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KRISTY MCINNIS
Kristy McInnis grew up in rural Missouri,
and inherited a passion for drumming from her Big Band jazz
drumming father, Richard. As a young kid, she has wonderful
memories of him setting up his kit so she could bang around,
when she barely knew what she was doing. But she knew she loved
it. She would eventually gravitate toward rock music and joined
several bands during her college tenure at Missouri State
University. Her first official band, The
Smarties, was a pop sensation in Springfield, MO and
released a record, "Play It." She also fronted her own
group, singing and writing songs in Swetty Betty. Kristy
loved playing set after set in the sweaty clubs of Missouri, but
longed for a change of scenery. She moved to Los Angeles, CA and
began playing with Kathy Valentine and Dominique Davalos in The
Delphines. She remembers the audition, saying, "We
were jamming on some song and Kathy and Dominique are smiling,
maybe laughing and I thought, oh crap - what am I doing wrong?
But it turned out they loved it as much as I did and I got the
job." She played with them for nearly 2 years until they
disbanded. She then went on to join all girl pop/punk band, The
Randies, playing
on their debut album, "At the Friendship Motor Inn."
She drummed for other artists around Los Angeles, until her old
pals Kathy and Dominique called after forming a new Bluebonnets
line-up in Austin, TX. At first, it was just one gig, then
before she knew it, she was flying out to play shows several
times a year with the group. Kristy says of the experience,
"The chemistry was still there and it's been magical. I
love playing with such talented musicians!"
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