LISTEN TO THE MUSIC

Meet these five talented Rose Hill musical acts who know how to “get it on through!”

To see where Jim will be performing next, follow him on Facebook.com/jimdavidson.739.

Jim Davidson

Jim Davidson has been a fixture on the Hilton Head music scene since the mid-70’s. He grew up playing music on Hilton Head, following his family’s move to the island in 1970. When the Quarterdeck restaurant opened around that time, he walked in one night, guitar in hand, and offered to sing and play. The place was much different then but performing there, set the stage for what’s become a 47-year run (on and off over the years) in Harbor Town.

Jim has played 1000’s of shows all over the area from Sea Pines and every plantation on Hilton Head and everywhere you find music on this side of the bridge. His home bases have included the Quarterdeck, Marriott Surfwatch, Captain Woody’s, Palmetto Bluff and several gated communities. Jim shared that he also remains faithful to the Church of the Cross on Calhoun Street where he plays in the band for the Saturday evening service. He’ll be up in the balcony behind the congregation!

This year Jim had decided to take a season off to ride his Harley Davidson and catch up on some bucket list items, but after a couple of months, Marriott Surfwatch called and asked him to return to the beach bar on Sunday afternoons from 4:00 – 6:00 beginning June 18th. He will also be playing with the area’s newest country band, “Gone Country” this fall.

The ross band

You can follow The Ross Band on Facebook.com/TheRossBand. To receive their weekly email, visit www.therossband.com

Greg and Robin Ross, both multi-instrumentalists have played professionally together since 1996. Greg started playing drums for his father’s band in New York, picked up guitar when there was a need, as well as piano. He moved to Hilton Head in 1989 and began playing many island restaurants and hotels. Robin was admitted to college as a classical pianist and began her professional career in 1982 as the fronting vocalist for a touring band opening for acts such as The Judds and The Artemus Pyle Band (of Lynyrd Skynyrd). She moved to Hilton Head in 1996. Greg hired her from a demo tape and they continued to play events together. They married in 2001.

You can catch The Ross Band show weekly at Kind of Blue or LuLu Kitchen. They can be found island wide playing for corporate and special events. Greg plays keyboards, covering bass guitar, drums & percussion, piano and organ. Robin plays woodwinds, guitar and keytar. Both split duty covering vocals. The Ross Band regularly teams up with a variety of sax players and performs jazz, pop classics and dance music from the 60’s through today, specializing in Motown, classic RnB and Disco. They are currently working on a new project with a four-piece horn section called The Disco-Tekniks. The show will feature all the great hits of the disco era, and a disco ball!!!