Ralph Smith is "Zoot Frisbee" and was born and raised in East Texas and began playing guitar at the age of 8. He played in garage bands and some small sock hops while growing up there. Zoot served in the US Navy after highschool. He kept performing in many clubs and bars while traveling completely around the world in the 70's with Uncle Sam. His music business prospects continued after serving the military. He met up with a band in Maryland from West Virginia called, "Coast To Coast" in the early 80's. He worked with the band on the East Coast for 1 1/2 years. They worked clubs all around West Virgina and Maryland before deciding to change their name to "Runner" and head to Las Angeles California in 1984. Runner worked all the clubs in La, the Valley and Torrance California for over a year when they broke up in 1986. Zoot then used his military training and persued a job at Douglas Aircraft in Long Beach California. He still was persistant in persuing a musical profession. At Douglas Aircraft he met quite a few musicians that became close friends and jamming buddies. In 1986 Zoot met Linda Helmuth at a Christmas party. They hit it off great and decided to get married in the Spring of 1987. They bought their first home in Long Beach and together started forming a ne band called Zoot Frisbee and Company. With the help of many musician friends from work they were able to find a vast supply of talent. This made the new band very flexable and it had a musical range unlimited in styles. At one time Zoot Frisbee and Company had 13 members. This was with a brass and woodwind section also. They performed mainy in coffee houses and clubs around Long Beach and the Bay Area for over 12 years. With the economy getting bad around 2006 Zoot and Linda had to break up the band and move to Texas. Before they moved though. Zoot and Linda recorded at their home, a cd with 12 songs Zoot wrote. "Circle Of Life." is the only original cd Zoot released and there has been no other original recording from Zoot since this. But, there may be another in the near future. So hang in there and wait for the surprise too come... At the present time Zoot (Ralph Smith) is a music instructor/teacher in the local and surrounding areas of Liberty, Hardin and Dayton Texas.

Rob Murphy - Guitar/Vocals

Rob Murphy was born in July of 1990 in Wrexham, Wales. He first picked up the guitar in 1994 at four years of age and began to sing and write songs at just five years old. 

Rob grew up in Devon and has continued to develop his songwriting and playing over the years, he has played in various bands as the songwriter and front man, before returning to a solo career. Rob has played at venues such as St Davids Hall in Cardiff for the BBC Proms, The Beautiful Days Festival and Toured the UK in 2008 supporting two successful acts, playing at venues such as The Manchester Road House and The Bedford Esquires. The Rob Murphy Trio was formed in late 2014 with the intention of bringing more expression and life to the original music written by Rob Murphy.

James Sharpe - Bass Guitar

James Sharpe was born in 1986 in Devon. He first picked up the bass in 2001 having been inspired by the likes of Cass Lewis (Skunk Anansie) Flea (The Red Hot Chili Peppers) and Tim Commerford (Rage Against The Machine)

After taking to quickly he went on to play in stage shows,original and function bands, before going to London College Of Music to hone his skills. Whilst there he earned a solid reputation playing many of the capitals popular venues.

With a natural talent in performing, combined with an extensive musical theory knowledge, James has developed his skills as a bassist over the years.

Ryan Bird - Drums

Ryan Bird was born in Exeter, in 1985, He started drumming in 1995 at ten years old, Ryan has played in numerous Orchestras and bands. Having recorded two albums with his previous bands and appeared on numerous local radios stations, Ryan has worked hard to build a name for himself.

Ryan was inspired by the likes of John Bonham (Led Zeppelin), Keith Moon (The Who) and Dave Grohl (Nirvana)

During Ryan's drumming career he has played at numerous festivals and venues including The Phoenix and The Cavern to name a few. 


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