LARRY LEE CHESHIER BAND
ABOUT US
James Hill - lead guitar, vocals Larry Lee Cheshier - lead vocals, guitar
Larry Lee won his first singing competition at the age of 3 and has been singing ever since. He won the local and state Colgate Country Showdown and competed at the 2010 regionals in Rock Hill, SC. Larry Lee's grown up around music all his life having lived in Nashville where his dad had some country hits back in the 70's. He released a solo cd recently and has since put together a group of professional musicians to form the Larry Lee Cheshier Band.
James has been playing guitar for four decades. At age 17, his band, The Electrik John, was booked for the North Louisiana Pop Festival with some great acts including Ted Nugent and the Amboy Dukes, The Vanilla Fudge, Slim Harpo and It's A Beautiful Day. He played with the band Arkansas Star in the 1980s and opened up for such acts as Atlanta Rhythm Section, Foghat, Head East, Vixen, Blue Oyster Cult, and Styx. He has also worked in the music industry with Strum and Hum Music , Jackson Music, Avenue Music and Music City as well as been a recording engineer and producer. We are very excited to have such a professional guitar player as well as a vocalist who can bring that third part harmony.
Rick Russenberger - bass/keyboard, vocals
Rick has been playing piano since childhood. He has been one of Arkansas' top bassist since 1975. He is a bass, piano, guitar, and voice instructor. Rick also played with the band Arkansas Star opening up for such acts as Atlanta Rhythm Section, Blue Oyster Cult, and Styx. He was also the bassist for Art Porter and Charles Thomas, Arkansas' most famous jazz piano players. He and James have worked together since 1973. We are so glad to have Rick who ties in our bass, keys, and harmonies with extraordinary talent and professionalism.
Steve Massengale - drums
Steve is one of a few professional drummers we currently use until we make a permanent selection.
