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With the release of the critically acclaimed and commercially successfulВ Toto IVВ (1982), Toto became one of the best-selling music groups of their era. The band enjoyed great commercial success in the late 1970s and 1980s, beginning with the bandвЂ™sВ eponymous debutВ released in 1978. Paich andВ Jeff PorcaroВ had played together asВ session musiciansВ on several albums and decided to form a band.В David Hungate, Lukather, Steve Porcaro, andВ Bobby KimballВ were recruited before the first album release. Toto is known for a musical style that combines elements of pop, rock,В soul,В funk,В progressive rock,В hard rock,В R&B,В blues, andВ jazz.

#Hold the line band plus#

The bandвЂ™s most recent lineup consisted ofВ Joseph WilliamsВ (lead vocals),В David PaichВ (keyboards, vocals),В Steve PorcaroВ (keyboards),В Steve LukatherВ (guitars, vocals), plus touring members Lenny Castro (percussion),В Warren HamВ (saxophone), Shem von Schroeck (bass) andВ Shannon ForrestВ (drums). We at Agnes Records are thrilled to present this album to the people of the United States as a tribute not only to our great nation, but also to the dedication and hard work of the Benny Havens Band, West Point.TotoВ was an AmericanВ rockВ band formed in 1977 in Los Angeles. We are grateful to have his participation on the record. During his service he was awarded the Bronze Star for valor with the 'V' device and the Combat Infantryman Badge. Army Ranger and was one of the only three survivors in the 'Blackhawk Down' incident during the Somalian battle of Mogadishu in October 1993. Army combat vet and composer on Hold The Line. On January 8 2004, Aaron was killed in action when his medevac helicopter was shot down by enemy fire.ДЄlso we have guest writer and now Nashville recording artist Keni Thomas, U.S. He graduated top of his class in flight school, becoming a Blackhawk helicopter pilot, and in 2003 and deployed to Baghdad International Airport in Iraq with one of his brothers, Aaron, deployed in Fallujah. Ryan joined the Army right after high school, attended warrant officer candidate school and flight school.

Ryan's story is like no other artist in country music. His performances are known for their unique blend of high caliber audiences. He started in country music in 2005 while still on active duty, playing the club and festival circuit throughout the southeast. Ryan Weaver is a high energy, all-American, rockin' country music artist who proudly served as an active duty Blackhawk helicopter pilot in Iraq, as a Chief Warrant Officer 3 in the U.S. Army veteran Ryan Weaver is also a guest performing on Unfriendly Fire. All of Charlie's proceeds from this record will be donated to his partner charity The Journey Home Project. We are very grateful to Charlie and his label Blue Hat Records for their participation. They are some of the finest musicians and singers in the Armed Forces.Д¬harlie Daniels is guest artist on two songs: 'God Bless The Mother' and 'Let Freedom Ring.' They were recorded in 2003 and previously unreleased. Unlike many patriotic albums, this work is not just popular artists singing about military service from an outsider's perspective, but rather it is in fact longtime currently serving Benny Havens Band Soldiers performing pertinent modern songs with their personal musical view of military and family life while serving our country. It was recorded at Soundstage in November of 2015 by the members of the West Point Band's Benny Havens Band, produced by Michael Spriggs and completed in late 2016. The album is made up entirely of all original songs by some of Nashville's most successful writers representing, BMG, Curb, Tom Leis Music and This Music. More About The Benny Havens Band Debut Album