Our Era - Movies, Music, Radio and TV, 6th Edition

Our Era - Movies, Music, Radio & TV, 1950‟s and 1960‟s. 1959The EpicsCourtesy http://www.epicsband.com/members.htmYesterday & TodayDavid Sisk—Lead Guitar & Vocals—Born in 1949, David grew up in the music-rich Durrett/St. Xarea of Louisville, and got his first guitar when he was six. He began formal music lessons on clarinetwhen he was eight, "real" guitar lessons a few years later, and played in his first rock and rollband shortly after turning thirteen. David continued taking guitar lessons, teaching guitar, and playingin bands throughout high school. He attended North Texas State University, as a double bassmajor, but did not finish a degree, as the urge to play live was too great. After playing with suchlocal groups as The Avanti's, The Experts, The Irvin Twins, and others, and touring with numerousgroups, including Hank Williams Jr., and The Righteous Brothers, David returned to school, andcompleted advanced degrees in psychology. As a psychologist, he focused his practice on workingwith the chronic schizophrenic population, and then marriage and family therapy. During this time,he continued to play in bands, and with a former band-mate, opened Vogue Recording Studio. He has recorded projects forseveral artists, as well as two CD's of original music he and his friend have written. They have also written three musicals,and are putting the finishing touches on the fourth. A few years ago, David's friend, Steve Hartley, invited him to auditionfor The Epics and has been rockin' and rollin' ever since. "It's great music, from a great time period, that is great fun to play,and listen to. I hope everyone comes out to hear The Epics every chance they get".Jean Ulmer—Vocals —Jean Loader Ulmer fell in love with singing in her early teens when shediscovered she could carry a tune. Through school she joined every choral group that fit into herschedule. She even entered the Miss Spartan talent contest and won. There were other groups, too,outside the halls of Jesse Stuart High School including the Agape‘ singers, a touring group of ecumenicalyouths from all over the city; and a band known as ―Monkey Meeks and the Colonels‖managed by Dude Walker in 1974. Several years later she was invited to join a local band calledThe Epics. Jean loved her time with the group but other opportunities presented themselves out oftown, so she left the band and Louisville. After that adventure and back in Louisville, she met andmarried the love of her life, Tom, and gave birth to two beautiful daughters, Jessica and Hannah.She took some time away from the music world and worked by day as a media buyer for an adagency. Her family then joined St. Albert the Great Catholic Church where she began singing again,in the choir and as Cantor for Masses, weddings and funerals. Around that time she ran into her old friends, The Epics, whowere playing for a local fund raiser. After that meeting she was invited back into the group. That was 12 years ago and she‘sloved every minute of it.