Danny Carroll - lead guitar/vocals
Danny Carroll was born in Dallas, raised in Frisco, and got his first Sears Silvertone guitar at the age of12. His music "bone" came from his grandmother who played piano by ear but had plenty of soul. Danny and his buddy got guitars at the same time and spent countless hours practicing Beatles, Grand Funk, and Creedence songs. He had a rock band in in high school, Mad Dog, and played the after-football and roller rink dances in Frisco and the surrounding communities. Danny has played in various bands around Dallas since the 80s. Thinking he was done with music, he sold all his music gear in 1985 but ended up buying it all back four years later, after realizing he wasn't done with music. From 2000 on Danny has played around Dallas performing all types of music. His short term goal is to learn the pedal steel, write new material, and perform anywhere there's an audience!
Dean "Deno" Baxter – fiddle
Dean is an accomplished violinist with many styles of music, Country, Jazz, Blue Grass and Classical. Dean has been playing fiddle professionally since he was 12 years old. Dean has played with nationally known artist like Lu Mitchell, Keith Reimer “Texas Legacy”, Miss Norma Jean, Miss Kitty Little, Chuck Berry, Miles Davis who taught Dean How to play trumpet, and Fats Domino. Dean has also worked on stage with artist like Vince Gill, Marty Stewart, Hank Thompson, Patsy Cline, Leann Rimes, and Dean Samms.
Dean has been a member of the National and Texas Steel Guitar Association for over 20 years working as the staff fiddle player. Dean works with nationally known steel players all over the world. Dean is currently working with national recording artist, singer/song-writer, Shelley Laine.
David Waldon – bass
David is a versatile and seasoned musician. His talents include acoustic guitar, bass and piano. Additionally, David is known to occasionally be inspired to write a song or two. David's wide range of musical experience encompasses all musical genres and back grounds including 50's & 60's Rock & Roll, Classic Rock, Blues, Rhythm & Blues, Top 40 Pop, and Today's Country Music. Learn more about David Waldon at his website: http://www.DavidWaldon.com
Kurt Cottey - drums
A native of rural northeast Missouri, Kurt Cottey began playing snare drum in grade school. Classically trained in percussion throughout high school and college, he earned all-conference, district, and state honors, and performed in symphonic and stage bands, percussion ensembles, and the "Marching Mizzou" drum line. Kurt relinquished his amateur status and began his professional career on the drum throne while still in high school in the late 70s, when he and three friends survived the disco craze by forming a working rock-and-roll band. Over the next decade Kurt drummed for several rock, country, and jam-bands in the Midwest, Colorado, and upstate New York, while also attending college, eventually earning degrees in Physics and Aeronautical Engineering.
After graduation Kurt took a sabbatical from performing, during which he started a "real" job with a major defense contractor, married his college sweetheart, and settled down to raise a family of their own. Relocated by work to north Texas in the late 90s, Kurt entered the D/FW music scene soon thereafter, and resumed his performing career. He has played a wide variety of musical styles in a handful of Dallas area bands since then, and can currently be found laying down the groove on the backline for Shelley Laine. Kurt's early musical influences included Ringo Starr, Charlie Watts, and Floyd Sneed; more recently his playing style has been influenced by Richie Hayward, Steve Jordan, and Chris "Whipper" Layton.
Lisa Fletcher - vocals/percussion
Lisa Fletcher loves to sing, which is obvious when you look at her career in the music industry. Miss Fletcher started singing 21 years ago, working on stage(Branson) with big-name artists like Andy Williams, Henry Mancini, Lorrie Morgan, LeAnn Rimes, Mickey Gilley, Moe Bandy, Mel Tillis, Buck Trent, Jeanne Pruett, Norma Jean, Jimmy Dean, Rusty Weir, Sammi Smith, and Dean Samms from Lone Star. She is comfortable on stage and not only has a passion for the country music genre but also gospel. In the gospel arena, she worked on stage with Aaron Benward, Dennis Jernigan, Lanelle Harris, and Russ Taff, The Martins, Jeff Berry, and Geron Davis. She made up one-third of Crimson who successfully placed I Can Almost See Heaven in a number one spot on European charts (three consecutive months). Lisa has performed stages of all kinds (Country Music Festival, Texas State Fair, Branson) and is currently working with recording artist, singer/song-writer, Shelley Laine .
