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Mark Salling Was A Musician/actor Most Known For Rounding Out The Most-Versatile Cast To Hit The 2009 Fall TV Line-Up As Badboy “Noah Puckerman ” “Puck” On FOX’s Glee. Always A Songwriter First And At Heart Salling Recently Released His Debut Solo Album “Smoke Signals” Under The Pseudonym Jericho. A Jack-Of-All-Trades Salling Plays Guitar Piano Bass And Drums While Writing Producing And Singing Lead Vocals On All His Tracks And Even Lending His Original Songs To Other Artists Such As Josh Green And Danielle McKee. A Sound Unlike Any Other Salling’s Music Is An Eclectic Blend Of Indie And Alternative Rock With The Timelessness Of Radiohead And The Pop Sensibility Of Coldplay. Drawing Much Of His Inspiration From Musical Groundbreakers As Thom Yorke And Trent Reznor Salling Has Committed To A Lifestyle Of Perfecting His Primary Passion Branching Out Into All Genres Jazz Country Rock Pop And Even Hip-Hop. Salling A Native Of The Lone Star State Left Dallas Texas With Nothing But A Suitcase And Guitar Moved To Tinsletown Hoping To Catch A Break And Make It On Talent Alone. But As With Most Who Head Out West The Beginning Was Slow-Going—he Attended The Los Angeles Music Academy In Pasadena CA And Got A Job Teaching Guitar Lessons . A Career Years In The Making And Five Agonizing Auditions For “Glee” Later Salling Booked The Role Of “Puck ” The Hardcore Jock Wired With Showtunes Beating Out Several Well-Known Actors For The Part. When He’s Not Filming The Show Salling Can Almost Always Be Found Behind A Guitar Or Set Of Keys. Additionally He Enjoys Playing Basketball Frisbee Golf And Lifting Weights While Remaining Active In His Love Of Birds And Wildlife By Volunteering With The James Hunter Wildlife Rescue Charity. He Enjoys Jazz Nights At Local Hollywood Bars And Always Makes Sure There Is Time Left Over For His Beloved Blue Heeler “Hank.” Official Site Www.Marksallingmusic.Com I Don't Know Why But For Some Reason Or Other Happens Often Last.Fm Thinks That Some Artists Don't Exist And Redirect You To Who They Think That You Mean. In This Case I Am Redirected Here And Mark Sallings Did Exist. So Because Of Having No Other Choice I Am Not Allowed To Leave A Biography On Mark Sallings Page. I Am Going To Provide His Biography Here Below. MARK SALLINGS Muscian Song Writer Blues Harpist Mark Thomas Sallings Was Born Near Helena Arkansas. He Picked Up The Nick Name "Mighty Oak" Along The Way. Sallings Began Playing The Harp Professionally At Age 14 And Worked In Memphis As A Session Player With Stax Records Right Out Of High School. As A Journeyman Musician Sallings Performed With The Coon Elder Band And As Part Of Country Star David Lynn Jones' Band During The 1980s Appearing In Three Of Jones' Music Videos. Sallings Formed His Famous Unknowns Band In The Early-90s Performing Across The Country At Club Dates And Festivals. Sallings Also Made Frequent Appearances At The Arkansas Blues & Heritage Festival Through The Years. Sallings Recorded Two Albums With The Famous Unknowns – "Let It Be Known" In 1996 And "Talkin' To Myself" A Year Later – As Well As A Solo Album "Temporary Life" Which Was Released In 2005. Sallings Also Performed On Legendary Memphis Producer Jim Dickinson's 2006 Album "Voodoo Tiger". Endorsed By Hohner Harmonics And Widely Considered In The Industry As One Of The Best Delta-Style Harp Players Sallings Was Also A Talented Saxophone And Piano Player. A Familiar Presence On The Thriving Arkansas Blues Scene. Mark Sallings Tragically Died In A Two-Vehicle Accident While Driving To A Casino Gig In Tunica Mississippi. Mark Sallings Will Be Missed By His Many Fans Both At Home And Overseas. Mark Sallings Recorded Only One CD As A Group Entity With The Famous Unknowns Titled Up Close And Personal. Shortly After The Release Of The CD The Famous Unknowns Disbanded And Mark Embarked Upon A Solo Career Performing As Front Man For His Own Band "Mark Sallings And The Famous Unknowns." In 1995 He Was Signed To Vent Records Out Of Birmingham Alabama Where He Recorded His First Solo CD As Simply Mark Sallings Titled Let It Be Known. Let It Be Known Was Followed By Another Solo CD On The Vent Label Titled Talkin' To Myself. Vent Records Shut Down At The End Of 1999. Mark Went On To Record And Independent Project Titled Temporary Life You Can Also See Mark Sallings & The Famous Unknowns On Last.Fm. Birth Apr. 11 1952 Death Feb. 25 2009 read less