Rick Reames (drums, acoustic guitar, bass, mandolin)
Rick started drumming at a young age playing in his basement in Greenwood, SC, jamming with friends on Van Halen, Lynyrd Skynyrd, the Stones, Molly Hatchet, and Thin Lizzy. While in college at Clemson University, he joined a band called the Next Move and travelled around playing at many of the universities and clubs in the Southeast; and also opened for the Psychedelic Furs, the Producers, Widespread Panic, the Smithereens, and others. Rick was a founding member of the band Cravin’ Melon who signed to Mercury Records in 1996 and released their debut record in January 1997. The first single, “Come Undone” written by Rick, peaked at #35 on the Modern Rock chart and the band toured the country opening up for Hootie and the Blowfish, Bon Jovi, Sister Hazel, Edwin McCain, ZZ Top, Los Lobos, and others. In the Summer of 1998, the band released a live album recorded at the House of Blues in North Myrtle Beach, SC. That same year, the band was named South Carolina Entertainers of the Year. As a songwriter, Rick has also had three songs in the top 10 of the annual CMT/NSAI Song Contest which has earned him single song publishing contracts and an Epiphone guitar. Currently, he lives in Simpsonville, SC, with his wife Heather and their four children; and plays at his church and occasionally at corporate and charity events. He is the owner and president of Holland Consulting, Inc., and has been a Green Bay Packers fan his whole life.