I have been playing music for over 50 years. I was 10 years old and was playing piano. After that I picked up a guitar and loved it. When I started High School, I put together a band with three guys and myself. We called us "Attila and the HUNS".

In 1969 the band and I went to Chicago to see the musical Hair and "The Three Dog Night" . We loved the music and song lyrics.

Too many Fender, Gibson, B.C. Rich, Ibanez and Peace Guitar and many..

I heard the song Walk Dont Run by the Ventures and wanted to be able to play like that. After practicing for many days I was finally able to play that song. I loved the guitar playing in that song. I was only 13 year old.

I started my band, they were known in those early days as Attila and the Huns. "While still in High School, we played in dance halls, bars, school dances and the standard band circuit". The Huns managed to make a steady and somewhat lucrative living. One year later, the band, put up their own money and produced their first single recording. Recorded on the SARA record label, Cheryl backed with The Lonely Huns 45s sold about 20,000 copies.

My Band, "Attila and the HUNS" a win in a Battle of Bands contest sent the Huns on the way to a national road tour, where the Huns met a Chicago/Milwaukee record producer Lenny LaCour. Lenny convinced the Huns to change their name and sign his record contract for 4, 45s and an LP recorded at Chicago's Chess Studios. The new Filet of Soul as the band became known, was about to embark on a two year National road tour and many more adventures which would cover a 20 year slice of time together.

During this time they also traveled to the continent of Greenland for a U.S.O. show, where they met and performed for the U.S. and Danish Air forces and Prince Phillip of Wales. Returning home they spent nine and a half months performing in the Chicago Playboy Club where they rubbed elbows with and got to know some of the biggest names in show biz. Greats like: Sammy Davis Jr., Mick Jagger, Sony & Cher, Jimmy Durrante, Shelly Berman, Jimmy Rodgers, Kenny Rogers, Buddy Ebsen, Gabe Kaplan, Myron Cohen, Jerry Van Dyke, The Shadows of Knight and the list goes on and on.

Michael and his band recorded 2 Albums (One at Chess Studios in Chicago) and 11 45's a few of which have become collectors items

Santana, I like his music and I love the guitar sings for him. And Roy Orbison because I am not only a guitar player but a singer as well.

FILET of SOUND SHOW BAND Denny, Mike and Mike
First and only band to appear at: Chicago Air And Water Show 1974
No other bands appeared at this event after this year. Over a quarter million people attended. "My Band "Filet of Soul" at the Chicago Playboy Club" (5 hours, 5 days and 10 months).
The smallest place was the "Hello Pub" in Chicago. Some nights it was just my band and the bartender.