I know it has been too long since I have written anything, and I'll use the same excuse I've been using at school -- I'm busy.  The truth is that at school, I can't wait for it to be over.  May 19th and I'll be a grad from high school.  People tell me I will miss it, but I don't see how.  I just finished producing a CD for my band at school.  It will be available soon, and it should be pretty good since I sing and play lead guitar on all the songs but one.  Seriously, I'm prouder of having done all of the mixing and mastering.  It took hours but I knew what I was looking for.  I built my own studio in our house so it was a chance to use it, new sound board and all.  Now, I am getting serious about my own record, and I really do plan to get it done soon.  I'm also heavy into restoring a '56 Chevy Bel Air, and I've been renting out my flight simulator to a flight instructor who has been training some Vietnamese pilots -- really!  They pay to use my 727 sim (see www.727simulator.com) but I have to run the software and be there the entire time.  Somewhere in all of that, I'm still at BB's twice a week, go to school, and have a girlfriend.  Yeah, she is very understanding.

So, now that I have bored you with all of that, you at least know at little bit more about all that I have going on.  I hope the summer will bring some clarity about my career, but at least, I know that I will go to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Memphis Campus this fall.  

Coming up: I'll be missing a few dates at BB's in the coming weeks - prom (April 21), my gf's graduation (May 18), and the big one...May 4 because we will be playing at the Beale Street Music Festival!  Please put that Friday night on your calendar and plan to see us in the FedEx Blues Tent at 7:45.  And finally, check me out with Rodd, my drummer, and his dad, Bobby Blue Bland, on Music Voyager, April 19th at 9 pm on WKNO- Channel 10, here in Memphis.  If you live in another city, check with your PBS station for when they are showing Music Voyager - Memphis Mojo.  Some people have written that they have already seen in their city.

Okay, that was too much, so I should wlrite more often and keep it shorter.  Thanks for being a fan, and I hope you check us out at BB's and the Beale Street Music Festival during April and May.  Keep playing the blues, Will

 The show tomorrow night will be amazing.  Too bad, Jimi Jamison had to cancel.  But The Will Tucker Band is still on (about 7:30) and there are some '80's greats that are going to rock the house.  Check out Minglewood's website to read all about them...JOE LYNN TURNER - Deep Purple and Rainbow (Smoke On The Water, Street of Dreams, Hush), DEREK ST. HOLMES - Ted Nugent Band (Stranglehold, Hey Baby, Cat Scratch Fever), BOBBY KIMBALL - TOTO (Rosanna, Hold the Line, Africa), and JEFF ADAMS - Special Guest from Starship with Mickey Thomas.  

 Two years ago, we had the pleasure of opening for Jimi Jamison of Suvivor.  Well, we are getting to do it again.  The concert is on February 11, tickets are $25 online at Minglewood Hall's website.  We'll be an opening act along with Joe Lynn Turner (Deep Purple/Rainbow), Derek St. Holmes (Ted Nugent Band), 714, & Jeff Adams (special guest from Starship).  

The ad below tells it all!

  Well, it's that time of year when we catch our breath. This week, the band has been in the recording studio working on the new album. We have a lot of work ahead of us but actually getting some tracks laid down felt good. We are mixing my originals and deciding  which covers to include. There is a certain sound we are striving for, and it's coming together. 

I hope you all have a great holiday and remember why we celebrate Christmas. More as we get more studio work done.....
Will

 I hear the same thing every weekend...when is my new CD coming out?  With everything going on, I knew I had to find a motivation to make recording it the most important thing I have to do right now.  Being the project kind of guy that I am, I started another new project...converting my music room into a recording studio.  The wall is up (window, door and cable portal included) and the sound proofing has been installed.  I've sprung for a PreSonus StudioLive 24.4.2 , new drum mic's and about to get my ProTools upgrade.  Hey, I've been working for two years at BB's.  I need to invest some of my income into something really important, and this is it.  I'm just glad my parents don't get mad that I keep taking over rooms in our house.  So, we are putting together the song list and should begin recording next week.  We'll get professional help for mastering, but this studio will give us everything we need to lay down the tracks ourselves.  I'll keep you posted on our progress.
Thanks for being a fan.
Will