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Lead Guitarist : Mike Duggin, Mike began playing guitar at the age of 5 and was inspired by Elvis & The Beatles.Mike has played in countless bands for over thirty years covering Blues,Soul,Country and of course Rock & Roll.Music is Mike's life and you can hear it in his performances,he also writes a weekly publication called the "The Magic Man Newsletter" for the band,you can find the link on page # 4.Mike is a long time St. Louis resident.

Drummer,lead Vocals : Mike Ecker, Tex as we call him has also been playing gigs for over thirty years following in his fathers footsteps.His father once sat in with the band playing drums when he was 82 years old,no doubt Mike will do the same.Mike's daughter is the lead singer in her own band and his youngest son Steven who is now in the Navy plays trumpet.Mike is another long time St. Louisan and is a U.S. Air Force Vet.

Keyboards : Lyle Batson, The batman is the latest addition to the band but is a long time keyboard player for Steve Davis,Lyle has played in several bands over the years and also plays several instruments including bass & guitar.Lyle shares the lead vocals and covers a wide variety of styles,He hails from Godfrey ILL.

Bass : Gary Johns, Gary is another member of the "over thirty year club",he plays a variety of string instruments and styles from bluegrass to rock & roll,he also takes care of the sound system and hauls the equipment in the band truck"The Elvismobile" which is also their mobile dressing room.Gary lives in St. Louis but is from Arkansas originally and is a U.S. Army Vet.

Lead Vocals : Pamjo Pinkley, Pam makes all arrangements,bookings and performs part of the lead vocals for the band.Pam started singing Tammy Wynette & Loretta Lynn songs by age 8 but didn't start singing professionally until she was 33.In addition to the band activities Pam also operates the Lemay VFW post 4223 and schedules all events and hall rentals.You'll find her link "Parties by Pamjo" on page # 4. Pam presently lives in Lemay,Mo.