James Pakala

I WAS BORN IN MEMPHIS TENNESSE AFTER GRADUATION FROM HIGH SCHOOL AND EASON AND FILLON SCHOOL OF MUSIC 12 YRS. WENT TO LAS VEGAS AND BEGAN A CAREER IN SHOW BUSINESS.WORKING MAIN SHOW ROOMS AS A PRODUCTION SINGER JOINED "THE ESTABLISHMENT" IN 1971 WHICH WAS AN OPENING SINGING ACT FOR SUCH LEGENDS AS PERRY COMO, BURT BACHARACH,LIBERACE, ROBERT GOULET, EDDY ARNOLD,ANN MARGARET. WRITING MUSIC WAS ALWAYS IN MY EVERYDAY SCHEDULE .IN 1977 I RECORDED A ALBUM FOR ELECTRA RECORDS AND GOT TO PLAY MUSIC WITH SOME OF THE BEST ROCK AND ROLL PLAYERS AROUND THANKS TO GEORGE STEELE III. 1980 MY CAREER CHANGED AGAIN I BEGAN TO DEAL BLACKJACK AT ONE OF THE LOCAL CASINOS AND BECAME A PIT BOSS FOR 31 YEARS UNTILL I RETIRED IN 2010.

GRADUATED FROM EASON AND FILLON SCHOOL OF MUSIC. ATTENDED MEMPHIS STATE FOR ONE YEAR.

MY FIRST SOLO ART EXHIBIT TITLED PIZZAZZ ART WILL OPEN OCT.24 THRU DEC.10 2019 AT SPRING VALLEY LIBRARY ART GALLERY IN LAS VEGAS NEVADA. RECEPTION AT 5:30 PM TO 7:00 PM. ON OCT.24TH.