Bios  

The Band:
The Bolt Ons were formed in 1998 by guitarist Warren Horsley, bassist Darrell Tucker and drummer Scott Lute. Their original incarnation was that of a power trio. They soon realized that the individual musical talents and tastes of the group lent itself more to the blues and classic rock styles of music. With the addition of 4th member Ron Wilkinson on rhythm guitar the Bolt Ons began to develop the unique sound that Their fans love. When founding member Warren Horsley decided to leave Kansas City for the beautiful Pacific Northwest, guitarist Steve McGinnis stepped in and has become a crowd favorite with his ability to interact with and awe the audience. Earlier this year old friend Ken Ridgeway re-joined the band behind the drum kit. With Clifton Printy replacing Ron Wilkinson who has moved to Northern California, the bands sound and energy has evolved into what can only be described as a must have experience. Once you hear the Bolt Ons you will be a fan for life.

Ken Ridgeway - Drums and Vocals:
Ken is also self-taught. He first picked up his drumsticks at the age of 9
or 10 and has been laying down beats ever since. After graduating from high
school, Ken majored in broadcasting at Central Missouri State University. He
now works as a videographer by day and serves as the backbone of the Bolt Ons by
night. Over the years, he has played with numerous blues and jam bands. He is
currently on his second tour of duty with the Bolt Ons. His beautiful tenor
voice and sense of rhythm add a dynamic that is an intregal part of the unique
Bolt Ons sound.

Joined The Band - At Gunpoint
Nicknames – Driggs
Birthday – yes.. March
Astrological Sign - Aires
Birthplace – Log cabin made of earth and woods ..seriously the ozarks
Single, Married, Kids – single with teenager’s ahh!
Fashion Sense – what’s clean
Day Gig – videographer
Feed me – as long as I don’t have to cook I like it
Buy Me A Drink – sure J Beer (no light bullshit)
Movies & TV – All time favorite “The graduate” one word plastics … TV the daily
show
Favorite Celebrity Bolt on – Too Many to name
Life Goals – Be Happy
Favorite Music – Blues and jam bands
Musical Influences – The grateful dead JG ,Bob Dylan, The stones,Jerry Garcia
Best Live Show –– The ones I can remember (the grateful dead)
Old Gigs – Fantum , Men without Work, Choice
Weirdest On Stage Moment – playing in college. The stage about ready to collapse
with my drums and I on it.
Best On Stage Moment – That feeling’ when it all clicks
Favorite Bolton’s Song or Cover – FREEBIRD
Equipment – 80’ Tama wood Superstar kit
Words Of Wisdom – Nothing left to do but smile smile smile
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Darrell Tucker - Bass And Vocals:
A founding member of the Bolt Ons, Darrell has been playing bass since he was 9. He played string bass in school orchestras from 5th grade all the way through the UMKC Conservatory Orchestra and the University of Missouri-Columbia Orchestra. He has also spent time in community orchestras such as Liberty Symphony, Northland Symphony, and the Northland Philharmonic. He purchased his first electric bass at age 14 and knew immediately that electricity was his calling. He joined his first band that same year. There have been numerous bands in all different genres since. In 1998 he was introduced to guitarist Warren Horsley. From that meeting, the Bolt Ons were formed and Darrell found his musical home. His ability to just “let it happen” gives the Bolt Ons bottom end its unique flavor of Blues/Jazz/Funk.

Joined The Band – 1996
Nicknames – Mother Tucker
Birthday – May 4, 1967
Astrological Sign – Taurus
Birthplace – Independence, MO
Single, Married, Kids – Married with four daughters
Fashion Sense – Green
Day Gig – Sell Honda Car Parts
Feed Me – Steak, Mexican Food
Buy Me A Drink – I’m a beer drinker when I drink
Movies & TV – The Blues Brothers, True Grit, History Channel
Favorite Celebrity Bolt on – Alyssa Milano, they’ve grown 3 cup sizes in the past couple of years
Life Goals – Happiness
Favorite Music – There are only two types of music, good & bad. I prefer good
Musical Influences – The Beatles, Grateful Dead, B. B. King, Jaco Pastorius, Stanley Clarke, & too many others to mention
World’s best Musician – B. B. King. He communicates through music as well as anyone I’ve ever seen.
Best Live Show – The Grateful Dead at Red Rocks
Old Gigs – Free Beer, Avalon, Over Atlantis, Doppleganger, Buster Hymens Wild Band of Cherry Hunters, ed ple oda, File 13, Choice, Powertoy, and a few others that I can’t remember.
Weirdest On Stage Moment – At a talent contest the band I was in at the time began to spontaneously accompany the performer in front of us. We did so well that he won the contest.
Best On Stage Moment – Whenever you get those moments when the band really comes together and makes it happen. I love to jam and when it works there is nothing better.
Favorite Bolton’s Song or Cover – My favorite is The Beanie Weanie Incident
Equipment – Fender American Standard Jazz Bass, Fender Squire P-Bass with Seymour Duncan pickups, Peavey Kilo Bass amp with Peavey 810TX cabinet.
Words Of Wisdom – “Don’t Let The Bastards Get You Down”, from my step-grandfather Red Armstrong.
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Steve McGinnis - Guitar And Vocals:
Steve taught himself to play the guitar at age 9. He then extended his
musical abilities to bass and low brass. After high school he majored in low
brass and music education at Central Methodist College. He has played in
several local bands over the years ranging from hardcore jazz to country to
classic/hard rock and everything in between. He is an accomplished lead player
with his skills deeply rooted in the Blues. It is apparent upon hearing him play
that his music comes from deep inside his soul, and that his deepest passion is
a wailing blues guitar in front of a live audience.

Joined The Band - June 2005
Nickname – Big Papa, Little Mack, Beefcake
Birthday – December 12th 1963
Astrological Sign - Sagitarius. Tell me and we'll fight Ask me and you can have
the world
Birthplace – Kansas City, Missouri
Single, Married, Kids – single again aaagghhh..., Daughter Kristen
Fashion Sense – Black, Gray, Purple, Blue
Day Gig – Retired
Feed Me – Pizza, Pasta, Mexican (The Real Stuff), Hot Spicy, Asian
Buy Me A Drink – Crown And Coke, Hot Bloody Mary, Red Bull And Vodka, YEAGER!!!
Movies & TV – Star Trek, Sci Fi In General, Just about anything Tom Hanks or
Cruise ,Pearl Harbor, Gangs Of New York, Terminator, Lord of the Rings, Cool
Hand Luke, any gore blood guts action adventure T&A B Movie, I'm Pretty Easy...
Oh Yeah, WWE any show any PPV. (Yeah I Know It's Fake, Women Fake orgasms, but
It's still a kick when they moan and groan!). Oh, and FOOTBALL, FOOTBALL,
FOOTBALL. Go Cheifs, Your Offense is terrible. It's going to be a long
season...
Favorite Celebrity Bolt on – Hmmm... Mariah Carey & Nikki Cox
Life Goals - To become a well known Local Talent. Bring joy to people with my
guitar. Love and support my family and leave the world with good memories.
Favorite Music – Blues, Fusion (The Old Definition circa 1980), Jazz, Classic
Rock, Progressive metal. But I also listen to anything from Mozart to Motor head
. I love big Guitar pieces (go figure). And rock operas, epics and concept
albums.
Musical Influences – Wow! This is goin to be a really long list... But in a
nutshell... Guitarists: Pat Metheny, B.B. King, Al Demiola, Alan Holdsworth,
Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Buddy Merrill, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, Chet
Atkins, Georgw Benson, Pat Travers, Ry Cooder, Alex Lifeson, Eddie Van Halen,
Steve Vai, George Lynch, Joe Satriani, Eric Johnson. Terry Kath, Joe Bonamassa,
YngWie Malmsteen, John Petrucci. You Know, all the guys that make you want to
turn your guitar into a coffee table when tout here them play. The list is
endless... Other Artists: Maynard Feguson, Bill Watrus, Herbie Hancock, Jen Luc
Ponty, Sammy Hagar, Neil Pert, Geddie Lee, Frank Zappa, Stanley Clark, Prince,
Ray Charles, Jaco Pastorius, Janice Joplin, Jim Morrison... Also an endless
List. Bands: Put just about any southern rock band in this space__________.
Skynyrd, Molly Hatchet, Marshall Tucker, The OutLaws, etc. etc. etc. Rush,
Earth Wind and Fire, Parliment, Van Halen, Blackfoot, Pink Floyd, Emerson Lake
and Palmer, Yes, Chicago, The Crusaders... ...Am I out of web space yet?
World’s best Musician – Jimi Hendrix. He is still alive in almost everything we
do today...
Best Live Show - Def Leppard, Hysteria tour in the round at Kemper 1987. More
Recently,KISS at sandstone in full makeup and Stage show 2002. Pat Metheny at
the Uptown 2005 on The Way Up Tour
Old Gigs – Southside Jazz Quartet, SLM Fusion Band, Second Guess, Cliff Drive
and a host of journeyman and sub work.
Weirdest On Stage Moment – When I was In Cliff Drive. We were playing at what is
now 1 block East. I was walking the bar on a wireless during a solo and this
little old leathery wrinkled biker lady at least in her 60s was following me
around stuffing dollar bills in my pants. By the time i made it back towards the
stage. She had her arm down the side of my britches up to her elbow, and I was
almost at a run to try to keep her from gettin a handful of my unmentionables.
She finally gave up after about five minutes of dragging her around the bar.
Best On Stage Moment – I have had a ton of great on stage experiences. My
Favorite was Playing with Big Al Carlson and the Blues Masters At the Funky
Pirate on Bourbon Street In New Orleans in October of 2004.
Favorite Bolton’s Songs or Covers – Beanie Weenies, Summertime, Down By the
River, Old Habits
Equipment – Guitars: Ltd EC 1000 Deluxe, Fender Paisley Strat Reissue (Japanese,
about 1981 I think),Fender American 70s Reissue Strat, Hammer Diablo with Dimarzio Tone Pro Humbucker in Bridge, Amps: Mesa
Nomad 50 112 combo, Peavey Delta Blues With Matched JJ
teslas from Eurotubes and a 15 inch speaker, Line 6 AX2 212 (This is now my
backup rig. But it was my main amp along with a fender stage 160 for several
years.) Effects and such: LINE 6 Echo Pro, Filter Pro And Mod Pro Rack Effects, BOSS ME 50 Multi effects, ( hopefully soon to be
replaced by Robert Keely Modified pedals. Hey! can I borrow a dollar anyone?),
AKG True Diversity UHF Wireless and Guitar Bug. BBE snic Maximizer, Hush IIC, Furman Poweer Conditioner, Monster Cables.
Dunlop Delrin standard type picks .88. Musicians Friend Strings Yes They Are Good!! and
$1.99 a pack .009s (.010s Fender Bullets for the Strat)
Words Of Wisdom – You never play like you want. Only Like you can...
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Tim Jumps - Lead Vocals:
Tim is a native of Kansas City with a long list of Musicals, plays, and Improv Comedy under his belt

Joined The Band – March, 2009
Nicknames – Self Explanatory
Birthday – July 12, 1975
Astrological Sign – Cancer
Birthplace – St. Joseph, Missouri
Single, Married, Kids – Married with 2 toddlers
Fashion Sense – T-Shirts with funny words
Day Gig – Web Developer at Trabon Solutions
Feed Me – Pizza, BBQ, Anything
Buy Me A Drink – Black & Tan
Movies & TV – The Matrix, Cool Hand Luke, Fight Club
Favorite Celebrity Bolt on – Scarlett Johansson
Life Goals – To raise good kids and be a Rock n' Roll star, in that order
Favorite Music – Alternative, Classic Rock
Musical Influences – Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Foo Fighters
World’s best Musician – Steve Winwood
Best Live Show – U2
Old Gigs – Fistful of Noise, Fighting Gravity, Mojo Finger
Weirdest On Stage Moment –
Best On Stage Moment –
Favorite Bolt On’s Song or Cover – LA Song
Equipment – Sure SM58 Microphone
Words Of Wisdom – "You can't have any meat if you don't eat your pudding"
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Reginald George - Key Boards And Vocals:
Reginald Geroge Was Born In Rio De Jeniero, Brazil and Raised Here in Kansas City.
He teaches visually impaired people o use computers and also repairs them.
He earned a BA in Communication Studies from the University of at Kansas City
He is an active member of the American Council For the Blind. Reginald's background includes
20 years of experience Singing and playing keyboards in local rock, pop, and Reggae bands.
Highlights include opening For Men at Work and Steel Pulse at the Uptown Theatre and performing
on Ed McMann's Star Search in 1984 in a band called the Zoo.
He also performs with the Kansas City singers, a professional 16-voice chorus exploring Contemporary
arrangements of classical, folk and early American music.Reginald started performing
by singing and playing piano from the age of seven at KansasState School for the Blind.
He played keyboards for a production of Jesus Christ Superstar at Shawnee Mission North high school
and has performed often at Kansas City's Grand Emporium nightclub and at the annual Spirit Festival.
He enjoys the challenge of mastering many styles of music.

Joined The Band – 1942
Nicknames – Ears, Curious George
Birthday – November 13,1962
Astrological Sign – Scorpio
Birthplace – Rio De Janeiro Brazil
Single, Married, Kids – Happily Attached
Fashion Sense – None
Day Gig – Assistive Technoligy Specialist
Feed Me – Spicy Hot Mexican, Greek, Brazilian, Green M&ms, Anything Edible
Buy Me A Drink – Bourbon
Movies & TV – No Time For It
Favorite Celebrity Bolt on – Gwen Stefani
Life Goals – Yeah Right
Favorite Music – Everything
Musical Influences – Yes, Genisis, Beatles, Doors
World’s best Musician – No Such Thing
Best Live Show – Us Of Course
Old Gigs – Kc Singers, Zoo, Star Search
Weirdest On Stage Moment – Punching Out My Lead Singer
Best On Stage Moment – Star Search When We Won
Favorite Bolton’s Song or Cover – Alans Dream, All The Originals
Equipment – Ensonique and Roland Keyboards. Old Yamaha Electric Piano
Words Of Wisdom – “Music and Art Bring Magic For the Giver and Reciever.
Do what you Love,Love what yo do. You can Stay Sane That Way
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