Ron Story
Ron Story's early musical influences were Duane Eddy, Bob Bogle, and Buddy Holly. At the age of 12, he developed his own alternate tuning to fit Buddy Holly's style. From 1955 to 1961, Ron lived in Mill Valley, California. His first on-stage gig was in Sonoma with a group called The Invaders.
In 1961 Ron and his family moved to Tucson, Arizona. Eager to jump back into the music scene, Ron answered the call of a local rock & roll band (The Gents) in need of a new lead guitarist. In May of 1963, Ron and his fellow band mates recorded "Spanish Moon", which was released under his own regional record label, Yellow Sand Music.
Following the advice of Carl Wilson (The Beach Boys), Ron and The Travelers began playing promotional gigs for Tucson DJs in order to promote their records. Their efforts paid off as they ended up with three Top Ten singles on KTKT's Top Forty.
One of Ron Story's fondness memories was the night The Travelers were given the opportunity to back up "a couple of really good singers." Bassist, Tom Dorame, and Ron drove to the Flamingo Hotel in his parents' pink 1957 Oldsmobile station wagon to pick up the singing duo they were hired to play for. This duo (introducing themselves as Bill and Bob) performed under the stage name "The Righteous Brothers." Six months later they had a #1 hit with "You've Lost That Loving Feeling."
After The Travelers went their separate ways, Ron joined the Navy and served two years of active duty. He graduated from the University of Arizona in 1970 with a degree in philosophy and became a published writer, having written several books, including The Encyclopedia of Extraterrestrial Encounters. Ron has 2 children (Brian and Brenda) and currently lives in Florida where he still performs with a band called The New Travelers.