David "Lester" Tidwell

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BORN NOVEMBER 28 IN PASADENA,TEX. STARTED SINGING PROFESSIONALLY AT 15 AND HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO STOP SINCE. MY FIRST BAND(THIS SIDE UP) WASN'T VERY SUCCESSFUL. I THINK WE ONLY HAD TWO ORIGINALS,AND THE REST WERE COVER TUNES,BUT IT WAS FUN AND A GOOD START.

AFTER MEETING KEVIN,AND STARTING "JADE", I KNEW I HAD A KNACK FOR ENTERTAINING PEOPLE, OR AT LEAST KEEPING THEIR ATTENTION SO WHY NOT GO WITH IT. AFTER TWO DIFFERENT "JADE" FAMILIES I DECIDED TO TAKE A BREAK. ONCE I'D BEEN OUT OF IT FOR ABOUT A YEAR I REALIZED THERE'S ONLY ONE PLACE FOR ME ON STAGE! I MET UP STEVE (COX) AND WE PUT "BACKWOOD JUSTICE" INTO ACTION. I REALLY THOUGHT WE HAD A SHOT, BUT JUST LIKE BEFORE IT WAS JUST A STEPPING STONE. STEVE AND I DECIDED TO MOVE ON WITHOUT THE REST OF THE BAND,THAT'S WHEN WE MET CHUCK AND MARK AND FORMED "SOUR MASH". WE WERE MISSING A GUITARIST,KEVIN HAD GONE OUT WEST TO "MAKE IT", SO WE HOOKED UP WITH A MUTUAL FRIEND OF OURS,CHRIS WILLIAMS. CHRIS IS A VERY TALENTED MUSICIAN, BUT STYLES CLASH THINGS HAPPEN(AND WE'RE STILL BUDS WITH CHRIS).

SO WHEN KEVIN CAME BACK TO TOWN I KNEW IT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN THIS TIME. KEVIN AND I ALWAYS WROTE WELL TOGETHER, AS DO STEVE AND I, SO KEVIN JOINED I KNEW THERE WAS GOING TO BE A LOT OF CHEMISTRY,AND I WAS RIGHT! MY THOUGHTS ON THE NEW BAND.......

THIS IS DEFINITELY THE BEST I'VE BEEN IN, THE MATURITY, RESPECT, CHEMISTRY WE HAVE IS UNEXPLAINABLE. EVERYONE PUTS IDEAS IN THE POT WHEN IT COMES TO WRITING OUR ORIGINALS. I THINK PEOPLE WILL BE SURPRISED (AND HOPEFULLY SHOCKED).

YA'LL COME SEE US!!!!!!!!!!!!!