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As a senior in High School Elaine began Learning bass guitar.
Through the teachings of her late brother-in law. With lots of practice, she
started playing professionally after graduation on June 13th, 1971, and has
been going at it ever since.
Elaine's early influences were Creedence Clearwater Revival,The Beatles, Rolling
Stones and of course the Bee Gee's and disco.
Elaine played in her brother-in-law's band for 10 yrs. During that time She also
learned to play rhythm guitar.
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In 1982 Elaine hooked up with a duo and they introduced her to country music, They were called "Lenny & The Sugar Twins".
After getting married in 1983, Elaine moved to Worcester, Ma. and joined The country group "Miss Judy & the Four Jacks". After a couple of years, Miss Judy moved to Florida and Elaine kept the band together to play out the rest of her gigs for that year.
After that commitment was done Elaine decided to freelance. About three years later she joined the group, "Red Bandana". Elaine played rythmn guitar with "Red Bandana"for about three years until the band broke up. Two of the players and Elaine joined "Boardwalk Cruisers",with Elaine back to playing bass. The band played light rock, country, and oldies.
After three years of that, and with her marriage being in trouble, Elaine took a few years off.
However she got the itch again and started her own group "Dueling Country" and was playing with
" Nancy Yacino and her band Sante Fe". Between both bands Elaine was kept pretty busy.
As years went by Elaine moved back to Connecticut(divorced) and started to freelance again with Jackie Lee Williams(50's), Inside Straight(country & blues), Bob Baisley& New England Sounds (60"s) and many others.
Through the years Elaine has played with many excellant musicians, Manny Escobar( who is also the new love of her life), Jeff Williams, Ducky Belliveau, Jackie Lee, Tommy Davis and a list that is way to long to post.
Elaine has been freelancing now for about 5 years, and Is proud to say she enjoys being a team player with another group of fine musicians, "The Silver Dollar Band", and is currently working with AnneMarie Collins and Cis Higgins in the Group "Girls with Guitars" "I'll probably still freelance as long as I am not working with Anne Marie and Cis"...Elaine
