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Inspiration RADIO: All 13/KYNO-Fresno "Boss Jocks" from 1965-1978, Mike Webb (KFRE-Fresno), The Real Don Steele (93/KHJ-Los Angeles), James Holley (By Golly), Charlie Scott (KMAK-Fresno), Gerry House (WSIX-Nashville), Eddie Stubbs (650 WSM-Nashville), Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, Don Geronimo & Mike O'Meara.
MUSIC: Alabama, Eddy Arnold, Asleep At The Wheel, Hoyt Axton, Moe Bandy, Bobby Bare, Beach Boys, Beatles, Clint Black, Garth Brooks, Brooks & Dunn, Jimmy Buffett, Johnny Bush, The Byrds, Glen Campbell, Johnny Cash, Ray Charles, John Conlee, Earl Thomas Conley, Jim Croce, Rodney Crowell, Charlie Daniels Band, Gail Davies, John Denver, Desert Rose Band, Eagles, Everly Brothers, Flying Burrito Brothers, Foster & Lloyd, Lefty Frizzell, Gatlin Brothers, Vince Gill, Vern Gosdin, Merle Haggard, Tom T. Hall, Emmylou Harris, Alan Jackson, Waylon Jennings, George Jones, Kentucky HeadHunters, Marshall Tucker Band, Kathy Mattea, Mavericks, Roger Miller, Ronnie Milsap, Billy Mize, Bill Monroe, Willie Nelson, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Oak Ridge Boys, Roy Orbison, Buck Owens, Gram Parsons, Johnny Paycheck, Carl Perkins, Webb Pierce, Elvis Presley, Ray Price, Charley Pride, Jerry Reed, Jim Reeves, Restless Heart, Charlie Rich, Marty Robbins, Ricky Skaggs, Statler Brothers, Ray Stevens, Gary Stewart, Wynn Stewart, George Strait, Marty Stuart, Joe Sun, Mel Tillis, Ernest Tubb, Conway Twitty, Steve Wariner, Gene Watson, Hank Williams, Hank Williams Jr., The Who, Bob Wills, Dwight Yoakam, Faron Young.
DRUMS: Ringo Starr (The Beatles), Keith Moon (The Who), Prairie Prince (The Tubes), Willie Cantu (The Buckaroos), Biff Adam (The Strangers), Larrie Londin, Buddy Harman, Jerry Carrigan, Milton Sledge, Eddie Bayers, Paul Leim (all Nashville studio greats).
For Fans Of Country, Rockabilly and Roots music!
biography
Skeeter Nash was born in Fresno, California. The youngest in a family of seven boys, he was raised on the Top 40 "Boss Radio" of the day. Skeeter says his earliest memories consist of his mother putting him down for his afternoon nap with the radio playing softly in the background, presumably to drown out the sounds of his noisy brothers elsewhere in the house. The combination of the variety of music played on the radio in the early 60's, plus the energetic patter of the KYNO "Boss Jocks" planted the seeds for the two things Skeeter has loved doing all his life: playing music in front of an audience as a musician, and playing music from behind the mic as a radio personality.
After fronting a couple of "garage bands" singing Rock 'n' Roll in high school, Skeeter joined up with a Country band the summer before his senior year, this time behind the drums. Discovering within himself a genuine love for Country music, Skeeter later went on to form the (original) Boy Howdy Band in Fresno, along with his brother, Pat "The Hat."
At the same time, Skeeter began to pick up part-time work on the air at a local Country station. The two careers complimented each other, as he was exposed to Country music stretching back to the fifties in the radio station's library. This has allowed Skeeter to sit in with virtually any band playing Country hits, and the drumming would be pretty close to the way the songs were recorded.
After playing with various bands, some touring, and jobs with several radio stations in Fresno and Tulare, Skeeter settled in Bakersfield, CA, to work for that city's best-known resident, Buck Owens. Skeeter hosted the afternoon drive, then morning drive slots at KTIE-FM, owned by Owens. While working there, Skeeter watched Buck's dinner theater/nightclub/museum, The Crystal Palace, being built and then opened. Skeeter played the stage of the Crystal Palace with local bands multiple times during his time in Bakersfield, even sitting in with Buck and the Buckaroos on a few occasions
Skeeter served as the volunteer Regional Workshop Coordinator for the Nashville Songwriters Association's Bakersfield songwriting workshop. He also entered one of his original songs, "Fool Me Once," for the 1997 California Country Music Association local competition, winning "Song of the Year" awards both locally and in the statewide competition.
Relocating to Nashville, TN in April of 2000, Skeeter quickly found acceptance among the musicians and singers on famed Lower Broadway; in fact, his first gig as a drummer in Nashville was at world-famous Tootsie's Orchid Lounge. In late-August of 2000, Skeeter began playing drums for singer/songwriter Thom Shepherd every Thursday and Friday night at Legends Corner, in the shadow of the famed Ryman Auitorium (home of the Grand Ole Opry for 41 years), spending the next 2 years playing with Shepherd, as well as many other musicians up and down Broadway. He also quickly found part-time work at WSIX-FM, one of the most respected contemporary Country stations in the US. About a year later, he "crossed the Cumberland River" and was heard on the "home of the Grand Ole Opry" and Radio & Records magazine's "Station of the Century," WSM-AM 650. In early January of 2003, WSM's owners made some rather drastic staff cuts, and Skeeter's part-time position was, sadly, eliminated.
In September of 2003, Skeeter relocated to Jonesboro, Arkansas to host Afternoon Drive on the #1 Aribtron-rated country station KDXY-FM ("104-9 The Fox"). Skeeter's show has been atop the ratings since his arrival. Skeeter has also been making frequent guest appearances at The Roundup Country Music Show in Brookland, AR near Jonesboro, and performing extensively with Northeast Arkansas' finest musicians...most recently with with Steve Goins (guitar) and Brad Owen (bass) as The Shindiggers, specializing in Rockabilly music.
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