Thank you for the wonderful musical tour through the US. We so loved your
playing on your new guitar and the rattle of the tambourine. Rest Haven is
still tapping to the beat of your marvelous musical performance. Sorry if we
held you over but we so sure cared for your music and jocularity. Please
come back again.
Hugs, Loves and Prayers,
Betty Cramp
Resident Council Secretary
John Boda - The Music Man
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Master's Voice!
John Boda is considered the premier singer/guitarist of this
music in the Chicago area.
Hello John! Just a note to say hello.
I received many "hello
messages" from you in the field. Every facility loves
you! Each and every 36 hour course.... I tell everyone
about you and activity directors shout out loud.... he
comes to our facility....our residents love him. We Xerox
your business card and give everyone in the class a copy.
Take care and hope to
"run into you" soon! Best Wishes, Susan Quattrochi-Tubin
(Susan Quattrochi-Tubin owns
and manages Quality Care Consultants in Chicago. She is an
outstanding, and very popular consultant and instructor to
hundreds of activity directors who regularly schedule
entertainment in Chicago and the surrounding suburbs)
Special programs available such as: George Gershwin - The Man
and Music / Irving Berlin - Mr. American Song / Hoagy Carmichael
- Stardust Memories / Cole Porter - It's Delovely! / Stephen
Foster - American Popular Music Foundation / The Ship of Dreams
- Songs about Titanic and songs played on voyage and era.
In addition to
his many special music shows, John Boda also is available for
special speaking only programs providing very interesting
historical information along with many large print handouts of
the topics. At this time, his two special speaking only programs
are; 1. The Titanic2. The Eastland John
Boda has done extensive research and is an avid student of these
two ship disasters and can provide an interesting hour of
historical discussion!
He has performed for senior groups, retirement
communities, health care facilities, women's clubs, and many
other venues full time for the past ten years. While some
performers of this venue learn and play just a handful of the
same old songs over and over at the same places, John Boda's
repertoire is nearly 1000 songs and he also keeps notes of each
group as to requests and set list that was played so the next
booking will be different each time. Just as each group is
different, each performance varies as to tempo, songs and energy
level. He can play quiet dinner instrumental mood music...or
high energy swing and dance songs, or any combination depending
on the crowd
John Boda strongly feels that three things are
important in successfully performing this music venue; 1. A high
level of musical skill is needed along with and ever growing
knowledge and understanding of it's original writers. performers
and history. 2. An up-beat and energetic personality is needed
to both interact and entertain with the audiences. 3. Lastly,
and maybe most unique, a person needs an acute sense of
"reading" the crowd and choosing an appropriate set list of
songs. John Boda excels in all three areas.
(Please
don't miss two more produced videos featuring John Boda
performing "I'm Old Fashioned", "Cheek to Cheek" and "The Folks
Who Live on the Hill" by clicking on the Fred Astaire and Ginger
Rodgers poster on the previous page!)
Videos
It Might as Well be
Spring
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Let's
Face the Music - Just One of Those Things
Dark Eyes Medley
Special Produced Tribute Videos Featuring
John Boda
Stephen Foster Videos
Oh Susannah - Camptown Races
My Old Kentucky Home
Special Eastland Tribute
Video Featuring John Boda
