Take a Trip with
Sunday Drive
By Jantina Baksteen and Lorraine Walker For this interview, I got into the car with Sunday Drive and learned a little more about this delightful family trio. Jeff and Misty Treece, along with Jeff’s brother Dusty Treece, have played together for 10 years, and have been blessed with many top songs and awards along the way.
If these talented individuals look familiar to you and yet you haven’t heard them play live, you may have seen them in the past with other groups such as the McKa meys, Cedar Ridge, and the Jeff Treece Band. Individually speaking, each member of Sunday Drive is very unique. Jeff plays keyboard, is a singer/songwriter, and loves classic cars. Misty is also a singer/songwriter, loves bargain shopping and is an actress. Drummer Dusty is a singer, husband, dad and loves Tennessee athletics. One of the best parts about Sunday Drive is the fact that they play their own music on stage. Proficient in instrumental as well as vocal music, the Treece brothers present unique music in a style that could be called a mix between Americana, Christian country, and Southern gospel. Jeff plays the keyboards. Dusty plays drums, and long-time friend, Doug Johnson, plays steel guitar, bass and banjo. All this, plus their engaging personalities, invite the listeners on an unforgettable journey. If a listener goes on a trip with Sunday Drive, where can they expect the road to lead? “We like to take them on a Sunday Drive, where they sit back, relax, enjoy, reminisce, laugh, and sing along, a journey to uplift, encourage and share the true joy of Jesus,” Jeff Treece says. Sunday Drive is known for its beautiful harmony and-
blending, as well as its comedy songs and the joy with which they present the good news of Jesus. Their sense of humor flows through their music as well, especially through personal songs that they have written. “I do write the majority of our songs, but some songs are co-written with other writers,” Jeff says. “Misty and I write together, and we have recorded great songs written by other writers, including the title cut of our last record, ‘A Million Miles,’ written by Mark Bishop.” Jeff can find ideas for new tunes anywhere. “(It’s) from all kinds of sources - most importantly the
