Book a Band Listing

THE GROVE - BIO In the backwater badlands between the heart of the Delta Blues and the capital of Country Music many different styles and sounds were starting to mutate into a sonic brew that was less style, more substance, a little less country, and a little more rock-n-roll, great taste and less filling ' A five man powerhouse that would be known as THE GROVE. Webster's defines a grove as being a group of trees with the same root system, and that's a pretty accurate description of the band. With all five members hailing from hard working musical families and cutting their teeth on local music scenes before they had lost their baby teeth, each one brought a unique attitude, sound, and perspective. Jonathan Singleton, a one man band, who at one time or another had played and learned almost every instrument known to man stepped up to the plate as front man and lead guitarist, squeezing as much emotion from the burnt frets of his guitar as his gritty smoke and soul-covered vocal chords. Josh Smith comes in covering lead vocals and rhythm guitar and complimenting the rough and real delivery of Jonathan's with a voice as smooth as glass and sweet as molasses. The funk is with Andy Dixon, youngest member of THE GROVE. Blending the mastery of Victor Wooten with the soul of Larry Graham and the melodic sensibility of Paul McCartney, Andy's subsonic assaults and energetic performance continue to make him a bassist's bassist. William Coats meets Andy's musical challenges with laid back authority and rhythmic domination ' changing tempos and time signatures like the channels on a television. A lifetime student of concert sound performance and music in general, professional isn't Willie's middle name''..but it should be. Rounding out the equation of THE GROVE is keyboardist Dave Thomas. Classically trained but ultimately a slave to the groove, Dave's musical journey took him through hard core metal clubs to smoke-filled juke joints and halfway across the world before he crossed paths and joined forces with the Musical Army that is THE GROVE. 2003 saw the release of the group's long awaited debut album More Than People. It is a promising first statement from five dedicated young poor white boys who are all about the music.