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* casual flize *
Terry Nelson has spent his life
studying, playing and
performing music. Starting out
singing with various rock &
roll and gospel groups at a
With many different styles
under his belt, he has
performed throughout America
and Europe.

In january of 1993, he was
featured as a vocal soloist,
along with such well-known
artist as Carole King, Michael
McDonald and Bruce Hornsby.
Terry was one of the lead
vocalists at the Arkansas
Presidential 32nd and 53rd
Inaugural Balls in Washington,
D.C. with President and Mrs.
Bill Clinton. He was, also, a
featured guest of Barbara
Fairchild at the Jim Stafford,
Charlie Pride, Will Rogers,
Glen Campbell  and the Grand
Palace Theaters in Branson,
Missouri. Bringing these
accomplishments together to
form, with his guitar
experience, a soulful, melodic
exchange creating a very
eclectic sound unique to the
area.

Keyboards are Mike Townsend's
playground. Although trained
classically, he often found
himself, at a young age,
creating musical scores of his
own instead of practicing
something that some man in
Europe had written a couple of
centuries before the
Beatles..."Who cares about
them," he thought, "Let's get
to the good stuff."

The roots of sound that forms
this groups are represented in
such varying angles. Mike
brings a twist of jazz and
chord progressions, which
expand much, like his classical
roots, while entwined with the
beat of the present. He has
been involved with music,
either in performance or in
studio work, for many years.
The electric keyboard has
broadened his range of styles
allowing him to bring a bit of
the psychedelic rock influence
into the meld. You will be
surprised how he turns the keys
into a pedal steel guitar while
playing the Doors.

David Briggs brings a
"jazz-grass" influence to the
"Flize" with his mandolin and
harmony vocals. Born and raised
in the Delta region of East
Arkansas, he was influenced by
the "boiling pot" of music
inherent to that area....blues,
jazz, gospel, country,
bluegrass and R & B. The
percussive qualities of the
mandolin are used to provide a
backing rhythm for the "Flize"
and complement the guitar and
keyboards with it's high,
melodic voice.

The Casual Flize can
incorporate these many styles
for almost any occasion.

do right (bad company)/kissed by a rose (seal)
babylon (david gray)
light my fire (doors)
roadhouse blues (doors)
from the beginning (emerson, lake & palmer)
western skyline (bruce hornsby)
what's goin' on (marvin gaye)
ain't no sunshine (bill withers)
oh girl (chi-lites)
sittin' on the dock of the bay (otis redding)
my girl (temptations)
fragile (sting)
into the mystic (van morrison)
after midnight (eric clapton)
never been to spain (three dog night)
clocks (cold play)
lineman of the county (glen campbell)/in the
country (chicago)
i wish (stevie wonder)
hold on (sam & dave)/tightrope (joe cocker)
feelin' alright (joe cocker)/magic carpet
ride (steppenwolf)
doctor my eyes (jackson brown)
joker (steve miller)
calling all angels (train)
midnight rider (allman brothers)
don't think twice (bob dylan)
neighborhood
stray cat strut (stray cats)
sunshine superman (donovan)
lime & coconut (nielson)
walk on the wild side (lou reed)
knights in white satin (moody blues)
that's alright (elvis)
ring of fire (johnny cash)
authority song (john cougar)
cuts like a knife (brian adams)
gotta be bad (brian adams)

and a few originals......