INCREDIBLE DRIFTIN' WHISTLE PIGS
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DENNY WALTER -- has been playing guitar since grade school. His musical abilities rooted at an early age from formal training in classical piano. When the “British Invasion” hit the U.S. Denny decided the guitar would be his instrument of choice. From young adulthood he has appeared at venues in numerous popular bands playing around the Washington D.C. and Baltimore areas. Denny has enjoying sharing the stage with the likes of 3 Dog Night, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, just to name a few from the R & R side. In the country genre, he has appeared with Diamond Rio, Patty Loveless, Martina McBride and other notable national acts. Whether it is Denny’s clean Don Rich style of “chicken pickin” or a soulful blues solo or just a plain hot country guitar licks, his contribution to the band is evident and always appreciated by the audience. By the way and in addition, Denny does an excellent job with his vocal talent as well. In either case, Denny’s professionalism is recognized in every performance. |
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JOE SAPP -- You can call it chemistry, or you can call it magic, but when Joe sets behind his pedal steel, neither word can fully describe the musical magic that results. Performing throughout the Central Pennsylvania area, Joe creates this chemical magic and captures the hearts and emotions of audiences everywhere. Joe started his musical career at the age of 14, when he met veteran musician Chuck Berry in Minneapolis. After talking to Joe, Berry agreed to listen to him pick. In that same year Joe began a series of college concerts at which he played the steel, sang, and related how each song came to be written. By the time he reached his 16th Birthday, he had already become a polished entertainer and worked in various nightspots throughout the greater Pittsburgh/Tri-State area. Joe is all grown up now----and so has his talent! Before you ask, yes, he is the steel player in the It’s so Easy" video you saw on CMTV. He has been featured as an original songwriter/performer in a concert sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities. He has worked as pedal steel guitarist for the Pennsylvania opry, and spent many years on tour with the John St Clare Show out of Williamsburg, Virginia. So what happens when you put Joe and his pedal steel guitar together? Well, there is that chemistry, and there is that definite magic, and the result is ENTERTAINMENT as he alone can create. |
DAN STILES -- Dan started his music at an early age. He took formal piano at age 8 until he was around 12, perfoming recitals at local auditoriums. At age 13, and with the arrival of The Beatles from Great Britain, his interests turned to guitar. His folks purchase his first guitar for him at age 13. In his later teen years he played in local rock and roll bands, and in his early 20’s there was a necessity for a bass player, so he learned to play bass in his first country band. He stayed with country music for the next 30 years and his bands have performed with Nashville’s Little Jimmy Dickens, Boxcar Willie, and Don Lewis, the original rythym guitarist from the Johnny Cash TV Show in the 1960’s. He played with Don Lewis for 3 years, and watched Don carefully, as he was a true entertainer. This was probably the best experience Dan had, because now, with his Incredible Driftin Whistlepigs he understands what putting on a well orchestrated country show is supposed to be. Without Don’s guidance, he would never understand the nuances of “Show Business”, or what a “Show” is supposed to be.
Jeff Mallick - Covering the percussion section is drummer, Jeff Mallick. Jeff has been drumming since his early teens, and spent several years performing with popular groups in the Washington D.C. area. Thanks in no small part to his great timing and tasteful drumming; Jeff has shared the stage with the likes of Gene Watson, Ronnie McDowell, Donna Fargo, Tom T. Hall, Doug Stone and others