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SAMMY EAKINS
Sammy Eakins started his musical career when he was four years old, The first song he learned to play on guitar was
"Candyman" by Sammy Davis Jr. At age 13, he started experimenting with recording It was at this time that he really started to develop his carefree style of innovative guitar improvisation. His first paying gig came a year later at a dance for the mentally challenged. His band, Galaxy made $25 for the show and split it three ways. Despite the meager wages, Sammy stayed involved with music as much as possible throughout high school.
A milestone came when Sammy met his guitar idol, Steve Morse. Little did he know at the time that he would later get to work with the guitar master at a later date.
Sam hit the road as a musician full time soon thereafter and made a name for himself. He received a few accolades along the way as well, most notably he received the Most Outstanding Musician award in a 4 state area of Missouri,
Arkansas, Kansas and Oklahoma. He was also a finalist in the Marshall Amp Stun Soloist Guitar Competition.
A personal highlight of Sammy's career was a show performed in Cleveland, OH that was broadcasted live on the same radio station that was the first rock station in America. Sammy founded the band Violent Peace in the 1990's and signed with Polygram Records.
It was while with Violent Peace that Sammy and Pat first had contact. They played the same club circuit and occasionally ran into each other and even shared the same stage at times. Years later, in the summer of 2000, by chance, the two bumped into each other again. And since that chance meeting, well...here we are.
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