The Quick Change Band Members

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Country Rock / Southern Rock / Classic Rock

About The Players:

Craig Rabuck - Drums / Percussion - A native of Anne Arundel county and now resides in Calvert County. Influenced by Danny Seraphine of Chicago, Bobby Columby of Blood Sweat And Tears and Simon Kirke of Bad Company. Presently studies with Simon Kirke in New York City when Simon's not on tour with Bad Company and with Grant Menefee at Grant Menefee's School of Drumming in Catonsville. Craig plays Gretsch Drums with a combination of Zildjian and Paiste Cymbals. Craig uses a Sennheiser e902 mike on his bass drum with Audio Technica mikes on his snare and toms.

Ron Routzahn – Guitar / Vocals – Ron’s guitar style is influenced by artists: Gary Rossington, Curtis Mayfield, Mick Ralphs and Danny Gatton. His approach to the guitar is more “old school” concentrating more on feeling and tone rather than speed. His harmonic guitar solos will keep you on the dance floor or on the edge of your seat wondering, “What’s he going to do next?” Ron left Quick Change in 1993 and rejoined the group in 2010 with original members Craig and Steve.

Craig introduced Ron to rock guitar icon, Mick Ralphs (Mott the Hoople, Bad Company) through a mutual friend, Simon Kirke (Free, Bad Company) at a live concert in Frederick, Md. Ron said,” Mick is still an inspiration to me. He is such a phenomenal guitarist. It was exciting to meet and talk with Mick and Simon in person. They are both really down to earth guys and made me feel welcome. It was really something to remember”.

Ron’s guitars include a PRS Special and a Gibson Les Paul played through modified Mesa/Boogie amplifiers.

Rusty Hinshaw - Guitar / Keyboards / Vocals - Rusty Hinshaw is a multi-instrumentalist who has been playing on stages for over 30 years. His career has passed through many phases and styles and he has been very fortunate to have had been surrounded by excellent musicians. many who have become lifelong friends. Rusty has been on stage with national recording acts such as Chuck Berry, The Drifters, The Coasters, Sha Na Na, Jerry Reed, and Gary Morris. He even did a stint in a 80's punk band, playing bass guitar as "Rusty Nail" with film maker John Waters. He played bass guitar for Ronnie Dove for a few years in the early 90's.

Rusty met Quick Change bassist Steve Buchholz in the late 70's and they formed a duo that performed in the greater Anne Arundel County area. They have been stayed in touch with each other all these years. They played again in the 80's with the popular Baltimore band "Past Time" and enjoyed packed houses everywhere they appeared.

For the last 10 years, Rusty has been playing guitar for "Paradise", an extremely successful and popular private affairs band. He happily joined Quick Change in the summer of 2010 when Steve invited him down to meet Craig and Ron. The combination of the four musicians abilities and their similar "down-to-earth" approach to performing for audiences with an emphasis on playing classy music made a magical group and, they knew they had something special.

In "Quick Change", Rusty sings lead and harmony vocals (his first passion), supports Ron's lead guitar with tight rhythm playing and plays piano and organ.

Rusty is fairly new to country music and is enjoying the experience very much. His personal loves are 70's pop Top-40 music, Tom Petty, John Mellencamp, Bruce Springsteen, and British Invasion music of all kinds.

Rusty looks forward to seeing you soon at a Quick Change appearance soon.....Please come up and say hello !!!

Steve Buchholz - Bass / Vocals - Steve has been playing bass guitar, singing lead and harmony vocals in numerous Maryland based bands for over 30 years. Steve’s influences include; Rusty Young and Paul Cotton (Poco) and Chris Hilman of the Byrds, all multi-instrumentalists who have stood the test of time, remained true to their craft and are still performing live shows.

Steve’s has played Top 40 to Country, Blues and everything in between, his primary passion being Country Rock. Other bands Steve has been a member of include: Pastime, Detour, Doc Rogers & the Roc Dodgers.

Steve is also an accomplished sound engineer and said in a recent conversation,”One of the most exciting moments in music for me was at the Hot August Blues at Oregon Ridge in Timonium, MD when I was up on the stage helping run the sound for Dickey Betts & Great Southern, Joan Osborn, and the North Mississippi All-Stars with my friends of the Buffalo Sound Company”.Steve is also really glad to have hooked back up and reunited with his band mates from The Quick Change Band which all started back in 1991.

Steve plays a Fender 5 string Jazz Bass through a Gallien-Krueger amplifier and an Ampeg 6 x 10 speaker cabinet.

About The Crew:

Bill Routzahn – Stage Manager – Bill started playing guitar at age 14. Bill got the love of the instrument from his dad Ron but found his own style from taking private lessons and practicing faithfully. Bill was lead guitarist in the Arundel Jazz Band in his junior and senior high school years with Max Reisler on drums. Bill is a gifted musician with a great ear and is a major asset to Quick Change’s performances. Bill joined Quick Change as Guitar Tech in January of 2011 and was promoted to Stage Manager in June 2011.

Bill plays Gibson and BC Rich Guitars through Marshall Amplifiers.

Max Reisler – Drum Technician – Max is an extremely talented drummer whose love of the drums started in elementary school. He took private lessons at the same time he was taking classes at school. Max pursued drums, timpani and other percussion instruments during his school years and beyond. Max met Bill in middle school and found they shared musical interests for jazz and metal. They are working on forming their own original group. Max said his most memorable musical experience to date was playing in Toronto with the Arundel Jazz Band. Max was asked by Quick Change to join the group as Drum Technician in the Spring of 2011.