Luke Williams
Singer, Songwriter and Guitarist from Beebe, Arkansas has performed onstage with,opened for, or just plain jammed with music notables including; Brad Paisley, Kenny Chesney, Jamey Johnson, Randy Houser, Justin Moore, Thompson Square, Eric Church, Chris Young, Jake Owen, James Otto, Trent Tomlinson and many more! Luke first picked up a guitar at Eight Years Old and began taking lessons from longtime friends and family members. By age ten, Luke's first band performed at the Beebe Fallfest. In the summer of 2008, Luke and his father put their chips on the table and moved to Nashville, Tennessee. As Lead Singer and Guitarist for the group, Luke has been playing Nashville venues on "Lower Broadway" including Tootsies and the Nashville Palace. Luke’s Unique Vocals and Mind blowing Guitar Skills make for an amazing performance, causing his fan base to Grow Rapidly.
Aside from performing all throughout Arkansas, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Texas and Alabama, Luke has done countless TV and Radio performances and his songs have been in heavy rotation on local country stations. One Special moment in his career was a Small Cameo on an Episode of The History Channel's "Modern Marvels" where they filmed a segment from Brad Paisley's H20 Tour at Verizon Arena in Little Rock AR, and Luke can be seen performing the Encore Song onstage with Mr. Paisley. Luke also made a small contribution to the composition of "The Nashville Musicians Survival Guide" by Eric Normand, a book featuring Interviews by Colt Ford, Rhett Akins and other Nashville Heavy Hitters. In Mid-September 2011 Luke Released his Nashville Debut album "Test of Time"!
Michael Smith
Dummer/percussion/performer/songwriter from Monticello, AR. Mike Smith began playing drums at age 7, after seeing KISS perform on TV... from that moment "It was over!" After playing in the school band & turning pro at age 14, Mike joined what would later become THIRD DEGREE after High School.
Mike later won the Little Rock, AR Guitar Center Drum Off competition in 2007.
Mike & Third Degree went on to release their debut album in 2008. Mike has shared the stage with way too many to mention, but a few would be: Poison, Kings X, Filter, & Buck Cherry... Mike aka "Smitty", currently splits time between Third Degree & Big Red with Shane Thornton & Luke Williams...
Mike is a performer in his own right; not just a drummer... Sticks always flying & a tight groove always slamming... Some even say, that "he is a show all by himself..."
"Kick back & enjoy the show!"
Shane Thornton
singer/songwriter, bass guitarist/keyboardist/rythem guitarist from Cabot, Arkansas, just lets his heart pour out in music. Shane has always had an interest in playing music and at age 12 he used to sneak in to set in with his step-dads band. Shane was hooked! Not long after he started writing songs. Shane has been performing and writing songs now for about 10 years giving everything he has in every song! Shane released his first album with OBLIVION RECORDS in late 2011 & is currently working on his follow up album!
Shane has shared the stage and recorded with several well known artists such as: DIERKS BENTLEY, FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE, LEE BRICE, JOE DIFFIE, PAT GREEN, COLLIN RAYE, JEFF BATES, DARYL SINGLETARY, JULIE ROBERTS, STEVE HOLY, PARMALEE, DELBERT McCLINTON, MATT DAME, JERRY JEFF WALKER, DJANGO WALKER, JERROD BLAKE, CODY BELEW and many more.....
"I'm just a big ol' teddy bear that has been very blessed and I've got alot of really good friends!" Live SHANE does a huge variety of music from classic country to new country, funk, dance, r&b, classic rock to new rock, and pop with every song packed full of energy!