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GHOST RIDERS
The Ghost Riders… Bill McDonald, songwriter, acoustic guitar, harmonica. Member: National Assoc. of Songwriters and Taxi. Shared the stage with, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Jerry Jeff Walker, Asleep at the Wheel, Allman Brothers and many more.
Jimmy Sweet - electric guitar, keyboards, songwriter. Shared the stage with Dan Seals, Asleep at the Wheel, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Lonestar, John Michael Montgomery, Lee Greenwood, Gary Puckett, Lee Ann Womack, Junior Brown, Leroy Parnell.
Jimmy Duvall, pedal steel guitar, dobro. Member: International Pedal Steel Guitar Association. Shared the stage with, Charlie Daniels, Eddie Rabbitt, Ricky Skaggs, Randy Travis, Nik West and many more. Bill Pitcher, bass guitar, songwriter. Honored by service organizations for volunteering musical functions. Member: National Assoc. of Songwriters. Shared the stage with, Chubby Checker, Dr. Hook and his Medicine Show, Rhonda Vincent, Allison Krause and Union Station. Bob Norton, drum, has shared the stage with, Tracy Byrd, Craig Wilkins and high school buddies with John Dittrich of Restless Heart.
Capturing a broad range of music, featuring Ghost Riders originals from their three contemporary album releases Any Time, Any Place, Anywhere; Still Kickin’; Still Pickin’, The Highway; plus the unique renditions of seasonal tunes in Greetin’ the Season {the Ghost Riders Holiday CD}, then add some traditional classics, and a Ghost Riders show lifts your spirit with drivin’ "Hardcore Country" music with a twang, that makes listeners of all ages want to get out and dance and have fun.
The Ghost Riders, with 14 years together, do an average of 130 shows a year and enjoy the opportunity to share their common music experience in many venues across USA, such as Concerts, Festivals, Fairs, Carnivals, Private Parties, Fundraisers, Dance Halls, Clubs, Village Gazebos, Casinos, Roadhouses, Campfires and the list keeps growing.
Some Ghost Riders events of note have been successful appearances, opening shows for George Jones and Billy Ray Cyrus at the Majestic Theater, Ricky Van Shelton at the North Fork Music Park and Aaron Tippon, Mark Chestnut and Charlie Daniels; appearances with BR-549, host Band for contestants of the True Value Country Showdown at the Monroe County Fair; in various Genesee/Orleans Arts Council sponsored Concert Series events, plus the Annual Hometown Festival in St. Mary's, PA; performing at the Tom Wahl's Summer Concerts Series in Avon, the Charcoal Corral Summer Concerts at Silver Lake, the Genesee and Orleans County Fairs, and the Stafford Firemen’s Carnival; playing on the “infamous” Flatbed Truck Tours; at the Tonawanda's "Concert on the Canal" series, the Lilac Festival, Appl-Umpkin Festival, and the Naples Grape Festival; the Jackson Square Concert Series, the Wing-Ding Fest and 4th of July Concert in our hometown…Batavia, NY .
For more info: www.ghostridersonline.com Happy trails ::::::::::::::::::::::::
