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Paul Fields, guitarist and band leader from Riesel, Texas, was raised as an "Air Force Brat". He was influenced by his father's love for music and remembers sitting in front of the family stereo and listening to old, great tunes. He got his first guitar when he was 14 and grew up playing with lots of different bands with his drummer brother, Tom. His passion was rock bands, and he would hang around learning what he could from whoever he could. He is an original member of 10th Leper, started in 1997. Paul has always had a love for blues and rock, enjoying mostly Texas blues and Delta blues players. He plays acoustic and guitars, sings lead and back up vocals and writes music for the band. An ordained minister, he plays and sings on both of 10th Leper's CDs.
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Gene Ballou, keyboards, was born in Lubbock, Texas, and grew up in south and central Texas. His family attended Pentecostal churches and he was raised on exuberant music such as what they are known for! He began playing keyboards with one finger, on a broken down upright piano at the age of 9 and never looked back. After several hand surgeries, he has the use of 5 fingers now. He began playing piano in church at the age of 17 and started writing his own music at 19, always strongly influenced by the darker more gritty sound of blues and rock keyboard instruments. Gene began playing with 10th Leper in 1997, and has grown and developed his own unique style of keyboards, playing on both of 10th Leper's CDs.
He has places on MySpace and YouTube. His personal web page is at http://www.gene-ballou.info
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David Munday | 
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David Munday, bass, has played music "ever since he could remember" with family bands until he won a "free" extended vacation to a little country in southeast Asia called Vietnam, where he served 2 tours. He played numerous string instruments, both country and rock bands for years just to get some "beer money". He found the Lord and left those gigs for something better. He is an ordained minister and has been basing for 10th Leper since 2005. He plays bass on 10th Leper's 2nd recording "Worth It". He also plays Bluegrass all over central Texas and is a skilled luthier.
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Kenny Parker |
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Kenny Parker, lead guitar from Waco, Texas, started his own band at the age of 14. His style of playing is influenced by lots of different Texas blues players. He has played with and formed numerous bands from Waco, Bryan/College Station to Austin. His last band, COLD SHOT, opened for Pat Travers. One night while playing lead guitar, Kenny was confronted by the Lord and he literally changed his whole life overnight. Another original member of 10th Leper, he has been with the band on both recordings, playing lead electric and slide guitar and writing songs.
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Chris Del Conte | 
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Christopher Del Conte, drummer, from Santa Rosa, California, would sit in front of the stereo playing air drums, listening to his parents' music - 60's pop and Motown - as a little boy. Later in life he loved and was influenced by the music of Led Zepplen, Yes, Journey and Black Sabbath. He had always wanted to learn drums but after 9/11/01, decided life is too short, bought drums, and ended up in Waco, Texas in 2006, where he found the Lord. Rising from a recovered past, he is now living his dream, playing drums with 10th Leper, and is on "Worth It", the 2nd CD.
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Katherine Conway Ogle |
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Katherine Conway Ogle, vocals, born in Birmingham, Alabama, developed her love for music from her grandfather, a D.J. and ragtime blues piano player. He bought her a ukulele when she was 6 which she played until age 12, when he returned from Spain with a beautiful Spanish guitar. Conway listened to music of all venues and grew fond of singing and playing the guitar, entertaining family and friends, and always sang in the church choir or local community chorals. She joined the Peter Wolfe jazz quartet in 1978 and traveled to Los Angeles, where she lived 12 years. After raising a family and leaving the music behind for many years, she returned to praise Him singing backup vocals with 10th Leper in 2009, and is on their 2nd CD, "Worth It".
Conway also helps out with consultations for non-profit organizations. Her personal website is at http://www.conwayogle.com. She is currently helping the Heart of Texas Homeless Coalition (http://www.heartoftexashomeless.org).
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