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Billy “The Senator” Schmidle

 

Billy “The Senator” Schmidle

Billy has been playing guitar in bands for over 50 years.

Most notably as a founding member of The Roadducks for 35 years

(w/ Phil McCormack who went on to become the lead singer of Molly Hatchet)

He has personally jammed on stage with Artimus Pyle, Leon Wilkerson, Billy Powell, Hughie Thomasson, Dave Hlubeck, Toy Caldwell, and has opened for just about every Southern Rock band during the 80’s & 90’s, that you can name.

Playing over 6,000 shows during his career, his credentials and stage experience brand him as a world class Player and a perfect fit for the TOMMY ROXX style of “Smash Mouth” Southern Rock….