Member Profile

MICHAEL SPRIGGS

             BIO AND RESUME

www.michaelspriggs.com    615-516-6329 

Michael Spriggs was born in London England October 3rd 1948  and was formally educated in England, The Isle of Man, United States and Canada.  He attended Niagara University, majoring in Composition and Music Theory.  

 

Michael started his professional career in Buffalo N.Y. when he was 14 playing with a popular local rock band “The Rogues” for eight years. “The Rogues” eventually released three singles and played thousands of shows in the NY state area.

Inducted into Buffalo Music Hall of Fame in 2004

 

He  moved to Nashville in 1971 and  played lead guitar for Eddie Rabbitt for six years. He played guitar on Rabbitt’s first four albums and received a Naras Super Picker Award in 1979 for the following Rabbitt #1 singles:  “Rocky Mountain Music,” “I Can’t Help Myself,” “You Don’t Love Me Anymore,” and “Hearts On Fire.”He played on a total of eleven number one songs for Eddie Rabbitt.

 

He has played on over 3000 live, radio, and televised shows which include:  

 

1975-80 Lead Guitar for Eddie Rabbitt, The Today Show, The Morning Show, Queen Latifa, Jay Leno, Ellen, NPT The Ryman Auditorium, Sound Stage, Music City Tonight, NPT Great Performances, NPR Echoes and Hearts of Space, Solid Gold, Midnight Special, Johnny Carson, Hee-Haw, Grand Ole Opry, That Nashville Music, Jerry Lewis Telethon, The Osmond Show, Disney World T. V. Show, On Stage, Pop Goes The Country, Nashville Now, Crook and Chase, Charlie Daniels’ Volunteer Jam, Farm Aid, CMT, VH1.

Toured with Trisha Yearwood fall 2005

 

Michael has been an A String Nashville session player for over Thirty Five years and works with hundreds of engineers,  writers, session players and artists annually. 

2: He has been featured in :

Guitar Player Magazine, 

Taylor Wood and Steel twice,

and the Peavey Monitor three times.

“Finger Style Guitar” magazine 

 

Michael has just released his 4th solo album “Back To 1” with a top banner add on iTunes in “World Music” He also has  “Without Words” on   Agnes Records distributed by Narada Music Design. One cut off the CD is featured on the Taylor Guitars Wyndham Hill release “Sounds Of Wood And Steel” volume 3. His second album “Neurasenia”  was released in 2009 and “Sonic Venue” was released in 2010, all three records have been “Ambient” staples on NPR’s Echoes and all digital formats including iTunes, Amazon, Google Play and CD Baby . Currently working on his 4th instrumental CD “Back To 1” to be released in Feb 2015. Michael just completed the 2nd Trace Adkins “The Kings Gift Tour 2014” He Co-Produced the record and played all the guitar on it.

 

Record dates include:    

                                                                        

Faith Hill, Toree McGhee, Colt Ford, Thomson Square, LeAnn Rimes, Martina Mc Bride, Waylon Jennings, Trick Pony, Sarah Darling, Robin Lee, Lee Roy Parnell, Alabama, Bomshel, Suzy Boggus, Hank Williams Jr., Hank Williams the 3rd, BB King, John Michael Montgomery, Craige Wayne Boyd, Chris Janson, Rebecca Lynne Howard, Trace Adkins, Pam Tillis, Elton John, Mindy Mc Cready, 

Tanya Tucker, Chris Cagle, Billy Gilman, Lorrie Morgan, Maria Motto, Paulette Carlson,Tammy Wynette, Kenny Rogers, Rodney Carrington, Blaine Larson, Lila Mc Canne, Tobias Rene, The Bakers, Cledus T. Judd, Eddy Arnold, John Michael Montgomery, Chris Le Doux, Jeff Carson, Susan Ashton, Bill Smith Ministries, Michael Peterson, Martina Mc Bride, Waylon Jennings, Chalee Tennison, Suzy Boggus, Lee Greenwood, The Smokin Armadillos, River Road, Reba McIntyr, Dawn Sears, John Berry, Stephenie Bentley,  Helen Darling, Phoenix, Billy Dean, Dolly Parton,  Lari White, Razzy Bailey, Eddie Rabbitt, Ed Bruce, Holly Dunn, Blake and Brian, Jim Witter, Lynn Anderson, Holly Lamar, Vern Gosdin, Ricky Lynn Greg,  Marty Robbins, Stella Parton, 

Ray Stevens, Janie Fricke, Mark Gray, Dobie Gray, Freddie Weller, Ronnie Dove, Danielle Alexander, Gary  Morris, Noah Gordon, Robin Lee, T. G. Shepherd, 

Roger Alan Wade, and Akiko Yano to name a few past to present.

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

Michael has played for the following producers:                    

 

Scott Hendricks, Bob Ezrin, Byron Gallimore, Chuck Howard, Brent Maher, Garth Fundas, Csaba Petotz, Keith Steagal, Rick Hall, Steve Dorf, John Bettis, Barry Beckett, 

James Stroud, George Richey, Andy Byrd, Byron Hill, Jerry Crutchfield, Jim Ed Norman, Mark Wright, Mark Bright, David and Jim Malloy, Jimmy Bowen, Trey Bruce, Gary Morris, Harold Shed,  Bob Montgomery, James Stroud, Randy Scruggs, Eric Paul, and Tom Collins. 

 

4: Current Record & Demo Client List:

 

Warner Brothers, Asylum, Curb, Sony, Atlantic, CBS, Mercury Polygram, BMG, Royalty, EMI, RCA, Epic, API, E.M.I. Music, MCA Music, Tree International, Blue Water Music, Rainhill Music, Warner Chappel, Scott Hendricks Music , Kinetic Diamond, Big Tractor, Almo Irving, See Strait Music, Dreamworks, Starstruck: (Reba Mc Intire), Tower Street, Great Cumberland, Maypop Music Group, 

Welk Music Group, Polygram Music,  Buddy Killen Music, Little Big Town Music, Sony Music, Curb Publishing, Cal 1V, Wrensongs, Encore Music, Lonestar, Muye Bueno, 

George Straight, Hamstein Productions. 

Also has worked for every major publisher in Nashville, LA and NY.

 

He has been a successful songwriter and has had over sixty cuts. He has enjoyed staff positions with Warner Chappell (six years), House Of Gold (four  years), and EMI music publishing (four years). A few of his cuts include:

 

5: Song Cuts:

 

“Sometimes I’m A Little Girl” Tammy Wynette

“Goodbye Heartache” Louise Mandrell

“Twenty Years Ago” Kenny Rogers*

                                                                  Juice Newton

                                                                  Razzy Baily               

                                                                                       Mark Gray                                      

“If There’s Any Justice” Lee Greenwood*

“Life’s Too Short” Billy Crash Craddock

“The Car”                                                                    Jeff Carson*

“Runaway Hearts”                                              

*Number One Country Singles

 

 

He owns a state of the art full blown Digital and Analogue studio (SPURTZWORKS) and is a qualified engineer. 

 

 

He has endorsments with and works continually with:

Taylor Guitars

Alvarez Guitars

Planet Waves-D’Addario

Weber Mandolins

Riversong Guitars

Ovation Kaman

Gibson Guitars

PreSonus Audio Electronics

Genz Benz Amplifiers

Ampeg Amplifiers

Ultrasound Acoustic Amplifiers

Eminence Speaker Pro

EMG Pickups

Mackie

Shubb Capo’s

La Bella Strings 

Deering Banjo Company 

Pro Co Sound

Silvertone Guitars

Allen & Heath

Fred Welker Custom Archtop Guitars

Visual Sound

 

Check out new and old album performances at artist keyword

Michael Spriggs, www.allmusic.com