Roger comes from a family of musicians and drummers, with influences from Mozart, Gershwin and Miles Davis.  He played as a studio musician with jazz artist Vickie Cole in Houston, Texas. As part of Portland’s Rose City Kings, Roger produced and engineered the bands three albums. He and Ron have played together for the last twelve years in the Portland area. Roger has played at all over the West Coast including Jazz Alley in Seattle and Biscuits and Blues in San Francisco as well as Portland’s Aladdin and Roseland venues in addition to Vancouver’s Wine and Jazz Festival. Roger studied sound engineering in college and has his own recording studio.  He enjoys writing and arranging music.

Ron began playing guitar at 12 and picked up his first bass at 14. Influenced by The Beatles and the whole British Invasion, Ron has played with a variety of artists including Chet McCracken (drummer for the Doobie Brothers, Jeff Porcaro (drummer for Toto) and Terry Furlong from The Grass Roots. Playing locally with Roger E and The Rose City Kings, Ron and Roger have won the acclaimed Muddy Award for the “Best New Blues Band” in 2004. Portland bands include The Boomerangs, The Visitors and Mammoth with Dave Eisley from California. Ron plays all styles of music on both the bass and acoustic and electric guitars, including a stint with country bands. Ron lives in Gresham, OR with his wife Janet and family.