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BAND DETAIL: The Roof Raisers
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Clark Erickson, keyboard player for The Roof Raisers, was born and raised in Houston, Texas and moved to the DFW area to complete a Master's degree in music at the University of North Texas. Clark enjoys the diversity of the music scene in the DFW area; consequently he has been involved in label projects in the rap, salsa, rock and jazz genres. Most recently, Clark has completed music post-production for a short independent film for KERA-TV, while his piano playing earned him a scholarship to a summer jazz workshop in Aspen, Colorado. Here he studied with jazz piano legends Henry Butler, Sir Roland Hanna, Renee Rosnes, and Monty Alexander. Clark's talent and enthusiasm is a welcome addition to the band. Mandy Spencer has been lead vocalist for The Roof Raisers since 1993. She started her professional singing career at Six Flags Over Texas at the age of 16, and a few years later moved to New York City, where her voice made its way to several demos and jingles. The same year she joined The Roof Raisers, she sang her way onto the "Be a Star" variety show on the Nashville Network. During the day, Mandy is a Systems Engineer at Southwest Airlines, and in addition to singing with The Roof Raisers, can be heard on the radio singing jingles and radio IDs for stations across the country (KVIL in Dallas, KABC in Los Angeles, and WABC in New York, to name a few). Mandy also recorded the most recent "American Top 40" jingle package for Casey Kasem's weekly syndicated radio show heard across the country. Marshall Morris plays bass guitar with The Roof Raisers. Marshall was born and raised right here in Dallas, and in addition to being an accomplished bassist, Marshall has also played the saxophone for more than 10 years. His playing experience includes performing with several local favorite bands, as well as many national artists. Marshall plays a mean bass, but rounds out his musical talents by writing songs, as well. We are very excited to have Marshall as part of our musical "family". Gene Glover is the leader of The Roof Raisers, and has been at the helm for over 15 years. Gene plays drums in the band and also covers male lead vocal duties. Gene graduated with a Masters of Music Education degree from the University of North Texas in 1979, where he played in the world-renowned One O'clock Lab Band. He does a good deal of music contracting in the Metroplex for such artists as Marvin Hamlisch and The Fifth Dimension. He has also played drums/percussion for big names like Aretha Franklin, Chuck Berry, Delbert McClinton, Doc Severinson and George Strait, to name a few. Gene has led his own bands since the age of 14 and began The Roof Raisers in 1984. Since then, the group has grown into one of the foremost special event bands in the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex. Larry Spencer is The Roof Raisers' trumpet player. Larry has a full resume that includes playing with: Tom Scott, Oliver Nelson, Randy and Michael Brecker, Frank Foster, Ernie Wilkins, Manny Album, Clark Terry, Buddy Rich, Woody Herman, Henry Mancini, Nelson Riddle, Bob Hope, Andy Williams, Ella Fitzgerald, Mel TormŽ, Tony Bennett, Rosemary Clooney, Lou Rawls, Cab Calloway, Billy Eckstine, Joe Williams and many others. More recent performances include appearances with Natalie Cole, Ray Charles, Rita Moreno, Toni Tenille, Marvin Hamlisch, Frank Sinatra, Reba McIntyre and The Dixie Chicks. Larry attended the University of North Texas and became a member of the famed One O'Clock Lab Band, appearing on "Lab '78". Larry also enjoys wearing his "classical hat". He has played principal and section trumpet with the Richardson Symphony, Arlington Philharmonic, East Texas Symphony, Texas Wind Symphony, and Ft. Worth Symphony. He is also in demand as a soloist for weddings and various sacred concerts and services. Larry brings years of experience to The Roof Raisers and we're very proud to have him. Jim Casey plays guitar for The Roof Raisers. Jim has played in two of Dallas' most successful R&B bands: Buster Brown (15 years) and Einstein's Apartment (5 years). During his career (so far), Jim has played with Lee Ritenour, as well as Danny Seraphine (drummer for Chicago). He was signed to RCA in the late 70's and worked with Don Davis who produced the Dramatics, Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Eli Fontaine, and Michael Henderson (Miles Davis' bass player). While at Popsicle Toes in Dallas, he played alongside Eric Clapton, Albert Lee, Kenny Loggins, Walter Afanasieff (Mariah Carey's producer), and Kenny G. Jim calls these his "glory days". (Talk about name-dropping!) These days, in addition to playing with The Roof Raisers, Jim is also playing guitar with local saxophone celebrity Joseph Vincelli. Great rhythm guitar has been Jim's calling card, but The Roof Raisers' guitar-oriented repertoire definitely showcases his solo talents as well. Texas-born saxophonist Paul Nagy honed his many talents in the Lone Star State and then relocated to New York. Immediately upon moving to Manhattan, he was working in area bands, and, less than a year later, recording jingles for Showtime, NBC, ABC, HBO, ESPN, ESPN2, American Music Classics and Hong Kong Cable TV. His Texas funk/jazz fusion of styles has led to performances throughout the U.S., as well as Europe, South America, Africa and Russia. Paul has opened for such artists as Wynton Marsalis, Gato Barbieri, Special FX, Ashford & Simpson, Michael Bolton, Jon Lucien, Frankie Valli, Regis and Kathy Lee, Nell Carter, Art Garfunkel, KC and the Sunshine Band, Gloria Gainor and Booker T and the MGs. Influenced by Tom Scott, Michael Brecker, Sonny Stitt, and Dexter Gordon, Paul started his career in Dallas, leading several popular bands and recording with local artists such as Smokin' Joe Kubek and songstress Linda Petty. His move to New York in 1989 was the impetus he needed to expand his musical opportunities, including working as a recording engineer at Newfound Sound for five years. "This enabled me to refine my concept of producing as well as meet a lot of world-class players," he says. SONG LIST:Contemporary Pop/Rock |
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