Guitar, Backup vocals
Guitarist Bruce Sadownick has been playing since the age of 12 when he saved up his chore money for a $37 guitar. His initial professional experience came playing electric bass with his high school's 18-piece jazz band in Connecticut and working the dance circuit in small jazz and pop music combos. After moving to Boston, he continued to hold down the bottom end on bass, playing with the Tufts University Jazz Ensemble, with a 3-piece combo backing a jazz choir, in several stage production orchestra pits, and with various blues, funk, rock, and folk groups.
After moving to San Francisco in 1991, Bruce returned to his six-string roots with renewed interest in song writing. During an open mike appearance at the Freight and Salvage in Berkeley, an original humorous blues won him an appearance as a Featured Artist on "Songwriter's Showcase" (a TV show spotlighting local folk musicians).
After discovering the local Cajun dance scene, Bruce started regularly sitting in at the famous Cajun Jam nights run by Billy Wilson at DeMarco's 23 Club in Brisbane. In addition to handling the guitar and vocal back up duties with the Rhythm Riders, Bruce plays with Quarter to Blue, a blues band that he fronts on guitar and lead vocals.