Sandy tried her hand at folk music in her college days, but put her musical career on hold while she attended law school and began practicing law in the Seattle suburbs. When she moved to Chicago and became an Assistant Illinois Attorney General, began to embrace music anew—first as a writer and then performing at open mikes (with gentle prodding by Chicago folk legends Anne Hills, Jan Burda, and Cindy Mangsen).

Sandy performed on the local folk circuit, teaching mountain dulcimer at Hogeye Music in Evanston, Illinois and sang her funniest songs at various comedy clubs. She became the opening act at the Comedy Womb in Lyons. That led to a featured role on The Preppy Comedy Album (Eclipse Records), including the album's centerpiece, The Preppy Anthem, which she not only penned, but sang. She was a regular performer as Steve Rich's singing and acting partner on his weekly comedy radio program in Brookfield, Illinois. Several years passed while Sandy returned to motherhood, private law practice, and volunteer work.

Sandy soon found herself back in the music business, appearing as an opener and solo act at bars and coffeehouses throughout the Chicago area. She also does double duty as bassist for Emanuel Congregation's 100% Kosher Ham-It-Up Band, playing jazz, Broadway, and klezmer standards, occasionally taking a lead vocal. Sandy has been tapped to record two of her songs for the Chicago-themed compilation (W)Indie City, released in 2001.

Mr. Little's other professional accomplishments include: Singer/Song writer, Play writer, writer and producer of Cincinnati Blues Video Documentary Founder and President of C.U.L.A.N. INC.- Cincinnati's United Local Artists Network Inc. Founder, President and owner of (PAES INC) Popular Arts Entertainment Systems Inc. Founder, host and producer of his TV show "Mr. Little's Hangout" CH 25 WBQC Cincinnati OH. Former Trustee, Vice-President and President of the "Greater Cincinnati Blues Society" Former chief coordinator for the "Performer's Alliance For Charity", contributors to charity.

Now, Slyy's songs get plenty of airplay on Netwebrecords, which plays a mix of jazz, rap and contemporary R&B by artists who are based locally and nationally. To help other artists gain recognition, Slyy is using knowledge and connections culled from 20 years of touring with his cousin Frankie Beverly and his group, Maze, and others, including Prince and Chaka Khan.

"A lot of people get pushed around in the music business," Slyy said. "They are mad they can't get a deal, and they like the idea that we're bucking the system." Slyy's radio station can be heard at www.netwebrecords.com.

Born on the Fourth of July in Chicago, he grew up in a household where he became acquainted with a veritable who's who of Chicago bluesmen. Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Willie Mabon, Little Walter and Albert King, to name a few, would all stop by the house to visit the "old man." Coming from this environment has instilled in Lane the deepest respect for elder statesmen of the blues.

During 1993 sessions for Bluebird for Analogue Productions, with the Jimmy Roggers Band, he met Producer John Koenig and head of Acoustic Sounds, Chad Kassem. Koenig saw the Jimmy D. Lane band at B. B. King's Club in Universal City and was floored. Koenig and Kassem got together and Jimmy made his solo recording debut in 1995 with the self titled disc on Blue Seal Records, featuring 12 originals and one of his dad's tunes.

Lane's music is on the rocking side, but is tempered with just the right amount of blues tradition. As Lane states "you can have too much water and too much fire, but with the right amount of both, you can boil an egg." Lane is a passionate blues singer, songwriter and guitarist with a deep respect for "all those old cats who were there."

In other blues fields, he has collaborated as reporter and photographer in national and international blues magazines. He has also helped in the organisation of International Blues festivals in Catalonia -Figueres, Hospitalet, Reus, Roses- and so on. As a harp player, he has been one of the first Spanish musicians who formed a Spanish Blues band. Leading the "Harmonica Zumel Blues Band", he has travelled all over Spain doing gigs in the most important blues events or backing well known blues musicians such as Memphis Slim, Champion Jack Dupree, Louisiana Red or Johnnie Mars among others and even sharing the stage with the legendary John Mayall. The "Harmonica Zumel Blues Band" has been the birthplace of important blues Spanish musicians, such as August Tharrats, Big Mama, Amadeo Casas, Joan Ventosa or Sweet Little Montse. In 1987 the band was honoured by the Blues Foundation in Memphis (USA) as one of the best non american white blues bands and, in 1990, they travelled to France (Normandie) representing Spain at the European Blues Festival among blues bands of France, Netherland, Italy, United Kingdom, Belgium and Germany. In 1989 they published their LP "Stratto Blues".

Besides his musical and radio activities, Vicente Zumel is now preparing an encyclopaedia devoted to the Afro-American culture. Vicente is also member of the Blues Foundation, an organisation that, among many other activities, organized and gives every year the W.C. Handy Blues Awards. Zumel also belongs to the Center of Black Music Research in Chicago, one of the blues archives all over the world in Afro-American culture.

Don grew up in Missouri, performing at keyboard in local groups during college and his early broadcast days. He began his broadcast career at KYTV, Springfield, Missouri, and worked his way through most production positions on commercials, news, children and music shows. He moved to Chicago as a producer/director at WCFC-TV, created a variety of entertainment programs, winning an Emmy as creator and producer of Baffle, a regional game show. After serving in top management for a number of years, he resigned to accept a senior position at Renaissance Video Corporation.

In 1988, Don formed Performance Communications, Inc. to serve the growing high-end corporate communications market, for their video, print, or presentation needs. Celebrates 15 years in business this year, he serves primarily as a consultant to corporations, foundations, and radio/television broadcast groups. He has served as General Manager and a variety of other key positions on a consulting basis. He has been active in producing and development of web streaming programs for clients since 1998.

In 1990, he also became President and co-founder of a broadcast group, building KADI-FM in Springfield, Missouri. Within 6 months the station hit the top five during morning drive of the 23 station market. The group sold the station in 1999.

He enjoys a wide range of experiences: travel, reading, history, music (still performs a little), film, photography, and most of all, his two children.