Bruce Drake has been influenced and inspired by such Americana artists as Bob Dylan, Jack Elliot, Hank Williams Sr., The Carter Family, The Stanley Brothers, Neil Young, Flatt and Scruggs, Billy Gibbons and Stephen Stills to name a few.

Bruce bought his first banjo at the age of 13 and joined the local bluegrass association in Omaha, Nebraska. He went to college in Southern Missouri and joined an original rock band there. He began writing songs in the mid 1980's, playing in local bands in Omaha, Denver, the East Bay, and San Francisco. Besides writing original tunes and playing and singing in The Old Spice Boys, he currently also plays and writes with Santa Cruz bluegrass band Still Searchin.

Jim Goodkind learned to play guitar from Chicago blues legend, Harvey Mandel. He was part of the Chicago music scene during the 1960's and the Boston music scene during the 1970's.

Jim has played, toured, and recorded with members of various bands, including those from: The Cars, Bonnie Raitt's band, Van Morrison's band, The Chambers Brothers, and Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band.

Josh Baker started playing bass in 1986, spending two summers studying at the Berklee College of Music in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Josh also studied bass for 3 years with local jazz bassist for Santana, Keith Jones. He has played bass for Bay Area blues guitarist George Haegerty for the last 15 years. Josh has opened for Rick Derringer and has played in a Frank Zappa cover band fronted by Zappa band alumnus, Ike Willis.

Dave Thomas began his life-long co-dependant romance with music in general, and with drums in particular, when he was 11. At one time or another, he has played, gigged, and/or recorded with a wide assortment rock, blues, jazz, and folk/country bands and musicians. Dave spent 3 years studying jazz drumming with the great Bay-Area based drummer, Wally Schnalle. With middle age came a love for Americana. Dave has dedicated himself to discovering the nuances of drumming to traditional and roots American music. In this quest he has been fortunate enough to connect with Chuck Hamilton of the Waybacks, from whom Dave has learned much about the art of drumming behind acoustic instrumentation. Dave also plays mandolin and guitar.

Joe Buczek has been inspired by such artists as Eric Clapton, Buddy Emmons, Gram Parsons, Neil Young, Larry Carlton, Bela Fleck, and Gentle Giant.

Joe started playing guitar in high school around 1967 and has been playing various instruments and recording actively for the past 20 years. One thing led to another, and he woke up playing a pedal steel one day (it was bound to happen). When he isn't playing with The Old Spice Boys, Joe plays banjo and dobro in the acoustic group, Briarwood.