New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Now available for your next Studio Project. His guitar is heard on songs by Genya Ravan of Ten Wheel Drive and Goldie and The Gingerbreads, Billy Idol,
Kelly Caruso (American Idol) and many more.....
Gar is the guitarist you hear on ten of the "Coolest Songs In The World" on
Little Steven's Underground Garage on Sirius/XM radio. In addition to the four studio albums and live DVD/CD by The Doughboys, Gar has co-written, co-produced and played all the guitars, organ and piano parts on the Rock n' Roll comeback album from Mark
Lindsay (The former lead singer from Paul Revere and The Raiders). His guitar is also heard on songs by Genya Ravan of Ten Wheel Drive and Goldie and The Gingerbreads, Billy Idol, The Easy Outs, Jana Peri, The Rockids, The Swinging Iggies, Plainfield Slim & The Groundhawgs, The Satisfactors, Jeanne Lozier,
Kelly Caruso (from American Idol) as well as his own solo albums.
TEN COOLEST SONGS:
BLACK SHEEP/THE DOUGHBOYS
I'M NOT YOUR MAN/THE DOUGHBOYS
WHY CAN'T SHE SEE ME/THE DOUGHBOYS
TUESDAY AFTERNOON/THE DOUGHBOYS
IT'S A CRYIN SHAME/THE DOUGHBOYS
LIKE NOTHING THAT YOU'VE SEEN/MARK LINDSAY
SHOW ME THE LOVE/MARK LINDSAY
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN/GENYA RAVAN
YO YO/THE DOUGHBOYS
THE TEARS OF A CLOWN/THE DOUGHBOYS
GAR PLAYS: ELECTRIC & ACOUSTIC GUITARS, ELECTRIC AND ACOUSTIC 12 STRING GUITARS, SLIDE, NASHVILLE TUNING, OPEN TUNING (KEITH RICHARDS STYLE), AND BASIC PIANO AND ORGAN.
SPECIALIZING IN ROCK, BLUES, AMERICANA, & COUNTRY
RECENT QUOTES FROM REVIEWS:
"Kept concise these are powerful bursts of energy from the powerful rhythms to the passionate playful guitar work that serves as the centerpiece for each song. For every piece the sung-shouted vocals nicely sync up with the brash guitar riffs"
"She Got Charm" sounds the tsunami walls of Phil Spector "whoa whoas" and high-speed, guitar grit à la mode"
"Ominous, old school spy-themed vamps clang against Francis' biting guitar embellishments"
"Gar Francis sounds off in the bridge for a pentatonic drag strip smoke out of hairpin pull offs, skid marked bends and raw, revving tumbles of riffage that would make Elliot Easton sit up and take notice"
"Take Your Troubles Away" tumbles into a complex rabbit hole of Byrds-inspired guitar hooks, mega chugging bar chords and pulsing bass and drum work. The bridge features some crafty modulation that downshifts the band into a wide curve before launching the Francis jet-fueled fretwork into the straightaway".
"Drums slam their "Mystery Achievement" downbeats as Francis fires off sharp, down stroke bar chord explosions"
"Simple chanted background vocals sit pretty as Francis grinds truck stop slide wails throughout the bridges"
"acoustics bash against
Keith Richards electrics in this palpitating ode to being sick of that significant other. Dynamic use of guitars makes this simple song explode with unique and vibrant life"
"while Gar Francis captures Johnny's likeness with ripping guitar work it is a perfectly fitting salute to the godfather of punk guitar, but "Hit Me, Hit Me, Hit Me" will make
Chuck Berry beam with delight"
"Nationally acclaimed songwriter and producer, Gar Francis, who has been labeled as 'Jersey's Godfather of Garage' with credits that include Genya Raven and Mark Lindsay, lends his expertise on keys, strings and back vox"
"Gar manipulates the frets through the scale length of the bass side of the neck relative to the treble side, F....n Awesome! This CD blew me clear across the room"
"New York Rock N Roll is alive and well via the latest opus from The Satisfactors! 12 songs chock full o' rock n roll riffage ala The
Rolling Stones & The New York Dolls"
"Gar's guitar riffs are insanely good"
"The organ in "
Hey Mama" is a dynamite bonus amid the great guitar"
"the guitar effects give this song a sweet 1960's feel"
"The organ is almost magical, highlighted by killer guitar"
"The guitar solo kills, and the keyboards, sweet"
