GARY TALLEY - Guitar

Legendary guitarist, singer and songwriter originally from Memphis, in 2018 Gary was inducted into the Memphis Music Hall of Fame as a founding member of the Grammy-nominated group The Box Tops who are famous for hits like “The Letter”, and “Cry Like a Baby.” Gary and original founding member, Bill Cunningham, recently reformed The Box Tops to keep their great catalogue of music accessible to the public.

 

In Nashville, Gary has recorded with Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Tammy Wynette, Webb Pierce, Billy Joe Royal. He has worked other artists including Dobie Gray, Tracy Nelson, Pam Tillis, Dr. John, Brenda Lee, Tim McGraw, Bill Miller, Bobby Bare, Mac Gayden, Johnny Lee, Stella Parton, Shelly West, Clifford Curry, Earl Gaines, Fish Heads & Rice, Billy C. Farlow, Porter Wagoner, Karen Staley, Dean Dillon, Guy Clark, Paul Craft, Sheb Wooley, Ferlin Husky, and David Lee Murphy.

 

In Memphis, he has worked with Hank Ballard, rockabilly pioneer Billy Lee Riley, and David Allen Coe. 
Gary has played concert dates with Freda Payne, Tennessee Ernie Ford, John Phillips (of the Mama & Papas), Billy Joe Royal, Pat Boone, and Jimmy Rogers.

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MIKE SEVERS - Guitar

​While living in Nashville, Severs has played on many Billboard 200/U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums-charting records. He has worked on many occasions with Leland Sklar, Brent Mason, Dave Pomeroy, Dan Dugmore, Paul Franklin, Glenn Worf, Jim Horn, Terry McMillan, Bruce Bouton and Pat Severs.

On Don McLean's 2009 album Addicted to Black, Severs also appeared as a producer, engineer, as well as a drum and keyboard programmer.

 

He has worked with some of the biggest names in music history, such as Dolly Parton,[2] Rod Stewart, Alabama, Eric Church, Olivia Newton-John, Paul Simon, Steve Winwood, Felix Cavaliere, Tanya Tucker, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Brian Wilson.[3]

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DAVID SANTOS - Bass

Dave Santos is a world class musician, primarily known as a touring and recording bassist, but also known as a guitarist and pianist. He has toured and recorded with Billy Joel/Elton John, John Fogerty, Crosby Stills and Nash, The Neville Brothers, Tommy James and The Shondelles, The Rascals, Billy Preston, Toby Keith, Faith Hill, Tim Mcgraw , Melissa Ethridge, and many others. Dave is also a respected educator and songwriter/producer.

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RON KRASINSKI - Drums

A versatile musician who came up through the LA studio ranks. Ron has drummed for Barry Manilow, Seals & Crofts, Sheena Easton, Melissa Manchester, Olivia Newton-John, Leif Garret, the Everly Brothers, Dolly Parton and Dr. Dre. Krasinski is a prolific jingle writer and his compositions have aired on MSNBC, A&E, PBS and TELEMUNDO. His clients have included Toyota, Budweiser, IBM and KFC. You've heard Ron's drumming on Murphy Brown and Family Ties as well as the old Sid & Marty Kroft TV shows. 

He has also appeared in front of the camera in Dolly Parton’s Blue Valley Songbird, Laverne and Shirley (Lenny & the Squigtones) and he can be seen drumming on the Sheena Easton videos Sugar Walls and Strut. He made his Broadway debut in the Johnny Cash musical Ring of Fire.  You can also hear his drum work on albums ranging from Air Supply’s Christmas Album to The Best of Wayne Newton Now, and even as 'Animal' in the Muppets.

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MIKE STEWART - Keys

A composer of countless radio jingles, television scores, who has produced or performed on music heard all over the world, He has worked with world famous musicians such as Tommy Roe, Joe South, William Bell (Georgia Hall of Fame Recipient and 2017 Grammy Winner), Buckner Garcia, the Atlanta Rhythm Section, Billy Joe Royal, Alicia Bridges, Isaac Hayes, Eddie Floyd, Bertie Higgins, Doug Johnson, and Bill Anderson.  

 

Mike has gold record for playing keys on the 80’s hit, Pac Man Fever as a band member of Buckner and Garcia and recorded the theme to Disney’s Oscar nominated movie, Wreck It Ralph in 2012. Mike owned and operated a recording studio for more than 20 years working in all facets of digital audio and video. He is president and founder of Stewart Internet Solutions Inc., a internet consulting agency and services company located in the Nashville area.

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RICHARD JACQUES - Guitar/Vocals

Originally from Maryland, Rich is a former U.S. Marine and a graduate of Texas Tech University. From headlining at the Sinatra Bar & Lounge, to performing solo at the prestigious Nashville City Club and many other top live music locations, or producing various sold out shows at some of Music City's biggest and best venues, Richard Jacques is an extremely versatile performer. He also is the lead singer in Nashville's Ultimate Neil Diamond Tribute: The Twilight Train.

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A talented singer/songwriter, he has performed throughout the world (even in China) on stages large and small, including leading roles in New York theater productions of Grease (Danny Zuko), and The 1940's Radio Hour (Johnny Cantone). On Broadway, Rich was a member of the world-famous singing waitstaff at Ellen's Stardust Diner. He released two original country songs in 2024, Sweet Renee and Without You, both recorded in Nashville.

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TRACEY DICICCO - Vocals

Tracey grew up in Michigan singing in talent shows, performing on TV, playing in bands and even singing the National Anthem at sporting events. She moved to Nashville in 2004 where she has cut several demos. She is a member of the Pilots band which performs regularly at Jeff Ruby’s downtown, and other fine locations. Tracey also performs regularly with the Pat Benater tribute band Heartbreaker, and with the high-energy Women of Rock show. 

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MICHELLE MURRAY - Vocals

Originally from Chicago, started singing on the stage at age 5. Her music career has taken her across the country gracing the stage as an opener for Craig Morgan, Aaron Tippin, Jason Aldean, Montgomery Gentry, Steve Cropper, Tracy Byrd, and Little Big Town, to name a few.  In 2004, Michelle and her young children settled in Franklin where she worked for years as a recording artist, touring the country with her children and crew.  She ultimately became a spokesperson for Sam Schmidt and a prominent IndyCar racing team and embarked on a 10-year country wide tour where she wrote songs, performed concerts, and even filed a documentary, "My Finish Line."  Michelle and her family covered 70,000 miles playing venues in 35 states.  Her song Trip Around the Sun went to No. 1 on the independent charts in 2014. Michelle has always been passionate about hair and makeup since she was a young child.  Michelle recently created Encore Off Main Salon, voted as Franklin's Best Salon in 2024.

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