Tony Houston, a native of Dayton, Ohio, now lives in the Columbus area. Tony has played guitar for over 35 years and during that time played many styles of music but the blues was always in his soul. He received his nickname for his collection of hats.
From 1984 to 1990, Tony was a member of blues bassist Snapper Mitchum’s band, Snapper and The Blues Invaders. That band recorded the album "Born In The Ghetto" which reached #10 on the Living Blues magazine record chart. Those years playing with Snapper gave Tony the opportunity to have many guitar duels that included the late blues legend Lefty Dizz, Phil and Buddy Guy. It was playing with such great stars that honed his Chicago blues style of playing.
Ed has been playing bass all his life and it shows!!! Ed’s musical influences are far ranging as well, from Jimi Hendrix to Willie Dixon. As a veteran of the Columbus music scene, Ed has shared the bill with great blues stars such as Debbie Davies and Son Seals.
Richard "Doc" Kass was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. He started playing drums as a teenager but paused for about 15 years to pursue an education. He is now a professor of physics at Ohio State University. Doc’s musical influences include jazz, rock and the blues, especially the great Chicago based blues groups of the 50’s and 60’s.