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Gary Dulabaum is a published author. A published credit of Gary Dulabaum is My Teacher Rides a Harley: Enhancing K-5 Literacy Through Songwriting.

Music from Mother's Knee? Well, almost. Gary Dulabaum, singer, songwriter, musician, recording artist, comedian, entertainer, author and educator, was born into a musical family in Uniontown, Ohio. His first musical influence was his father, Marion Dulabaum, who played guitar, uke and sang in a quartet.

Gary also found musical inspiration from two great aunts: Ruth and Helen Chapel of Akron, Ohio. Ruth was a jazz pianist and poet who loved to play Gershwin tunes and Helen was a folk ballad singer whose singing was collected by the late Ohio folklorist Mary Olive Eddy. Helen's version of the folk ballad "Mary Maid of the Moor" appears in the Ballads and Songs from Ohio collection.

Two of Gary’s siblings, Denny and Cheryl, are also musicians and singers. Gary has performed with both of them as well as with his father.

Gary is known primarily as a high-energy, quick-witted performer of interactive children's and family concerts who has visited several thousand schools. What many people do not know is that Gary has been performing for adults and all-ages concert audiences since 1977.

Through the years, Gary has played in several bands including the Ohio-based Champeen Cat Gut Ticklers and the Vermont-based Jake Leg Hobblers. Both bands specialized in old timey stringband music.

Gary has released six recordings and one book and his songs are featured on several other recordings by other artists. Two of Gary's song poems appear in the book, Creating Readers with Poetry, by Dr Nile "The Crocodile" Stanley.

In April 2003, Gary released his first book, My Teacher Rides a Harley. The book is part memoir and part instructional resource on songwriting and has been featured on Morning Edition on National Public Radio.

Gary Dulabaum is a published author. A published credit of Gary Dulabaum is My Teacher Rides a Harley: Enhancing K-5 Literacy Through Songwriting. Music from Mother's Knee? Well, almost. Gary Dulabaum, singer, songwriter, musician, recording artist, comedian, entertainer, author and educator, was born into a musical family in Uniontown, Ohio. His first musical influence was his father, Marion Du... More