CRUISE WAS FORMED IN 2006 BY FIVE GREAT FRIENDS AND MUSICIANS WHOM HAVE BEEN PERFORMING IN THE MARYLAND AREA FOR OVER 25 YEARS. WE WANTED TO FORM A GROUP THAT PERFORMS "CLASSY ROCK". WE DO MANY TUNES THAT OTHER BANDS DON'T. WE PUT AN EMPHASIS ON VOCAL HARMONIES AND EXCELLENT MUSICIANSHIP. IF YOU LOVE 60'S 70'S & 80'S ROCK & ROLL, YOU WILL ENJOY "CRUISE". BE SURE TO COME UP AND SAY HELLO.
CLYDE ALLEN, AKA "THUNDER LUNGS" HAS BEEN PERFORMING IN THE MID ATLANTIC REGION FOR OVER 40 YEARS. HE WAS THE LEAD VOCALIST OF "THE CADILLAC CRUISERS" FOR MANY YEARS WHICH ALLOWED HIM TO PERFORM WITH MANY NATIONAL ACTS. HE ALSO SANG FOR "PAST TIME" WITH BOB BRADY, RUSS HINSHAW, & AL PARSONS. HE HAS THE VOCAL RANGE TO PERFORM THE SINGERS SONGS, ROY ORBISON, GARY PUCKETT, JOHNNY MAESTRO ETC. A TRUE VOCALIST.
JOE HAS BEEN PERFORMING FOR OVER 40 YEARS.HE IS THE FORMER LEAD GUITAR PLAYER OF "THE CADILLAC CRUISERS" AS WELL AS "MAD HOUSE", "SUN DOGS" AND "BILLY NO SHOW". YOU WILL HEAR THE INFLUENCE OF "SPRINGSTEEN AND PETTY" IN HIS STYLE AS WELL AS MANY OTHER RENOWNED GUITARISTS. HAS WRITTEN AND RECORDED SEVERAL ORIGINAL SONGS AND IS ALSO KNOWN FOR HIS BLACK AND WHITE SHOES.
LEW JOINS CRUISE AFTER PERFORMING FOR MANY TOP NOTCH BANDS OVER THE PAST 30 YEARS. HE WAS THE BEAT KEEPER FOR "GOOD & PLENTY", COYOTE, THE DIABLOS AS WELL AS THE CADILLAC CRUISERS.
WAYNE WAS A PROFESSIONAL CLUB AND STUDIO MUSICIAN GROWING UP IN 1970s NEW YORK CITY.WAYNE PLAYED IN CLUB BANDS DOING MOSTLY ROCK AND DANCE MUSIC THROUGHOUT THE 1970s BEFORE MOVING TO COLORADO. AFTER RETURNING TO THE EAST COAST IN THE MID 1990s, WAYNE HAS PLAYED IN CLASSIC ROCK BANDS EVER SINCE. WAYNE'S EARLY MUSICAL INFLUENCES INCLUDED EMERSON, LAKE AND PALMER, SANTANA, DEEP PURPLE, YES, AND STEVIE WONDER. IN THE STUDIO, WAYNE PLAYED PIANO, ORGAN, MELOTRON AND SYNTHESIZER BACKUP FOR THE 1970s ATLANTIC RECORDS ARTIST ACE SPECTRUM.
KEITH HAS BEEN PERFORMING IN THE GREATER BALTIMORE AREA FOR OVER 35 YEARS. HE PLAYS MANY DIFFERENT INSTRUMENTS INCLUDING FRENCH HORN, TRUMPET, KEYBOARDS, GUITAR AND BASS. HE ALSO STUDIED MUSIC THEORY COMPOSITION. PREVIOUS GROUPS INCLUDE MIRRORS REFLECTION, HIGH TYDE, TWO OF US, NYGHT SHYFT, SOUND SCAPE AND REASON. HE BRINGS A WEALTH OF MUSICAL KNOWLEDGE AND TALENT TO THE GROUP.