Adrienne Nims was born in Boulder, Colorado & grew up in New England. She started pounding out songs on the piano & singing at the top of her lungs right away! She started playing flute when she was nine & quickly became hell-bent on getting a saxaphone after hearing her grandfather blow his horn. The day she got it she learned her first three notes & went straight to band & hasn't stopped playing since. She started playing in swing and jazz bands, a good 20-40 years younger than the regulars, and continued studying music with the flute dept head at U. Mass, Amherst, and sax Professor of U. Michigan.

Adrienne also performed in New England Conservatory ensembles and continued studies at Ithaca College. She lived and performed there and throughout the northeast for several years and in 1995 shifted her home and music to the West Coast. Living in Encinitas, CA, Adrienne performs and records with several bands---Celia and Thunder Rose, the Larry Mitchell Band, Semisi and Fula Bula, Latin a-go-go, Island Fever, the Four Winds, and more. The musical styles range from modern jazz to world beat, Latin, to Native American, country and rock, which caters to her love and interest in the many kinds of music which link us together.

Denver Clay, from Encinitas, California, brings to Thunder Rose over 25 years of experience as a keyboard and vocalist specializing in country sounds. Denver has toured three continents sharing his unique interpretation of classic country rock music with a variety of audiences. He has opened for Hank Williams, Jr., Jerry Lee Lewis, The Bellamy Brothers and many others. Denver contributed his versatile sound to the Warner Brothers recording group "California". He has also composed hunfreds of musical soundscapes for video clients in advertising, education, and multimedia production. He owns and operates Sound Strategies, a production and recording facility in Encinitas.

Bob Rosencrans, a native of Los Angeles, California, earned a music degree from Pierce College in Los Angeles, and contributes bass guitar & vocals to Thunder Rose. His versatile talent-from rock to country-has been heard throughout Southern California in clubs like The Troubadour, The Roxy, The Whiskey A-Go-Go, The Palamino and the Crazy Horse Saloon. An Active studio musician and song writer, Bob has been involved in many local music projects including a compilation CD for charity called "The Care." Bob has opened for Jefferson Starship, New Riders of the Purple Sage, the band Spirit, and performed with Brancomb Richmond, Co-star of the TV show, Renegade.

Rufus Perry, a native San Diegan, is featured on lead guitar, with his husky tenor contributing both lead and harmony vocals. This versatile musician ranges from the snappy twang of traditional country to the driving edge of modern country to the smooth sound of slide guitar. Rufus's career has taken him to such clubs as the Topa Topa Bowl in Ojai, CA , the Troubadour and Whiskey in Los Angeles, various New Mexico and Colorado clubs, and back to San Diego. He is also a talented songwriter, and has recorded several independent albums.

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