Five Firsts: Murali Coryell

NAME: Murali Coryell
INSTRUMENT: Guitar/Vocals

1. THE FIRST ALBUM I EVER BOUGHT WAS … Jimi Hendrix’s “Are You Experienced?”

2. THE FIRST CONCERT THAT I EVER SAW WAS … The Kinks

3. THE FIRST MUSICAL INSTRUMENT I EVER OWNED OR PLAYED WAS … Drums

4. THE FIRST SONG THAT I EVER PERFORMED IN PUBLIC WAS … The Beatles’ “Drive My Car”

5. THE FIRST BAND I WAS EVER IN WAS … The Ambassadors

Murali Coryell has been playing frequently around Nippertown with a power trio, but he’ll be playing solo at Caffe Lena in Saratoga Springs on Friday (January 29). Tequlia Mockingbirds open the show.