Hello and Welcome!

Let me begin by noting that my formal name is Calvert. The name Joey Sixstrings was hung on me as a joke at a recording session when I could not remember the drummer’s surname and I said: “Hey! Connie Sticks.” He said: “Hey! Joey Sixstrings.” Unfortunately, or fortunately, the name “Joey Sixstrings” with  with me after I changed my name to Calvert in 1994 when I enrolled in law school. Nonetheless, it is a good joke and I certainly have the ability to laugh at myself.

I am a guitarist, producer, and musical director that has has toured and recorded as the guitarist or musical director for 38 gold and platinum award-winning artists (see biography section). The Village Voice named me the “New York Guitar Guru” and I hear that quite a few years back Rolling Stone Magazine even called me “the best new guitar player in a decade,” but I have never actually read that article, so don’t quote me. You may own my recordings or have seen me on the Time-Life Video Series, HBO, Letterman, VH-1, PBS, or Entertainment Tonight. You may have seen me live at venues ranging from Madison Square Garden to the America West Arena or Hartford Civic Center. You may have heard me with major rock and blues artists (not to mention a whole slew of famous 60’s acts significantly after the fact and some R&B/disco stars of the late 70’s). When I hit Nashville from New York City in October 2005, I was even a hired guitar gun for Nashville Star (someone was needed that could rock, I was hired again for some work in 2006). If you need more information about me please click on the biography tab and wait for the article to load.

Nonetheless, in 2005, I began performing with some of my famous friends including The Hollies and some of my not so famous friends after a retirement from playing to work as an entertainment attorney and music industry professor. I even played on and co-produced a few tracks the “Passed Masters” collection that was released in December, 2005. Then during the winter months, I was playing a salaried house gig every Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday and a stray salaried gig every Thursday in Nashville. For all of 2008 I had been playing a house gig in Nashville that ended in mid-May along with other dates including the production of “MAME” and  ”Could It Be Love” with  Grand Ole Opry stars Jeannie Sealey and Helen Cornelius. In 2009, I have been spending a lot of time doing a plethora of  sessions and pickup gigs.

I have all necessary skills including sight reading, nashville number system, and some lead and strong  background vocals in most styles. I was a music major (classical guitar performance) in college, did special studies at Berklee, and studied privately with Sal Salvador and Jack Wilkins. I am ready to play and have all the right gear and several guitars from endorsement arrangements. If you have any suggestions, please do not hesitate to telephone me directly at my toll free number: 1-877-JOEYSIX or 615-283-8119. You can read about me and listen to one of my many guitar styles right here joeysixstrings.com . The instrumental recordings are pre-retirement where my job was to make the sessions work on someone else’s budget and time table in a variety of capacities as a player or producer with complete anonymity, which is what I do well. If you are interested in more popular radio recordings with rock stars please contact me or visit any music outlet.

Meanwhile, If you do not personally need my skills or knowledge, I would appreciate you passing my information on to your friends.

Thank you,
Joe