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Head East plus With M & R Rush

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Head East is currently a 5-piece band consisting of Roger Boyd
(keyboards & vocals), Greg Manahan (bass, lead guitar & vocals), Glen Bridger (lead guitar & vocals), Eddy Jones (drums & vocals), and Darren Walker (lead vocals & bass). The new members superb musicianship and versatility along with their strong vocal and song writing abilities, resulted in the reinstatement of some classic Head East songs to the set list along with new material and a few new covers of classic rock favorites, making for an exciting new live show.

Though St. Louis is often mentioned as Head East's hometown, the original members grew up in south central Illinois. Originally known as the TimeAtions, the band adopted the name Head East at the suggestion of Baxter Forrest Twilight, who was a technician/stage-hand for the band. August 6, 1969 is recognized as the date the band
officially became Head East and they played their first gig in
Carbondale, Illinois about 100 miles southeast of St. Louis.

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Head East has brought four decades of classic rock to their fans. Roger Boyd, leader and keyboardist of Head East, has stated that Head East will continue to rock as long as he can lift his synthesizer over his head and play. And that he looks forward to bringing Head East music to the fans for many years to come.

M&R Rush had its beginnings in the early 70's, when a group of five high school friends from Chicago's Roseland neighborhood had a dream of making it in the music business. M&R Rush was signed by the same Chicago based management company who was guiding another local Chicago group called Styx.

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In 1980, "The Loop" radio in Chicago chose M&R Rush to be on their first hometown album. The song "Rock & Roll Chicago", written and performed by M&R Rush, became the most requested song off the album and finished at #45 for the year at that station. M&R Rush music has also returned to the airwaves as regional radio stations have featured live-unplugged performances of M&R Rush and music from four recently released CD's.The excitement continues as plans for the 2012 Summer "Alpha" Tour are in the works in support of the new 8 song CD by the same name.

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