Roger Clyne Duo

Description: The Meet & Greet ticket gets the ticket buyer into a special meet and greet one hour before doors. Ticket buyers will get to meet Roger, taste his new tequilla and help him make the set list for the night. 

Roger Clyne Duo:  A third generation Arizonan, songwriter Roger Clyne regularly bares his soul in rock ‘n’ roll originals that are often tinted with Southwest influences: a verse in Spanish here or a line about a desert landscape there.Once home, Clyne had to get serious and finish his last semester at ASU so he could graduate. As he received his degree , and. fueled by a summer hiatus at his father’s serene ranch , Clyne penned many of the songs that would become The Refreshments’ first album “Wheelie,” released in 1994. The band played South by Southwest in 1995 and was quickly signed by Mercury Records. P.H. Naffah was auditioned to replace the band’s departing drummer and almost immediately, the group began recording the songs for Fizzy Fuzzy Big & Buzzy. Released in 1996, the disc was Radio & Record’s ninth Best-Selling Debut Album of the Year, went to #1 on Billboard’s Heatseeker Chart and spawned two popular radio hits, “Banditos” and “Down Together.” Mass-market adulation seemed imminent as The Refreshments performed on national late-night shows and Clyne wrote and performed the “King of the Hill” theme song with the band. Though the Refreshments released The Bottle & Fresh Horses in 1997, their efforts went unsupported by a change in label management and the band eventually disbanded in 1998. Seeking a respite and inspiration, they then returned to the Phoenix club circuit and began playing happy hours as a duo. Over several months, they added lead guitarist Scotty Johnson (who eventually left the band in 2002), bassist Danny White and guitarist Steve Larson and officially became Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers. Clyne is as passionate and pure about his music as he is about his dedication to his wife and three children. In both worlds, he’s matured and become more sure and committed to his purpose. The band’s web site tracks hundreds of postings by fans that laud Clyne is one of the greatest, albeit under-recognized, songwriters of his generation. The proverbial roller coaster continues to run, but with the momentum of praise from the media and fans, Clyne may soon have to get accustomed to a lot more attention.