HISTORY
SANDY PINKARD
As Sandy describes it, he is from the Parish of Vermillion, hard against the Gulf of Mexico, in the Southwest corner of Louisanna. Sandy is of French Acadian descent....or in other words, a "Cajun". Sandy is proud of his heritage and the many talents of his people come out in his songwriting ability. Sandy served his country with the U.S. Air Force in Southeast Asia during the Viet Nam era. He also enjoyed a brief career as a professional rodeo rider in the circuit around Dallas, Ft. Worth after his military stint. During the early years of his musical career, Sandy teamed up with many other talented artists and honed his songwriting skills. Some of the hits in which Sandy enjoyed success as a songwriter with:
"You're The Reason God Made Oklahoma"/Frizzel and West
"Coca Cola Cowboy"/Mel Tillis
"Blessed Are The Believers"/Anne Murray
"Pecos Promenade"/Tanya Tucker
"Beers To You"/Ray Charles and Clint Eastwood
"I Can Tell By The Way You Dance"/Vern Gosdin
Richard
Bowden
Richard hails from a small little place on the southern border of Oklahoma. You may have heard of it............called Texas! He grew up in a town called Linden, which is located "In the land of the virgin pines and tall women", with a guy known as Don Henley. Richard and Don had a little garage band going which evolved into a professional gig as a band called Shiloh. With that band, they found themselves out on the west coast in the middle of the L.A. music scene. Soon thereafter, Richard and Don gained employment in the band of an up and coming female vocalist by the name of Linda Ronstadt. After a period of time, Don left and went on to form The Eagles while Richard went on to other avenues of musical enrichment as a lead guitarist and session artist for many of the big names in Rock and Roll as we know it today. Some of the names Richard has played lead guitar for, or performed on albums with.
Don Henley
Linda Ronstadt
Neil Young
Stevie Nicks/Fleetwood Mac...(Bella Donna)
Commander Cody And His Lost Planet Airmen (Hot Rod Lincoln)
Dan Fogleberg
Johnny Rivers
Roger McGuinn
Sneaky Pete Kleinow (Flying Burrito Brothers)
The best part of the whole deal, is that in 1982 Sandy and Richard were introduced to one another by record producer Jim Ed Norman and were encouraged to team together as a songwriting duo. It seemed that everything they wrote came out funny. They decided to put together a routine for the stage and the rest is history! They came to be known as:
"America's Funniest Duo".....................................Pinkard & Bowden.
For a more in depth History go to the following Link:
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