Detroit Country Band 1

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Detroit Country Band 1

A three time nominee for the Academy of Western Artists Will Rogers Award for "Best Western Male Vocalist of the Year" (2015, 2016, 2017), the leader of this Detroit Country Band delivers powerful vocal arrangements along with the stellar musicianship of seasoned live performance musicians.

Detroit Country Band versatility

But, don't just think of this band as a country dynamo. They are that, but they also deliver award winning original tunes (Best Western Album of the Year 2015), and cover tune favorites from a wide range of genres such as Motown, Blues and Jazz. Consummate professionals, your audience will not be disappointed with this Detroit Country Band and their special brand of "COWBOY Rock and Roll"!

Detroit Country Band experience

This Detroit Country Band is a mix of eclectic musicians who have been performing collectively for over 200 years! That is a TON of experience on one stage.

Bob's mother always played the popular Italian singers of her day on the old stereo system. Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Perry Como, Dean Martin, and others, filled the house. Bob's father listened to Marty Robbins and Burl Ives. Growing up Bob loved Motown, the blues greats, rock and roll and the singer songwriters. These early years explain why Bob has such an eclectic taste in musical styles. He is a member of this Detroit Country Band.

Bob has rodeo'ed professionally for 30 years, raised and trained horses, and still runs a horse training and boarding facility to this day.

Darren is an outstanding guitarist and vocalist bringing a perfect three part harmony to this Detroit Country Band. He also delivers hot guitar leads. Whether the band needs jazz, blues, western swing or a combination, Darren delivers in a style that makes the audience sit up and take notice! They are lucky to have him with them.

Providing a dead steady, and precise metronome-like beat, Dave has been a sought- after drummer for various groups. This Detroit Country Band truly is honored to have Dave in the group. In addition to his drumming skills, Dave possesses an encyclopedic knowledge of popular music. If you have the opportunity to bet on Dave to win a musical Trivial Pursuit game, DO IT!

Tom is a multi-instrumentalist who seems to prefer playing his amazing bass runs on a 5 string Fender Jazz Bass. Tom has an amazing "ear" and always finds just the right things to play to really bring out the best in a song. Tom spent many years as a touring musician with some big names in the music industry. This Detroit Country Band is thrilled he has hitched himself to their musical wagon.

Sometimes a missing ingredient is added to a great recipe and you realize that it should have been added long ago. Ron is that element. An outstanding live performer and studio player, Ron plays fiddle and mandolin and never fails to add just the "right ingredient" to the recipe that is this Detroit Country Band. Ron has performed with stars such as Merle Haggard, Johnny Paycheck and Hank Williams Junior. Mixing country/jazz/Celtic sounds, Ron is also a well versed studio musician and can be heard on several projects such as radio and TV commercials such as Jeep Wrangler and Dodge Stratus.

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Country United States
City Detroit
State/Province Michigan
Performer Type Musical Act
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