{"id":27,"date":"2021-10-30T03:58:54","date_gmt":"2021-10-30T03:58:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.moonsmind.org\/rufuskrisp\/?page_id=27"},"modified":"2025-03-10T08:23:12","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T08:23:12","slug":"members","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rufuskrisp.com\/index.php\/members\/","title":{"rendered":"Members: Righteous Bluegrass Band \u2022 Rufus Krisp \u2022 Gone Johnson"},"content":{"rendered":"

RIGHTEOUS BLUEGRASS BAND \u2014 1970<\/strong><\/p>\n

Robert Anderson, Scott Brownlee, Eric Holle, Dick Sparks<\/p>\n

Later added Mike Lepine<\/p>\n

Later Sparks left and Dan Middleton & then Bob Hoban joined for Tours<\/p>\n

RUFUS KRISP<\/b><\/p>\n

V1 – Robert, Scott, Eric, Roger Gemelle, and after Lepine added Kraig Kole<\/p>\n

V2 – Robert, Rob McLerran, Spencer Bohren, Jaime Kibben, Kraig Kole<\/p>\n

Later Kole left and Joey DeLauro joined<\/p>\n

GONE JOHNSON<\/strong><\/p>\n

Eric, Rob, Spencer, Jaime, Joey and Ray Bonneville<\/p>\n

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ROBERT ANDERSON — <\/strong>“Roto Rooter”<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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SCOTT BROWNLEE — “Earthquake His’self”<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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ERIC HOLLE — “Dakota Hogback”<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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MIKE LEPINE — “Prune Danish”<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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ROGER GEMELLE — “Babyface Braunschweiger”<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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DICK SPARKS — “Fiddlin’ Dick”<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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ROB McLERRAN<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Guitars, trombone, vocals<\/p>\n

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JOEY DeLAURO<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Drums, percussion<\/p>\n

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KRAIG KOLE — Sharky Bonono<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Drums, washboard, percussion<\/p>\n

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~ TOURING GUEST FIDDLERS<\/strong> ~<\/p>\n

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Dan Middleton <\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Guest fiddler par excellence.<\/p>\n

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Bob Hoban <\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Guest fiddler Bob Hoban<\/strong> came to Yuma, Colorado from Chicago to fiddle with Rufus Krisp.  They recorded there on a 4-track reel to reel machine above a pharmacy.  The town had 2800 people in it in 1972.  50 years later it has 2800 people in it.  Bob was a true talent:  standup comic, killer piano, fiddle, guitar and did some tour work for us after Dan.<\/p>\n

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Sadly lost Bob in 2019.  He was a Nashville session pianist whose recording credits include Ernest Tubb<\/strong>, Bobby Osborn<\/strong>, Jesse McReynolds<\/strong>, Jethro Burns<\/strong>, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band<\/strong>, John Prine<\/strong>, Jerry Jeff Walker<\/strong> and Richie Havens<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Bob toured and recorded with our idol Vassar Clements<\/strong> for nearly 20 years, produced violin great Joe Venuti\u2019s<\/strong> last three albums and was twice nominated for Grammys (as producer, \u201cBest Country Album Of The Year\u201d).<\/p>\n

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