“I don’t consider myself a singer first… I am a guitar player who sings…”
Chad Ware
Congratulations to Chad Ware for his recent 2012 Texas Music Awards’ nomination for “Studio Musician of the Year!”
Early in his youth, local musician Chad Ware “just loved the sound of the guitar” and at age 10, he began to learn the instrument. “I had $50 dollars and begged my dad to let me buy a guitar,” Ware remembers. “He told me ‘you’re just wasting your money’ because he didn't think I would really learn to play it.”
Ware went ahead and bought that guitar and his father made him a deal. “It was a really cheap acoustic one and my dad told me that if I learned to play it, he would eventually get me an electric one.” Ware says he spent hours locked in his bedroom learning as many guitar licks as he could. “I was trying to get that perfect tone!” he laughs. Ware even took a few lessons and a little over a year later, his dad held up his end of the bargain.
By his mid-20's, the Dickinson resident was making a living in the Houston area as a lead guitar player for major musical acts such as Perfect Stranger, Janie Fricke, Rick Trevino, and Cory Morrow. These opportunities lead to touring across the country and having the privilege to perform in some of the largest venues. Most notably was the legendary Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee. Ware says he enjoyed being on the road and visiting the different cities.
Part 2 of the interview can be found HERE.
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