchestra (bass clarinet, clarinet, saxophone, woodblock, whatever)
                    Jackson Area Community Concert Band (clarinet)
                    Jackson Area Community Jazz Band (director, tenor sax, clarinet)

In November of '95 I had the pleasure of meeting Ray Charles when he came to perform with the Jackson Symphony. I didn't know that he played the saxophone, but he blew a mean solo in "Blues For Big Scotia". After the gig I was nosing around his horn to see what it was (a 1952 Selmer Super Action alto which had been recently rebuilt by "Emilio - Boston, MA" - and discovered that a screw was working its way out. His stage manager was grateful enough for me screwing it back in (Valuable Lesson: Always keep a screwdriver in your pocket.) that he took me and my wife back to Ray's dressing room for a personal intro. It was great!!

If we have anything in common, drop me a line. Or if you have an interesting story about meeting a famous musician I'd like to hear it. I've also played with Frank Sinatra, Jr., Johnny Rivers, Chris Brubeck, The Four Tops, B.J. Thomas, Gladys Knight, Three Dog Night, Rich Little, Denise LaSalle, Alex Harvey, Stella Parton, actress Jennifer O'Neill, and the late Charlie Rich back in the mid 60's, when I was about 15 years old. I've also played with Jumpin' Gene Simmons. Anybody out there remember him and his big hit record?? And, I always enjoy a good musician joke, too.

In case you're interested, I play a Selmer Mark VI tenor that I've had since 1967 (freshman in college -- serial no. in the 148,000 range). My buddy, Ralph, has Selmer alto, tenor and soprano -- all VI's. You can check the age of any Selmer sax by surfing on over to The Sax Legend.


Be sure to check out some of the COOL LINKS below.

The "Saxometer" says there have been many visitors to this page since 10/1/95.

I was born and raised in Paris, Tennessee and graduated from E. W. Grove High School. This link is a great history of the school compiled by Maurice Fields of Martin, TN.

JOKE OF THE WEEK

    Ok, Ok,... I know this lame joke seems more like 'Joke of the Millenium' it's been here so long. So send me a good replacement for it and I'll credit you on the page. Three rules: be creative, keep it clean, and make it FUNNY!!

    A man has been trapped on an island for several years when he sees a small wake in the water. After a time, a lovely lady scubadiver rises from the surf. She walks to the man and exclaims, " You must be miserable, how long has it been since you have had a great smoke?"

    While the deranged man stammered for an answer, the lovely lady unzips the side pocket on her sleeve, and produces a Cuban cigar. She gazes into the now-smoking man's face and whispers, "and how long has it been since you have had a real drink"?

    Again the man stammers as she unzips her other sleeve to produce a flask of ancient Brandy. As she teasingly unzips the main zipper to her wetsuit, she asks, "And how long has it been since you have known real pleasure?"

    The man scrambles to his feet and yells "Oh my gosh, you don't really have a SAXOPHONE in there do ya?"

 

Please Sign My Guestbook !!!  or I'll come to your house and play etudes on a Wurlitzer C-Melody Sax
View My Guestbook !!!  ( See what's washed up on the shore from other surfers)
Guestbook Archive: January 22, '97 - April 14, '97 - View it here!
Guestbook Archive: November '96 - January 9, 1997 - View it here!
Guestbook Archive: August 4, '96 - Sept. 11, '96 - View it here!
Guestbook Archive: March '96 - June '96 - View it here!
Guestbook Archive: December '95 - March '96- View it here!

I love to get E-mail!!

COOL LINKS

Links to other sites on the Web

Sax Doctor's Favorite Saxophone Links

Music Education Online - great links for educators
Red, Hot & Cool - Jazz Resource - unbelievable links!!
Music Industry Links - manufacturers, retailers, etc.
Winterguard International Home Page
CyberCorpsWeb sCORPSboard Check your favorite Drum Corps (in OR out of season)
Bands of America Home Page High School Bands
A Great Collection of Instrument Jokes
Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia - OASAASLLS - Gamma Delta '68 - Murray State University
Gamma Delta Alumni Project
TODAY'S CARTOON - by Randy Glasbergen
Another Daily Cartoon - Wooden Nichols - daily cartoon observations by Kevin Nichols
Malesus United Methodist Church - Where I serve as Director of Church Music
Wallick Music Company - Where I work! (?) :)

Jackson, TN Local Weather - including Doppler Radar Map

Thanks for dropping by!

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