Sam Keele-Lead Vocal
Since then he has been a part of numerous choirs and choruses throughout his life.
Most notably he sang in the award winning “Sounds of Liberty”
in High School under the direction of Douglas Brenchley,
who now heads the Latter-day Celebration at UVSC Institute of Religion in Orem Utah.
At Allan Hancock College he sang under the direction of Glen Montague,
another award winning director and choir.
These groups toured extensively throughout the US and Europe.
Sam served a mission in England during which time he performed with
The Special Projects Team of the England Birmingham Mission.
This included solos, duets, quartets and arranging.
In 1979 Sam auditioned for and joined the award winning “Grand Land Singers”
under the direction of Douglas Brenchley.
This was a singing and dancing group with emphasis on “God Family and Country”.
In the eighties Sam formed “First Class”, a top forty group which played for young adult dances,
proms and parties throughout southern California and Nevada.
This group played continuously for eight years and was in demand most of the time.
In the nineties, he formed another group, “The Sand Dudes”, a doo-wop four part, mostly a capella group,
which performed for parties and shows around the central coast of California.
The Sand Dudes were popular monthly at the San Luis Obispo Farmers Market each month.
Now we have another great group- “The Flashback Brothers”.
More great musicians, more great songs, more great entertainment! Don’t miss it. It is always an event.
Equipment:
Sam has a Kurzweil PC88mx Keyboard that he plays through a Roland KC 350 amp. He also uses a Rythumtech Tambourine and Shakers.
He sings through a Shure SM58 microphone.
Equipment:
McKay loves his Fender Stratocaster, Fender American Telecaster and Washburn guitars amplified by Line 6 and Fender Blues Deluxe Reissue Amplifiers.
When I'm not making music:
McKay is a Technician for Nuvont Communications.
After playing rhythm guitar for several years, Steve switched to the bass.
As a teen, He played and sang in several garage bands,
was in the high school’s concert choir and played guitar in their pop group, Totality.
In college he studied art and played for dances with a band called Jukebox.
He has played bass in a folk group, Sing Double and has done studio work for 2 of their CD’s.
Steve is very excited to be a part of the Flashback Brothers and would like to thank his cousin,
Sam for talking him into it.
Equipment:
Steve plays a Fender Jazz and Ibanez Sound Gear bass powered through the incredible Mark Bass Mini CMD 121P amp and a Avatar B210 neo cab.
He sings through a Shure SM58 microphone as used and recommended by Sam Keele. He loves his new Hercules guitar stand.
When I'm not making music:
During the daylight hours Steve is a professional 2D and 3D illustrator/animator with several game and movie credits.
Check out his work on www.keeleart.blogspot.com.
In High School he drummed and sang for several rock bands.
He went to Brigham Young University where he sang and danced for the Young Ambassadors.
After college he got involved in "Cambridge" an entertainment group where he
went with them on a USO tour. He played for the US troops in Venezuela, Korea, Japan, Guam, Hawaii,
Germany, Azores Island (off the coast of Portugal), Diego Garcia, and the Philipians.
Now he uses his skills to provide the beat and backing vocals for the Flashback brothers.
Equipment:
Joel still uses his 80's drum set.
This includes a 36" bass drum, 6", 8", 10", 12", 13", 14", 16", and 18" toms, and a snare.
He has a host of cymblas including a 24" flat ride, 24" bell ride, 14" high hat and chimes.
Equipment:
Randy uses a Yamaha S90 ES 88 keybord and a Korg CX 3 keyboard through a Hartke 200 Watt and a Behringer 300 watt keyboard amp.
Musical background: Sam Keele began his singing career in the back seat
of his family’s station wagon when he was 3 years old.
His mother says he “has a real talent for singing…and can carry a tune real good.
Whenever we are traveling we can always count on Sammy for entertainment”.
Musical background: McKay is the youngest member of the Flashback Brothers.
He has been playing guitar for about 9 years.
He switched from piano to guitar because all the songs he liked were played on guitar.
He loved playing along with the radio or CD's.
He played in a Punk Rock cover band in High School. Then in another Punk band called, "Stop the Motorcade."
McKay loves all kinds of music from Classical to Speed Metal. His two favorite bands are Weezer and The Living End.
Musical background:
Music was an important part of Steves family growing up. In fact his parents met at a jam session.
His mother made sure he and his sisters took piano lessons.
After taking piano lessons for about 3 years he wanted to learn to play guitar.
He still rememembers the first band he was in. It consisted of 3 guitars and a snare.
Steve played rhythm, because he was the only guy in the group that knew how to play chords.
They played "Hold Your Head Up." Nobody sang.
Musical background: As Joel tells it, shortly after he was born
he got a spoon in his hand and he was pounding on his highchair and singing to the top of his lungs.
Musical background:
Randy has been playing keyboards since he was 9. He never had any formal training but plays by ear.
In his younger days he was in a band called Pegasus where they played throughout Southern California.
His favorite band is Steeley Dan.
He loves playing classic rock with the Fabulous Flashback Brothers, however, his favorite music genre to play is jazz.
To make your next party an event contact Sam Keele (801) 368-2433
email: baykerboy@aol.com