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Shawn Perkinson

B.M. University of Tennessee of Knoxville
email: sperkinson@leeuniversity.edu

Guitar Instructor
Shawn was born and raised in Cleveland, TN.  He graduated from Cleveland High School in 1987.  He was All-State Jazz Guitarist in 1986-1987.  In 1987 he was nominated for the Macy’s Day Parade in New York City.  He studied Jazz guitar at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville.  He has also studied under the well renowned Jerry Coker, Donald Brown and Mark Boling.  Shawn is a former member of “Kings of the Killer Fish” and has opened shows for Jerry Garcia Band, Wide Spread Panic, Charlie Daniels Band and performed at the 1997 MTV Spring Break Show in Panama City.  Shawn released a Jazz album in 2002 with the E.M.P. Project.  While he has studied Jazz most of his life, he is proficient in all styles of music.  He teaches guitar privately and serves as an instructor at Lee University.  Shawn joined The Collins Brothers in 2003.
 

 
 

 

Contact Info

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School of Music
Lee University
1130 Parker St NE Cleveland, TN
37320-3450

Tel: 423-614-8240
Fax: 423-614-8242
music@
leeuniversity.edu

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