b'REACHINGOUTW hen I grew up, musicfilled my home. MyLingo.MydaughterJuliannehasthevoiceofan dadsang.Momplayedthepianoandangel and has performed in school, church and in sang.Allmybrothersandsisterssangcommunity theatre.and played musical instruments. Im lucky to have grownupinthe60s,rock nrollsclassicyears.IThe roots of the Rick Harris Band go back a few years wanted to be a rock star.In high school, I was inwhen Josh and I jammed at the office after work. One concert band, marching band, concert choir and theday, Rich Coffee, my bookkeeper, mentioned he was madrigals. As a teenager, I was a member of the Lasa lead guitar player. My investigator, Van Hamilton, VegasAmbassadors,alocalmusicalgroupwhichwastakingbasslessonsandIappointedmyself performed on the Strip and toured Japan.In college,lead singer. We practiced a lot, but had no place to I started off majoring in music and took opera.Musicperform. So naturally we booked ourselves to play and performing were great experiences for me andat the firms annual party - so we have at least one many of my friends have careers in music. gig a year. This year, while we were on stage, I looked out into the crowd and noticed Dan Reynolds, the Istayedinschool,butspentsomeofmystudentlead singer of Imagine Dragons, watching my band loans on a good stereo system. Soon after I becameperform.Ithoughttomyself,theworldsupside a lawyer, MTV came on and I bought the largest TV Idown! Recently, Josh, Ben Cloward and I were eating could find so I could watch music videos. I thoughtbreakfast at Four Seasons and talking about another theKaraokemachinewasthegreatestinventionVegas based band, The Killers when, no joke,Ronnie and my family could sing any time with a backupVannucci, Jr., their drummer walked in. He saw our band. Music filled my home and my kids grew upreaction and was gracious enough to come over and with a love for music. My son Josh is a singer andtalk with us.the talented drummer of the Rick Harris Band and Arms of America, a prominent local U2 tribute band. My son Jake is a singer and great guitar player. HesMusIC Is MY pAssION AND ITs appeared on international television on Univisions Sbado Gigante and is somewhat of a YouTube andALWAYs OpENED DOORs fOR ME .VinecreativesensationunderthenameGringo 02'