Guitarist, composer & recording artist, Gary Packard, has played for over thirty years. His most recent project involvement with the irreverent, Chicago-based,
Dirty Tricks Blues Band, ended in August 2005.
"That band was a lot of fun, and I sure do miss the rehearsal night arguments."

Since returning to Chicago in 1989, he has completed three original projects, all receiving favorable Illinois Entertainer reviews. His two most recent cds, Taming The Terror (2000) & Monkeys With Typewriters (2003), were co-produced with George Belle, who introduced him to the Ron22nd squad.