Jewel Cobb - Lead Vocals, Harmony Vocals and Percussion
Growing up in
the Midwest in the early 70's, being an 8-year old with a 19-year old brother
meant listening to bands like Three Dog Night, Steppenwolf, and Crosby, Stills,
Nash & Young. And with her very own Mr. Microphone in hand, Jewel would belt
out the likes of "Teach Your Children Well", "Joy to The World",
and "Love the One You're With" while the vinyl albums she would sneak
out of here brother's room were playing in the background.
("When you're 8, you don't realize that with those headphones on that everyone
else in the house is hearing the a cappella version - sorry Mom & Dad...").
After moving to Denver in 1994 to pursue the equestrian sport of Dressage, Jewel
left music on the back burner, singing a little backup here and
there with a few friends' bands. Then in early 2000 Jewel traded in the
Mr. Microphone and her Cher albums and started doing some sets with the local
Denver band Willie and the Po' Boys. It was through Willie's band that she met
her first band-mates, bass player Don Pennington and drummer, Bob Lee. "Don and I talked about getting
together and jamming. He brought in long-time friend and drummer Bob Lee and
Jewel & the Rough was born!".
"I've logged a lot of stage miles and musical experience since
then (relatively speaking)! With the musical experience of the guys, though,
I've had to 'grow up' real fast." Of the Rough, Jewel says,
"Opportunities present themselves at the right time for the right reasons. I
still can't believe how lucky I've been to find such a high-quality and
professional group of musicians. Our chemistry both on-stage and off-stage is
amazing!!".
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Mike Lewis - Bass Guitar, Harmony and Lead Vocals
Mike has been playing bass in bands around the Denver area for the last 30+ years.
He also shares the singing duties, both lead and backup. His passion is playing 70's and 80's rock
covers, but has also played in bands that specialize in everything from blues to country. Local
bands include No Crisis, The Resonatorz, The Usual Suspects, C470, and Core Zero.
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E.J. Holmes - Lead Guitar, Harmony and Lead Vocals
E.J. is a self-taught Texas guitar-slinging beast. He is known for his soulful R&B smooth
style, with an aggressive pitch that will send the bulls running. E.J. has been in the music scene since the mid-80s,
and became a national recording artist in 2015 with two albums, in 2016 with an album called "It’s About Time” and another
in 2019, which made the UK music charts. He continues to grow and excel to play
with many artists and bands and relocated back to Colorado in 2022 to make it his home,
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Arthur J. - Saxaphone, Harmony and Lead Vocals
Art has played the saxophone for the last 40 plus years with some of the hottest bands in the Denver metro area. His genre's include Top 40, R & B, Jazz, Rock, Funk, and Tejano music. As a native of Denver Colorado, Art grew up fishing and hunting as past down from family traditions. Art also enjoys spending time with family and friend's, working out, and all sports..
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Dan Hamilton - Keyboards, Harmony & Lead Vocals, Electric & Acoustic Guitar, Sound Engineering
Dan first moved to the Denver area in 1984. He played with several local rock and Top-40
cover bands through the 80's and 90's including Notorious, Trainwreck, Dazzler, and Coda. The 80's
"big hair" may be gone, but Dan continues to add energy to every band performance. He has long been the
"sound man" for the bands he has worked with, and when he is not performing, he can often be found behind
the mixing console at any one of a number of festivals and other events.
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Keith McGee - Drums, Percussion, Harmony & Lead Vocals
Keith has been drumming since he was five! Self-taught with a music education background and tours all over the world and the United States have enabled him to create a diverse drumming personality. Since moving to Denver in 2012,, he has performed with Chase and the Dream, Latin Soul, Jakarta and Paizely Park to name a few. Keith is happy to bring his experience with funk, R&B, HipHop, rock, jazz and latin background to Jewel & the Rough.
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