I was born in Inglewood, California on November 7, 1955.   It was a great place to grow up.   My Mom played piano and ukulele and my Dad played clarinet, so music was around me from an early age.   On February 9, 1964 the Beatles first appeared on Ed Sullivan and it was a major moment in the life of this 8-year old.

     As the years past, I picked up the ukulele and then the guitar.   I started writing songs at Lutheran High School, Los Angeles and performed Beatles, James Taylor and Simon and Garfunkel songs for my school mates.

     In the Fall of 1973, I arrived at Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan and started to really develop as a guitar player and song writer.   I really liked the finger picking style of people like James Taylor and John Hartford, so early on I started to differentiate myself from the other guitarists on campus who were pretty much strummers.

     In 1977, I did my first full-length concert at Calvin College's Fine Arts Center.   It was mostly an acoustic guitar affair, but we ended the night with a rock and roll medley, and that was sort of the Birth of the Tonedeafs.

     After college I returned home to California, but each Spring I would fly back to Grand Rapids, pull the band together and do the show.   In 1980 we had our first sold-out show and we were getting a lot of local airplay.   The "Misled" Album was recorded in 1980, followed by "Album" in 1981.   While a few of the players changed, the basic nucleus of the band was Pete Bardolph - Electric Guitar, Doug Bardolph- Bass, Jack DeBoer - Drums, Steve Asskink - Piano, and myself on acoustic or electric guitar.

     The shows developed with more players, videos, and special effects.   By the late 1980's we were selling out two nights at the Fine Arts Center and adding a third show.   I kept writing songs about California, Calvin, my faith, and girls.   The posters from those concerts were take off's on what ever was happening in the culture at the time.

     In 1986, I met Jana and we were married a year latter.

     The shows continued through the 1990's.   Three more albums were recorded.   Three children were born.   Jobs changed, but the shows continued, and in 2007 we had our 30 th Anniversary show at Calvin in the quaint Ladies Literary Club.

      Through it all, it's been a great way to bring friends together and laugh about our days at Calvin and life in the U.S.A.   The lastest recording, "Glenn Bulthuis and the Tonedeasfs Greatest Hits" is now available.   Thanks for listening and thanks for your support over the years.