Deacon Earl & The Congregation

 

The band consists of Lansing, MI natives Jordan Kimmey (drums) and Deacon Earl (guitar, uke, bass and vocals), Ohio native Roger “Kidd Cincinnati” Gentry (harmonica and vocals) and Albion, Michigan's Ronnie "Coach" Parker on the bass.  The band gets their sound from miscellaneous genres, resulting in a nice blend of traditional folk, gospel and other roots/Americana music as well as the sounds of the Mississippi Delta and Mississippi Hills regions. You can also hear reggae and traces  of honky-tonk and rock & roll in their music. Aside from their duties in The Congregation, all members participate in other bands, spanning multiple instruments and genres.