26 – Ryan Necci (Buffalo Gospel, Fat Maw Rooney)

Summary: Though country fans know Ryan Necci as the singer and founding member of Buffalo Gospel, the bandleader got his start as a percussionist. In middle school, Necci played drums with a group called The Flying Monkeys, before covering Limp Bizkit (and writing some regrettable originals) in high school with a band called Bangkok. Then he played in a popular Wisconsin jam band called Fat Maw Rooney, which is where he started to sing and write songs — paving the way for the project that became Buffalo Gospel.