GYPSYROAD
ROGER

 ROGER LEE HURLEY

ROGER STARTED PLAYING GUITAR AT THE AGE OF 12 .
HE CUT HIS TEETH IN LOTS OF BANDS IN THE 80'S & 90'S
IT WAS ALL ABOUT HAVING FUN & JAMMING WITH FRIENDS !
HIS MUSIC INFLUIENCES ARE SOUTHERN ROCK - COUNTRY - BLUES. & 80'S METAL !
GABE

GABE RODRIGUEZ
BORN AND RAISED IN MIAMI GABE STARTED PLAYING THE DRUMS AT THE RIPE OLD AGE OF 10 AFTER ATTENDING A KISS CONCERT IN 1977 "AFTER SEEING PETER CRISS' BEHIND HIS MASSIVE DRUM KIT I WAS HOOKED! I COULDN'T WAIT TO GO HOME AND GET ALL MY MOTHER'S POTS AND PANS TO BUILD MY OWN DRUM SET, 6 MONTH LATER I GOT MY FIRST REAL KIT, A USED "65" LUDWIG AND MY LIFE HAS NEVER BEEN THE SAME"
THE PRESIDENT OF THE ONLY AUTHORIZED MIAMI-DADE ELVIS PRESLEY FAN CLUB
GABE ENJOYS HIS TRIPS TO MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE TWICE A YEAR TO PARTICIPATE IN ALL THE FESTIVITIES "I CALL MEMPHIS MY SECOND HOME" HE ALSO IS AN AVID READER, STAMP COLLECTOR, SCALE MODELER AND LOVES MILITARY HISTORY HAS A LARGE WAR MOVIE COLLECTION. ENJOYS SPENDING TIME WITH HIS 2 TEENAGE DAUGHTERS AND 5 DOGS. HAPPILY MARRIED FOR 22 YEARS AND GOING STRONG.
"PLAYING WITH GYPSYROAD HAS BEEN A VERY POSITIVE EXPERIENCE FOR ME, FINDING THE RIGHT BAND IS ALWAYS DIFFICULT BUT WE HAVE EXCELLENT CHEMISTRY. WE ALL LOVE THE SAME KIND OF MUSIC, IT SHOWS IN OUR PERFORMANCES."
GABE'S DRUMMING INFLUENCES ARE: PETER CRISS, DJ FONTANA, RONNIE TUTT, HAL BLAIN, JOHN BONHAM, RINGO STARR, STEVE SMITH, NIGEL OLSEN, JEFF PORCARO, LIBERTY DE VITTO, KEITH MOON, CHARLIE WATTS, MICK FLEETWOOD, BOBBY RONDINELLI, ALEX VAN HALEN, NEIL PERT, COZY POWELL, PHIL RUDD, AND THE MASTER OF ALL BUDDY RICH.

 
IKE

A Miami native who loves all types of music. Started playing guitar as a teenager and and is inspired by the Beatles , Hendrix , Santana and many others. Playing in a number of south florida bands for almost 20 years that includes original , blues, and classic rock. He always pays a degree of homage to the original artists when playing cover tunes and yet still putting his own personal touch on the arrangements.