Adrienne Nims, sax, flute, percussion

Adrienne Nims was born in Boulder, Colorado and grew up in New England. She started pounding out songs on the piano and singing at the top of her lungs right away! She started playing flute when she was nine and quickly became hell-bent on getting a saxophone after hearing her grandfather blow his horn. She started playing
in swing and jazz bands, a good 20-40 years younger than the regulars, and continued studying music with the flute dept. head at U. Mass, Amherst, and sax Professor of U. Michigan. Adrienne also performed in New England Conservatory ensembles and continued studies at Ithaca College. She lived and performed there and throughout the northeast for several years and in 1995 shifted her home and music to the West Coast. Living in Encinitas, Ca.,

Denver Clay, keyboard, vocals

Denver Clay, from Encinitas, California, brings to Thunder Rose over 25 years of experience as a keyboard and vocalist specializing in country sounds. Denver has toured three continents sharing his unique interpretation of classic country rock music with a variety of audiences. He has opened for Hank Williams, Jr., Jerry Lee Lewis, The Bellamy Brothers and many others. Denver contributed his versatile sound to the Warner Brothers recording group "California". He has also composed hunfreds of musical soundscapes for video clients in advertising, education, and multimedia production. He owns and operates Sound Strategies, a production and recording facility in Encinitas.

Bob Rosencrans, bass, vocals

Bob Rosencrans, a native of Los Angeles, California, earned a music degree from Pierce College in Los Angeles, and contributes bass guitar & vocals to Thunder Rose. His versatile talent-from rock to country-has been heard throughout Southern California in clubs like The Troubadour, The Roxy, The Whiskey A-Go-Go, The Palamino and the Crazy Horse Saloon. An Active studio musician and song writer, Bob has been involved in many local music projects including a compilation CD for charity called "The Care." Bob has opened for Jefferson Starship, New Riders of the Purple Sage, the band Spirit, and performed with Brancomb Richmond, Co-star of the TV show, Renegade.

Rufus Perry, guitar, vocals

San Diego boy, Steve "Rufus" Perry returns home after many years of developing his musical career in places such as San Francisco, Los Angeles and even New Mexico. The last 6 years in San Diego have blossomed into full-time working status. Fueled by a variety of bands and styles, ie Blues-"Rufus Rex", Classic Rock-"Big City Shaman", Rockabully-"Blue Suede
Buick", Rufus's longest and most productive tenure has been as the veteran guitarist/vocalist for Celia's Thuner Rose and Bobcat Blue and the Howlin' Coyotes band.

Adrienne Nims

Denver Clay

Bob Rosencrans

Rufus Perry

Greg Merrill

Mark Windrum

Colin Hiatt

Jeff Bishop