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Greg
Topper
Greg Topper was born in Los Angeles and started playing the
piano by ear when he was eight. He knows over 500 songs and has never had a
single music lesson. His specialties are Fats Domino, Jerry Lee Lewis,
Little Richard, Chuck Berry and Elvis Presley. His song list, however, spans
from the 50’s right through the 70’s.
His first real gig was at The Tamasha Club in Anaheim in 1961
with his band called The Crescents. Ever since, he has played continuously
(and primarily) in Orange County for 46 years!
He has played his rock ‘n’ roll show at The Red Onion (1
year), Isadore’s (1 year), Sheraton Newport (2 years), Sheraton Anaheim (6
years), Airporter Inn — now The
Atrium (14 years), The Crazy Horse (28 times) and currently at The Village
Inn (6 years).
The long-extended engagements are testimony to his success at
keeping a high volume of bar business.
He is most proud of all the charity events he has performed
to help raise money. He has done galas for Alzheimers, Cystic Fibrosis,
Lupus and many more. He is also the Founder and President of The Orange
County Musicians Foundation, Inc., which raises money for local OC musicians
and their families who have no medical insurance and have catastrophic
needs.
 Greg
has also played twice in Hawaii for extended periods as well as Las Vegas.
He also performed in the Warner Bros. movie ‘HOOPER’ with Burt Reynolds and
Sally Field.
Greg also recently produced a sold-out show featuring one of
his all-time-favorites, Jackie DeShannon. He also played with The
Associations in OC.
Topper has performed with such greats as Roy Orbison, The
Righteous Brothers, The Turtles, Jose Feliciano, Charlie Daniels, Little
Richard, Jackie DeShannon and Dick Dale.
"Greg Topper is OC's King of Rock
'n' Roll" -
Titan Magazine, Cal
State Fullerton
"Absolutely the best Rock 'n'
Roll performer around" -
Orange County Register
"Rock 'n' Roll King of Orange
County" - Orange
County Weekly
"Orange County's King of Rock 'n'
Roll" -
OLDIES-540/1260
"Rock 'n' Roll entertainer
extraordinaire" -
LA Times
For booking information and pricing, call Mark Wood Entertainment, Inc.
in Southern California at 949.748.6850 or
e-mail us. |
