About The Band
At first glance, Reverend Wes and the TTC seem like an unlikely musical grouping. Every band member has enjoyed a unique musical path that has brought them to this point in musical time. A musical time that now includes the unique amalgamation of rhythm, tone, and harmony that is known as Reverend Wes and the TTC. Different playing styles and a diversity of musical tastes makes for some interesting sounds in your earhole. It adds some spicy goodness to the vibe, and helps them bring you a flavor of heaven with a pinch of sin in every note.
Either way, it all works, so it’s best to not question it.
Our Mission
Is obviously to be a great band, but truly, we want you to be entertained. Yes, we’d like to blow your mind with a cool guitar riff, hip drum beat, and a rattling bassline, but our actual mission is have fun…and hopefully, take you along for the ride.
We may play some face melting rock or metal, a cool blues jam, a tear jerking ballad, or even some twangy ass country, but our real Christmas wish is to make you laugh and smile.
The Players
Brother Dewayne
Vocals, Guitar, Spoons, Grumpy Noises
Brother Dewayne originally hails from the Memphis area and has been playing guitar for a while as far as we know. You see, he didn’t submit a formal bio for the site, so… a lot of this sh$t is just gonna be made up BS.
We do kinda know the following:
- He first gained interest in playing guitar when he heard Eddie Van Halen for the first time. Rumor also has it that Bro. Dewayne won a radio contest when he was a kid. The grand prize was to have Van Halen play at a private birthday party, but Bro Dewayne didn’t win first prize. He won third… which resulted in him getting a coupon for 50% off a hotdog at a local skating rink.
- He mumbles a lot.
- Brother Dewayne can be a grumpy F*#ker.
- He once had a guest spot playing a spoon solo on Hee Haw.
He’s played in the following bands throughout Memphis and/or Florida: Malibu Surf Puppies, Urban Squirrel, The Chase (as bass player), Hindsight, The Dirty Sanchez All Star tribute, Rusty Trombone, and Trailer Trash Cooperative.
He hates long walks on the beach (or anywhere else for that matter), sunsets, and the outdoors… unless, or course, he’s hunting, hiking, and/or fishing on the beach during a sunset, then he absolutely loves that sh$t. His sign is “stop” because it’s just as meaningful as any of that other BS.
He and Reverend Wes were the first members of this band and have played together for a few years doing acoustic sets around the Gulf Coast.
Brother Joey
Chest Rattling Bass Player, Tap Dancing
Long time visitor, first time caller… Joey is a seasoned musical veteran with over 30 years of experience holding down the bottom end as a fixture throughout the Texas hard rock/metal scene. Brother Joey first stepped on a stage…with a bass in his hand…in the mid to late ‘80s. Playing in mostly original, hard rock bands, he has toured throughout Texas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma. Brother Joey’s previous bands… which we don’t talk about too much because we like to think we were his first… have opened for several national acts including Drowning Pool, Down, Honky, Scatterbrain, Life of Agony, and Type O Negative to name a few. He’s even shared the stage with members of Bad Company and Pantera.
Joey and his family first began visiting the Emerald Coast area back in the late 90’s, and finally… after decades of dreaming about it… he and his family sold all their Texas stuff (except for his musical equipment) and moved to the Emerald Coast. His days are now spent holding down Destin Kayak Rentals as the owner/operator, and his evenings are spent trying to make us play speed metal at the country bar.
Brother Andy
Beating on Things and Fighting Forrest Fires
Brother Andy purchased his first drum set from paper route earnings when he was in junior high school in suburban Detroit. Musical influences during this period included 1960’s – ‘70s Brit/American pop/rock, surf beat, Motown and Led Zeppelin. His next steady music gig was playing drums and acoustic guitar in a cowboy band in rural Idaho, and later with a Southern rock/blues band in Boise.
Embracing his Scottish heritage, Andy (and his wife) later played percussion for several years in the Atlanta Pipe Band. Spending several hours during each rehearsal and before each performance listening to the bagpipers tune, he resolved never again to complain about guitar and bass tuning breaks.
Since he started providing the back beat for Reverend Wes and the TTC, Andy has enjoyed the challenge of honing his chops with the band and learning more contemporary rock and pop tunes. More to the point, after he first sat in with the band on a gig, he famously told Wes, “You have no idea how F-in’ much fun this is for me!”
Reverend Wes
Guitars, Vocals, Spreading the Good News, Armpit Fart Noises
Reverend Wes…believe it or not… is a real person who just happens to be in this particular band. As you might have already surmised, the good Rev received a portion of his musical introductions and musical education in church, but it was well before the days of righteousness that he first fell in love with music. He has played throughout the east coast with a variety of bands, groups, and fiends often being part of the opening act for some better known groups.
When he’s not playing music, the good Rev enjoys breakdancing, half buckets of chicken, and sarcasm.
He is endorsed by a number of craft beer distilleries…whether they realize or not.. and a couple of different fashion sweat pant manufacturers…even though he rarely wears pants. He is also a cover model for Modern Drunkard magazine.
Some of the bands in which he’s played include: Hyde, Rockhouse, Remedy, Lil’ Debbie and the Snack Cakes, Four Dollar Buffet, Free Beer, The Dirty Sanchez All Star tribute, Rusty Trombone, and Trailer Trash Cooperative.
His influences are all over the place, but include everyone from the Allman Brothers to Eric Johnson. These days, he spends his time with family…and striving to gain back the guitar chops he once enjoyed. He has written a number of songs as solo artist, and you can hear them on Spotify, Amazon, I-tunes, and just anywhere else music can be heard online.