John has a B.A. in Music from Governors State University in University Park, Illinois, and he has over 30 years experience teaching students to play the bass guitar. John has used the knowledge he has gained from his experience at teaching literally thousands and thousands of students over the years to put together this book EADG 4 in a format that is concise, easy to follow and gets straight to the point of giving the bassist the tools needed to become a great bassist/musician.
John was awarded The 2005 Ronald Reagan Republican
Gold Medal by The National Republican Congressional
Committee (NRCC) for EADG 4.
John is a contributing columnist for Mel Bay Publications "Bass Sessions", BassBooks.com and
Gibson Guitars.
John is recording, performing, and teaching the bass in the Chicagoland area.
"(Patrick) Doody (drums) and bassist John Falstrom make what is perhaps today's most outstanding blues rhythm section."
John is also a recording artist for Southport Records, Drumhead Recording and Pacific Coast Jazz Records.
- Bud Monaco, Midwest Beat Magazine, Roctober, 2004
John Falstrom at Sopro's 25th Annual Silver Anniversary Thanksgiving Blues Revue
- "Tommy's Place" (Blue Island, IL) 11/24/07
John Falstrom at "The Blues, Jazz and Arts Fair" with The Rob Ryndak Group
- (Munster, IN) 7/7/07
"Bernie Glim And Country Roads"-Rachel Glim (vocals/percussion), Neil
Holmquist (drums/percussion), Bernie
Glim (vocals/guitar), Al Joseph (violin/vocals), Tom
Gurney (guitar/vocals), John Falstrom (bass guitar), Karen Glim (vocals/percussion)
- Photo: Tinley Park, IL 5/07
John Falstrom and Johnny Cosgrove at Sopro's
20th Annual Easter Chicago All*Star Blues Revue
- "Tommy's Place" (Blue Island, IL) 4/7/07
John Falstrom at Sopro's 24th Annual Thanksgiving Chicago All*Star Blues Revue
- "Tommy's Place" (Blue Island, IL) 11/25/06
-Deb Seitz's "Another Promise" CD Insert Photo-
Patrick Doody (Drums/Percussion), Deb Seitz (Vocals),
John Falstrom (Bass Guitar), Frank Anastos (Guitar)
-Photo: (Olympia Fields, IL) September, 2006
"Superstition" - Joey Drada (Guitar/Vocals), Patrick Doody (Drums), John Falstrom (Bass Guitar).
- Homewood Days (Homewood, IL) 7/15/06
John Falstrom at Sopro's 19th Annual
Easter Chicago All*Star Blues Revue
- "Tommy's Place" (Blue Island, IL) - 4/15/06
John Falstrom at the St. John Festival (St. John, IN)
- with "Bernie Glim & The Country Roads Band." - 8/28/05
John at the Jody Noa Benefit Concert.
- 115 Bourbon Street -
(Merrionette Park, IL) 2/27/05
Widow McCleary's (Thornton, IL) 1/05
--"The Rob Ryndak Group"--
John Falstrom (Bass Guitar), Rob Ryndak (Keyboards), and Andrew Sole (Drums).
--"Jazz In The Park" Concert Series (Milwaukee, WI) 8/12/04
--"Little" Johnny and The Unknown Blues Band"--
"Little" Johnny Moore (Vocals,Guitar,Harp), John
Falstrom (Bass Guitar), and Mikey Kraeger
(Guitar,Vocals).
--Homewood Days (Homewood,IL) 7/17/04
"The Big Boppers"
Patrick Doody (Drums), Frank Anastos (Guitar/Vocals),
Deb Seitz (Vocals), and John Falstrom (Bass Guitar).
- Chicago Heights Festival (Chicago Heights, IL)
7/1/04
Patrick Doody (Drums) and John at Sopro's 21st Annual Thanksgiving Chicago All*Star Blues Revue -
"Tommy's Place" (Blue Island, IL) 11/29/03
Deb Seitz and John with "The Big Boppers"
- Fourth of July Fireworks Celebration -
Bloom High School (Chicago Heights, IL) 7/4/03
John with "The President" of EADG 4 Enterprises - Jennifer Falstrom
Irons Oaks Clubhouse (Olympia Fields, IL) 5/10/03
John at Sopro's 16th Annual Easter Chicago All*Star Blues Revue
- "Tommy's Place" (Blue Island, IL) 4/19/03
John playing bass at Walter Payton's "Roundhouse" (Aurora, IL) 9/26/02
Blues, Jazz and Arts on the Ridge (Munster, Indiana) 7/13/02
John playing alongside harpist/friend "Bongo" Dick with the Tony Rogers Band at The Chicago Blues Festival - Juke Joint Stage (Chicago, IL) 6/2/02
John with EADG 4 at "The Odeum's" Vintage Guitar Show (Villa Park, IL) Spring, 2002
Cheryl Kwai (vocals), John, and Steve Koerber (guitar)
- Cafe Luna (Beverly, IL) 7/01
John with The Rob Ryndak Band playing at The Bop Shop for CD release party of "Moving Forward" for Southport Records.
(Rob Ryndak is pictured in background.)
(Chicago, IL) 11/18/95
John at the Fox Theater (St. Louis, MO) getting ready to play for The Ameritech Corporation. - 9/94
Photo from EADG 4, (Homewood, IL)
August 5th, 1990
John playing bass at Election Party for future President George Bush
- March 11, 1988
John at The Hyatt Regency Hotel (Oak Brook, IL) - November, 1986
Joe Bader (guitar), Art Guillermo (vocals/keyboards), John Falstrom (bass guitar), Dennis Wians (keyboards/vocals)
- "Prototype" at Dimitri's
(Matteson, IL) April 14th, 1984
"Prototype" - Art Guillermo (vocals/keyboards), Pat Galderio (drums/percussion), Dan Rial (vocals/guitar), Joe Bader (guitar/vocals), John Falstrom (bass guitar)
- Photo: Chicago Heights, IL, 1983
Ron Jessen (sax) and John with "The Be-Bop Daddies".
- The Merry Fiddler (Park Forest, IL) September 1, 1982
John and Dave Hill (vocals/keyboards) with "Midnight".
- Muddy Waters (Calumet City, IL) November 13, 1981
John playing at Haymakers (Palatine, IL) with "Midnight"
- April 10th, 1980
"Midnight" - John Falstrom (bass guitar), Frank Anastos (guitar/vocals), Dave Hill (vocals/keyboards), Scott Marquart (drums/percussion)
- Photo: Olympia Fields, IL, 1977
"Midnight Express"
John Falstrom (bass guitar), Scott Marquart (drums/percussion), Frank Anastos (guitar/vocals), Dave Hill (vocals/keyboards)
- Photo: Park Forest South, IL - June, 1977
Frank Anastos (Guitar), Dave Hill (vocals), and John with "Midnight Express".
- Rich South High School.
(Richton Park, IL) February, 1977
Dave Mason (Guitar) and John playing with
"Midnight Express" at Flossmoor Junior High School.
(Flossmoor, IL) December 9th, 1975