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Earl Fisher |
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Pat Burton |
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Jim Kroll |
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Jeff Sasser |
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Earl Fisher (Harmonica, Keyboards, Vocals)
Earl's musical roots go back to the late 40's
and early 50's listening to singing groups like the "Andrews
Sisters" and the do-wop groups of the fifties. He started
singing in church choirs in his pre-teen years. When he
was in high school, he started singing trio doing acapella music
singing in the halls and bathrooms, because of the echo sounds
it produced. He started teaching himself guitar while
serving in the Marine Corps, playing folk music which was
popular at the time. After a tour in Viet Nam and four
years in the Marine Corps, he returned to Carroll County and
started a band with family and friends playing carnivals and
picnics for fun. In the late 70's he joined a country band
"Sugar Creek". "Sugar Creek" evolved into a rock band
called "Eclipse" which played from the late 80's to mid 90's.
In that time, Earl started playing keyboards and harmonica.
After "Eclipse" faded, Earl joined "Bootleg". |
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Sharon Bouis (Lead Vocals)
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Tim Bouis
(Keyboards) |
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Jim Kroll (Fiddle, Guitar, Vocals)
Jim, who is the backbone of "Bootleg", started playing guitar at
the age of 9. At age 13, he began classical violin
lessons, and continued through college, earning a B.S. degree in
Music Education. In the 70's he played rock fusion and
jazz standards in such bands as "Strings Attached" and "Maji".
In the early 80's, he played variety bands such as "Landslide"
and "Prism". In the early 90's when country music broke
out with line dancing, he played with the very popular group
"Coyote". Jim, who likes the hard driving beat and rock
rhythms, joined the "Nita Slater Band", playing guitar and
fiddle to the country dance craze at the time. Jim has
been playing with "Bootleg" since 1996. Jim says "playing
with 'Bootleg' has been one of the best experiences of my
musical career...".
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Pat Burton (Bass, Vocals)
Pat Burton
is a guitar player that was approached by a group of friends
while in his early twenties to join a new wave band in 1978 at
the beginning of that music movement. There was a need for
a bass player and Pat filled those shoes, and he has been
playing bass as a primary instrument ever since. He has
been entertaining in the Maryland area for over 30 years with
such bands as "A to Z".
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Jeff Sasser
(Drums, vocals) |
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