Tom Boyd: Bluegrass Banjo/Dobro,
Gary Bristol: Electric Bass,
Ed Breckenfeld: Drums,
Drew Carson: Mandolin/Guitar,
TC Furlong: Pedal Steel Guitar,
John Rice: Electric guitar/Dobro/Fiddle,
Malcolm Ruhl: Acoustic Bass/Vocal,
Billy Bob Shafer: Drums,
Don Stiernberg: Mandolin,
Scott Surprenant: El. Bass/Vocal,
Jim Widlowski: Drums
Influences
Sons of The Pioneers, The Fab Four, Roy Rogers, Tex Ritter, Johnny Bond, Johnny Cash, Johnny Rotten, Johnny Ramone , Johnny Appleseed, Johnnie Walker, Johnny Winter & Johnny On The Spot.
Sounds Like
Rick Pickren with a dash of George Strait, a pinch of Garth Brooks & a sprinkle of Gene Autry. Maybe a little Don Edwards to boot.
Rick Pickren is a descendant of Buffalo Bill Cody and a two time winner of the Marlboro Country Music Tour Contest. He has shared the stage with George Strait, Merle Haggard, Dolly Parton, The Judds, Joe Ely, Steve Earle (pre-folk), Rodney Crowell, B.J. Thomas and cowboy poet Waddie Mitchell.
A member of the Illinois ArtsTour and an Illinois Humanities Council Road Scholar, Rick travels the USA w/ guitar, harmonica, banjo and Irish bouzouki performing his award winning songs and programs: "Illinois: Gateway To The American West" and "Songs From The Steel Rails".
As an actor, Rick portrayed the role of Jim in the original Chicago production of Pump Boys and Dinettes and also starred in and directed Foxfire. He is featured in the films: Major League, While You Were Sleeping, U.S. Marshals and Soul Survivors and has appeared in many TV programs, guest-starring in The Untouchables, E.R., Early Edition, Turks and The Jamie Kennedy Experiment.
Hi Rick I'd like to invite you to listen to the songs on my profile, if you haven't already. There are four songs from our new album, 'Fingers In The Pie', and two from the first album, 'The Long Run'. Feel free to write a short comment; and if you really, really like what you hear, my special offer for direct orders of the new CD is still going. Please contact me for more information. And thank you for looking into my music!
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