Noted guitarist Gene Lamarr Syrios dies
Having played with the greats in the music world, such as BB King, Johnny “Guitar” Watson, Gaynel Hodge and Gary Puckett, Gene Lamarr Syrios of Poway shared their passion of putting heart and soul into his music.
Syrios, who used “Gene Lamarr” as his stage name, started his musical career in Los Angeles during the late 1950s.
He let his fingers fly from rockabilly to jazz, blues and country as he massaged guitar strings, pleasing audiences everywhere he went, including those in San Diego and Poway, said his family.
The 37-year resident of Poway “left his mark on something he enjoyed and loved so well,” said his best friend, Rick Lochead, also of Poway.
Syrios, 65, who was born in Georgia, died Easter Sunday, leaving behind his wife of 44 years, Donna, along with two grown children, Gina and Troy Syrios and one grandchild.
His first major hit was “That Crazy Little House on the Hill,” written by famous songwriter and friend, Gaynel Hodge of The Penguins, who later penned another popular song known to generations as “Earth Angel.”
Syrios played “Happy Birthday Blues,” along with “A Thousand Stars” with Kathy Young and The Innocents, but that was only one of many stepping stones in his career.
During most of his 20-year stint as a guitarist with several groups, he joined Puckett and Dwight Bement of the Union Gap, Bob Mosley, Ron Armstrong and others.
According to Lochead, the San Diego Musician’s Union once claimed Syrios as “the best, most versatile guitarist in the San Diego area.”
Syrios shared his talents with a new era of young musicians in Poway and the San Diego region imparting “an invaluable and everlasting affect on the next generation and their music,” Lochead added.
Having his own recording studio, along with a new band, Syrios was working on releasing a new CD, a range of music styles he loved so well, which several friends and family members listened to in recent months, before he died.
Funeral arrangements were being finalized this week by the Poway-Bernardo Mortuary with internment planned for El Camino Memorial Park later this week.
~published in the San Diego Union-Tribune
Having played with the greats in the music world, such as BB King, Johnny “Guitar” Watson, Gaynel Hodge and Gary Puckett, Gene Lamarr Syrios of Poway shared their passion of putting heart and soul into his music.
Syrios, who used “Gene Lamarr” as his stage name, started his musical career in Los Angeles during the late 1950s.
He let his fingers fly from rockabilly to jazz, blues and country as he massaged guitar strings, pleasing audiences everywhere he went, including those in San Diego and Poway, said his family.
The 37-year resident of Poway “left his mark on something he enjoyed and loved so well,” said his best friend, Rick Lochead, also of Poway.
Syrios, 65, who was born in Georgia, died Easter Sunday, leaving behind his wife of 44 years, Donna, along with two grown children, Gina and Troy Syrios and one grandchild.
His first major hit was “That Crazy Little House on the Hill,” written by famous songwriter and friend, Gaynel Hodge of The Penguins, who later penned another popular song known to generations as “Earth Angel.”
Syrios played “Happy Birthday Blues,” along with “A Thousand Stars” with Kathy Young and The Innocents, but that was only one of many stepping stones in his career.
During most of his 20-year stint as a guitarist with several groups, he joined Puckett and Dwight Bement of the Union Gap, Bob Mosley, Ron Armstrong and others.
According to Lochead, the San Diego Musician’s Union once claimed Syrios as “the best, most versatile guitarist in the San Diego area.”
Syrios shared his talents with a new era of young musicians in Poway and the San Diego region imparting “an invaluable and everlasting affect on the next generation and their music,” Lochead added.
Having his own recording studio, along with a new band, Syrios was working on releasing a new CD, a range of music styles he loved so well, which several friends and family members listened to in recent months, before he died.
Funeral arrangements were being finalized this week by the Poway-Bernardo Mortuary with internment planned for El Camino Memorial Park later this week.
~published in the San Diego Union-Tribune
Noted guitarist Gene Lamarr Syrios dies
Having played with the greats in the music world, such as BB King, Johnny “Guitar” Watson, Gaynel Hodge and Gary Puckett, Gene Lamarr Syrios of Poway shared their passion of putting heart and soul into his music.
Syrios, who used “Gene Lamarr” as his stage name, started his musical career in Los Angeles during the late 1950s.
He let his fingers fly from rockabilly to jazz, blues and country as he massaged guitar strings, pleasing audiences everywhere he went, including those in San Diego and Poway, said his family.
The 37-year resident of Poway “left his mark on something he enjoyed and loved so well,” said his best friend, Rick Lochead, also of Poway.
Syrios, 65, who was born in Georgia, died Easter Sunday, leaving behind his wife of 44 years, Donna, along with two grown children, Gina and Troy Syrios and one grandchild.
His first major hit was “That Crazy Little House on the Hill,” written by famous songwriter and friend, Gaynel Hodge of The Penguins, who later penned another popular song known to generations as “Earth Angel.”
Syrios played “Happy Birthday Blues,” along with “A Thousand Stars” with Kathy Young and The Innocents, but that was only one of many stepping stones in his career.
During most of his 20-year stint as a guitarist with several groups, he joined Puckett and Dwight Bement of the Union Gap, Bob Mosley, Ron Armstrong and others.
According to Lochead, the San Diego Musician’s Union once claimed Syrios as “the best, most versatile guitarist in the San Diego area.”
Syrios shared his talents with a new era of young musicians in Poway and the San Diego region imparting “an invaluable and everlasting affect on the next generation and their music,” Lochead added.
Having his own recording studio, along with a new band, Syrios was working on releasing a new CD, a range of music styles he loved so well, which several friends and family members listened to in recent months, before he died.
Funeral arrangements were being finalized this week by the Poway-Bernardo Mortuary with internment planned for El Camino Memorial Park later this week.
~published in the San Diego Union-Tribune
Having played with the greats in the music world, such as BB King, Johnny “Guitar” Watson, Gaynel Hodge and Gary Puckett, Gene Lamarr Syrios of Poway shared their passion of putting heart and soul into his music.
Syrios, who used “Gene Lamarr” as his stage name, started his musical career in Los Angeles during the late 1950s.
He let his fingers fly from rockabilly to jazz, blues and country as he massaged guitar strings, pleasing audiences everywhere he went, including those in San Diego and Poway, said his family.
The 37-year resident of Poway “left his mark on something he enjoyed and loved so well,” said his best friend, Rick Lochead, also of Poway.
Syrios, 65, who was born in Georgia, died Easter Sunday, leaving behind his wife of 44 years, Donna, along with two grown children, Gina and Troy Syrios and one grandchild.
His first major hit was “That Crazy Little House on the Hill,” written by famous songwriter and friend, Gaynel Hodge of The Penguins, who later penned another popular song known to generations as “Earth Angel.”
Syrios played “Happy Birthday Blues,” along with “A Thousand Stars” with Kathy Young and The Innocents, but that was only one of many stepping stones in his career.
During most of his 20-year stint as a guitarist with several groups, he joined Puckett and Dwight Bement of the Union Gap, Bob Mosley, Ron Armstrong and others.
According to Lochead, the San Diego Musician’s Union once claimed Syrios as “the best, most versatile guitarist in the San Diego area.”
Syrios shared his talents with a new era of young musicians in Poway and the San Diego region imparting “an invaluable and everlasting affect on the next generation and their music,” Lochead added.
Having his own recording studio, along with a new band, Syrios was working on releasing a new CD, a range of music styles he loved so well, which several friends and family members listened to in recent months, before he died.
Funeral arrangements were being finalized this week by the Poway-Bernardo Mortuary with internment planned for El Camino Memorial Park later this week.
~published in the San Diego Union-Tribune
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