Ted Parrish.......  Teddy was only nine when he asked his pop if he could have a trumpet. Shortly afterward, his pop handed him a King Cleveland trumpet, for which he paid $50....a lot of money in 1955.   That was 66 years ago. He now plays his Conn Naked Lady Sax and His Gemeinhardt Flute and Bach Stratovarius Trumpet. 

Ted is a Vet and served in the US Navy. He studied at the University of Miami Florida with Legend Jazz  Great Ira Sullivan.  Ted performed in Las Vegas and played in the House Band at the Silver Slipper and Backed 8 different Elvis impersonators. Ted Played for Years In Boston, Seattle and Miami along with being on the Road with such performers as Roy Orbison, Sam and Dave, Arron Neville, The Righteous Brothers and Wayne Cochoran and the CC Riders. Now retired in Missouri, Teddy performs at occasional gigs in Kansas City and Lake of the Ozarks

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"Red" Karl Danielson....  Red has been playing music since he was 5 years old.  He is the son on Famed ​

Trumpet player Roy Danielson from Kansas City.  In 1978 Red moved to San Diego. He played in some bands such as Pich Wick and Four Play and in 1982 started the Travelin' Salesmen.  Red was with the Salesmen for over 4 decades.   During that period he played in shows with such Performers as Carl Perkins, Joe Walsh, Ted Nugent, War, Was Not Was,  Kenny Loggins, Dr Hook and the Medicine Show, The Outlaws, Mick Taylor, Mick Fleetwood, The Beat Farmers, Social Distortion, Stone Temple Pilots, The Go Go's and Many More.  Red was a Teacher and Coached Football for over 30 years.  He has retired to Warsaw, Missouri with his Wife Linda.  Linda and Karl's Son Kurt still lives in the San Diego Area and Coaches Football.

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