Artist description HEADED UP BY RON WEST, WRITER AND VOCALS, THE BAND MISSOURI RECORDED THREE NATIONALLY RELEASED ALBUMS ( which will soon be released as CD'S on Mp3.Com )----.

Music Style SOUTHERN ROCK

Musical Influences BEATLES, CREDENCE, BAD COMPANY, DOOBIES,STONES, CHUCK BERRY,AND ON AND ON.

Similar Artists SOUTHERN ROCK, ALLMANN BROTHERS , CREDENCE,BAD COMPANY, ETC.

Artist History AFTER DOING TEN YEARS OF GIGS WITH HIS BROTHER, ( GARY WEST, VOCALS AND WRITER FOR SHOOTING STAR ) IN AN EARLIER GROUP FROM K.C. KNOWN AS- "THE CHESMANN" -, RON DECIDED TO FORM HIS OWN BAND SINGING AND WRITING HIS OWN BRAND OF ROCK .... MANAGED BY CHRIS FRITZ OF - "CONTEMPORARY PRODUCTIONS"- OUT OF -KANSAS CITY- AND BOOKED BY - DMA - OF DETROIT, THE BAND TRAVELED EXTENSIVELY IN THE EARLY 80'S WITH : -NUGENT, -MOLLY HACHET,- BLACKFOOT,- GOLDEN ERRING,- REO,- AND BLUE OYSTER CULT-- ,JUST TO NAME A FEW..... THE BAND RECORDED - 2 - NATIONAL ALBUMS....,- "MISSOURI",- AND -"WELCOME TWO MISSOURI"-.-,( both of which were released originally in vinyl, form ,will soon be released as -CD'S- on -Mp3.Com-. --" THE BEST OF MISSOURI"-- A COMPILATION CD PUT OUT BY (V&R RECORDS) WAS RELEASED IN 1991. THE HIT SONG --MOVIN ON--, IS STILL BEING PLAY IN K.C. AND ST. LOUIS AFTER 23 YEARS ON THE AIR.

Group Members RON WEST.....WRITER AND VOCALS-----ALAN COHEN.....BASS AND BACK UP VOCALS-----BILL LARSON....AND.. DAN BILLINGS......DRUMS------WEBB WATERMANN..LEAD GUITAR------..RANDALL PLATT..KEYBOARD SPECIALIST----------- OTHER PLAYERS INCLUDED:-----CHRIS WILIKER....BASS-------JIM BINGSTON .....LEAD-----ROB BRENNAN....DRUMS--------LANE TURNER.....LEAD----CHRIS JONES (CHIEF WANNA DOOBIE).....KIRBY SMITH..BAND PILOT AND DENTIST-----MASTER COMPUTER GURUs--(MATT AT QUIGLEYS MUSIC)--WALT RYAN---MIKE LANDRY....(WEB MASTER MARC AT -CWHITE@PROMOTIONSANDPRINT.COM)

Instruments DRUMS, BASS, RYTHMN GUITAR, LEAD GUITAR, KEYBOARDS, VOCALS.

Albums #1 MISSOURI----#2 WELCOME TWO MISSOURI---#3 THE BEST OF MISSOURI

Press Reviews BOTH ALBUMS WERE MENTIONED IN BILLBOARDS --"ALBUM OF THE WEEK" --REVIEWS. OTHER REVIEWS ARE TOO NUMEROUS TO MENTION.

Additional Info RON WEST------ NOW HAS HIS OWN 24 TRACK STUDIO AND IS WRITING AND RECORDING NEW MATERIAL FOR A NEW CD RELEASE

Location Kansas City, MO. - USA

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