Staircase

Artist ID: 259

STAIRCASE BAND is a musical group consisting of five multi-talented musicians and one off-stage technician. Dedicated towards maintaining a professional "in club" business profile while still capturing a relaxed one-to-one relationship with audiences, STAIRCASE BAND has enjoyed twenty years of successful musical and business relations with both high energy nightclubs and various civic and professional organizations.

By asserting full attention toward the upkeep of all of our sound and lighting equipment, allowing our show personalities to be less egotistical and more down-to-earth and providing a wide variety of popular music dating from the 50's to the 90's, STAIRCASE has been in demand from as far away as Nashua, New Hampshire to Saudi Arabia and all points in between. STAIRCASE is available as a Top-40 dance, beach, oldies and show band.

STAIRCASE BAND has also been fortunate enough to be requested to open for several national recording artist such as Ben E. King, The Drifters, Mother's Finest, Chubby Checker, Atlanta Rhythm Section, The Coasters, The Tams, Percy Sledge, King Arthur Epps, Major Lance and The Greg Allman Band.

Included in our discography are such Carolina favorites as: 1978 - WHICH WAY TO ROCK & ROLL (THEME FROM STARSKY AND HUTCH) 1980 - HOW LONG 1983 - SHAGGIN' WITH MY SUGAR 1988 - REMEMBERING THE SUMMER 1992 - BEACH FUN

MEET THE BAND

L. KIETH THOMPSON, JR. Kieth is from Durham, North Carolina. He is one of the two owners of STAIRCASE BAND and Center Stage Productions and has been the business manager same for twenty years.

A graduate of Appalachian State University, he is responsible for 95% of all the business related duties, which includes booking and rehearsal scheduling. Kieth has also written two songs for STAIRCASE BAND: Shaggin With My Sugar and Remembering Summer Love. His on-stage duties include lead keyboard and back-up vocals.

W. TERRY GARRETT Terry is from Durham, North Carolina. He is the second of the two owners responsible for STAIRCASE BAND and Center Stage Productions and has been the equipment for nineteen years.

Having studied Recreational Therapy, Sociology, and Physiology at Duke University and Durham Technical College, Terry is helpful in getting an audience to relax and open up: you might say, priming them for entertainment. He co-produced several songs for STAIRCASE BAND: How Long, Which Way to Rock N Roll and Shaggin' With My Sugar. His on-stage duties include sound engineer, bass guitar, lead and back-up vocals.

AVERY COCKERHAM Avery is from Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He has been affiliated with STAIRCASE BAND for fifteen years and was the principle front man during their acclaimed popularity as a major show band in the late 70's and early 80's.

Before joining STAIRCASE BAND, Avery played with The Tams. He delights in taking his personality off-stage and into the audience.

His on-stage duties include saxophone, Yamaha electric sax, lead vocals and keyboards.

RONNIE FARRINGTON Ronnie is from Burlington, North Carolina. He has been affliated with STAIRCASE BAND for six years. Ronnie attended Elon College studying music education and communications.

Ronnie has worked with such groups as SAVVY, SUGARGROVE, THE EMANONS and the ELON COLLEGE JAZZ GROUP which toured overseas. He has also performed with and opened for such artists as HERBIE MANN, KENNY LOGGINS, LITTLE FEAT and DAVE MASON. He also sings the lead vocal track on the latest STAIRCASE BAND release: Remembering Summer Love.

His on-stage duties include lead vocals, bass guitar, keyboards, drums and rhythm guitar.

JEFF MORRIS Jeff is from Laurinburg, North Carolina. Jeff joined STAIRCASE BAND in April of 1992. Jeff plays acoustic and electronic drums. Jeff played the last 5 years with the BOARDWALK BAND.

EVERETT SPELLS Everett is from Virginia Beach, Virginia. He has been affiliated with STAIRCASE BAND for two years.

His on-stage duties include alto and tenor sax, keyboards and lead vocals. Everett also wrote the STAIRCASE BAND song Beach Fun.

GREG BROWN Greg is from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. He has been affiliated with STAIRCASE BAND for two years.

He performed with Sound Express backing up such artists as THE TEMPTATIONS, MOTHERS FINEST and PERCY SLEDGE. His on-stage duties include lead guitar and back-up vocals.

ERIC HERNDON Eric is from Durham, North Carolina. He has been affiliated with STAIRCASE BAND for two years.

He is the Lighting Technician and Ass't Sound Engineer. He was with LIQUID PLEASURE before joining STAIRCASE BAND.

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