NAME:...Mike Player

BIRTHDAY:...March 29

BIRTHPLACE:...Benson, Arizona

RESIDENCE:...Lolita, Texas

FAMILY:...Wife Tammy, children Brandon, Katie, Braden

INSTRUMENTS PLAYED:... piano, trumpet, drums, guitar

FAVORITE COUNTRY SONG:...Friends in Low Places

FAVORITE ROCK SONG:...Wanted Dead or Alive

FAVORITE OTHER SONGS:...All, I just love music

BIGGEST MUSICAL INFLUENCES:...Van Halen, George Strait, Dave Player, Kae Player, Glen Payne

THINGS I LIKE:...Green grass and hot rods

THINGS I DISLIKE:...Being away from my family too long

PREVIOUS JOBS:...construction, beer sales, school bus driver

FAVORITE FOOD:...tacos, salsa, and cheeseburgers

HOBBIES:...baseball

MUSICAL HISTORY:...Born and raised in Southeast Arizona. Mike has been in music since he was old enough to hold a note, due to both his parents being music instructors. Mike moved to Texas in 1993 where he was the frontman for Midnite Rodeo Band, and he met his wife of ten years Tammy. He left the band, moved back to Arizona, where he and his dad formed the band Showdown. While with Showdown, he performed with or on the same stage with artists like Kenny Chesney, John Michael Montgomery, Toby Keith, and Brooks & Dunn just to name a few. After about four years with the band, he and his family moved to Colorado, where he formed The Timberline Band. Timberline had a great run winning the San Luis Valley Battle of the Bands, releasing a CD and taking second place in the regional level of the Colgate Country Showdown. "I couldn't stay away from Texas. Myself and my wife and kids love it here. It's a privilege to be playing with such awesome musicians in the Taylor Brothers Band. I just hope I can add something to this already great band."



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