I am a native of Washington, DC and played in various groups, including Windwater, an original material quintet, who became a staple in the nightclub and concert scene of the metro area performing at such venues as Georgetown University and The Kennedy Center. I worked at Washington Music Center, during which time I met Ted DeVita and his family. Ted, called by some 'the boy in the plastic bubble', lived in a special room at The National Institute of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. Over those five years I became Ted's guitar teacher, friend, and life student. In 1982, performing as the Marc Cherry Group, I won the Rising Star competition sponsored by CBS affiliate WDVM TV, for the show Morning Break hosted by Carol Randolph. I performed at Blues Alley and the Maryland Inn over the next several years. I also became a regular on Saturday Magazine, another CBS show. In 1983 I wrote, produced and performed the music video 'Take It To The Top' filmed by Oversight Productions, which first aired on Music Video Connection and later on BET.



In 1994, my wife and love of my life Christy (artist and photographer and fellow BCC classmate) and I moved to Tucson, Arizona. My CD " Strings Attached" is at

https://www.allmusic.com/album/strings-attached-mw0002068357

Blog mentions in www.findingteddevita.com.
by Elizabeth DeVita Rayburn

I am also the inventor & patent holder of The Mbrace Guitar Holder" at
https://www.purewaveaudio.com/mbrace-guitar-holder.

Wish we could be at the 5oth
in person.