The Roger Bright Band

...Biographies from the Squeeze Your A-Cor-Deen Release!

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Joey Miskulin's musical career reads like a Who's Who in music. He has been involved in four Grammy Award winning albums and several gold and platinum albums. And a score of National and International hit recordings bear Joey's name. Joey has been part of numerous musical groups such as Michael Martin Murphey, Riders In The Sky, Frank Yankovic, and many other groups. Now working and living in Nashville, you would have a hard time finding a Country Star he has not recorded with. Joey is now involved in producing records for Warner Bros. (Warner Western) as well as other major record labels.

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Denny Anderson's musical career spans over thirty years. He started playing guitar and banjo with his father's band and later played bass with Bob Mastel and the Polka Sharps. Denny met Frank Yankovic in 1964 and played his first job with the Yanks, a week-long engagement in Virginia, MN. At that time he met Roger and Joey, who were traveling with the Yankovic Band. Denny has since toured the US, Europe, Canada, and the Caribbean, and has performed on many radio and TV shows. He has played and recorded with Roger Bright, Frank Yankovic, Frankie Kramer, Hank Thunander, John Filipczak, and Bruce Bradley.

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Craig Ebel has been playing drums for 23 years in styles of music including rock, country, big band, and polka. He grew up in a musical family, with his mother singing and playing guitar in country western bands and his father building and operating the Bel-Rae Ballroom, one of the most popular dance spots in Minnesota. His knowledge and love of polka music has earned him a broadcasting career, producing and hosting numerous polka radio shows in the upper Midwest for the past 15 years. Craig's unique style of percussion, vocals, and humor, as well as his creative song writing, has added a new dimension and flair to the Roger Bright Band.

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Scott Lorenz has been playing music professionally since he was about 16 years old. He has traveled with the Roger Bright Band to most states in this country as well as to Europe several times. Scott has recorded numerous times with the Roger Bright Band and several other polka bands. Scott plays the clarinet, the saxophone, the flute, the drums, and the bass. Scott credits the influence of Cleveland polka musicians Norm Kobal, Paul Yanchar, and Bob Bacha; Slavko Avsenik's clarinetist, Albin Rudan; and nationally-known sax player Boots Randolph. Scott is married and has one child.

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