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Singer/Songwriter maverick Clay Franklin is cut from that rare cloth that has given us the likes of Willis Alan Ramsey, Steve Earle, Bruce Robison and Robert Earl Keen. Born in Gurdon, Arkansas and raised hunting and fishing on the banks of the Little Missouri River in Southwest Arkansas, Franklin grew up around local characters and situations that flavor his songs. "Gurdon’s a town of about two thousand people, but it’s not some podunk town,” Franklin says with a smile. "There's a lot of real dudes there, all of whom I had the pleasure of learning something from, maybe not something good, but something." If you've ever been to Arkansas, you can't help but feel the powerful pull of the wilderness.

At age 13, Franklin began playing with Doyle Marshall and the Bluegrass Express, a popular regional bluegrass band, gaining respect from his older counterparts for his bright lead vocals and creative harmonies.  Marshall added this, "Clay's voice has a real clarity and brightness to it that is refreshing beyond words". Realizing that country, bluegrass and rock were not exclusive to their own genre, he began to mix them in his bands and, after a stint at Henderson State University, he moved to Texarkana and began playing with the local Lawton Brooks Band and later Mesa with Arkansas guitar legend Billy Burns Jr. before paving his own musical path in 1992 with Ridin’ High, an all-star ensemble of Arkansas players that critics called "the best redneck jam band in the south." 

David Alton Almond, (a.k.a. Worthless Dave) was born December 15, 1957 in the town of Prescott, Arkansas. He went to elementary school in Burleson, Texas. His family moved back to Arkansas when He was 12 , and He graduated from Cale, Arkansas High School in 1976. He then attended S.W.A.U. at Camden where He earned an Associates degree in advertising and commercial art…barely. In ‘75 He had bought an old Kingston guitar and a Gibson tube amp from his great-aunt, and spent most his time banging on it.A friend of his showed him how to tune it to an open chord , so that all he had to do was bar across with one finger and move it around.Wild Thang!
He eventually learned a few chords and started up a 3 piece band and began playing private parties, beer joints,benefits, and, particularly, lots of biker parties. He also began to write songs, either about experiences in my life, or just something for a laugh.
Dave's been in a lot of bands, good and bad, loud and louder,and even though he is uncomfortable around unfamiliar folks, he loves to sing and play.The financial rewards have been  minimal,but Dave's always said that he’d quit when it stopped being fun. Going on 30 years now and He's still pounding on an old guitar...and it’s still fun, for Dave and everyone around him!!

Brent Chalker is one hell of a drummer!  Starting at the tender age of 14 , Chalker has played with a variety of bands and toured the country in the '80s with the Country Rockers The Shooters.

His steady backbeat is the heartbeat of 'Trash and his atics sometimes border on outragous. After many years in the corporate world, Chalker finally decided it was time to grow up and become a musician and sumo wrestler.

Two words sum it up for Chalker....Wild and Crazy....oh, and did we mention....he's ONE HELL OF A DRUMMER!!

Scott "Upright Rooster" Meeks is a dying breed. His bass licks are legendary on his old 1940's circa upright bass. Rooster whirls and twirls and does things with the instrument that few can duplicate. The intricate bass patterns that he plays adds a flavor to'Trash that is unique.

Rooster was part of the duo that won the 2004  Blues Foundation’s International Blues Challenge held in Memphis in January with over 90 artists from all over the world competing for the coveted prize.

Rooster says "my instrument is my woman and I like to make love to her everytime I hit the stage" 'Nuff Said!!














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