Hot Rize

Gegründet : 1976
Mitglieder :
Mike Scap (bis Mai 1978) - Guitar, Harmony Vocals

Tim O’Brien - Lead and Harmony Vocals, Mandolin, Fiddle
* 16. März 1954 in Wheeling, West Virginia

Pete Wernick - Banjo, Harmony Vocals
* 25. Febr. 1946 in New York City

Charles Sawtelle - Bass Guitar, Guitar, Harmony and Lead Vocals
* 20. Sept. 1946 in Austin, Texas
† ?? 1999

Nick Forster (ab Mai 1978) - Lead & Harmony Vocals, Bass Guitar,
* 16 Mai 1955 in Beirut, Lebanon

Stil : Bluegrass

Hot Rize is a bluegrass band that rose to prominence in the early 1980s. Established in 1978, the founding members were Mike Scap (guitar), Tim O'Brien^[1] on mandolin and fiddle, Pete Wernick ^[2] on banjo and Charles Sawtelle^[3] on bass. Mike Scap was soon replaced by Nick Forster ^[4] (electric bass), allowing Charles Sawtelle to switch to acoustic guitar. ^[5] The band played together until they disbanded in 1990 and issued 6 studio albums. From 1991-98 the band played several reunion dates each year. Following the death in 1999 of Charles Sawtelle, Hot Rize re-grouped in 2002, adding [[Bryan Sutton]^[6] to play the guitar