About The Sawmill Creek Band
The Sawmill Creek Band has been fondly called Wyoming's Ambassadors of Music.
One look at the breathtaking Teton mountains and the beauty that is Wyoming and it's not hard to see why Bruce Hauser was inspired to write so many songs in honor of the west and the western way of life - or should we say Wild Western Way Of Life?
Sawmill Creek is Wyoming's original and beloved country western music band best known for their outstanding performances of the Hauser-penned originals that have stimulated their success. Inspired by his love of the natural grandeur of the Grand Tetons, and his respect for the strong, vital character of the people from his Jackson Hole home, Bruce Hauser's compositions reflect the heart of grass roots America.
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"A husky and alluring vocal style"
"Absolutely magnificent songs"
"Major-league product in every way"
"Bruce Hauser may be Jackson Hole's best kept secret"
With quotes and comments like these from people prominent on the country music scene, it's no wonder that Bruce Hauser and The Sawmill Creek Band gained the momentum and earned a reputation throughout the west as the hottest number on the honky-tonk circuit.
Bruce Hauser, a master of the acoustic guitar and five-string banjo, has been singing, performing, and writing original compositions since he was 14 years old and had his first band - he on guitar and a friend on drums.
Bruce Hauser founded the Sawmill Creek Band in 1973 and since that time, the Wild Western Windblown Band, as they are affectionately known (after their first album of the same name) has accumulated an impressive array of credits.
Over the years, from 1978 to 1990, the band has released six albums. In 2002, the first three albums, WILD WESTERN WINDBLOWN BAND, BARELY GETTIN' BY and WE RIDE TOGETHER were digitally remastered for CD and re-released. The official web site of THE SAWMILL CREEK BAND was launched in 2002 and redesigned in January 2010. Bruce released his latest CD, CHANGES, in September 2005.
The Sawmill Creek Band in all their glory. The Tetons look pretty swell too!
Sawmill Creek Band Members &
Studio Musicians
Bruce Hauser - Lead Vocals, Guitar, Banjo
Jimmy "C" Christensen - Pedal Steel, Dobro, Vocals
Dennis Duncan - Bass Guitar, Lead and Harmony Vocals
Bob Raver - Percussion, Vocals
Fred Turner - Audio
Jerry Biggie - Bass Guitar, Vocals
Andy Rowell - Drums, Vocals
Don Kellogg - Drums, Vocals
Cliff Tipton - Fiddle, Guitar, Mandolin, Vocals
Steve Allred - Pedal Steel Guitar, Electric Guitar, Harmony Vocals
Tom Van Zandt - Piano, Banjo, Harmony Vocals
Joe Dow - Drums, Harmony Vocals
Kenny Bradberry - Bass, Vocals
Brooke Langton - Steel
Brent Moyer - Rhythm Guitar, Trumpet, Vocals
Teddy Ray Jones - Fiddle
Mark Sergio Webb - Guitar
Buck Ramsey - Drums
Dan Baxter - Bass Guitar
Greg Tomeka - Drums
Bob Stevens - Guitar
Lars Pointer - Guitar
Bubbles Hauser - Broom
Bob Z - Drums
Dan Rogers - Bass, Vocals
Will Rogers - Steel Guitar
Devon Tubert - Drums
Tommy Johnson - Piano
Kenny Malone - Drums, Percussion
Kenny Moore - Piano
Roy Husky, Jr. - Electric Bass, Acoustic Bass
Tom Robb - Electric Bass
Jon Yudkin - Fiddle, Mandolin
Willie Rainsford - Piano
Roy Yeager - Drums
Arranged by CD era:
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Bruce Hauser & The Sawmill Creek Band: Wild Western Windblown Band (released 1978)
Bruce Hauser - Lead Vocals, Guitar, Banjo
Jimmy "C" Christensen - Pedal Steel, Dobro, Vocals
Dennis Duncan - Bass Guitar, Vocals
Bob Raver - Percussion, Vocals
Fred Turner - Audio
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Bruce Hauser & The Sawmill Creek Band: Barely Gettin' By (released 1980)
Bruce Hauser - Lead Vocals, Guitar, Banjo
Jimmy "C" Christensen - Pedal Steel, Dobro, Vocals
Jerry Biggie - Bass Guitar, Vocals
Andy Rowell - Drums, Vocals
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Bruce Hauser & The Sawmill Creek Band: We Ride Together (released 1982)
Bruce Hauser - Lead Vocals, Guitar, Banjo
Jimmy "C" Christensen - Steel Guitar, Dobro, Vocals
Jerry Biggie - Bass Guitar, Vocals
Don Kellogg - Drums, Vocals
Cliff Tipton - Fiddle, Guitar, Mandolin, Vocals
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Window To The West (released 1984)
Bruce Hauser - Lead Vocals, Guitar, Banjo
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Bruce Hauser & The Sawmill Creek Band: Cross Country (released 1985)
Bruce Hauser - Lead Vocals, Guitar, Banjo
Steve Allred - Pedal Steel Guitar, Electric Guitar, Harmony Vocals
Dennis Duncan - Bass Guitar, Lead and Harmony Vocals
Tom Van Zandt - Piano, Banjo, Harmony Vocals
Joe Dow - Drums, Harmony Vocals
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Bruce Hauser & The Sawmill Creek Band: At Home (released 1990)
Bruce Hauser - Lead Vocals, Guitar, Banjo
Brent Moyer - Rhythm Guitar, Trumpet, Vocals
Kenny Malone - Drums, Percussion
Kenny Moore - Piano
Roy Husky, Jr. - Electric Bass, Acoustic Bass
Tom Robb - Electric Bass
Brooke Langton - Steel
Jon Yudkin - Fiddle, Mandolin
Willie Rainsford - Piano
Roy Yeager - Drums
Sawmill Creek Band Trivia
- 1978 - WILD WESTERN WINDBLOWN BAND - first album published.
- 1980 - BARELY GETTIN' BY - second album published.
- 1981 - Backup band for Glenn Campbell, Tanya Tucker and Barbi Benton on NBC's "American Sportsmen Special."
- 1981 - BARELY GETTIN' BY, an original song by Bruce Hauser, broke into the top 100 on Billboard Magazine's Hot Country Singles Chart, BILLBOARD TOP 100.
- 1982 - Four composition from WILD WESTERN WINDBLOWN BAND aired on network TV special "Booming," produced by Lanson Productions.
- 1982 - BARELY GETTIN' BY single released on the album " Best Country In The West," Vol. II.
- 1982 - SWINDLER OF FEELINGS becomes a nationally charted single, Cashbox Top 100.
- 1982 - WE RIDE TOGETHER - third album published.
- 1983 - YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF NERVE TO CRY single was selected as Honorable Mention Award Winner - Vocal Performance Competition of the American Song Festival.
- 1984 - WINDOW TO THE WEST - fourth album published.
- 1985 - Opening act for Larry Gatlin and the Bellamy Brothers - Riverfest, St. Paul, MN.
- 1985 - CROSS COUNTRY - fifth album published.
- 1985 - I JUST CAME BACK, a single from the CROSS COUNTRY Album, made it into the BILLBOARD TOP 100 charts and stayed there for six weeks, reaching No. 70 on the list.
- 1985 - CROSS COUNTRY, the band's fifth album, named one of the TOP 10 COUNTRY ALBUMS OF THE YEAR by Critic's Choice - Billboard Magazine.
- 1985 - Opening act for Neil Young - Silver Lining Flood Relief Concert - Cheyenne, WY.
- 1986 - SOMETHIN' OLD FASHIONED - Critic's Choice #6 BILLBOARD MAGAZINE; "The lyrics are exquisitely wrought and impeccably sung."
- 1986 - BIDDING AMERICA GOODBYE - single critically acclaimed, nationally charted BILLBOARD TOP 100.
- 1987 - Sawmill Creek releases two albums on Silver Dollar Records in England.
- 1989 - Bruce Hauser's original compositions take 1st, 3rd, 4th and 5th in Wyoming Song Writing Contest.
- 1990 - Bruce Hauser & The Sawmill Creek Band's first EUROPEAN TOUR - "Europe Goes Wild For Country Music."
- 1990 - AT HOME - 6th album published to excellent reviews.
- 1992 - Bruce Hauser & The Sawmill Creek Band's second EUROPEAN TOUR - Band plays international music festivals.
- 1993 - Bruce Hauser makes his first appearance at the BLUEBIRD CAFE in NASHVILLE, TN.
- 1999 - Reunion concert at the Million Dollar Cowboy Bar in Jackson, WY to benefit Linda "Bubbles" Hauser
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1999- Country Rock band Reckless Kelly records Bruce's song, Wild Western Windblown Band, on their "Live at Stubbs" CD.
- 2002 - First three albums, WILD WESTERN WINDBLOWN BAND, BARELY GETTIN' BY and WE RIDE TOGETHER are digitally remastered for CD and re-released.
- 2002 - Official Bruce Hauser and Sawmill Creek Band web site launched.
- 2002 - Reunion concerts in Cheyenne, WY and Jackson, WY.
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2005 - Released "CHANGES."
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2006 - Country Rock band Reckless Kelly release second album with recording of Bruce's song Wild Western Windblown Band on 2 volume CD and bonus DVD titled "Reckless Kelly Was Here" on Sugar Hill Records).
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2009 - Performed at The Virginian in Jackson, Wyoming in September and New Year's Eve 2009!
Past Tours
The Sawmill Creek Band has headlined all over the globe and worked with such acts and artists as:
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Neil Young
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Nicolette Larson
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Hoyt Axton
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Johnny Paycheck
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Jodi Miller
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The Hagar Twins
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Sweethearts Of The Rodeo
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Barbi Benton
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West The Band
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Cow Jazz
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Montana
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Gary Rossington
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Jeremiah James
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Wet Willie
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Lacy J. Dalton