The Golf Bag - Roger Clyne - a podcast by Dave West

"Slow Down"

A career in the music business is tough but it’s definitely made easier when you blow up with your first single and become part of a musical revolution igniting an entire region and bringing it all to a national stage.  Then, the bottom falls out.  Do you quit? Never!  You re-adjust, re-organize, come up with an unconventional plan and go after it!  



In 1996, The Refreshments from Tempe, AZ, were all over the radio with their single, “Banditos” then after a record company changing course and leaving them to fend for themselves, the band found itself at a crossroads.  The lead singer, Roger Clyne, and the drummer P. H. Naffah reformed into a new quartet called, Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers.

Hailed as one of the most exciting live acts on the road today, Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers are musical beacons of the Southwest fueled by witty and insightful lyrics, crunching guitar riffs, a dynamic rhythm section and tequila. RCPM are the only act to release seven consecutive studio albums to land on the top 10 of Billboard’s Internet Sales Chart, two at No. 1, all released on a 100% independent record label.

Dubbed the “Springsteen of the Southwest” by the Asbury Park Press, this is the story of how a totally independent band not only succeeded but created a following that borders on cult-like.  The fans, also called Peacemakers, are some of the greatest, most loyal fanbase in music today.  The band tours to soldout shows all over the world, they own TWO music festivals, wrote the theme song for TV’s “King of the Hill” and have their own brand of tequila, affectionately called, Mexican Moonshine.

This is the greatest rock band that you might have never heard of and at the heart of it all is their fearless, totally independent leader. 

I am proud to have as my guest on The Golf Bag, Roger Clyne!

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