THE BAND
GARY TALLEY
Legendary guitarist, singer and songwriter originally from Memphis, in 2018 Gary was inducted into the Memphis Music Hall of Fame as a founding member of the Grammy-nominated group The Box Tops who are famous for hits like “The Letter”, and “Cry Like a Baby.” Gary and original founding member, Bill Cunningham, recently reformed The Box Tops to keep their great catalogue of music accessible to the public.
In Nashville, Gary has recorded with Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Tammy Wynette, Webb Pierce, Billy Joe Royal. He has worked other artists including Dobie Gray, Tracy Nelson, Pam Tillis, Dr. John, Brenda Lee, Tim McGraw, Bill Miller, Bobby Bare, Mac Gayden, Johnny Lee, Stella Parton, Shelly West, Clifford Curry, Earl Gaines, Fish Heads & Rice, Billy C. Farlow, Porter Wagoner, Karen Staley, Dean Dillon, Guy Clark, Paul Craft, Sheb Wooley, Ferlin Husky, and David Lee Murphy.
In Memphis, he has worked with Hank Ballard, rockabilly pioneer Billy Lee Riley, and David Allen Coe. Gary has played concert dates with Freda Payne, Tennessee Ernie Ford, John Phillips (of the Mama & Papas), Billy Joe Royal, Pat Boone, and Jimmy Rogers.
DAVE SANTOS
Dave Santos is a world class musician, primarily known as a touring and recording bassist, but also known as a guitarist and pianist. He has toured and recorded with Billy Joel/Elton John, John Fogerty, Crosby Stills and Nash, The Neville Brothers, Tommy James and The Shondelles, The Rascals, Billy Preston, Toby Keith, Faith Hill, Tim Mcgraw , Melissa Ethridge, and many others. Dave is also a respected educator and songwriter/producer.
MIKE STEWART
The Twilight Train bandleader and composer of countless radio jingles, television scores, who has produced or performed on music heard all over the world, He has worked with world famous musicians such as Tommy Roe, Joe South, William Bell (Georgia Hall of Fame Recipient and 2017 Grammy Winner), Buckner Garcia, the Atlanta Rhythm Section, Billy Joe Royal, Alicia Bridges, Isaac Hayes, Eddie Floyd, Bertie Higgins, Doug Johnson, and Bill Anderson.
Mike has gold record for playing keys on the 80’s hit, Pac Man Fever as a band member of Buckner and Garcia and recorded the theme to Disney’s Oscar nominated movie, Wreck It Ralph in 2012. Mike owned and operated a recording studio for more than 20 years working in all facets of digital audio and video. He is president and founder of Stewart Internet Solutions Inc., a internet consulting agency and services company located in the Nashville area.
RON KRASINSKI
A versatile musician who came up through the LA studio ranks. Ron has drummed for Barry Manilow, Seals & Crofts, Sheena Easton, Melissa Manchester, Olivia Newton-John, Leif Garret, the Everly Brothers, Dolly Parton and Dr. Dre. Krasinski is a prolific jingle writer and his compositions have aired on MSNBC, A&E, PBS and TELEMUNDO. His clients have included Toyota, Budweiser, IBM and KFC.
You've heard Ron's drumming on Murphy Brown and Family Ties as well as the old Sid & Marty Kroft TV shows.
He has also appeared in front of the camera in Dolly Parton’s Blue Valley Songbird, Laverne and Shirley and he can be seen drumming on the Sheena Easton videos Sugar Walls and Strut. He made his Broadway debut in the Johnny Cash musical Ring of Fire.
You can hear his drum work on albums ranging from Air Supply’s Christmas Album to The Best of Wayne Newton Now.
RICH JACQUES
Originally from Maryland, the Twilight Train's frontman is a singer/songwriter based in Nashville. He is a weekly headliner at the newly-opened Sinatra Bar and Lounge in Nashville. On Friday evenings, he can be found serenading the guests at the Nashville City Club in the heart of the city.
He has established a solid reputation with his longstanding gigs at top-notch venues in New York, Nashville, New Mexico, Texas, and even China. A former U.S. Marine and Texas Tech University graduate, he has had a diverse range of roles over the years.
He's played leading parts in New York stage productions, such as Grease (Danny Zuko), The 1940's Radio Hour (Johnny Cantone), and The Elvis '68 Comeback Special Show. Rich has been a movie extra and an emcee for the Miss America organization. Rich has also held longstanding gigs at various restaurants and hot spots in New York City, New Mexico, and even in resort locations on China's Hainan Island in the South China Sea. He spent three years as the featured act and “the voice” of Christina's, a popular restaurant in Texas, where he built a loyal following of regulars. He was the featured performer at the Pasta Cafe locations in New Mexico, a gig he held for nearly three years.
TRACEY DICICCO
Tracey grew up in Michigan singing in talent shows, performing on TV, playing in bands and even singing the National Anthem at sporting events. She moved to Nashville in 2004 where she has cut several demos. She is a member of the Pilots band which performs regularly at Jeff Ruby’s
downtown.
PAUL WINKLER
The Twilight Train's other drummer, Paul has played on tracks with Dan Peek (of the band America), and Adrian Belew (from King Crimson). He also played, recorded and toured overseas with KMG recording artist, Rick Altizer, who had a bunch of Top 10 hits in Europe, and a No. 11 hit on the US charts. Paul cut his teeth sight reading shows for cruise ship acts in New York resorts in the 1980's. His favorite crazy gig story ... He had to sub for Mike Palmer (drummer for Garth Brooks) with only one hour advance notice. Thankfully, it wasn't a Garth show and it went really well.
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