Bio
Rick has
been a presence in the Central
New York music scene for
decades. From
1984 to 1988 he was with local southern rock act Mad Jack
before signing
on with Kim Simmonds as a member of Savoy Brown.
After 3 CD releases and
tours of the U.S., Canada and Europe Rick returned to CNY and back into Mad
Jack in 1992. In 1996 he became
a member of Flat
Face & the Shempdells and participated integrally in their
two CD releases and shared in the Syracuse Area Music Award (SAMMY). Rick has also been active behind the scenes
providing keyboard tracks on the studio recordings of Back Alley Boys,
Dusty Pascal,
The Barrigar Bros., Dan “Cato” Eaton and Randy
Case. In his career he has
shared the stage with Lonnie
Brooks, Albert King,
Albert Collins, James Cotton, Molly Hatchet, Johnny
Winter, Marshall
Tucker Band, Charlie
Daniels Band, Foghat
and
Humble Pie. Rick now brings his
considerable skills and experience to Lonesome
Crow.
Dave,
born the son of a country western vocalist, has been
playing drums for upwards of 30 years. His credits include work
with Onyx,
Desire, YKK, Cry
Wolf,
The Slip, X-Cyter, as well
as SAMMY Award winning Flat
Dace & The Shempdells which included the successful
release of
2 CDs of original music with the Shempdells. His career has seen
him share the stage with such
notables as Charlie Daniels Band and Marshall
Tucker Band, Leroy Parnel, John
Barry,
David Lee Murphy, Jimmy Van Zant
as
well as the perennial Benny Mardones. Now
he brings his hard driving rhythms to Lonesome
Crow.
Dennis has been
performing professionally on both guitar and vocal for
the last twenty years. His career started in the early eighties
in the capital district area of Albany, NY. In
the mid- eighties he joined a nationally touring
oldies show-band called Dé Ja
Vü and stayed with that organization for
several years. During that time he also played in the backing
band for the Drifters.
Upon returning to New York he worked as a
solo acoustic act while
also playing in a variety of original and commercial projects: Abraxas,
Justus, Pictures, Network etc.
In 1993 Dennis became a member of the
regionally successful pop/cover band Taboo.
Dennis packed up his
belongings and made his way to Nashville, TN
where he worked as a songwriter in a writer's corral on Printer's Alley
before being called back to CNY. Dennis formed a commercial duo
with fellow Taboo
alumnus, vocalist Kim
Fetters from late 1996
through 2001. The summer of 2002 he
joined the acoustic
rock group Robyn
& the Rest.
Dennis had been half of the
regional acoustic duo act, Double
Ds
as well as appearing for periodic
performances as lead vocalist for The
Rhythm
Monsters and Sharp
Dressed Penguins.
Most recently Dennis had
become half of the duo Nightshift
and half of the duo Chameleon
before
bringing his talents to Lonesome Crow.
Keith has been singing and playing
guitar
for all of his adult life. As the creative force behind the
eclectic Country
Gentlemen he honed his skills as a country vocalist. He
has also been performing for the past several years as half of the
popular acoustic duo Condor.
Most recently Keith had plied his trade with the veteran rock act Crime
Scene before bringing his impressive vocalist / front-man
persona to Lonesome
Crow.
Rick has been playing in the Central
New
York area for many years. He was a founding member of 200
Proof in the mid 80's. He has also played with Full
Tilt. In 1996 he was with Moxie
and also played with members of 70's pop sensation, America.
From 1997 - 98 he was a member of Zut
Nudi. Most recently Rick had been a member of
southern rockers Whiskey
Mae before signing on to bring his guitar chops to Lonesome
Crow.
Mike has been a professional musician since 1980 playing in
a
number of Syracuse area bands including with Johnny
Vegas from 1992 - 2000 which included a tour of the U.S. and
Candada. While touring with Johnny
Vegas Mike has shared the stage with the Goo
Goo Dolls, Weezer,
10,000
Maniacs and The
Barenaked Ladies. The band released 3 CDs and sold over
14,000 units with numerous tunes on made for tv movies &
soaps. Most recently Mike had been a member of the 21st
Century Cowboys before applying himself to Lonesome
Crow.