The Trux consists of 4 talented musicians on stage along with several extremely supportive friends and family behind the scenes that help make this band look and sound great. The style of this group is mainly "3 Decades of Rock" from the 60s, 70s, and 80s with a couple of tunes from other eras, just to shake things up.
Amazingly enough, three of the members have been connected in some way over a span of more than 25 years. After getting out of the US Navy in the fall of 1983, Ross invited Joe over to his house for a jam session in hopes of putting a band together. When nothing materialized from that, Ross joined Jim in a band called "Colt".
Colt made many appearances in the Cedar Rapids / Marion area, playing in a variety of clubs, including "The Glass Parrot", "The RainTree Lounge", and "Kitty's Place" at the Longbranch Supper Club. When Colt broke up in the summer of 1984, Jim and Ross teamed up with Skip to form a band called "Spellbound".
Spellbound toured in the southeast corner of Iowa, playing clubs like: "Dillons" (now, 3rd Street Live), "Gaucho's", "Kitty's", "King Tut's Lounge" of Cedar Rapids, "Fox's Lounge" of Ottumwa, IA, "OK Lounge" of Marion, IA, and "The Cavern" of Moline, IL.
When Spellbound broke up in the fall of 1985, Ross rejoined the Navy. Jim, Skip, and Joe formed a band called, "Blue Collar Rock". After several name changes and various personnel, Jim, Skip, and Joe played for years as a 3-piece band, calling themselves, "The Trux". When Ross could find time to take leave from the Navy, he would return to Iowa and visit his former bandmates at their various gigs. Ross retired from the Navy in 2000, but remained in the Virginia Beach, VA area, playing in various popular bands. When his last band broke up in 2005, he returned to his home of origin, and asked his former bandmates if they would like to add a keyboardist back into the line-up.
In the fall of 2007, Skip left the band and Tim Canfield was brought in as a replacement bassist. However, after only several months of gigging, Tim got a great offer to play in a Buddy Holly tribute band, and the search for a new bass player began again. Roger Lambert answered the call in December 2007, and was a great addition to the band, adding wit, and fine stage character. However, in May 2009, Roger received an offer to play with another local band. Skip Richards was asked to rejoin the Trux, which he did. The Trux continues to entertain audiences of all ages with great tunes of 3 decades.
Also, in the near future, we will be introducing some new original music currently being produced in JTB studios. Please stay tuned to our site for upcoming bookings, sample sound bytes and just some info about what we're up to. We thank you in advance for stopping in and seeing us. We promise that you will not be disappointed. Remember the name "THE TRUX"....'cause...."WELL.... JUST BECAUSE!!
Yes, we are looking for bookings for the 2010 season! Call or e-mail us to set up a booking! rdk_keyboardist@yahoo.com
Iowa festivals we have played for!
Cedar Rapids St Jude Sweetcorn Festival - 2007 Cedar Rapids BBQ Roundup - 2008 Hiawatha "Concert In The Park" - 2007 Hiawatha "Hog Wild Days" - 2007, 2008, 2009 Marion "Downtown Getdown" - 2007, 2008 Walker "Pickle Days" - 2008 Springville "Fun Days" - 2008, 2009 Springville "Truck and Tractor Pull" - 2009
Mt Vernon Heritage Days - 2009
Iowa venues we have played at!
Checkers Tavern - Cedar Rapids
Rumors - Cedar Rapids
Eagles Club 2272 - Cedar Rapids
Elmcrest Country Club - Cedar Rapids
A Touch of Class - Cedar Rapids
Prairie Oak Country Club - Cedar Rapids
St Jude Catholic Church - Cedar Rapids
St Pius X Catholic church - Cedar Rapids
Dumas's Bar & Grill - Marion
Cocktails - Marion
Indian Creek Country Club - Marion
The O-Zone Bar & Grill- Urbana
Winn's Alley - Walker
Open Throttle - Shellsburg
The Knight Spot - Springville
American Legion Post 331- Springville
Scooters - Anamosa
Drinks Neighborhood Pub - North Liberty
Big Barn Harley Davidson - Des Moines
The Blue Chip - Monticello
Fat Boys Neighborhood Bar & Grill - Coggon
American Legion Post 674 - Toddville
Desperados - Wheatland
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Not a stupid question, and not the house band. The Yuma Landing is about the only place in Yuma besides the RV Parks that books country music. A lot of the RV parks in Yuma book country music all winter but they demand the volume be so low you can hear the dancer's feet shuffling on the floor over the music and most don't pay well and most of the crowds have bad attitudes. Not a very good venue. We got lucky with the Landing.
Hi.....Welcome, and thanks for dropping by our site for a visit. Thank you too for the add, and for the friendship.
If you'd like to know a little more about Slick Nickel go to www.slicknickelyumaaz.com and hey, if you have a few minutes, check out our new CD, "MAGIC" , at www.cdbaby.com/cd/slicknickel It makes a great stocking stuffer!
Here's hoping you have a fantastic week. Come back and visit again.
hell yeah.... thx for supporting OVERDRAFT! Wenn du ein paar Minuten Zeit hast, dann schau doch mal bei uns auf der Seite vorbei, hör dir unseren neuen Song 'MY DARKEST DAY' an und schau in unser neues LIVE-Video zu 'Balls of Steel' (neuer Song) rein. cheers & take care! <3 Henna Jan Birne Matze
FGC is back in Des Moines on Friday October 23 for another fun night at the Vaudeville Mews, and we hope to see you there!
In the meantime, click here to check out a recent edition of FGC’s Video Blog on youtube, highlighting the band’s shows in Davenport and Ames last month.
There is currently a search for two types of bands for record label consideration.
*** Note: PLEASE IDENTIFY IF YOU ARE IN GROUP 1 OR 2 IN THE SUBJECT LINE OF YOUR RESPONSE. Emails are being reviewed by different representatives.
1. A Pop/Rock/Commercial band with female lead. Band must consist of 2 guitars (Prefer both guitar players to be of lead caliber. However, one lead and one rhythm is acceptable), keyboard/piano, bass, and drums. Lead vocal, followed by backing vocals, in that order, is a plus as it relates to other members of the group. Average age of the band cannot exceed 28 years of age.
* Group must have an outstanding lead vocalist. ** Musicianship throughout the entire band must be very strong. *** Group cannot currently be under any contract of any type that is related to the music industry.
2. A Modern Rock band with male lead. Must be a complete band but there are no prerequisites as it relates to the make up of the band. Average age of the band cannot exceed 23 years of age.
* Group must have an outstanding lead vocalist. ** Musicianship throughout the entire band must be very strong. *** Group cannot currently be under any contract of any type that is related to the music industry.
XXX - If you meet the minimum qualifications as described above. Email a link for your MySpace Page and if applicable, a link for your website to: recordingartistsearch@gmail.com
Only send one email with your links. Due to the volume of responses normally received for these types of opportunities. After review of your material, you will only be contacted if there is an interest in attending one of your shows by a label representative. As such please to not send any follow up emails regarding selections. If you were not contacted back, there was not an interest.
Thank You.
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FGC’s got three great shows coming up in Iowa this month! This Thursday is an Iowa City show with bass phenomenon Victor Wooten, and next weekend we hit the Redstone Room in Davenport and DG’s in Ames.
And speaking of Iowa fun, click here to check out a video from last New Year’s Eve at the Redstone Room!
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