Eldon Sully is a native of Leonia, New Jersey and is currently a resident of Hampton, Virginia. He has over 30 years of international professional musical experience. He performs on electric and acoustic guitar, mandolin and banjo, and is well-versed in many musical styles. These styles include jazz, rock, pop, country, and traditional and contemporary gospel and inspirational music. He has considerable performance experience in Praise and Worship bands, small combos, big bands, musical theater orchestras, and as a solo guitarist.

He was awarded Bachelor Music Education and Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies degrees from Howard University in Washington, DC in 1982, graduating magna cum laude. He has also taken courses toward a Master of Music Education degree from Hampton University in Hampton, Virginia as well as additional undergraduate coursework from Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey. He has studied with classical guitarists John Marlowe and Frank Bahus and jazz guitarists Joe Pass, John Baboian, Charles Chapman, and Ted Dunbar.

Eldon has a broad range of musical experience. He has performed as a musician in numerous musical theater productions. Some of them include Grease, West Side Story, Fiddler On The Roof, Raisin, Annie, Bye, Bye, Birdie, and Mame. He performed and assisted in the production of a live double CD Praise and Worship project entitled The Power of His Presence while attending International Family Church in Winchester, Massachusetts. He has performed Antonio Vivaldi’s Concerto for Guitar and Strings on classical guitar. He has also performed for former President Bush, Secretaries of Defense and Air Force, and numerous other government officials.

He recently released two self-produced CDs entitled First Things First and Back 2 Basics. These musical offerings feature his talents as producer, composer, arranger, and guitarist. Information about and samples from these CDs are available at www.cdfreedom.com. Eldon currently performs as a member of the United States Air Force Heritage of America Band at Langley Air Force Base in Hampton, Virginia as well as a free-lance musician with variety bands and a solo artist in the Hampton Roads Area.