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| Bill Callahan - Guitars and Vocals |
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Bill Callahan - Guitars and Vocals Having played the local club circuit, as well as touring much of the United
States, including the east coast and midwest, Bill says that music has always been a passion for him and he enjoys sharing
it with everyone. Bill plays rhythm guitar and sings lead vocals with the band and continues to be excited every time Second
Chance gets the opportunity to do a show. Bill is from Winston-Salem, North Carolina and although his favorite music is country,
he also enjoys many other genres of music. Not only does he truly love playing with the guys in Second Chance, but seeing
old friends and making new ones is just as important to him. ___________________________________________________________________________________
| Greg Butcher - Guitars and Vocals |
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Greg Butcher - Guitars and Vocals
Greg began learning to play guitar when he was 13 years old by listening to friends and relatives
play. He had two cousins who inspired him and got him started playing rock and roll, but his family urged him to play country.
When he was 16, he started playing in taverns and community events until the mid 1980's when he decided
to take a break from music. Then about 7 years ago he picked up the guitar again and rekindled his love for music. Greg has
been with the band ever since and going strong. He now splits his time between family, racing and playing music.
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| Randy Lynch - Acoustic Guitar and Vocals |
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Randy
Lynch - Acoustic Guitar and Vocals
Randy has been playing guitar since
the 4th grade and learning chords from family members. He was in his first band when he was 16 and played with several other
bands over the years. Randy has played both locally and regionally, as well as in nightclubs, at private parties, street scenes
and community events. Randy's professionalism and excellent vocal abilities, as well as his ability to entertain the crowd
in every situation, helps bring Second Chance Band's unique sound together in a very special way. _____________________________________________________________________________________________
| Robert Minor - Drums and Vocals |
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Robert Minor - Drums and Vocals
Robert, born an "Army Brat" at Fort Gordon, Georgia and having grown up in Troy, North Carolina,
has been beating on everything that makes noise. Robert's dream was to be Elvis's drummer when he grew up, so his
mom and dad bought him his first drum set when he was 14. Robert would spend hours after school everyday teaching himself
to play to play the drums. Music has always helped Robert to "Chill Out" and he listens to everything except Rap
and Bluegrass, but his favorites are Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Rush, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and Motown. By 15, Robert was playing professionally and Second Chance is one of the 6 bands that he has been with during his 29 year career.
Robert's mom has always been his biggest fan and supporter over the years and has always encouraged Robert to play his
music. Robert has also served the community as an EMT-Paramedic for 20 years in several surrounding counties and a CPR-First
Aid instructor for the American Red Cross. ___________________________________________________________________________________
| Randall Hanes - Keyboards |
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Randall Hanes - Keyboards
Randall's first musical interest started at age 7, while watching his grandmother playing a foot pump
organ and taught him how to play Amazing Grace. Randall took piano lessons at a very young age, but developed a knack for
playing by ear. Randall played the Motown sound at age 15 and was able to pass for a much older guy so he could get in the
clubs to perform. As time passed, he played Beach Music, R&B, Gospel, Southern Rock, Contemporary Jazz and was heavily
influenced by piano greats such as Jerry Lee Lewis, Floyd Cramer, Liberace, Hilton Ruiz, Billy Powell and Booker T. Randall
has had his fingers on the keyboards for almost 50 years now and still has music heroes such as Delbert McClinton, Dr. John,
Greg Allman, David Benoit, and Brian Culbertson. His bands have been opening acts for David Allen Coe, Dwight Yoakam, Billy
Jo Royal, Travis Tritt, and Wade Hayes. Randall has also co-authored an original work released through Oasis Records. He is
having a tons of fun and enjoys being a part of Second Chance Band. _____________________________________________________________________________________________
| Ken Keicher - Bass Guitar |
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Ken Keicher - Bass Guitar
Even though piano is the instrument that Ken
wanted to learn when he was a kid, his parents, who already owned a trombone that his brother no longer wished to play, had
other ideas. So by the 5th grade, Ken was playing trombone in the school band. When he was 11, he started teaching himself
to play guitar and by the age of 13, he began learning bass guitar. During his high school years, Ken was accepted into All
State Band on the trombone and started studying theory and writing musical arrangements for both school band and chorus. After
graduation, he was accepted at Berklee College of Music in Boston where he and a dozen other freshmen, who all tested higher
than other students, were placed into advanced accelerated classes in arranging and composition, as well as ear training,
melody and improvisation, and modern music theory, where 2 years of study in those subjects were compressed into one year.
After that year, Ken left college, wanting to play with live bands and after doing a tour with a former member of the Platters,
was about to be drafted into the US Army and instead enlisted to become an Army musician. At Little Creek School of Music
in Norfolk, Virginia, where he was top in his class and was offered a position teaching bass guitar at the school, he wrote
numerous arrangements for stage band, one of which called, "Just You 'n' Me", was used and played by the
US Navy Jazz Band for many years. Since then, Ken has been playing and touring with bands all over the country and is now
enjoying playing 5 string bass in local venues with Second Chance. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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