Barry Cuda – A Music Archeologist Kent Smith (aka St. Petey Twig, aka Barry Cuda) was born and raised in Pensacola, Florida. His father was a “hip” eye surgeon who could have easily been an R&B musician. Barry Cuda, as he is known to most Key West locals, listened to his dad’s 78’s and LP’s […]
Elle Haley – feels very fortunate doing what she loves Elle Haley was born in Westfield, New Jersey to parents Drew and Kim Haley. Her ‘large family’ includes brothers, Brennan and James, sister Emma and over 30 cousins. In 2012, when Elle was thirteen years old, she had a liver transplant due to an autoimmune […]
Zack Lovering – “Here, musicians can be their true selves” Zachary David Lovering was born and raised in Bainbridge, a small town in southwest Georgia. He sang in church choirs and musical plays in school. He studied the guitar for a few weeks but vocals were always his main interest. At age 19, he […]
Past Tense – For Uncle Tony The Silecchia family is from a small town called Bitetto on the Southeastern coast of Italy. The US branch of the family still keeps many of the Italian traditions and culture. It’s a big fun Italian family. Collette Campbell’s mother is a Silecchia and her favorite Uncle Tony an […]
Harry Schroeder – THE smartest guy in town Legendary Key West musician Harry Schroeder passed away Tuesday September 24th. Born in New York City, Harry began playing music in high school. He entered Yale in 1951 and quit in February 1953, having spent most of the year and a half playing bad Dixieland music instead […]
Jack Wolf Jack Wolf and his twin sister, who is nine minutes older, were born in Yuma, Arizona in 1987. Jack spent most of his early years growing up in East Tennessee, near Knoxville. His father performed in a Buck Owens cover band and loved to sing. In the 5th grade, he was formally introduced […]
Kim Jade Fry The Good Thing Kim Jade Fry’s father was a bebop jazz bass player in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and her mother was a singer, originally from Minnesota. Kim was born in Miami. After four years in warm weather, her mother forced the family to move to a cooler climate – they relocated to […]
Randy Stindt “still delivering it” Born and raised in Fresno, California, Randy had a younger brother, Paul and sister, Ashley but he was the only one in the family with an interest in music. An aunt gave him an acoustic guitar and he began teaching himself songs. Along with other friends, they started a […]
Oren Polak – loves the new friends he makes every day Born in upstate New York and raised in the Washington, D.C. area, Oren Polak started singing at a very young age. He learned piano early on and later, began playing guitar in high school. Oren went to George Mason University, in Fairfax, Virginia, graduating […]
Fritz Sigler – a quiet important part of Key West music Fritz Sigler grew up in rural Clinton, New Jersey. His interest in music began with The Rolling Stones and their song, “Satisfaction”. He took piano lessons as a child but his love was the guitar. Fritz had a younger brother who played keyboard and, […]
