Don Chance Solo Music Act Project

Some Background:

In late 2008, I started a band with some business school colleagues.  We had some local success, but as all bands do, we lost some personnel a couple of times, and just could not find the replacements that lived up to our standards and wanted to be in a band.  So we decided to go our separate ways.  I then decided to strike out on my own as a solo vocalist and guitar player.  I found myself playing and singing much better and getting more gigs.  Solo acts require less space, cost less money, and make less noise.  Of course, this comes at the expense of not being able to really drive a dance floor. Solo acts are, thus, better for small gatherings, restaurants, and events where there is unlikely to be dancing, though I have had people dance at my performances.

In summer 2024, I added a keyboard to the act.

Coming soon:  A female vocalist is joining me. More informatoin later.

Gigs:  By the Numbers

Number of performances since November 2013:  76
(performance is defined as having an auciene of at least two non-family members)

Number of songs played:  2,086

Maximum number of songs played at an event:  46

Minimum number of songs played at an event:  1

The Songs

These are very heavy on 60s and 70s with a decent number from the 80s.  I keep an active set of about 100 songs. The list below is far more than that and many have not been done in a while, but they were active at one time.  

3 AM 20 Years A Day in the Life A Horse with No Name A Little Bit Me, a Little Bit You Africa Ain't Even Done with the Night All I Want is You All My Loving Already Gone Amazed American Pie Amie An Old Fashioned Love Song Are You Lonesome Tonight At This Moment Because Beginnings Best of My Love Beth Black Water Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain Born Free Burning Love Bye  Bye Love California Dreamin' California Girls Cherry Hill Park Come Monday Crazy Little Thing Called Love Crocodile Rock Dancing in the Dark Daydream Daydream Believer Dedicated to the One I Love Diamond Girl Do It Again Do You Want to Know a Secret Don't Stop Dream a Litrle Dream of Me Dream On Drift Away Easy to be Hard Eleanor Rigby Elenore Fire and Rain For Your Love Free Bird Glory Days Go Your Own Way God Only Knows Good Vibrations Happy Together Hard Days' Night Heart of Gold Heartache Tonight Hello Mary Lou Here Comes the Sun Hold My Hand Homeward Bound Hotel California I am a Rock I Can See Clearly Now I Honestly Love You I Saw Her Standing There I Think We're Alone Now If You Could Read My Mind I'm a Believer I'm Not in Love In My Life It Ain't Me Babe I've Got a Name Jack and Diane Jet Jet Airliner Joy to the World Knockin on Heaven's Door Kodahcrome Kokomo Landslide Last Train to Clarksville Layla Like a Rock Little Deuce Coupe Live and Let Die Lodi Lonely People Love Me Tender Love Potion #9 Lyin' Eyes Mainstreet Make You Feel My Love Margaritaville Michelle More Than a Feeling Mrs. Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter Mrs. Robinson Never Been to Spain Never Going Back Again Night Moves Nights are Forever No More Mr. Nice Guy Nowhere Man Oh Pretty Woman Old Friends Old Man Old Time Rock and Roll On the Road Again One One of the These Nights O-o-h Child Peaceful Easy Feeling Penny Lane Pinball Wizard/Won't Get Fooled Again Pink Houses Pleasant Valley Sunday Runaway Running on Empty Say You Love Me Secret Agent Man Seven Bridges Road Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Shallow She'd Rather Be With Me Sherry Sister Golden Hair Slide Sloop John B Small Town Somebody's Baby Southern Cross Spooky Stairway to Heaven Start Me Up Strawberry Fields Forever Stuck in the Middle with You Summer Breeze Surfin' USA Take It Easy Take It to the Limit Take Me Home Country Roads Teach Your Children Tears in Heaven Temptation Eyes Tequila Sunrise That'll be the Day The City of New Orleans Time in a Bottle To Love Somebody Travelin' Man True Colors Turn the Page Ventura Highway Wagon Wheel Wake Up Little Susie Wanted Dead or Alive Wasted on the Way We Just Disagree What is Life? When I'm Sixty-Four While My Guitar Gently Weeps Who Says You Can't Go Home Wild Horses Wild Horses Witchy Woman With a Little Help from My Friends You and Me You Make Lovin' Fun You Showed Me You're No Good

My Equipment

What I normally use at a gig.

Last updated: July 6, 2024