Eddie Armer - is a 4th generation Gila County cowboy and a retired law enforcement officer. He is a great musician and the leader of the band "The Rowdy Bunch."

Born Edgar Allen Armer, and named after the famous poet, Edgar Allen Poe, Eddie is a songwriter, poet, entertainer and a great BS'er! Eddie's new CD "Country Lovin" is available now, featuring the familiar song, The Mighty Mogollon.  Click here to listen to two of Eddie's songs - I Love You  - Singer in a Country Band
 

Brooks & Yoder

Their goal is to provide easy listening and dance music with vocals and tight harmony. They have performed all over Payson, including the Payson Elks and the Matazal Casino. Stop by and catch their great lounge music! They also have a CD out with easy listening This Magic Moment. Listen to two songs by Brooks and Yoder  - Brown Eyed Girl - You're Sixteen

Billy Ichida who plays the lead guitar and fiddle began playing guitar while in college. Before moving to Payson, Billy played with the country rock band "Coyote" in Phoenix. When he's not on the bandstand, Billy operates the Backstage Studio here in Payson.

Bob Lewis is the lead singer and rhythm guitar player for Junction 87. Bob also plays bass guitar. Bob has been pickin' and singing for over 40 years. After spending two years on the road with the Arizona Outlaws, he went to Nashville and recorded three singles, two of the songs charted in the top 40 on Billboard. While with the Arizona Outlaws, Bob and the band were the opening acts for Merle Haggard, Johnny Cash, Hoyt Axton, Jenna Jae, and Sammi Smith.

Jim Norman is our bass fiddle and bass guitar player. Jim began playing the guitar at the age of 14. He played in a rock and roll garage band as a youth in the northeast Oklahoma City area. After retiring from the Air Force Jim joined a C/W band in the Gilbert area before moving to Payson.

Junction 87 performed a show at the town of Payson Concert Under the Stars, in June. For more information about the band, for a schedule of events or to listen to their CD, please go to www.junction87.com. Listen to two of Junction 87's songs - Night Train - Can't You See

Junction 87 Announces the "Gig of a Lifetime!" We've been invited to perform at a private party in...JAPAN!  That's right. In April the band will travel all expenses paid, to a town near Kobe, Japan, Billy's home town, for a week. Billy expects that we might even perform at a couple of the local clubs while there. Keep checking our web sight for more details as they develop.                 Domo arigato, Junction 87

Kate and Sue - Kate and Sue performed together for 10 years in the Midwest beginning as part of the "Launder Sisters Band" with two other real sisters, Christie and Mary. Kate and Sue continued their performance career as "The Brew City Sisters", a country duo. They have performed all over the country at fairs and festivals, and have opened for such acts as "Three Dog Night", Waylon Jennings, Mitch Ryder, "The Young Rascals" and gave a very special performance with :America: singings backup on their hit "A Horse With No Name". The last band they had together was a 5 piece Blues and Rock based band called "Stray Boogie", out of Milwaukee, their home town.

After an 8 year hiatus, travels, marriage, and babies, the girls are back living in the same town and doing what they love to do best, play music together. Their new act is an acoustic kaleidoscope of all their favorite songs and favorite artists and their very own original music. Sue plays a mean acoustic bass and Kate plays guitar. Their sense of humor makes for a total entertainment event every time they play together. Listen to two of their songs click here - Gotta Get Back - At Home in a Honky Tonk

Lee Silby - grew up in show business. His father was a C&W star, which was the means of his first TV debut at the age of 7 playing the banjo. Lee spent time background singing for Denny Doherty of the MaMa's and PaPa's. Lee was a Mitch Miller sing along singer. Lee does a lot of behind the scenes work, engineering, recording, lighting, management, etc. He has played his own music all over the United States and in Canada, England, and Europe. Lee loves writing and playing, and as one of his new songs is titled "Country Roots". Lee is a member of ASCAP as a writer check our his websites - www.myspace.com/leesilbyjr or leesilbyjr.com - Listen to two of Lee's songs - Dixie Love - Hard Rain

Sounds Unlimited - Lupe is an accomplished musician playing drums, bass and his number one love...piano. At the age of 12, Lupe was touring all over the state of Texas with one of the hottest Latin bands "Johnny Ayla and the Star Lighters" Lupe's love for music grew as he grew older. He traveled across the continent performing in Japan, Okinawa, Korea, Missouri, Mississippi, Iowa, California, Nevada and Arizona.

In 1992, Lupe met Cindy (now his wife), and together they are better known as "Sounds Unlimited". They play a variety of music including Country, 50's, Motown, Latin (Salsa), and old time Rock & Roll. Just before moving to Payson, Lupe was the vocal arranger and provided the music for the "Rock N Roll Legends" show in Las Vegas, Nevada. Listen to a medley of their songs.

Waterking  - The band "Waterking" was formed in 1971 when Pulitzer Prize winning author Bill Reeder met rocket scientist Denny Marek at a brothel in downtown Tokyo that was being closed down for health violations.  As a condition of their being allowed to return to the United States, and to avoid doing prison time, the pair was court-ordered to never engage in work that involved lying, cheating or stealing. Their political aspirations thus crushed, they decided to become musicians.  Denny took three guitar lessons, and Bill took three drum lessons, which therefore qualified them to play 96.3% of all rock 'n roll songs at the time.  By the way, that number would come back to play a significant role in their careers at a later date.

They played their music at hotel chains and nightclubs over a 5 state area, and attracted the attention of Jim O'Leary, owner of Wave Records in Pittsburgh, who quickly signed them to a record deal.  Their first single, "Break Break" garnered significant airplay over the "tri-state area" (Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia) and was the Pittsburgh Pick-of-the-week!  Many live concerts to promote the single ensued,  and opening for Waterking were several up-and-coming artists including Linda Ronstadt, Kenny Rogers, and The Eagles. But curiously, they were not allowed to play in West Virginia, because at the time they both had all of their teeth.

Over the years, extra members came and went, but the core of Denny & Bill remained constant. Denny moved from his native Cleveland, Ohio to Arizona in 1997.  Bill said "Okay, I'll be right there", and  Bill, being on Pennsylvania time, arrived in 2006. 

Today, Waterking has returned to its roots as a two man band playing full-sounding energetic rock 'n roll that hits you like a pillowcase full of auto parts!   They are currently signed to GEM Records and are working on an all-original CD.  Their music can be heard on KRIM 96.3-FM in Payson, Arizona.  Disc jockey/Station Manager Suzanne Michaels is their patron saint. Listen to two of their recordings - Already Gone - Sharp Dressed Man 

Brandon Shepard - Being in front of an audience is such a high for me, knowing that no matter how crappy someone’s week or day has been, I have the opportunity to help them escape, even if it’s only for a little while.

 Bryan Dee Higgens - grew up in a family that had the love for playing country music in Los Angeles, with his family influences and self teaching of singing and playing guitar, he started jamming in bars as a teenager, but being shy and having stage fright took him off the stage and back to his room where he continued his passion for all the country style picking and singing of the likes of Merle Haggard, George Jones and Conway Twitty. Now, years later, Bryan Higgens is part of the Rim Country music scene! For times, dates, locations or to schedule a private party, he can be contacted at: 623-670-0326 or es335bry@msn.com. Listen to Bryan Higgens singing and playing rhythm and lead guitar on two of his songs. Fatal Glass Of Beer and Catch Me When I'm Falling Down

 Hans Olson - is a veteran performing musician with over 40 years in the music business. He began his career as a lead singer in a Rock & Roll band in Southern California in 1967. By 1970, Hans had developed a very unique and powerful solo act. He plays an amplified acoustic guitar and harmonica. He is known as one of the best "harp-in-a-rack" players in the world. Hans' singing is very powerful. His voice is comfortable singing many styles of music ranging from mellow folk ballads to growling boogie blues. Hans' songwriting is one of his most notable assets. He has recorded over 70 of his songs on his 13 independent record releases. Hans has been a full time performing musician since 1972. He tours all over the world, but most of the time he travels the highways in Arizona where he has an amazing reputation of being a solo act that can rock a nightclub all night long. Hans plays music in a wide variety of styles influenced by artists such as: Muddy Waters, Johnny Cash, Woody Guthrie, Bruce Springsteen, Eric Burdon, Van Morrison, Bonnie Raitt, Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, John Lee Hooker, John Hammond and Tom Waits.