MEET THE BAND CONTINUES...

MIKE MOVED TO COLORADO IN THE EARLY 60'S. INFLUENCED BY SUPER-GROUPS LIKE LED ZEPPELIN & THE STONES. HE PLAYED ACOUSTIC GUITAR THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL. IN HIS EARLY 20'S HE BEGAN PLAYING IN DUETS & TRIOS AT PARTIES & SMALL VENUES. MIKE JOINED "THE WOODIES" IN 1993 RUNNING SOUND & STAGE SET UP UNTIL A SINGER WAS NEEDED. HE THEN MOVED TO BASS/SINGER IN 1999.

A COLORADO NATIVE WHOSE MUSICAL EXPERIENCES STARTED AT THE AGE OF 8. COUNTRY, REGGAE & NEW ORLEANS BLUES PROVIDED HIS MUSICAL ROOTS. ARTISTS THAT HAVE HAD THE MOST INFLUENCE INCLUDE; RITCHIE HAYWARD, ROD MORGANSTEIN, & DAVID GARABALDI. RICKY JOINED "THE WOODIES" IN 1993.