Mary's River Band

Ryan is lead vocals.  He has been singing since he was around the age of 12.  He started doing music competitions in 5th grade.  His music inspiration comes from his dad, Gerald Davis, who was also a singer.  Gerald sang lead vocals in bands such as Cheyenne and Cumberland Band.  Gerald got Ryan started on stage with him when he was a teenager.  He then started running sound for his dad’s band.  Ryan says, “Singing is a great release for me. When I'm on stage I'm free. There is no better feeling in the world than to share the stage with these musicians that are in MRB with me. “

 

Jason Kessel plays drums and sings background vocals.  Jason started playing guitar in 1989.  He then switched to drums in 2008.  Jason played in area band The Mess from 2007 to 2010 before forming the beginning of what is now Mary’s River Band.  Jason’s musical influences include Kiss, Steely Dan, Budgie, the Rolling Stones as well as others.

 

Eric Westerman plays guitar, and alto sax.  He started playing the saxophone in the fifth grade.  He played in concert band, marching band, and jazz band until he graduated from Sparta High School.  He started playing guitar in the eighth grade after deciding to follow in his grandfather’s footsteps.  He played in an alternative rock cover band while he was in high school.  He started playing in MRB the summer of 2013.

 

Jordan Gregory .

 

Kelly Hamm plays guitar, slide, piano, and harp.  He's an original member of Mary's River Band.  He bought his first guitar in 1982 and taught himself to play.  His garage band won the school talent show while he was in school.  The winning song was "Keep Your Hands To Yourself" by Georgia Satellites.  MRB plays that song today and it's still a winner!  While in college at SIU Carbondale, Kelly played guitar in Northwest Highway, an Acoustic duet. Kelly joined the band in 2012 when a fishing boat sale led to a scheduled practice.  Kelly also played for a short time with Jason in Acoustic 13 (led by Ken Little).  Kelly said, “He and Eric (Fender and Gibson) complement each other's tone nicely and were able to read each other immediately.”  Kelly's proud to be MRB!

 

Ken Little is the sound guy,  He played with Kelly and Jason in Acoustic 13.