BUY NEW DONK! ALBUM!
DONK! is not your ordinary band. DONK! isn't a dream.
You need DONK! and DONK! knows it. DONK! is the culmination of about a 10 year
audition process of some of the best and brightest of the Amarillo music scene
and the brainchild of Drew Holder, owner of local Amarillo recording studio AMP
Studio. If you don't know it already, Amarillo is a town full of gifted artists
and Drew has worked with many of them. (You know who you are.) It's just that
the guys in DONK! were so good AND they kept showing up. The old saying goes,
"The hero is just the guy that shows up." One thing is for sure, DONK! is made
up of heros. Luke Holder - guitar/vocals. Rick Faucett - pedal steel/vocals.
Justin Hedgecoth - bass/vocals. Rick Diculus - drums. Luke Holder has released
four solo albums since 1999, written hundreds of songs, and performed as front
man for his own band for the last 10 years. Rick Faucett plays pedal steel with
at least 4 bands currently, has played with countless bands in the past, and is
a hands-down master of his instrument. Justin Hedgecoth is a bass player in 4
local bands and comes to the scene from legendary Lubbock, TX where he cut his
teeth in the rock world. Rick Diculus is a drumming monster most often compared
to John Bonham and without his unstoppable beat, DONK! would not be DONK! Drew
brought Rick Faucett in to record pedal steel on Luke's last solo effort, "Sun
Came Up", and that's when the idea of DONK! started to finally take shape. Drew
had always thought Ric Diculus' drumming would be perfect for Luke's music, but
not until Drew heard Rick F. did Drew see the light. Ric Diculus had performed
on many of Luke's albums, but never as full time drummer. Drew felt that the
combo of Rick F. and Ric D. could finally bring to Luke's music what had been
missing for those first four albums. With Luke, Rick F. and Ric D. in place, all
Drew needed was a bass player. That's when Justin stepped in and DONK! was born.
Drew is currently working on the first DONK! album during the breaks in his busy
recording schedule at AMP Studio. DONK! has been playing together since 2006.
DONK! is ready, ready as any band can be. DONK! is ready for you - I hope you're
ready for DONK!
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