Harmony Ridge
Tommy Mabry - Lead Vocals Mandolin
Lee Flowers - Lead Vocals, Lead Guitar
Linda Moon - Lead/Harmony Vocals,
Upright Bass,
Randy Moon - Rhythm Guitar,Vocals
Reggie Wise - Banjo
Sandra Akin - Harmony Vocals
Lee Flowers - Lead Vocals, Lead Guitar
Linda Moon - Lead/Harmony Vocals,
Upright Bass,
Randy Moon - Rhythm Guitar,Vocals
Reggie Wise - Banjo
Sandra Akin - Harmony Vocals
Harmony Ridge Bluegrass is based on a love
of music and the enjoyment of making music
together. Their strong harmonies and blend
of southern gospel, country and bluegrass
sounds come together beautifully. Most HRB
are members of Salem Missionary Baptist
Church in Rusk, Texas, which is where their
journey began. HRB currently performs at
East Texas venues, festivals and churches
featuring gospel and bluegrass music. Their
music is a southern gospel, bluegrass kind of
thing!
Here’s a little bit about who we are and
where we come from ...
of music and the enjoyment of making music
together. Their strong harmonies and blend
of southern gospel, country and bluegrass
sounds come together beautifully. Most HRB
are members of Salem Missionary Baptist
Church in Rusk, Texas, which is where their
journey began. HRB currently performs at
East Texas venues, festivals and churches
featuring gospel and bluegrass music. Their
music is a southern gospel, bluegrass kind of
thing!
Here’s a little bit about who we are and
where we come from ...
Tommy Mabry is the mandolin player (and sometimes fiddle or guitar) and
lead vocalist for HRB (you’ll also hear his natural, pure tenor on many of
HRB’s songs). He has been singing for the last 36 years in southern gospel
groups based in East Texas – The Gospel Five and New Life Quartet, as well as
playing with local bluegrass groups like Cherokee County Bluegrass and The
Mabry’s. He can play almost anything he picks up – self-taught to play the
piano, guitar, mandolin, fiddle, and upright bass. Tommy spent most of his life
in the Rusk area and has been the pastor of Salem Missionary Baptist Church
for 34 years, is married to Sandra, who is our biggest supporter (and critic);
occasionally we can talk her into singing with us! They have three children
and seven grandchildren.
Lee Flowers plays lead guitar and provides lead vocals on some HRB songs.
He is a great songwriter and HRB does include some of his songs in their
performances. Lee can sing and play an exciting song as well as rattle off an
old-time radio commercial in some of the HRB sets that keeps the audience
entertained. Originally from Athens, he relocated to Rusk in 1992 following
graduation from Texas A&M. Lee is married to Esmeralda and has five
children, one grandson and one on the way in August.
Linda Moon plays the upright bass for HRB, sings lead some, and provides the
high harmony on many of the HRB songs. Music came natural to Linda who
was raised around country/gospel/bluegrass jam sessions all her life. Her
talents outside of bluegrass include being a professional pianist and vocalist
for her own company, Moonlite Entertainment. Linda was raised in the
Houston area, spent time in Tyler and Dallas before settling in Rusk in 2009,
which is when she started playing the upright bass. Her family was from the
East Texas area so she’s somewhat native to these parts and is enjoying the
country life. Linda currently works for the Rusk ISD and has been married for
31 years to band member, Randy Moon.
Randy Moon is the rhythm guitar player and also provides some lead vocals for
HRB. Randy was raised in the Detroit, Michigan area who transplanted to
Texas in 1978. His home life was filled with music as both his parents sang in
a gospel group known as the Gospel Messengers and his dad played the guitar
and sang with a tenor partner influenced by the Louvin Brothers. Although he
was around country, gospel and bluegrass music all his life, he has only been
playing and singing for about 18 months. Randy is a BSN nurse who currently
works at Rusk State Hospital and has his own legal nurse consulting business,
Moonlite Legal Consulting. Randy is married to band member, Linda Moon.
Reggie Wise is the newest member of HRB and adds his banjo licks to their
songs. Reggie has been around the East Texas area for many years and has
played with several groups during that time, including The Mabry’s. Reggie is
married to Shohreh and has one daughter, Sarah, who is following in her dad’
s footsteps learning to sing and play mandolin bluegrass style - she is also
Reggie’s biggest fan! Reggie lives in the Alto area.
Sandra Akin sings harmony vocals for HRB. Sandra has been singing all her
life and previously sang with The Mabry’s. Sandra is originally from the Rusk
area. She is married to Jerry Akin and has one child, three grandchildren, and
expecting a great-grandchild soon. The band is always trying to find an
instrument for her to play … but she is happy to just sing and add her
harmonies to the HRB sound!
lead vocalist for HRB (you’ll also hear his natural, pure tenor on many of
HRB’s songs). He has been singing for the last 36 years in southern gospel
groups based in East Texas – The Gospel Five and New Life Quartet, as well as
playing with local bluegrass groups like Cherokee County Bluegrass and The
Mabry’s. He can play almost anything he picks up – self-taught to play the
piano, guitar, mandolin, fiddle, and upright bass. Tommy spent most of his life
in the Rusk area and has been the pastor of Salem Missionary Baptist Church
for 34 years, is married to Sandra, who is our biggest supporter (and critic);
occasionally we can talk her into singing with us! They have three children
and seven grandchildren.
Lee Flowers plays lead guitar and provides lead vocals on some HRB songs.
He is a great songwriter and HRB does include some of his songs in their
performances. Lee can sing and play an exciting song as well as rattle off an
old-time radio commercial in some of the HRB sets that keeps the audience
entertained. Originally from Athens, he relocated to Rusk in 1992 following
graduation from Texas A&M. Lee is married to Esmeralda and has five
children, one grandson and one on the way in August.
Linda Moon plays the upright bass for HRB, sings lead some, and provides the
high harmony on many of the HRB songs. Music came natural to Linda who
was raised around country/gospel/bluegrass jam sessions all her life. Her
talents outside of bluegrass include being a professional pianist and vocalist
for her own company, Moonlite Entertainment. Linda was raised in the
Houston area, spent time in Tyler and Dallas before settling in Rusk in 2009,
which is when she started playing the upright bass. Her family was from the
East Texas area so she’s somewhat native to these parts and is enjoying the
country life. Linda currently works for the Rusk ISD and has been married for
31 years to band member, Randy Moon.
Randy Moon is the rhythm guitar player and also provides some lead vocals for
HRB. Randy was raised in the Detroit, Michigan area who transplanted to
Texas in 1978. His home life was filled with music as both his parents sang in
a gospel group known as the Gospel Messengers and his dad played the guitar
and sang with a tenor partner influenced by the Louvin Brothers. Although he
was around country, gospel and bluegrass music all his life, he has only been
playing and singing for about 18 months. Randy is a BSN nurse who currently
works at Rusk State Hospital and has his own legal nurse consulting business,
Moonlite Legal Consulting. Randy is married to band member, Linda Moon.
Reggie Wise is the newest member of HRB and adds his banjo licks to their
songs. Reggie has been around the East Texas area for many years and has
played with several groups during that time, including The Mabry’s. Reggie is
married to Shohreh and has one daughter, Sarah, who is following in her dad’
s footsteps learning to sing and play mandolin bluegrass style - she is also
Reggie’s biggest fan! Reggie lives in the Alto area.
Sandra Akin sings harmony vocals for HRB. Sandra has been singing all her
life and previously sang with The Mabry’s. Sandra is originally from the Rusk
area. She is married to Jerry Akin and has one child, three grandchildren, and
expecting a great-grandchild soon. The band is always trying to find an
instrument for her to play … but she is happy to just sing and add her
harmonies to the HRB sound!
