Artist description The Markers are the greatest comedy rock band to ever come out of Eastern Kansas. They are masters of comedy and music and have conquered the genre like no other comedy/rock band before them.

Music Style Comedy Rock/Trip-Hop/Funk

Musical Influences John Secada, Miami Sound Machine, Huey Lewis and the News

Similar Artists 'Wierd Al' Yankovic, John Tesh, Meatloaf, Metal Church

Artist History The Markers were started in 1995 in Stanley, Kansas as a two man accoustical and piano-ical comedy band for primarily children's birthday parties and high school tailgate parties. Originally known as The Lickety Splits, Steve Weatherford and W. Dave Keith changed the name of the band to the Markers, in honor of Steve's youngest brother, Mark, who at the time was 5 years old and would give the band idead for song names. The Markers took Stanley and all of eastern Kansas by storm and released album after album, making money out the wazoo. The band reached it's high point in the summer of 1997 when they played at Stanley's Sonic Drive-In. Since then the band has had a steady decline. Half of the band joined the new blues quartet, The Napkins. The rest were retired and living nicely in Tallahassee, Florida. As of April 2001, The Markers are back together and rocking harder than was ever thought possible. They have added Tom Waddington, a new guitarist and fiddle player (formerly with W. Dave in the Ho Ho Hogans and currently in the college/emo-ska/punk band The Shaking Trees). Their new 7" inch called "Tropical Paradise" was recorded in Lawrence, Kansas above the Bottleneck in April and should be hitting the national retail chains sometime this fall.

Group Members CURRENT MEMBERS:Steven R. Weatherford (guitar, keyboards, vocals) W. David Keith (drums, vocals, turntable) Mike Weatherford (bass, back-up vocals), Tom Waddington (electric guitar, fiddle) FORMER MEMBERS: Jeff Harvey (Electric guitar 1998-1999) Keenan Roach (Lead guitar,1997-1998),"Crash" Mittenmyer (saxaphone, accoustic guitar, 1996)

Instruments Accoustic guitar, Swingstar Drums, Bass Guitar, Cowbell, Kerzweil Keyboards, Turntables

Albums Party 2 Nite (1995), Shattered Dreams (1996), The Pink Album (1997), The Markers: With Mustaches (1998), The Battle of the Big Whigs (1999) Twenty Years, 19 Hits: The Markers Greatest Hits (2000), Tropical Paradise (2001)

Press Reviews "The Markers have looked into the face of comedy/rock, and they did not blink." --PORTLAND TIMES"Steven Weatherford is a cross between Elvis Presley and Drew Carey." ----HOTBOX "Why The markers? Why now? Because. That's why. Because." ----MARDEL MARDEL INC. "If you like the Goo Goo Dolls...then you're up poop creek with a turd for a paddle!" ---STANLEY GAZETTE

Location Stanley, Kansas - USA

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