Embrace Your Passion
It was only natural for me to follow in the musical footsteps of my daddy. He gave me my first guitar at the tender age of eight, taught me a few chords and I was in my element. My first microphone was a Ban deodorant bottle, my first audience and stage was the reflection from the bathroom mirror, my first love...has always been music!
Live Life in Song
My dream has always been to sing on the stage of the Grand Ole Opry and although that hasn't come to pass yet, I have sung in Nashville on the stage of the Ryman Auditorium...no lights
no cameras, just me and my guitar...for a moment I was a star!
Be Inspired by Everything
My first song was penned in third grade and I still remember it word for word. I've grown since then and learned that there is a song in every situation, there is love on the other side of heartache...but most of all there is life in the heartbeat of music...music is life and life gives us music.
Notable Venues/Musicians/Awards
Bootleg Band - 1995-1998
Buck Hummer and the Pick-Ups - 2000-2009
Buck Hummer and the Pick-Ups - 2000-2009
In 1995 I was asked by Dan Allen to join his band, Bootleg. We were blessed to have the opportunity to open for Waylon Jennings at Silver Springs, Florida as well as several other up and coming artists throughout our years together. We were awarded "Band of the Year" by the Florida Country Music Association in 1998 and that same year I teamed up with Kim Murray and we won "Duo of the Year".
Buck Hummer and the Pick-Ups - 2000-2009
Buck Hummer and the Pick-Ups - 2000-2009
Buck Hummer and the Pick-Ups - 2000-2009
What a joy it was to be able to make over nine years of music with these talented musicians who were more like my brothers than band members. We had that chemistry that many don't get to experience. Although we have all gone in different directions with our music...we are all still doing what we love and I have the utmost love and respect for them - Jeff Jackson, Andy Fritsch and PG Woods. We recorded our one and only self-titled CD in 2000 and were honored to be the entertainment choice for Gov. Jeb Bush's campaign in 2002, playing to a crowd of over 15,000 and seeing one of his supporters, President George "Dubya"W. Bush.
Faces South Band 2013-2015
Buck Hummer and the Pick-Ups - 2000-2009
Faces South Band 2013-2015
After taking a short break from performing with bands I was asked by my former bandmate and drummer, Andy Fritsch, to help his band out by "filling in" for their lead vocalist who had left the band. I had planned on helping for a few gigs and that turned into two years of festivals, winery and Moose Lodge performances. We recorded a CD and had lots of fun those two short years with Andy Fritsch, Michael Franklin, Ken Speer and Terry Speer.
Faces South Band 2013-2015
