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Thom Shepherd grew up around St. Louis, Missouri, and learned to waterski on the Mississippi River. He spent many a summer vacation on the river, at the Lake of the Ozarks and Lake Stockton in Missouri, and at Lake Shelbyville and Lake Carlyle in Illinois. When Thom's
family moved to Virginia they spent time at Lake Anna and on the Potomac River near Hagerstown, Maryland. He moved to Nashville in 1993 to pursue a music

career and in 2001 wrote the #1 hit song, "Riding with Private Malone." He even appeared in the video playing the title role. The song was nominated for a CMT Flameworthy Award, and is one of CMT's Forty Greatest Road Songs. It was also voted "The Song You Wish You Had Written" by the members of the Nashville Songwriters Association. Thom is a great performer and can be seen with his band The Twang Thang in Nashville and around the country. He has been on five tours for Armed Forces Entertainment, visiting Alaska, Europe, and Greenland.
His current CD, "Tonkyhonk" features the original version
of "Redneck Yacht Cub." He wrote "Redneck Yacht Club" with Steve Williams in 2003. Thom lives with his wife Misty, daughter Cody, and son Wyatt in Mount Juliet, TN.
To find out more visit: www.myspace.com/thomshepherdfriends

Steve Williams was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri and grew up boating on the Mississippi River and at the Lake of the Ozarks. Steve married his wife, Terri, buying a home on the East side in Collinsville, Illinois where they spent many weekends boating with their original Redneck Yacht Club friends out on Lake Carlyle.
Since moving to Nashville, Tn. in 1995, Steve has had cuts by Buddy Jewell, Craig Morgan, Trick Pony, Steve Holy and others. Steve has been performing since the age of 14. At sixteen he was a regular performer at Lake Ozark, Missouri's famed Tan-Tar-A resort. His vocal style has been likened to James Taylor. Steve's new CD, "I Get To" can be purchased on the CD link page of this website. He continues to enjoy the lake, writing many of his ideas while anchored at a cove on Percy Priest Lake. What cove? Why...Party Cove! Where else? Look for his cruiser!
For more on Steve visit: www.myspace.com/stevewilliamssongs