Name? Sean Crum
Birthday? 5/17/51
Other bands you have been in? I played for Lizard and Virgin Dwarf in the early 70's. Mark Bluhm was the
bass player in Virgin Dwarf. Mark and I formed OCR (Outta Contact With Reality) in the late 80's.
What instruments do you play? I play lead guitar and a little harmonica.
Talk about your gear, favorite instruments, why you like or use certain things: I love a hard growl sound
to my guitar so I have used Gibson Guitars primarily over the years. I am playing an SG Standard right now,
plus a Fender Telecaster and a Rickenbacker 12 string. I play through a Fender 40 watt Hotrod Deluxe, The
best amp out there for playing at small venues. I have an effects board with a chorus, a compressor, two
different overdrives, and a digital delay.
Age you started playing? I first started around 13, then left it and came back to it for good around 16 when
I got my first electric guitar.
Favorite local artist? Joe Walsh
Favorite venue to play? Savannah Bar and Grille in Westlake
Least favorite venue to play? I like all of them, anyone who wants to hear me, I like playing for.
Artists you really like to listen to? The Jefferson Airplane, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Jethro Tull,
The Who, Led Zeppelin, Neil Young, Bob Dylan
New artist you like? U2
Five CDs you can’t live without? Volunteers (The Jefferson Airplane), Rubber Soul (The Beatles), Beggars
Banquet (The Rolling Stones), Revolver (The Beatles), Aftermath (The Rolling Stones)
Most embarrassing thing in your CD collection? I'm not embarrassed by any of them.
Your last meal on earth? lobster tail
Do you collect anything? I love books. I have an incredible collection of art history books. I am an art history
teacher who teaches an AP Art History class at North Ridgeville High School. I have taught art there for 29
years.
Book that everyone should read? The original first edition of Janson's History of Art from the 60's
Who are your heroes? All the guitar players I mentioned above, plus Michelangelo, Rembrandt, and all of the
manuscript illuminators that worked only for God during the Middle Ages
What’s in your CD player right now? Aftermath, The Rolling Stones
First cut on your dream mix CD? Paint it Black, The Rolling Stones
What do you do in your day job? As stated above, I teach High School art.
Most unusual request while playing out? Little Black Egg
Most tiresome request while playing out? Sweet Home Alabama. Ugh!!!!!!!!
If you went to hell, what song would be played over and over? Refer to above response.
People who don’t know me well wouldn’t know that: I am an artist and etcher who has won many awards for
my art and medieval style etchings, and my wife is an artist too.
Email address: artbycrum@aol.com
Welcome to Spotlight!
.....the opportunity for local musicians to be placed front and center. Enjoy the show!
.....the opportunity for local musicians to be placed front and center. Enjoy the show!
The third installment of Spotlight features Sean Crum, an extremely impressive
guitar player in the band Tumbling Dice. I met Sean when his drummer, Mike Kovacs
invited me to one of their gigs. These guys put on quite a show and will keep you
coming back for more! Sean and his wife Gail have been such warm and welcoming
people. Check out the band at their next gig!
guitar player in the band Tumbling Dice. I met Sean when his drummer, Mike Kovacs
invited me to one of their gigs. These guys put on quite a show and will keep you
coming back for more! Sean and his wife Gail have been such warm and welcoming
people. Check out the band at their next gig!
Band you are currently in? Tumbling Dice with Mike
Kovacs (drums), Dan DeCarlo (keyboards) and Mark
Bluhm (bass).
How did you end up in your current band? Mark Bluhm
and I formed Tumbling Dice about 10 years ago as a new
project when our current band had broken up in the early
90's.
Kovacs (drums), Dan DeCarlo (keyboards) and Mark
Bluhm (bass).
How did you end up in your current band? Mark Bluhm
and I formed Tumbling Dice about 10 years ago as a new
project when our current band had broken up in the early
90's.
Influences? George Harrison, Keith
Richards, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix,
Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, Jorma Kaukonen,
Jerry Garcia
Richards, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix,
Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, Jorma Kaukonen,
Jerry Garcia
Favorite movies? Lord of the Rings Trilogy, James Bond
movies, King Kong, Star Trek movies
Favorite television shows? Star Trek, mystery, sports,
Austin City Limits, Monk, Battlestar Galactica
movies, King Kong, Star Trek movies
Favorite television shows? Star Trek, mystery, sports,
Austin City Limits, Monk, Battlestar Galactica
Relate a funny or outrageous story from a gig: One time in Virgin
Dwarf, we played at a strange bar called the Blue Room. We were all in
our early 20's and somewhat naive. We began to notice that there
were only females at the bar, and that they were all very large ones,
plus there was only one bathroom. When I went up to get a drink at the
bar, I noticed the large barmaid had hair on her knuckles and spoke to
me in a deep gruff voice. We suddenly realized we were playing in a
transvestite bar. We couldn't get out of there quick enough.
Dwarf, we played at a strange bar called the Blue Room. We were all in
our early 20's and somewhat naive. We began to notice that there
were only females at the bar, and that they were all very large ones,
plus there was only one bathroom. When I went up to get a drink at the
bar, I noticed the large barmaid had hair on her knuckles and spoke to
me in a deep gruff voice. We suddenly realized we were playing in a
transvestite bar. We couldn't get out of there quick enough.