ROYCE REED - piano, vocals
Royce has a deep live performance background both as a solo artist and in a band setting. At the age of 6, he was riding a city bus across town to take classical piano lessons, eventually studying jazz under Jac Murphy (the award winning pianist made famous on the haunting intro to “Wildfire”, the Michael Martin Murphy hit of the 1980s). From there it was a short jump to playing in southern rock and country bands in Texas honky-tonks and Oklahoma blues bars, where Royce honed his chops on boogie-woogie and blues shuffles, western swing, and rockabilly. In 2019, Royce teamed with vocalist Jamie Inman to represent the Suncoast Blues Society (Tampa Bay) at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis, TN. For 50 years Royce has composed, recorded, and performed piano rocking blues, country, western swing, rockabilly, & the soul music of the South. He currently lives in Georgetown, TX and performs primarily as solo artist at listening rooms, craft breweries, wineries, retirement communities, and boutique hotels in Central Texas. DAVE ERVIN - guitar, vocals
Dave grew up playing music in a family where every member was musical, from his grand-father who was a classically trained tenor, to uncles and cousins performing in local plays and jazz bands, Dave has had music in his blood as long as he can remember. He began his musical education playing clarinet and bass clarinet in the middle and high school orchestras but quickly realized his love for guitar too strong to resist and has been playing it ever since. Dave recently retired from his role as the music director of a mid-size church in Irving, Texas serving as the worship leader of the contemporary music program. Dave has also performed in San Diego, Utah and Texas in multiple rock and folk bands. His most recent musical direction was as a member of a Celtic/Rock band called The Selkie Girls where he produced five albums. WHITEY CONWELL-guitar, saxophone, vocals
An honors graduate of The Berklee College Of Music, his instrument and voice have taken him from Boston to Austin to San Diego and Europe - From The Broken Spoke and Ginny’s Little Longhorn and The Continental Club to The Bass Concert Hall and The Texas Presidential Inaugural Black Tie & Boots Ball in Washington DC. - From The North Shore Jazz Festival to the Texas Jazz Festival in Corpus Christi - From the gritty blues clubs in Boston to the beach bars of San Diego - From The Petroleum Club in Dallas and The City Club in San Francisco to professional engagements in Helsinki, Finland and Tallinn, Estonia - He’s composed jingles and produced radio commercials and served as the musical director of the San Diego Chargers Power Hour Television Show. |