Johnny Dickinson
Paint Rock, Texas
Guitar and lead vocals

Johnny is a full time cattle rancher and performs with his band on the weekends. He first picked up a guitar at age 6, but let his music aspirations idle for many years. It was a divorce that helped spur his talent back to the fore.

He was at a restaurant with some friends -- deer hunters who hunted on his ranch -- and they talked him into playing and singing one night in front of the crowd at the diner. He hasn't stopped playing since.

Bobby Tuttle
San Angelo, Texas
Steel guitar

Bobby Tuttle began taking lessons as a youngster, using the Oahu Hawaiian Steel Guitar Method in 1950, and met Al Petty and studied with him for about three years.  He lived in Wink, Texas during the early 50s and attended school with Roy Orbison. 

"He used to come over to our house with his guitar and I would play my lap steel and he would play the guitar and sing," Bobby said. Later Roy and some of his friends from school started a band called, "The Wink Westerners" and Bobby played with them a few times. At the Pecos Jamboree in Pecos, Texas, young Bobby met a 9-year-old fiddle player, Jimmy Seals. Seals later went on to play saxaphone with "The Champs," and was featured on their big hit, "Tequila."  Then he and Dash Crofts got together and formed the group, "Seals and Crofts". 

Bobby played various Saturday night jamborees and dances around West Texas until he joined the U.S. Army in 1958. He was discharged in 1961 after a two year tour of duty in Okinawa. Shortly after leaving the Army, Bobby moved to California and Al Petty, who was working for Fender, got him a job on the Fender assembly line, wiring amplifiers. After working there a short while, Bobby spent the next five years playing clubs around Southern California, then in 1965 moved back to West Texas. 

In 1967 Bobby did a tour with Ray Price and then signed on with Claude Gray. After several months with Claude, the job came to a sudden halt when the band had a horrible wreck in Oklahoma one night on the way to a gig.  Two fellow band members were killed and Bobby was so shaken by the whole thing he decided he was finished playing road gigs.              

He played gigs in Phoenix, Arizona for a while, then went back to West Texas. In 1969 he went on the road with Al Petty.  He had a girl singer working with him by the name of Barbara Hill. 

"To make a long story short, after a few months, we fell in love," Bobby said. "We quit our job with Al and went to Las Vegas, Nevada, and got married." The couple lived there for several months and Bobby played in a club on the edge of town.  In late 1970 they moved back to Tyler, Texas, Barbara's home town. Both Bobby and Barbara worked with local bands and he gave steel lessons at a Tyler music store.  While living in Tyler, Bobby did recording sessions at Robin Hood Brian's Studio, and Curtis Kirk's Studio.  He did a lot of recording with Tony Douglas at Robin Hood's.  Tony talked me into playing some road shows with him.  Bobby was still nervous about traveling, but he went on the road for several months.

In 1975 Bobby began a five year adventure at Gilley's Club in Pasadena, Texas. During that time he played in the house band six nights a week, with Johnny Lee as the featured singer.  When Mickey Gilley was not on the road, he would perform at the club with the house band.  Most major country acts were booked into Gilley's, and Bobby and the band backed up the ones who didn't bring a band. 

In 1979 they filmed the movie, "Urban Cowboy," at Gilley's.  The club's house band, formerly known as "The Bayou City Beats", was renamed "The Urban Cowboy Band".  They performed several of the songs on the sound track, and were filmed in several scenes in the movie.  The band received a Grammy Award for the best country instrumental performance of 1980!  Then in 1980, Bobby left Gilley's Club and moved back to Tyler, Texas.

Bobby now lives in San Angelo, Texas where he's been since 1981.

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Buck Martin
San Saba, Texas
Fiddle and vocals

Buck Martin grew up in San Saba, Texas, listening to Ray Price, Johnny Bush, Darrell McCall, Tony Booth, Mel Tillis, and Bob Wills.  His love for the fiddle and steel guitar in their music influenced him greatly.

After graduating from Texas A&M in 1978, he moved back to San Saba to help run the family farm and ranch business. His desire to play the fiddle continued to grow.  Shortly thereafter, Dr. Roy A. Lee, who happened to be a fiddle player, moved to town and started his practice in San Saba. Occasionally, Dr. Lee had musicians visit and they would have jam sessions.

Among these were songwriter and keyboard player, Ronnie Mack, guitarist, Bucky Meadows, steel guitar player, Don Ricketson, and fiddle players, Dale Morris, Sr. and Bob White. Each of these talented musicians inspired Buck to play and gave him invaluable instruction and advice.

Other influences were Tommy Jackson, Hank Singer, Bobby Flores, Johnny Gimble, and Randy Elmore.

Buck has played with country and western bands in the Central Texas area since 1988. He has opened for Johnny Rodriquez, Darrell McCall and Mark Chesnut.

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Rhome Hill
Menard, Texas
Bass guitar and vocals

Country music entertainer Rhome Hill has been a featured singer and played bass guitar nearly every weekend all over the state of Texas since age 14.His first band was a Menard, Texas, hometown band knon as the Wheels.

Rhome has been featured as part of many popular groups including The Cross Country Men, The Rounders, Souther Image, and, now, Johnny Dickinson and Big Country.

In 1980 The Wagon Aces recorded a 45 rmp record oc Hill singing "The Last Waltz." It was recorded at Zas Studios. He returned to BMG Studios in San Antonio in 2004 to record "Blue Jungle" and "Lily's White Lies."

Rhome says he has been inspired and influenced by musicians and artists such as Ray Price, Darrell McCall, Bob Wills, Johnny Bush and Curtis Potter. He has opened for several entertainers including Reba McEntire, Charley Pride, Asleep at the Wheel, Gary P. Nunn, Holly Dunn, Mark Collie and Earl Thomas Conley.

He's also had the privilege of sharing the stage with Johnny Duncan, Frenchie Burke, Tony Douglas, Johnny rodriguez, Justin Tubb, Leona Willimas, Ron Williams, Jody Nix, Hoyle Nix and Dave Kirby.

Rhome has been married to wife Virginia for over 34 years. They have two children, Lance and Theresa.

Robert Beam
Junction, Texas
Drums

Robert Beam has played the drums since he was 13, first playing with Tommy Burney at the Old Dickerson Club in London, Texas. Robert played with the band, Tommy Burney & The Blend for 16 years. He's played with numerous musicians, and opened for John Conlee.

Robert has worked with Darrell McCall, Frenchie Burke and Johnny Duncan.

He has been a part of bands such as The White Lighting, Texas Connection, and The Dillo Band. Now he's a member of the Johnny Dickinson & Big Country Band.

Robert has been married to wife, Sandra for 26 years. They have 2 grown children, Travis & Eva Marie.

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