About Us
Hillbillies in Denial (HID) consists of Don Harrison on drums & vocals, Ed Kuhar on bass, Martin Kavick on guitar & vocals, Tammie Kuhn on tambourine & vocals and Jason Kuhn on guitar & vocals. Based out of Lake County, Ohio & started in 2006, HID is a modern country band made up of a bunch of old rock & rollers. We're just out to have some fun and play some music. We primarily serve Lake & Ashtabula County but do venture into Cuyahoga County from time to time. We'd like to thank you for visiting our website and please remember to sign up for our mailing list on our contacts page.
We were inspired by Andy's Last Band to put up Bios on each band member ! Here you go ! Let us know what you think !
Don “Animal” Harrison
Don had answered an ad for another band & the guy who ran the ad was apparently afraid. He called me with Don’s info & said , “I found your drummer !” After a pot of coffee and a case of beer, he was in the band. He’d never played country music before (later we found out he had never even listened to country music before) but he was desperate and so were we. Now he’s plays his butt off and we can’t get him to turn down. He just bought drum mics which we let him hook up, but we don’t turn on. That’s a secret by-the-way. Please don’t tell him. A man of God, Don has to say about 16,000 Hail Mary’s before each gig – he’s tried to get the Lord to forgive band for what we do, but it’s not going so well…. Apparently some sins are just too big! Bless his heart !
Marty “I Can’t Feel My Legs” Kavick
Tam decided to stop in at Katie’s for a much-needed libation after a grueling two hours at the salon. Marty thought he was being picked up when she tried to clock him with a beer bottle after he made fun of her pedicure flip-flops – surprise! He was in the band. Marty is classically trained, but his penchant for Miller Lite and Sambuca allows him to play country. Known as the “King of the fermented chord” He’s the only guy in the band with the musical knowledge of Ed, but the communication skills to pass along to the rest of us drunks ! Until recently, Marty could be found passed out face first on Jason & Tam’s couch. Now the “Inter-County Man of Mystery” can be found floating face down in Mike & Danice’s hot tub ! Yet ANOTHER band secret – Don & Marty went to different schools together !
Ed “I wanna be a sound man” Kuhar
Jason met Ed on a business trip out to California. Ed didn’t like country music either, didn’t own a bass anymore and had no desire to join a band. He’d played in a Rush cover band and with orchestras in the past. Thanks to Jason’s charm and a few lap dances in an LA strip club, Ed agreed to join. In addition to his jaw bone rattling bass prowess, Ed’s negotiation skills ensure that we never pay retail price for music equipment. His hobbies include working on the “never ending” deck in his back yard and fiddling with the knobs on our sound-board ! Here’s another secret: We have two boards – one for Ed to fiddle with and the real board that Ed never sees. An engineer by trade, but Ed also has a burgeoning career as a professional dancer and looks great in tights!
Tam “The Diva” Kuhn
Well……… We were a four piece and we kept bugging Tam to join the band so we had someone to sing the “chick” songs. We played our 1st unofficial gig at Missy & Tarisa’s B-Day party & after about 40 jell-o shots, Tam got up and sang ! We’ve been trying to get her out of the band ever since but she just won’t leave ! Now she demand a stylist and a wardrobe budget, so Don does her hair using salad tongs and a rotisserie motor ! Marty, Ed and I have made her some clothes, but the “Diva” refuses to wear anything see-through ! I guess she’ll just have to settle for what she has, 4 drunk friends that love her to death & have the best seat in the house-right behind her! We’ve found that the only way to keep her sober & in her right mind was for Jason to get her pregnant! A temporary fix, to be sure.
Jason “The Ritalin Kid” Kuhn
A veteran of several metal bands, Jason came up with the concept of Hillbillies In Denial after consuming prodigious amounts of Miller Lite one night after an unsuccessful attempt to join Finding Mary. The band’s biggest challenge at this point is trying to keep him off the furniture in whichever bar we play at. At last count, we’re dosing him with up to 40 mg. of Ritalin and a 12 pack before each show. It’s not helping much at all. Not even foot surgery could keep him down; we took away his wireless, but apparently (thanks to a long cord and Vicodin) he’s still climbing up on the pool tables while playing guitar! Yet another band secret- he once worked as a male exotic dancer & made a whopping three dollars. Marty still swears it’s the best three bucks he’s ever spent.