The Ace In The Hole Band - What Comes Natural To A Fool (1995)

The Ace in the Hole Band is the backup band for country music performer George Strait, who was the band's lead singer before beginning his solo career in the early 1980s. The band formed at San Marcos, Texas in the 1970s, and recorded several singles for "D Records" including the Strait-penned "I Just Can't Go On Dying Like This" and "I Don't Want To Talk It Over Anymore". After Strait attained status as the "King of Country", the group released an album of its own in 1995 featuring vocals from Darrell McCall and Mel Tillis.
The band, originally known as "Stoney Ridge", performs such styles of traditional country music as honky-tonk and western swing and were influenced by such performers as Bob Wills, Johnny Bush, and The Strangers. Contemporaries of the band include Asleep at the Wheel and Jerry Jeff Walker.
Current Members
Mike Daily - steel guitar (1975 - present)
Terry Hale - bass (1975 - present)
Ron Huckaby - keyboards (1983 - present)
Rick McRae - lead guitar (1984 - present)
Benny McArthur - guitar & fiddle (1984 - present)
Gene Elders - fiddle (1985 - present)
Wes Hightower - backing vocals (1999 - 2006; 2016 - present)
Marty Slayton - backing vocals (2000 - present)
Joe Manuel - acoustic guitar (2005 - present)
John Michael Whitby - keyboards (2006 - present)
Lonnie Wilson - drums (2019 - present)
Former Members
Ron Cabal - lead guitar (1975 - 1983)
George Strait - lead vocals & acoustic guitar (1975 - 1980)
Ted Stubblefield - drums (1975)
Tommy Foote - drums (1976 - 1982)
Bill Mabry - fiddle (1977 - 1979)
Richard Casanova - fiddle (1980 - 1984)
Roger Montgomery - drums (1983 - 1986)
David Anthony - acoustic guitar (1985 - 2002)
Phillip Fajardo - drums (1987)
Phil Fisher - drums (1988 - 1990)
Mike Kennedy - drummer (1991 - 2018)
Jeff Sturms - acoustic guitar (1998 - 2007)
Liana Manis - backing vocals (1999)
Anthony Bazzari - keyboards (2002 - 2005)
Thom Flora - backing vocals (2007 - 2014)
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