Rachel Wearsch & The Beatnik Playboys: Bio

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Rachel Wearsch & The Beatnik Playboys

What started as a casual coffee shop combo has evolved into a wonderful, eclectic musical experience. Rachel, Bill and Steve pride themselves on the fact that they only play quality music.....music that they love. It is obvious when you see them perform live. Although, it is a rehearsed project, it is also an unpredictable one. Each member brings 25+ years of professional experience to the group which also makes it easy for them to perform unrehearsed music spontaneously or have guest musicians join them on stage.

Rachel Wearsch

Rachel Wearsch is an experienced singer,multi-instrumentalist and songwriter. She has been playing and studying music for over 25 years. She holds a master in music education with a classical piano/choral emphases. Rachel has performed professionally since the age of 12. She has opened for many top artists including Emmylou Harris, Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Loretta Lynn, Ray Stevens, Toby Keith, Brad Paisley, Vern Gosdin, Clint Black , Alan Jackson, Aaron Tippin, Bill Monroe, Little Jimmy Dickens, Southern Pacific, Ricky Scaggs and The Judds. She has played with many local bands including "The Damn Band"(1991-93, 1998-2001), "New Frontier" (with the Sanders Brothers, Jeff Rice & Joe Morris) 1988-91), "Blue Moon Express" (with Joe Smith 2002-2003), "Sidewinder" (1995-97), "Buckshot" (1987-88) and "Kalico" (1984-87)

Bill Watson

BILL WATSON has had an extensive and successful career out of performing music for many years. Currently, you can also find Bill playing with "The Numbers Band" (since 1990), "Hillbilly Idol" (since 1990), "Alex Bevan" (since 1988) and "Clearfork" (since 1990). Some of you may remember seeing Bill perform with "The Damn Band" (1991), "Reckless Abandon" (1987), "Mimi Hart & The Bopkats" (1984-86), "Deadly Ernest & The Honky Tonk Heroes" (1981-84), "Gopher Broke Swing Band" (1977-1981), "Smackinrrouge" and "Better 'n Bacon Band" (pre 1977).

Steve Downey

STEVE DOWNEY is a talented multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter. He has played music professionally for many years. Steve was the co-founder of the original "Immortal Porpoises" (1976-78). He has also played and traveled with "Mimi Hart &The Bobcats" (1984-86) and Alex Bevan (1979-82). Others include "The Ordinairs" (1996-97), "The Smithtones" (1989), "Sensational Dreams" (1982-83) and "Good Company" (1975).

March 2008

Rachel's song "Just Go On" has been added to Moozikoo.com' s BEST OF INDIE Compilation CD. It and will be available for downloads in the near future.

February 2008

Rachel's song "When it Comes to You" has been selected to be on the Indie Music for Life 2008 Compilation CD.

www.singeruniverse.com competition winner

Rachel was a top 5 winner in Singer Universe's vocal competition. Check out her entry and the other finalists on www.singeruniverse.com. She will become a gold artist on www.radioindy.com and her songs will be promoted on their many online radio stations. She will also have a web page on www.radioindy.com.

History

Rachel grew up surrounded with music. Besides having a very musical family, Rachel's parents owned (and still do) a facility called "The Music Barn" which housed a weekly jam session for local country musicians. Instead of a having the typical hobbies of a teenager, Rachel performed professionally full time while she finished school. She has always loved to play different instruments, write songs and spend time with other
musicians.

Radio Station List

Radio Station List
KRIM LP FM 96.3 Payson, AR
KKUP Santa Cruz, CA
WAPS 91.3 The Summit FM Akron, OH
WSCA 106.1 FM Portsmouth, NH
WFSS-FM Acoustic Planet-Fayetteville, NC
Grateful Dread Radio, Baltimore, MD
WXOU FM Rochester, MI
WUSC FM Columbia, SC
Western's Public Radio (Barren River Breakdown, Bowling Green, KY
KSER 90.1 FM Everett, WA