With his musical spirit inspired by ‘60s pop, Jamie Rounds is a cutting edge folk-rock artist, adept in a range of musical styles including ‘50s rock and roll, Byrds inspired 12 string pop sounds and trace elements of surf inspired guitar instrumentals. In his notes for the 2007 CD release of The Pasadena Pop Sessions, Rounds credits mentors like Pete Seeger, Jack Scott and Brian Wilson, all given the Rounds treatment on three classic covers here. Playing just about everything here and nailing some tasteful electric guitar sounds and styles in the mix, Rounds also proves to be a fine singer and he evokes that classic West Coast pop sound and more with The Pasadena Pop Sessions. www.jamierounds.net

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