The Band

Bobby Vickers - Drums, David McCoy - Guitar, Billy Vickers - Bass

David McCoy
Born 1956 and raised in Tyler, Texas. In 1962, David's brother James brought home an
electric guitar. David had already been strum'n his brother's box guitar. The electric
really captured David's attention! As time roll by, David's passion to play growed, and
started to blossom, continually working to get better. Long 'bout 1972, David's Dad
Merle, help David get his first electric guitar. A Gibson-335. David was on his way to
graduating high school in '74. Shorty after graduating high school, David enroll'd at
Texas-Tech in Lubbock. Graduating with full honors, with a Major in Music! Performing
music with a few bands while in high school and college, David got ask to play guitar
for "The Mystics" a large band format, located out of Tyler. Performing all the local
hot spots of that time! Booked by Bob Henderson, witch is "Bugs Henderson's brother.
Looking to do something on his on, David left the Mystic's, and persued putting together
another band "Alia". They performed the Dallas circuit, and got fairly popular! Leaving
Alia, joined band "No Compromise" performing around Lubbock while going to college. They
were play'n at Fat Dawg's, and Manny Charlton of the rock band "Nazareth", offered David
the lead guitarist spot in the band! David declined, said it was a bad decision, look'n back!
College duties got heavier, and NC band fell apart. Ending back in Tyler, David started
a satellite company 1985, selling home tv satellite systems. David got buried in work and
set the guitar on the back burner for awhile. Through out doing satellite business, he
bought music gear, prepairing for another round in music, witch takes 25 years!
Throughout all this time David is working on his guitar chops! 2002 comes forth, and in
March, band "David McCoy & The ReaL" is born! David mets, drummer Bobby Vickers, through
good friend Kelly Barber, of an east Texas music store"Action Sound".They took off on a
musical journey, looking for a bass player, that could toat the mail, they ran across
bassist Alan Sparx. Performing venues in east-tex, for a year. Sparx leaves the band.
Shortly after Sparx exit, Billy Vickers, the drummer's son, steps forward and states
that he'll play bass for us! Billy brought new fresh'ness and free'ness with his skills
The music took on a new life! Took 3 years, and by 2006 the band recorded their first cd
call "ENTER". Small runs of the cd was done, and proved to be benifical, in meeting that
art icon "Bill Narum" for those of you don't know who Bill is, He's the artist behind
all the great arkwork for that ('lil ole band from Texas, ZZTOP) Bill heard our cd, and
invited the band to play the 11/11 Art Opening Party, November '06. A few months passed
and Bill called, and ask if we'd like to perform the 'Austin Chronicle Music Awards Poster
Show" March '07. Word got around Austin quick, and the band was invited to play a Showcase
with none other than "ZZTop" at Austin's BackYard. April 2007. Since, the band has been
performing on the west coast, foot hills, and mountains of California. June 2008 the bands
back in Texas, taking a little time off, and working on new recording they done in Phoenix
at the Pyramix Studios. New Album coming end of this year, called "Kings Crown" Be Watch'n!

Billy Vickers
Billy, born 1986 in the east Texas town Jacksonville. Billy had a hard knock early in his life.
His Mom passes away at 5 years of age. His Dad being a musician, and a trucker, he spent
early years ride'n around the U.S. with his Mom and Dad. His Dad truck'n, he stayed with
his Grand Ma & Pa Vickers. His Dad had always played music, and always had a recording
studio, since he could remember. Growing up around music, and studios, he began to have
interest in bass guitar, after meeting a friend of his Dad's (Charles Lyons) bassist,
This sparked a fire to play bass, and along the way picked up the guitar. Age 17 he joins
David McCoy & The ReaL band, before he gets out of high school. Constantly continuing to
get better, Billy has proven, if you have the will, you can do any thing you set your mind too!
Billy sings, plays, and writes. Also taking up keys!

Bobby Vickers
Born 1955 just south of Nashville, in the hills of Tennesse. Family moves to Texas shortly after.
As a young boy, remembers his Mom and Dad, play'n music and singing. It rub off on him!
His parents purchased his first guitar, A Silvertone from Sears, at the age of 5. Learning songs
from the a/m radio, continued to learn. Bobby took music in school, and showcased his vocal skills,
score'n solo performances in most plays the school put on for parents and kids. Learned to play tuba,
and french horn, also pick up the drums, playing in the school marching band. Bobby started his first
garage band at 12. He found that the drums fullfilled the void of what he was looking for in music!
Family moved to east Texas in 1969. Quick to find ou the school did'nt have any music curriculum.
His heart sank! While attending school, all he could think about was playing music! So in his
spare time, he would set his drums up and play along with records, to keep up his chops.
Graduating high school in 1973, was a major blessing, and headed to Galveston. Right away, as
soon as he got there, he met some fellow musician's, started playing again! Going band to band,
looking for the right chemistry, he met Eddie Petree - guitarist. They worked a couple of years
together, all the time looking for a bassist to fit the bill. Never happened. As Eiddie took off
to visit his family, Bobby got ask to play drums in a local jazz band. They reheresed alot, but
never made it out of the rehersale room! 1977 comes, Bobby takes a gig play'n drums for Peewee Kershaw
Doug Kershaw's brother. A steady diet of polka music for 6 months took it's toll, Bobby left the band.
He started a job, long haul trucking. Going back and forth between playing music, and driving trucks,
Bobby kept search'n for the next opertunity to play music, travling across the country, stoping in
live music clubs, setting in where the bands would let him play! Through the trucking years, he got
married to Sharri, and they had 3 kids. Losing his wife after just 8 years, to blood clots, and left
with 3 little kids. Billy 5, Sissy 3, and 'lil Dave 18 months. This made a very big change in their
lives! Try'n to figure out how to make it through this life altering event, he throwed his self back
to the music. Music seem to help heal the wound of loss! Writing songs, recording and persuing vision.
Bob's parents helped watch the little ones, Bobby had drivers on the trucks, and had developed an old
car business. Buying more music gear, building a new studio, the music kept coming. Along with with a
new wife, and new step son! Bobby landed a gig at a church, and worked with the church band 3 years.
1995 rolls around, and life has been hard! The new marrage wasn't goin as planned. Break up and make up
went on for 5 more years. By 2001 the marrage ended. Still persuing the vision, he pours his self into
the music. 2002 comes, Bobby mets guitarist, David McCoy through a friend Kelly Barber of Action Sound.
David McCoy & The ReaL band was born, 2003 Billy, my oldest son takes the reins on the bass!
And it was a welcome happening! The rest is history.

David McCoy & the ReaL is still digg'n a (New path in Music!)

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