Rick Monroe & The Hitmen

Singer and songwriter Rick Monroe blends country, folk, Texas swing, Southern roots rock, and anything else he can get his hands on, from Celtic ballads to funky blues shuffles, into an easy, approachable country-pop style. It all seems like a natural progression, since the Allman Brothers, Tom Petty, Jim Croce, Jimmy Reed, the Rolling Stones, and other classic artists formed the soundtrack to Monroe's childhood as a boy growing up in Florida. His music career started with hard rock, and he was the lead singer for a hard rock bar band before learning guitar and songwriting, wh...