Kevin Ackerson
Drums & Vocals
Kevin Ackerson was born in 1964. From an early age he showed an interest in playing drums partly due to his dads band always practicing at the house. By the age of six he joined in a duo called "The J & K Express" with his sister who played organ at the time. They played several talent shows always winning first places at their elementary school and soon the quest for stardom began. By the age of eight Kevin began to show other interests in playing trumpet, taking lessons and soon became very proficient on that instrument as well. Going to District and State solo and ensemble, symphonic and jazz band contests soon became the forefront of his musical career. He never lost interest in playing drums though. As he approached his teen years, Kevin began going to gigs with his dad who had also been a Semi-Pro drummer since his early teens and had met Rick Brensinger in the early 1970's forming a band called The Sunshine Express. At first, Kevin helped set up and tear down equipment at the gigs but after a while his dad purchased some auxiliary percussion equipment and he soon became part of the rhythm section. By the early 1980's, Kevin's dad soon fell ill to some heart conditions that prevented him from continuing as the drummer for Ricks group. Rick, seeing that Kevin had grown to be such an integral part of the group, asked him to be the drummer of the group. And a career in music was born. For the past twenty some odd years, Kevin has played in several groups with Rick. The refreshing sounds of "Lymon", "Unlimited", "Saturn 5", "The Elkerly Brothers Show Band", and "Inside Out" ...just to name a few. They have also player together on several projects ranging from 50's/60's shows with Elvis impersonators, to fund raisers and benefits. He also plays in another group called "No Pressure" playing more harder 80's metal to today's top alternative. Kevin says," the past 25 years have been a blast and I wouldn't change this for the world. I will continue till my heart beats no more". |
