The Tailgators

Don Leady, the leader of Tailgators, is a singer, songwriter, guitarist, accordionist, and producer with a vision. He put together an audio gumbo of Gulf Coast styles blended with rock seasonings. A native of Cool Valley, Missouri, Don Leady is an experimentalist with the guitar, constantly finding new techniques and sounds. It certainly doesn't stop with the guitar; he's gone into fiddle, steel guitar, and most recently the accordion. His education came from masters of the art, Chet Atkins, Les Paul, and later B.B. King, because their music was readily available. He heard the...