Russell McWilliams and Lennie Tuck first played together around 1967-68, as budding high school musicians. After graduating, the two went their separate ways, unaware at the time of the many years which would pass before they once again played together. In between, there were marriages, kids, stints in the military and lots of music, as both artists traveled their own respective musical paths. The two reunited in 2009, though with a somewhat different musical direction; a more folk, blues and country-oriented approach than the rock and roll with which they identified in the earlier days. The next several years included a lot of practicing, followed by a slew of local gigs and a dedicated focus on songwriting. The end result is an album which speaks to the influences on McWilliams & Tuck by a number of artists across several musical genres, and culminating in a sound that is genuinely Americana. We met Jim Scarlett while recording our CD and he's been joining us whenever we play out. Jim is a multi-instrumentalist and adds so much to our sound.

The band:
Russell McWilliams - lead vocals, acoustic guitar and harmonica
Lennie Tuck - keyboards, backing vocals
Jim Scarlett - mandolin, dobro and guitar