 Biography
Steve
Grisham on
guitar and vocals has been sucessful
as singer, songwriter, producer and engineer. Before building
the success of his own 'Mira Vista Studios,' he toured with the
southern rock group The Outlaws throughout the
decade of the '80's. He's also credited with writing a number of
sucessful songs ---- including
"Fallen Hero," for the Disney/Touchstone movie
"Can't Buy Me Love." "Keepin'
Our Love Alive", a top 40 hit for the Henry Paul
Band, "The Outlaw" and "Lady Luck"
for The Outlaws. And was a staff writer for Ronnie
Milsap Music Publishing.
Steve has been back up guitarist for: Razzy
Bailey, Tom Wopat (Luke Duke
on Dukes of Hazard), Bobby Bare, Montey
Holmes, Jeannie C. Riely
("Harper Valley PTA"), Robert Nix (Atlanta
Rythym Section), Artimus
Pyle (Lynyrd
Skynyrd) and many more.
Barry
Rapp on
keyboards and vocals, was born in
Chicago
. Shortly
after high school, he was on the road with Sow Belly,
a Southern Rock outfit. Sow Belly moved to
Jacksonville, Florida in the mid 70's where they were signed by Armstrong
Agency Management Company, who also managed Tony
Dorsey and Magic. Tony Dorsey, the leader of the band
and trombonist, left this band to join Paul McCartney's "Wings
Over America" Tour. In the late 70's, Barry moved back to
Jacksonville, where he joined the newly formed Henry Paul
Band on Atlantic Records. Barry and Henry
wrote "Grey Ghost", the title track of
the band's biggest album, selling over 250,000 copies.
Barry also sang the band's first nationally charted
single, "Cross-Fire".
Barry contributed on their next album,"
Feel The Heat" and
co- writing the title track of the next album,"
Anytime". They toured continuously for four years,
opening for The Rolling Stones, ZZ Top, Charlie Daniels, Rossington
Collins and Marshall Tucker. Upon leaving
Henry Paul Band, Barry formed his own band in
Jacksonville, One Eyed Jacks, featuring Robert
Nix of Atlanta Rhythm Section fame on
drums and Max Schwennsen, Steve
Grisham, Bobby Croft. By the late 80's Barry was trying to cross
over Southern Rock with Country, the result was TimePiece.
(Tim Lindsey, Bobby Johns, Barry Lee Harwood,
Barry Rapp, Steve McNally) TimePiece
was a Jacksonville favorite, touring the Southeast and opening
for all the top Country acts.
They recorded one release, "Time For A
Change" packed with powerful original Southern
Country. In the mid 90’s Barry did a lot of work at Kingsnake
Studio with Ace Moreland recording several
CDs. Working again
with Ace is like coming full circle for Barry with the release
of Route 66. Barry then started Big Jim and
the Twins and released the CD “Yeah We Smoke”.
Backing Steve Grisham of the
Outlaws. Barry Rapp a credit to "GHOSTRIDERS"
THE NEW OUTLAWS
Jimmy
Bennett on
electric and acoustic guitar, slide guitar, lap steel and
vocals, was born in Brooklyn and began his musical career at age
six. While touring, Jimmy has shared the stage with greats such
as The Greg Allman Band,
Dickey Betts, Bo Didley, Lightnin'
Hopkins, Brian Setzer, Charlie
Daniels and Marshall Tucker. By the mid
90's, he was playing with the Stills-Cohen Band (sons
of Steven and Leonard), Greg Kihn
and John Eddy. Jimmy toured the U.S.A. and
Europe with Stone Caravan opening for Jimmie
Vaughan, Buddy Guy, Ben E. King, Southside Johnny and Richie
Havens. More recently, Jimmy and his brother Peter,
produced and album entitled Bennett Mclaughlin,
that had some regional success in
New York
, that led to
a collaboration with the late Rick Danko
and Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame member Levon
Helm. Also playing with Outlaws "Steve
Grisham" on tours and side engagements. Playing
numbers of Outlaws songs and is one of the "GHOSTRIDERS"
THE NEW OUTLAWS
Pug
Baker on
drums, born in
London
England
, came to the
U.S.A.
when he was 5
years old and was raised in
Los Angeles
. Some of the
bands that Pug has played drums for are: Rocking Horse on
RCA records, Jimmey
Spheeris on Epic
and Columbia, Waves on Epic
Records, The Knack on Capitol
Records, Chakris on Reprise
Records and more. Pug wrote an entire album with Johnathan
Cain, the keyboardist from Journey, which
had the top 40 hit, "Holdin'
On". And co-wrote the song "Photo
Play" for The Terminator
movie. Working with Outlaws songs and with Steve
Grisham member of the Outlaws on tours
with him and has been a big credit to "GHOSTRIDERS"
THE NEW OUTLAWS
Phill
Stokes
on bass, born in Columbus, Ohio has played with Pure Prarie
League (RCA Records), Bo Diddley,
J.D. Blackfoot (Mercury Records), Dennis Yost and The
Classics Four, Eric Moore of The Godz,
Sleepy LaBeef (Rockabilly
Legend), toured with Billy Joe Royal and has done
session work with Craig Fuller of Little
Feat and Steve Grisham of the
Outlaws doing tons of Outlaws songs to
make him the final part of the "GHOSTRIDERS" THE
NEW OUTLAWS
All
together they make the old OUTLAWS sound and their
new sound come together the SOUTHERN ROCK WAYin
the new release CD "FORTUNE TELLER". Steve
Grisham making the sound of the Outlaws
come back to life along with Barry Rapp and GHOSTRIDERS
NEW OUTLAWS.
Doing
there classic Outlaws hits and there new hits and
a few other hits. A set is like Outlaws
songs and Ghostriders
songs and The Henry Paul Band songs and a few Lynyrd
Skynyrd songs.
A set is as follows;
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Southern rock never
sounded better than on this HOT new release from Ghost
Riders, featuring Barry Rapp (Henry Paul Band), Steve
Grisham (The Outlaws), Jimmy Bennett, Pug Baker and Phil
Stokes.
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merchandise HERE
Get the new Fortune Teller
CD HERE
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Ghost
Riders Set List
1.)
THERE GOES ANOTHER LOVE SONG (The Outlaws)
2.) GIMMIE THREE STEPS (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
3.) FREEBORN MAN (The Outlaws)
4.) THE OUTLAW (Written by Steve Grisham--The Outlaws)
5.) CROSSFIRE (The Henry Paul Band) from the album 'ANYTIME'
6.) GREY GHOST (The Henry Paul Band)
7.) GONE SOUTH (Ghost Riders “The New Outlaws”)
8.)
SWEET
HOME
ALABAMA
(Lynyrd Skynyrd)
9.) ROOTS IN THE GROUND (Ghost Riders “The New Outlaws”)
10.) GIRLS RAISED IN THE SOUTH (Ghost Riders “The New
Outlaws”)
11.) WHAT'S YOUR NAME (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
12.) KEEPIN' OUR LOVE ALIVE (Written by Steve Grisham, performed
Henry Paul Band)
13.) I KNOW A LITTLE (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
14.) SHOTGUN RUN (Ghost Riders “The New Outlaws”)
15.) HURRY SUNDOWN (The Outlaws)
16.) GHOST RIDERS IN THE SKY (The Outlaws)
17.) GREEN GRASS AND HIGH TIDES (The Outlaws)
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