gary r. farmer has been playing keyboards for over 4o years. first playing organ performing on radio shows at the age of eight. he gravitated to piano as he reached his teens, this being his main instrument of choice since. he was music director and band leader at the famous chattanooga choo-choo station house restaurant in chattanooga, tn., arranging and performing for the singing servers at the choo-choo. after leaving the station house he moved to nashville and played for many country music greats and recorded with several. his travels carried him to 48 states and 2 countries. he has performed on the grand ol' opry, the nashville network, and at the rededication of the statue of liberty. in 1985 he started farm boy music, a bmi music publishing company, and a recording business catering to the struggling songwriter. he has had some of his backing tracks for country stars reach into the top ten on the charts in europe and scandinavia. his company today includes not only publishing, but also a recording studio & a production company. to read the list of all of his clients is a who's who of country music, working with current 'new country' artists and traditional country artists. some of his clients that he has recorded or performed with includes:
vern gosdin
jeannie seely
jean shepherd
ernie ashworth
stonewall jackson
jan howard
melba montgomery
charlie louvin
janie fricke
johnny patton
clay davidson
anita cochran
goldrush
mark gray
keith harling
herbie wallace
mike headrick
kim forrester (forrester sisters)
ray kennedy
cherokee rose & silena
tommy cash
chester lester
wendy holcombe
sue powell
billy dean
ronnie sessions
dalton roberts
mallory hope
tammrae
marsha britton
benny berry
roger cooper
and many more!
he and his family reside in flintstone, ga at the foot of scenic lookout mountain near chattanooga, tn , making regular production trips to nashville as well as other famous studios.