The Soul'd Out Staff

Bob 'Bubba' LeClair is the lead singer and heart and soul of the The SOUL'D OUT BAND. He was born and raised around the Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin area until he moved to Grand Haven in 1978. He was soon singing and playing guitar, keyboards and harmonica in a couple of local bands that gained great reviews in Western Michigan. His band Chameleon opened for Jefferson Starship and his band Beach Bashers opened for Roy Orbison, The Byrds and Mitch Ryder among others. Bubba works as a pipefitter/welder. He and his wife Marylin live in Grand Haven with their 2 sons and 2 daughters.

Bruce Bos now plays bass and sings back up vocals in the band. Bruce was influenced by AM radio with Motown and the Beatles and by the dawn of stereo FM broadcast listening to albums like the early Doors, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin and many  more.  In his sophomore year of college, Bruce decided to buy a pawnshop guitar and launch into his first band…RM138 Blues and Boogie Band.  Returning to Holland after college, Bruce rocked in Jack Black’s school of rock (Holland/Grand Rapids Chapter) playing album rock and original tunes at clubs, parties and outdoor festivals. Over the years Bruce has worked with several bands around West Michigan.   He also enjoys playing electric guitar in praise bands at Harderwyk CRC in Holland.   Retired from the City of Holland, Bruce lives at Ottawa Beach with his wife Brenda where they kayak, bicycle, motorcycle and pursue outdoor adventures.

Tom LaNoue, lead guitar, has been playing since he was 12 years old. His early influences were Cream, Led Zepplin, Santana, Jeff Beck, and the Beatles, along with all of the Motown bands. Tom is the youngest of seven kids in his family and grew up listening to all of the great music of the 60's and 70's. He has played in numerous bands in the Detroit area and has been living in West Michigan now for 15 years. He plays guitar on a regular basis at First Presbyterian Church in Grand Haven. Tom's entire family of five are all extremely musical as well, with his wife playing piano and flute, his oldest son playing drums and cello, his other son guitar, bass and trombone, and his daughter playing flute and piano. Tom is an Area Manager for Michigan Pizza Hut and has been with them for over 25 years. He plans on being Soul'd Out for many years to come, absolutely loving every minute of it.

Mike Reid on rhythm guitar, keyboards, bass and horns, spent his early and mid teen years in Atlanta,  Georgia, where he was influenced by soul and rhythm and blues. Although he enjoys almost all styles of music, his primary interest is soul and funk music, in the style of the Tower of Power. A band director with the Grand Haven Area Public Schools since 1980, he has a wife and two children, both of whom are in band. He enjoys golf and plays guitar with Grand Haven's First Presbyterian Church worship band. Mike also occasionally plays out with various small brass groups.

Mark Sluiter on trumpet and percussion is a middle school biology teacher at Spring Lake Public Schools who frequently moonlights as a freelance trumpet player. Emerging from a dark "Disco" past during which he played at clubs and wedding receptions across West Michigan, he used money from gigs to put himself through college at Western Michigan University. Since then he has played with various big bands, jazz combos and classical groups including the West Shore Symphony and Fairhaven Horns of Power. In his free time Mark enjoys golfing and kayaking. He lives in Grand Haven with his beautiful wife and two fabulous daughters.

Keith VanDyke plays drums and back up vocals. Keith was raised in a home of classical music teachers, his mother taught piano and father was a band director with a master’s degree in clarinet methods. He studied piano and euphonium through out college but always played drums for fun. His first drum set was made of coffee cans with metal tops used as cymbals. Keith has played with various bands with styles ranging from acoustic jazz to hard rock but he had always hoped to play old R& B with horns! "This band has been loads of fun for me and I hope to tap our various strengths to put on great shows for our audiences". Keith and his wife live in Spring Lake with their two boys Jacob and Benjamin.

Paul Wronski plays trumpet, bongos, timbales and other weapons of mass percussion along with vocals. Paul went to Okemos High school outside of East Lansing, Michigan and played in a highly acclaimed high school swing/jazz band that had many fine musicians. That band routinely gigged in the area and consequently opened for a few big names such as Stan Kenton, Buddie Rich, Lionel Hampton, Maynard Ferguson, and Count Basie. His desire to get back up on stage and play in a horn based band developed into the seven piece SOUL'D OUT BAND.   Paul and his wife Sherri live in a log home in Grand Haven Township with their three dogs and two cats.  Paul has two boys that both play trumpet and lead guitar in separate bands and he has a beautiful and talented daughter that sings and plays piano.

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