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Artist
The Boat Drunks
12+ albums
Trop-Rock
about
Having formed the Boat Drunks exploratory committee in the winter of 2000, Jake is considered the "father" of the Boat Drunks. In the winter of 2000, while trying to form the Boat Drunks, Jake met Mike Miller, and was invited to do the lead singing and play rhythm guitar (something new!) with Southern Cross. While with Southern Cross, he opened shows for several rock legends: The Marshall Tucker Band, The Grandmothers (Frank Zappa's old band), and Kevn Kinney (former front man of Drivin' and Cryin'). "I began listening to Buffett in 1991, when a friend played me 'Why Don't We Get Drunk and Screw.' I had all his albums purchased by that next year." The bug bit him, and he happily lives with the sting. Jake lists his influences as Jimmy Buffett, the Beatles, the Illini, his son Jackson, his new daughter Leigha (pronounced LEE-uh), and his wife, Jessica (but not necessarily in that order...). "If you come on out and see us, I guarantee you'll tell a friend and be back." keyboards, vocals Andy comes from a large family of hillbilly musicians who play by ear, but can’t read a lick of music. Given that, Andy took piano lessons at age five for about two years. Tired of notes, and not playing anything he heard on the radio, he quit lessons and began about 10 years of non-training on his own. At age 15, Andy joined his first rock band, Therapy. That gig lasted exactly one gig and two rehearsals. At age 16, Andy began playing in his first bar band: a nameless, classic rock band t
