Who Am I

Lets see, This is hard for me to count back so many years and players. I started playing the drums when I was 5yrs old. My dad had a band called (The POP-A-TOPS) Figures beer and music go good together! (THANKS DAD)He played the Steel Guitar. His father Earl Price played lead guitar and fiddle with him in that band. (MISS HIM TOO) I guess I can say I thank my dad and grandfather for the talent I have. My bedroom was upstairs and practiced every day with my mom's Waylon, Willie, Merle, and Johnny Cash records. I can't count how many needles I went through and how many scratch's my Mom now has on her records from me.(THANKS MOM) I'd drive them nuts day after day. Then my dad thought I was good enough to play in his band called Sharlow Country. Then I wanted to play flatop so I could play music with my grandfather who taught me how to play rythum with a fiddle (THANKS GRANDPA) Then I wanted to learn how to sing. Between my dad and grandpa (I was sounding like a cat crying for milk.) But I kept at it. Soon I was playing drums and singing with Bob Griffis and the Stoney Roads band. Well a guy named Harold Woodrum (WOODY) sat in with the band and liked what he heard and asked if I would join his band called County Line. So all my hard practice paid off cause while I was playing drums his nephew from Nashville came up for a visit and offered me to play (PROFESSIONALLY) For Sunny Martin on a 2yr tour. I turned it down after thinking long and hard and talking to friends like Earl Duzan about living out of your suit case. (Thanks Earl) I then felt I mastered the drums and wanted something different. So I started a band about 8rys ago and called it Outlaw Express. But then I went back to playing drums because lead was real different for me. The rythum was fine (just the lead) Anyway I wanted to play music with my wife Jane who is a very good singer and harmonizer and plays keyboard well. I didn't want to use the name Outlaw Express because of (The Band Of Outlaws and Royal Express) So I called on my little brother and dad to help form the band Oneway! We started in my basement in Muskegon. Since then Kenny Cook a very good steel player has played with us (LOVE YOU KENNY) and his cousin Roger, also a great drummer! (I thank Kenny for putting up with me while I was learning lead licks)
Matt Dunbar, a very good friend and bass player like a brother, has played with us too. Thats when I really got to know Steve Maycroft. I first heard of him years back with Borderline band at Deanos. The guy is wild on the guitar and very talented! I wish I could play like that. And also Felix The Cat! So I asked Steve for some tips and he said use the KISS (I said HUH!!) He said yah Keep It Simple Stupid!! Then he said learn your scales. So I went and bought a book and...(THANKS STEVE) I love the Band Of Outlaws. They play very well!! Anyways here's to all my friends: Earl Duzan, Jannie Lambert, Harold Woodrum, Rod Tenbrink, Jerry Hodges, Bonnie Woodring, Larry Obrien, Burt Smith, Tommy Bornes, Matt Dunbar, Kenny Cook, Roger Hughey, Lee Goodman, Jimmy Smith, Ralph McAllister, David Price Bill Holerman, Mike Myer, Norm McFarren, Steve Foster (The Fonz) And most of all My best friend partner and in crime, my wife Jane Price!
LOVE YOU BABE! So as you can See I love Waylon and Willie and Johnny Cash. And for the wild side I love Stevie Ray Vaughan!!!


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