Rudedog

It all started officially on Dec 25 1965 with a 3 pieced red sparkle Kent set.

He played with many bands all through his school age days. The most memorable for him was playing at a church dance and he wore a baseball hat with horns on it. The booking agency jumped him on that one.

While in the military he was involved with several bands. One of them was a funk band and the other was a country western band.

Since then he has jammed with many people through out the greater Washington / Baltimore metro area to include but not limited to, Centerline, Dyslexic head, No brainers, Blaze, Gene Pool Zombie.

Presently plays a 6 piece DW, Blue Glass color. Cymbal sets are Zildjian Z series, Paiste 2002 Red label, and the old standard Zildjian from the 60’s..

Jim "Ace on Bass"

Playing in professional bands for most of his life, Jim started out by mastering the Kazoo. He eventually traded up to play Harmonica with the Harmonica Hoboes.

He began his rock career as "Ace on Bass" in the late 1970's. One of his finest performances was when he was playing in a Punk Rock Band and then told to quit, by the Irish Pubs owner, after the first of four sets for half of the gig money. (Jim was devastated thus sending his musical world into a dark tasteless uncontrollable spiral.)

He began playing bass for a Disco band called StarGazer which burnt out in the early 80's.

He then traveled to Nashville where he was rejected by every major, minor, and independent record company. During this desperate time in his life, Jim applied for work as a clown for Ringling’s Barnum & Bailey Circus. Clowns start off their apprenticeship by scooping elephant poop and Ace was ready for the challenge. But Ringling sent him a Dear John letter with a kiss off.

After rehab, Jim finally got his act back on track. He played with The Mixers, Scott James and the Blue Flames, and The Gene Pool Zombies. He also worked on a cruise ship for 6 months playing his beloved instrument.

He can now be seen performing with the band "Wicker Lee Band". Lately after most gigs, he can usually be found riding in the back of a squad car on his way to the County Hotel.

Sean

A native Washingtonian, Sean loved the radio more than tv and spent many nights listening to all types of music. When the Beatles hit the scene, Sean really expanded on his taste for music. He saved up his money from doing odd jobs to buy a cheap Kay guitar and amp. He learned how to play chords when he bought a guitar music book that showed him where to put his fingers from looking at the dots on the guitar diagram. He readily admits that his talent is not his guitar but his vocals.

Sean did his regular stint playing in high school basement bands that would be happy to play anywhere, but things really didn’t get started until after college.

He joined a band that was formed by someone he knew in high school, and the band became very popular. Although all the members had full time jobs, the band started to play as a “full time weekend band” at various clubs in the metro area and then moving into the “wedding circuit”. Things were so busy, there were times he played 4 times in one weekend, and there was a stretch of time he didn’t have a weekend off for a year. After several busy years of playing the wedding/nite club circuit, Sean decided to stop the endless work, and pursue music from a more “fun” point of view.

Until last year, Sean was in one band that did the bar circuit, and last year, he was fired (this is an inside joke). Sean found a lead guitar player, and with two other members of the former band, started the Wicker Lee Band. They continue to play the same bars the former band used to play at, and are now starting to make a name for themselves.

Today, he plays no more than 4 times a month with 2 to 3 times being more ideal, and saves his money to buy red wines which is both a hobby and a passion for him. When he’s not playing, he’s spending time in the kitchen cooking up something and having wine with it.

Mr. Ed

Ed started playing guitar in 1963 during the folk music rage.

All throughout HS he played in various rock bands - gigged throughout late ‘60s and early 70’s. "Didn’t have a clue what we were doing!"

Quit playing altogether in 1976

Ed reconnected with an acoustic guitar and discovered "The Blues" in early 1983 - the electric guitar quickly followed.

"All I listened to for next 5-6 years was Delta Blues, Chicago Blues, Jump Blues - I was obsessed with it. I discovered that all the guitar greats (Clapton, Beck, Page, BB King, Hendrix, Pete Townsend, Mike Bloomfield, Chuck Berry, Carl Perkins, Brian Setzer, John Fogerty, Keith Richards and every great guitar player) were copying these old Blues guys. So I started to copy these old Blues guys too!" He started playing in coffee houses and restaurants all throughout the Shore Areas of Southern New Jersey.

Work brought Ed and his Family to North Carolina in 1994. There he honed his skills as a Blues style player - playing with the renowned Wayne Shackelford (who passed in March, 2007) for 8 years as a duet, the regional R&B/Beach band REACH, and numerous other projects.

In 2005 new employment again relocated Ed. This time to Northern Virginia - smack in the middle of one of the greatest live music scenes in the USA.

Ed’s been happily married to his first love for 31 years. His 2 daughters are both married - the oldest here in Fairfax County and the youngest living in Charlotte, NC.