Human jukebox is the description Gavin Lazarus has picked up, and the song list backs it up. It runs from Buddy Holly and Chuck Berry through the Beatles, Bowie, Bill Withers, Bob Marley, the Clash, Crowded House, Blur and Arctic Monkeys, sorted by decade from the 50s to the 2000s. Jazz standards sit in there too. He can hold a room quietly during dinner or turn it into something people dance to, and he's good at reading which one the night actually wants. Formats include solo acoustic, solo with backing tracks for a fuller sound, a live band behind him for 50s and 60s shows, and Rat Pack and swing nights done solo, as a duo, or with the full group. Needs power, cover from sun and rain, and somewhere close to unload. Public liability insurance and Blue Card held.
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Songs Gavin Lazarus can play
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Artist Song EraAmerica Ventura Highway 70sArctic Monkeys Red Right Hand 00sBeatles All My Loving 60sBeatles Day Tripper 60sBeatles I Feel Fine 60sBeatles Don’t Let Me Down 60sBeatles Come Together 60sBill Withers Lovely Day 70sBlur Coffee & TV 90sBob Marley Waiting In Vain 70sBobby Darin Dream Lover 60sBobby Vee The Night Has A Thousand Eyes 60sBuddy Holly Maybe Baby 50sBuddy Holly That’ll Be The Day 50sChris Issak Wicked Game 90sChuck Berry Roll Over Beethoven 50sClash Should I Stay Or Should I Go? 80sCliff Richard The Young Ones 60sCoral Dreaming Of You 00sCrowded House Don’t Dream It’s Over 80sCrowded House Weather With You 90sDavid Bowie Starman 70sDavid Bowie Let’s Dance 80sDean Martin Little Ole Wine Drinker 60sDel Amitri Always The Last To Know 90sDel Shannon Runaway 60sDexy’s Midnight Runners Geno 80sDexy’s Midnight Runners Come On Eileen 80sDire Straits Walk Of Life 80sDivine Comedy National Express 90sDodgy Good Enough 90sEagles Take It Easy 70sEagles One Of These Nights 70sEddie Cochran 3 Steps To Heaven 50sELO Living Thing 70sElvis Costello Olivers Army 80sElvis Presley All Shook Up 50sElvis Presley Suspicious Minds 60sElvis Presley It’s Now Or Never 60sEverly Brothers Cathy’s Clown 60sEverly Brothers All I Have To Do Is Dream 50sFats Domino Blue Monday 50sFleetwood Mac Go Your Own Way 70sFleetwood Mac Man Of The World 60sFrank Sinatra That’s Life 60sGeorge Harrison What Is Life? 70sGlen Campbell By The Time I Get To Phoenix 60sHall & Oates I Can’t Go For That 80sHarry Nilsson Everybody’s Talking 60sHermans Hermits I’m Into Something Good 60sHousemartins Happy Hour 80sINXS Never Tear Us Apart 80sJam Town Called Malice 80sJerry Lee Lewis Great Balls OF Fire 50sJohnny Cash Folsom Prison Blues 60sJohnny Cash Ring Of Fire 50sKaiser Chiefs Ruby 00sKeane Somewhere Only We Know 00sKings Of Leon Sex On Fire 00sKinks Tired Of Waiting For You 60sKinks Waterloo Sunset 60sKooks She Moves In Her Own Way 00sLa’s There She Goes 90sLenny Kravitz It Ain’t Over Till It’s Over 90sLovin Spoonful Summer In The City 60sMavericks Dance The Night Away 90sMonkees Daydream Believer 60sMonkees I’m A Believer 60sOasis Don’t Look Back In Anger 90sOasis She’s Electric 90sOasis Cigarettes & Alcohol 90sOtis Redding/Black Crowes Hard To Handle 60s/90sPaul McCartney Live And Let Die 70sPaul Weller You Do Something To Me 90sPaulo Nutini 10/10 00sPolice Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic 80sPretenders Back On The Chain Gang 80sQueen Crazy Little Thing Called Love 70sQueen Don’t Stop Me Now 70sRay Charles Shake A Tail Feather 80sRobbie Williams Angels 90sRod Stewart Maggie May 70sRolling Stones Jumping Jack Flash 60sRolling Stones The Last Time 60sRoy Orbison You Got It 80sSam Cooke Twisting The Night Away 60sSam Cooke You Send Me 50sScissor Sisters Take Your Mama Out 00sSearchers When You Walk In The Room 60sSqueeze Up The Junction 70sStealers Wheel Stuck In The Middle 70sStyle Council Shout To The Top 80sSupergrass Alright 90sT Rex 20th Century Boy 70sThe Temptations My Girl 60sTodd Rundgren I Saw The Light 70sTom Jones It’s Not Unusual 60sUndertones Teenage Kicks 70sVan Morrison Brown Eyed Girl 60sVan Morrison Moondance 70sWings Band On The Run 70sZombies She’s Not There 60sZutons Valerie 00s(and many more!)
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Good to know
What to expect
Gavin Lazarus covers an unusually wide stretch, jazz standards through to rock and pop, and switches between them based on what the room is doing. Early on that might be quiet music that lets people talk over dinner. Later it's the songs that get them up. He's good at spotting the moment the change is needed, which is the skill that separates a decent solo act from one you remember. Music for the heart or the feet, and he'll read which one you need.
On the day
Three practical things. A power source at the performance spot, cover overhead if you're outdoors so the sun and rain stay off him and the gear, and somewhere close to the venue where he can unload with parking nearby. Carrying a PA a long way across a car park is the thing that slows a setup down more than anything else.
Performance options
The simplest version is Gavin alone with a guitar. Add quality backing tracks under the live vocals and guitar and it fills out to something closer to a band. For a 50s and 60s night he can bring an actual live band with him. And the Rat Pack and swing shows come in three sizes, solo, duo, or the full group, so a small lounge and a big function room can both have the same evening at different scales.
Insurance and paperwork
Public liability insured, Working with Children Check.
