Performing the music I love
Staying gone on the road
Always having a ton of fun
Being "wicked" ;)
Caring for my family
Caring for my close friends
Being in the mountains
Coon hunting
Fishing
Archtop banjers!
Music
BLUEGRASS!!! (and anybody that knows me ought to know what kind of Bluegrass I like, I call it REAL Bluegrass, need I say more?) 1950s Rock N' Roll Rockabilly Old Time Appalachian Music Folk 60s & Psychedelic Classic Country Rock (70s & 80s) Vintage Jazz & Big Band
Movies
The Outlaw Josey Wales Forrest Gump All Halloween Movies All Friday the 13th Movies The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly High Plains Drifter High Lonesome The Ralph Stanley Story The Shawshank Redemption Jeremiah Johnson National Lampoon's Vacation & Vegas Vacation Out For Justice Walk the Line Great Balls Of Fire And about any scary movie
Television
The Twilight Zone The Gong Show MacGyver Forensic Files Three's Company King of the Hill The X Files MXC painful elimination challenge Beat The Clock Match Game Whose Line is it Anyway Night Gallery Leave It To Beaver The Honeymooners The Cumberland Highlanders' Show King of Queens
Books
THE BIBLE Hardy Boys Can't You Hear Me Callin' Traveling The Highway Home Hellfire Biography of Jim Morrison
Heroes
GOD is my #1 Hero! Dr. Ralph
Larry & John
JT!
Dylan
Cary Fridley (Freight Hoppers)
Mr. Serling ;)
Among Many others including:
Keith Whitley Bill Monroe Don Stover Junior Blankenship The Lilly Brothers Earl Taylor Curly Ray Cline Sammy Adkins Buzz Busby Steve Sparkman Jack Cooke Danny Paisley Reno and Smiley Flatt and Scruggs Jim and Jesse Allen Shelton Doug Dillard Dean Webb The Wilson Brothers Vern Williams "Big" Jim Williams Red Allen Goins Brothers Curly Seckler Hylo Brown Al Jones Frank Necessary Joe Isaacs Carl Story Joe Val Jimmy Martin "EARLY" Osborne Brothers Rock N' Roll Heroes: Del Shannon Elvis (50s - early 60s) Beach Boys James Taylor Ricky Nelson Little Richard Hank Ballard Bobby Darin Everly Brothers The Mamas & The Papas Freddie Cannon The Drifters Buddy Holly Eddie Cochran Billy Lee Riley Jerry Lee Lewis Gene Vincent Roy Orbison The Diamonds Wanda Jackson The Collins Kids Van Halen ZZ Top Jackson Browne The Doors Country Heroes: Porter Wagoner Little Jimmy Dickens Hank Williams Sr. Vernon Oxford George Strait George Jones Lefty Frizzell Ray Price Jerry Clower Arlo Guthrie (folk) AND: Frank Zappa Chuck Barris Bud Collyer Rod Serling AND our Lord & Savior: Jesus Christ
About me: Hello to everybody! My name is Alex Leach and let me thank you for stopping by. I've been active in doing what I love for a long time now, which is traveling and performing Bluegrass Music! Ever since I was 6 years old, my Paps would take me all over the country to festivals and places I wanted to go, which I am really thankful for and I appreciate him for all he's done to help me so far ... I am now 20 years young, and joined up with Larry Gillis & His Hard Driving Bluegrass Band just a few months ago, which I am very excited about. Larry has been a hero of mine since I was 8 and it is a great honor working for him in his band and staying on the road about 80% of my time now. And in the summer, I'll be renting my own place down in Georgia along with my bro Evan, which I cannot wait for! That will give me a chance to record, enjoy time with friends, have some interesting conversations by the creek late at night (Evan & Joe lol), and of coarse work on our music with boss man Larry! ... I also do a Bluegrass radio show every Tuesday night from 7-10 pm on WDVX in Knoxville (www.wdvx.com). I've been doing this show now for 12 years and I've won SPBGMA's International Bluegrass DJ of the year twice since 2003, and I still love every minute of getting to do my radio show with my buddy Charlie! And at 9pm every Tuesday, you can catch Larry, me and the whole gang doing a live 15 minute segment on the radio show so don't forget to tune in! ... I also want to mention that I have worked and/or been on stage with folks such as Kody Norris & The Watauga Mountain Boys (who I still make guest appearances with when I can), The Cumberland Highlanders on RFD TV, Ralph Stanley, Marty Stuart, Joe Isaacs, Tony Thomas, Southern Skye Band, among many others. Just let me say that the music business will always be my profession, regardless! I'm very dedicated to it.
Now besides from the music part of my life (which is the majority lol): I'm from the beautiful state of Tennessee, where I can look out my window and see Caryville mountain meeting the sky. And as I mentioned before, I'll be staying in Georgia quite a bit this year as well. I'm a very outgoing person and I love having many friends, but there's only a few close friends who I can trust. True friends are hard to come by these days, but I do have a couple that I can fully trust and depend on. These are the only people that know the real me.... Anyways, I love to have a great time no matter what I'm doing and I always enjoy taking a day or two to visit family & friends, hunting, fishing, and running around in Knoxville going to the movies when I am home off the road. But of coarse when I am on the road, I love making new friends and fans and getting to know people all over this country and people from different countries as well. I also want to mention that I appreciate and love all kinds and styles of music, and there's just about no type of music I dislike except for todays pop & rap (and I absolutely hate them). I would give my reasons why on here, but I'm sure it would offend quite a few so I'll keep it to myself lol ;) ... Anyways, thanks again for checking me out on here, feel free to send me a message or comment! And before I stop typing, I want everyone reading this to know that I am a Christian, and I thank God for letting me travel and do what I love! God Bless!
PS... Evan & Joe: you guys are my brothers and I want you to know that you mean the world to me. I'd do anything for yall!
Here I am playing guitar with Larry Gillis & His Hard Driving Bluegrass Band in Waldo, FL. Dec. 13th 2008:
Here is the man in the mid 80s, Ralph Stanley & His Clinch Mountain Boys on Austin City Limits, My all time heroes! ..
The Father of Bluegrass: Bill Monroe, what a great band he had here in 1981!
JT in '91 - Copperline
An important message from Cas!
Who I'd like to meet: Clint Eastwood, Bill Monroe, Carter Stanley, Earl Taylor, Buzz Busby, Lester Flatt, Don Reno, Chuck Barris, Rod Serling, and several others.
I'm so glad we got to hang out a little at last! Hope your drive home wasn't too crazy (is that an oximoron or what? I mean, you're with Larry - what's not to be crazy? *chuckle* ) Peace and blessings
yup, as far as I know. I'm really looking forward to it - been working in a theatre most of the month and festivals have a totally different feel that I miss. And I'm excited to hang out with you and Evan. It'll be a nice change from always being around people over twice my age...=] You know what I mean?
haha.... Sorry for such of a late reply ive been pretty busy...
Im glad your home, I just wish i was headed your way while your home!
Ive been pretty good pickin a bunch, getting ready to head to the beach....;)...... and just wishing I was able to come your way and do some wicked Jamming!
thanks alex! i appreciate that very much! i listened to wdvx the other nite. sounded great as usual yourself!! the fall creek band has pretty much been put on a hault but im still playing with other bands who need a fiddler..vocalist which i love doin just as much.
Hey Alex..Just added more pics to our Vintage Bluegrass Album, including Keith Whitley w/ J.D. Crowe. Thought you might like to see them. Let me know what you think. Thanks...
Larry & John
JT!
Dylan
Cary Fridley (Freight Hoppers)
Mr. Serling ;)
Among Many others including:
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