This guy definitely made one of the tunes that defined the Seventies. What blew my mind was Gary being an American! I always thought he was from the UK given the vocals and subject matter. My concert bud Mark said he often played keyboards for George Harrison, another factor. Nope, he was an American through and through, born in New Jersey too.
Other little pieces of trivia for him, his hit “Dream Weaver.” It was originally written on and for guitar. Good thing he gave this song a try on a synthesizer! Most people remember it being used to humorous effect in Wayne’s World as Garth sees his dream girl. This was not the original 1975 recording, Gary re-recorded it specifically for the movie and he said he was glad he did, the royalty payment rate was higher!
Thanks for everything Gary!