{"id":27703,"date":"2018-03-06T20:01:04","date_gmt":"2018-03-07T01:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom2\/2018\/03\/07\/renowned-guitarist-to-speak-at-necc\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T16:19:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T20:19:19","slug":"renowned-guitarist-to-speak-at-necc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2018\/03\/06\/renowned-guitarist-to-speak-at-necc\/","title":{"rendered":"Renowned Guitarist to Speak at NECC"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_17420\" style=\"width: 176px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2018\/03\/mike8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17420\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-17420\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2018\/03\/mike8-166x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"166\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-17420\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Guitarist Marty Walsh will speak at NECC.<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Please note: This event, previously scheduled to take place on March 26, has been <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">cancelled<\/span>. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A veteran guitarist of the Los Angeles music scene, Walsh has worked with some of the biggest names in modern music. He has been involved in the production of such 1980s hits as Dolly Parton\u2019s \u201c9 to 5\u201d and Neil Diamond\u2019s \u201cHeartlight,\u201d and has recorded with the likes of John Denver, Eddie Money, Julio Iglesias, and LeAnn Rimes. In the late 1980s, he played guitar with the band Supertramp, with whom he recorded two albums.<\/p>\n<p>Most recently, Walsh played for the Freddie Jackson single \u201cUntil the End of Time,\u201d which held the number one spot on the Billboard\u2019s R&amp;B charts for 26 weeks. In 2014, he released an instrumental album titled \u201cThe Total Plan\u201d on Weberworks Records.<\/p>\n<p>NECC offers an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.necc.mass.edu\/learn\/credit-programs\/performing-arts\/general-studies-music-option\/\">associate degree in general studies: music<\/a> and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.necc.mass.edu\/learn\/credit-programs\/performing-arts\/music-technology\/\">certificate in music technology<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please note: This event, previously scheduled to take place on March 26, has been cancelled. 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