Hey Nineteen

’s Pride. JD was the drummer of choice when Danny Liston set out to showcase his Christian CD and played with him at the Pageant and down in New Orleans at “The House of Blues”. JD also played percussion with Mama’s Pride when they opened for The Michael Stanley Band and Kansas. JD wanted to bring something new to St. Louis and wanted to stay away from being in another bar band. His desire was to get the best musicians he could find and bring them together to roll out the classic sounds of Steely Dan. Thus – Hey Nineteen was formed! Louis Michael
Keyboardist / vocalist

Louis has toured extensively for over 17 years performing in night clubs, colleges, and concert venues before becoming an Associate Professor of Music and music department coordinator at Lewis and Clark Community College in Godfrey , IL. As an opening act Louis has performed with REO, Night Ranger, Bad Company, Survivor, and numerous other national acts. Producing a CD of original material in Nashville he has also recorded with well known studio musicians Dave Hungate of ToTo, Chris Rodriguez of Kenny Loggins band and Keith Urban, Dee Murray, bassist for Elton John, and Jerry McPherson guitarist for Reba McEntire. Completing a Masters Degree in Jazz piano at SIUE and Pro-Tools Specialist certification from Berklee College of Music in Boston, Louis Michael has been a full time faculty member at Lewis and Clark Community College for 10 years. Louis has performed private parties and events for numerous celebrities including Martina McBride, Alan Jackson, Keith Urban, John Waite, Steve Forbes, Styx, Kansas, REO, and Destiny’s Child. Appearing at Private parties and night Clubs in the St. Louis area, Louis remains an active performer. Dave Ryan
Bass / vocals

Dave got started playing music when he was 16. He used to "steal" his older brother's acoustic guitar & play it for hours. Like a lot of others, he is self-taught not having ever taken formal lessons. He got in his first band shortly after acquiring his first bass guitar at the age of 17. Another group heard him play just weeks after that & lured him away to play in a much better band. In 1981 he landed a gig with a working band that mostly played at weddings, anniversaries, night clubs & private engagements. In 1985 he landed a job at St Louis Music [SLM Electronics] where they were building Crate, Ampeg & Audio Centron amps, mixers & speakers. He then was chosen to be the line supervisor on the Ampeg SVT Re-issue [a limited run of 500] project because of his interest & ownership of Ampeg amplifiers. From there he went to the Service Dept in 1988 & was factory trained to repair pro-audio gear, at the same time still gigging & doing sound around town. In 2000 he joined the local St Louis group Five Long Years, a blues band founded by Steve Vogal. He played with them for almost 10 years all the while repairing amps, recording original material at home in his studio, gigging & practicing. Dave is an avid song writer and sound man. In 2004 he played the Pageant with the group Groove Thang and fronted the band along with Les Phillips in a Doobie Brother tribute. He also played the Family Arena in 2007 doing the Doobie tribute as well. He doesn't consider himself to have a "style" or a "thing" going on. Quote: "I just try to make everything groove" I'm a bass player, it's my job & I love it." Dave likes rock, r&b, jazz, fusion, southern rock, progressive rock & generally music that does not suck. He grew up in Glasgow Village in north St Louis Co. and attended St Pius grade school, Rosary Hi, North Co Tech Hi. Dave is currently employed at Winston Electronics working on & repairing pro-audio gear for local working musicians, practicing, writing & the occasional gig. Mark Crowell
Guitar
Background Vocals
KitKat

Mark started strumming the guitar strings when he was 12 years old and his love for his instrument has made him one of the most sought after players in the area and we are privileged to have him on board. Mark has an extensive list of bands he has played with including some of the hottest tribute bands in St.Louis such as Stone in Love (Journey), SiLver BuLLet (Seger), Seven Bridges Road (Eagles), and Houses of the Holy (Zepplin) to name a few. Influenced by many genres from Fusion to Hendrix – it’s the challenge of the strings that keeps him honing his skills. Mike Curtis
Guitar/Vocalsist
Chicken Leg

Growing up houseful of music got Mike’s singing career kicked off at the ripe age of 2! His comfort on stage and performing with excellence has been a long time standard. He also can rock the piano, trumpet, almost any instrument that he could get his hands on. Along with playing with Hey Nineteen, he also is a regular in the funk and groove band Fat Pocket. Some of his influences are Steely Dan, Allman Bros., Santana, Herbie Hancock and Chocolate Milk to name a few. Charlie Brown
Keyboards / Musical Director

Charlie is a native of Salisbury, MD and studied music at the North Carolina School of the Arts and Cleveland State University. Charlie came to the St. Louis area when he became a member of the US Air Force Band of Mid-America at Scot t AFB. As a member of the Air Force Band, he had the opportunity of touring and performing all over the continental US. After separating from the Air Force, he has been a freelance musician in the St. Louis area on piano/keyboards and trumpet since 1998. He has performed with many local bands and artists including Dr. Zhivegas, Theo Peoples, Kim Massey, The Usual Suspects, Denise Thimes, and the Illinois Symphony. Charlie has performed with many notable musical acts including The Drifters, Martha and the Vandellas, The Temptations, The Four Tops, The Delfonics, Melissa Ethridge, Meatloaf, and Weird Al Yankovic. Charlie's latest project is Press Play Records, a new music label and production company that he has partnered with to showcase his writing and production skills. Debbie Wheeler
Percussion
PayDay

Feeling the rhythm and hearing the beat from being married to JD for almost twenty years was definitely the motivation for me to play along with him. After playing drums on his set for a couple of years he surprised me with a beautiful set of LP congas and bongos! The whole set! That was my release to play and add to what he is so good at doing. My set grew to include shakers, tambourines, wood blocks, claves, chimes and my favorite – a rain stick, along with whatever else I could find at the drum store that I could get a sound out of. Influenced by Alex Acuna and Shelia E., I have played with many church bands to include FBCMaryville for almost nine years. I have also had the pleasure to play with some incredible musicians for various charity and fundraising events. Although I did not go to New Orleans, I did play with Danny Liston of Mama’s Pride for his local Christian CD release gigs including the Pageant along with other charity events he did. My list of who’s who may not be long but my desire to achieve and to grow in my gift has always been strong! It is my dream as well to play alongside my hubby in a band that is more than an every weekend gig – we wanted excellence and to pay tribute a most awesome and musically challenging band! I hope you enjoy the show! Erminie Cannon
Vocalist
Snickers

Blessed with a voice that will give you goose bumps, Erminie has been holding down the harmonies with many of well-known bands in St. Louis such as, El Monstero, Dr. Zhivegas, Vision, The Street Fighting Band (Stones Tribute), Butch Wax & the Hollywoods as well as at Simple Church 
Michael Jackson was one of Erminies influences yet she has a style all her own! You go girl!!!