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Biographies and History:
Upon the disbanding of Buckingham Nicks, Gary "Hoppy" Hodges and Tom Moncrieff continued to work in music with various artists, achieving a great deal of success. Gary Hodges went on to play live shows and record albums with various artists including Stevie Ray Vaughn, B.B. King, Jose Feleciano, Little Richard, Bill Medley, Paul Revere and the Raiders, and many more. He also hit the top 40, playing drums on a remake of Buddy Holly's classic "Oh Boy" with Judy Pulver and the Dancing on the Moon album with Glenda Griffith. Both albums were produced by Don Henley and featured artists such as Carole King and Timothy B. Schmidt of the Eagles.
Tom Moncrieff went on to record demos with Fleetwood Mac on the multi-platinum Tusk LP, providing songwriting assistance to Stevie Nicks. Some of those tracks became hits, most notably the top-10 hits "Gypsy" and "Sara". He also played bass on Nicks' solo LP Bella Donna. He went on to play with Walter Egan on various LP's, and Egan's breakthrough hit Magnet and Steel, which earned them a gold record and another top-ten spot on Billboard. While touring with Egan, he played in stadiums with bands such as Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Foreigner and Heart. One of his current projects is with punk-star Kat Bjelland.
Both of them eventually moved away from Los Angeles; Hodges to Branson, MO and Moncrieff with his partner Annie McLoone to Winona, MN to set up a studio. Tom Moncrieff operates out of his production company McLooneyTunes, where he records at his studio "The Rude Lab" and produces today. Gary Hodges is currently a well-known session drummer in Branson, MO who usually works with producer Charles Chalmers on various projects.
Guitarist Ananiah McCarrell released a solo classical CD in 1998 called Compassionate Witness that failed to chart, but it did gain him notoriety on the internet. He is also somewhat of a protege to Mason Williams. He is classically trained in both guitar and piano.
Alex Helene is a trained classical and broadway style singer, who was the youngest soloist in her native Tacoma, Washington girl's choir at age 6. She won a vocal scholarship to Notre Dame De Namur University upon graduating high school.
Both McCarrell and Helene are in their twenties, which makes the dynamic of the band unique, as Moncrieff and Hodges are in their fifties. It's the perfect blend of youth and energy with experience and wisdom. To date, all of the members have not yet met one another. They have a dynamic that transcends even geography.
We look forward to providing you with as much up to date information as possible. Feel free to drop us a line. sinai48band@yahoo.com
