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Southern Rukus combines talents from all musical spectrums spanning from Classic Rock, Country, Blues, and Southern Rock featuring both acoustic/electric styles to establish and unique sound unlike any other band in the state of Florida.
Southern Rukus is known for performing high-energy interactive sets of their own songs and select covers of influential bands and are frequently compared to artists such as Trace Adkins, Toby Keith, Travis Tritt and Diamond Rio. The band’s pulse is up-tempo, appealing to dancers and every Southern Rukus experience is a little different!
The ensemble is synergistic; their experience and professionalism ensure quality performances and reflect the band’s ever increasing talent. Renowned for their solid rhythms, red-hot instrumentals and pitch perfect vocals and harmonies, Southern Rukus is a popular pick for entertaining at numerous bars, nightclubs, festivals and parties.
= areas covered (up to 75 miles)
= free travel (up to 40 miles)
COUNTRY
* Folsom Prison Blues (Johnny Cash)
* Drink On It (Blake Shelton)
* Workin' Man Blues (Merle Haggard)
* Swinging Doors (Merle Haggard)
* The Bottle Let Me Down (Merle Haggard)
* Silver Wings (Merle Haggard)
* Good Directions (Billy Currington)
* Your Man (Josh Turner)
* Little Sister (Dwight Yoakam)
* 1000 Miles from Nowhere (Dwight Yoakam)
* Fast As You (Dwight Yoakam)
* In Color (Jamey Johnson)
* Dumas Walker (Kentucky Headhunters)
* Walk Softly (Kentucky Headhunters)
* Who's Your Daddy (Toby Keith)
* Red, White, and Blue (Toby Keith)
* What The Cowgirl's Do (Vince Gill)
* Pocket Full of Gold (Vince Gill)
* Liza Jane (Vince Gill)
* Getting You Home (Chris Young)
* Boot Scoot Boogie (Brooks & Dunn)
* Neon Moon (Brooks & Dunn)
* My Next Broken Heart (Brooks & Dunn)
* Stand Up (Mel McDaniels)
* Good Hearted Woman (Waylon Jennings)
* The Door Is Always Open (Waylon Jennings)
* I'm A Rambling Man (Waylon Jennings)
* Just Good Ol Boy (Waylon Jennings)
* Mirror Mirror (Diamond Rio)
* Nobody To Blame (Chris Stapleton)
* Tennessee Whiskey (Chris Stapleton)
* Half Of My Mistakes (Gary Allen)
* Right Where I Need To Be (Gary Allen)
* God Bless Texas (Little Texas)
* The Whiskey Ain't Working (Travis Tritt)
* Country Club (Travis Tritt)
* Bonnie & Clyde (Travis Tritt)
* Rub It In, Rub It In (Billy Joe Royal)
* Texas Size Heartache (Joe Diffie)
* Crazy For Your Love (Exile)
* Super Love (Exile)
* Red Neck Girl (Bellamy Brothers)
* Alone With You (Jake Owen)
* Don't Rock the Jukebox (Alan Jackson)
* Queen of Memphis (Confederate Railroad)
* The Chair (George Strait)
* Amarillo By Morning (George Strait)
* The Fireman (George Strait)
* Unwound (George Strait)
* Head Over Boots (Jon Pardi)
* He Stopped Lovin Her Today (George Jones)
* Rockin Chair (George Jones)
* Yesterdays Wine (George Jones)
* A Girl Like You (Easton Corbin)
* Somebody Loves You (Easton Corbin)
* She Couldn't Change Me (Montgomery Gentry)
* Drinking Problem (Midland)
* The Closer You Get (Alabama)
* Copperhead Road (Steve Earl)
* Behind Closed Doors (Charlie Rich)
* On The Road Again (Willie Nelson)
* Something Turned on At Home (Trace Adkins)
* There's A Girl in Texas (Trace Adkins)
* Tequila Makes Her Clothes (Joe Nichols)
* Empty Glass (Gary Stewart)
* Killin Time (Clint Black)
* Wasted Days & Wasted Nights (Freddy Fender)
* Long Haired Country Boy (Charley Daniels)
* Life's Highway (Steve Warner)
* You Win Again (Jerry Lee Lewis)
* Time Marches On (Tracy Lawrence)
* Ruby (Kenny Rodgers)
* The Ride (David Alan Coe)
* Never Called Me by My Name (David Alan Coe)
* Swingin (John Anderson)
* I Never Lie (Zach Top)
CLASSIC ROCK AND OTHER GENRE'S
* Susie Q (CCR)
* Born On the Bayou (CCR)
* Proud Mary (CCR)
* Green River (CCR)
* Wonderful Tonight (Eric Clapton)
* Breakdown (Tom Petty)
* Melissa (Allman Brothers)
* One Way Out (Allman Brothers)
* Pride and Joy (Stevie Ray Vaughn)
* Sweet Home Alabama (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
* Three Steps (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
* Curtis Lowe (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
* Tequila Sunrise (Eagles)
* Polk Salad Annie (Tony Joe White)
* Change In My Pocket (Georgia Satellites)
* Mustang Sally (Wilson Pickett)
* Long Haired Country Boy (Charlie Daniels)
* Listen to the Music (Doobie Brothers)
* Long Train Runnin (Doobie Brothers)
* Can't Get Enough (Bad Company)
* Honky Tonk Woman (Rolling Stones)
* La Grange (ZZ Top)
* Jesus Just Left Chicago (ZZ Top)
* Tush (ZZ Top)
* Sharp Dressed Man (ZZ Top)
* Maggie May (Rod Stewart)
* Hot Legs (Rod Stewart)
* Into The Mystic (Van Morrison)
* Show Me the Way (Peter Frampton)
* Rocky Mountain Way (Joe Walsh)
* Shakey Ground (Delbert McClinton)
* Keep On Smilin (Wet Willie)
* Sara Smile (Hall & Oats)
* Kansas City (Wilbert Harrison)
* Two Tickets to Paradise (Eddie Money)
* Fooled Around and Fell in Love (Elvin Bishop)
* New Orleans Lady (Le Roux)
* Some Kind of Wonderful (Grand Funk Railroad)
* I Feel Fine (Beatles)
We need a performance space of at least 16 feet x 16 feet (covered or inside area), (2) x 15-amp power sockets, and 4 parking spaces
We need to know any directions that will help us find the venue, parking area for (4) vehicles, and find the right place access the venue to load in our equipment.
Yes, we’re completely self-contained. We bring our own PA system to all of our gigs as well as a simple lighting rig
Yes, we’re happy to play music from an iPod before, after, and between our sets.
Best gig and venue was at Daily's Place amphitheater in Downtown Jacksonville, Florida before the Jacksonville Jaguars opening season game.
We love playing at all types of events, but opening acts for major Country Music Artist are our favorite! The guests are always pumped up and happy; it’s easy to get them dancing.
We started gigging at local bars and fairgrounds and our performances developed from there. Since we started, we’ve performed at hundreds of weddings, parties and events across the Florida and beyond."
We've been influenced by many artists like George Jones, Merle Haggard, Waylon Jennings, Travis Tritt, the Rolling Stones, and the Allman Brothers Band.
Southern Rukus is a well-organized, hard-working band and we hope this is the start of a long-lasting working relationship. We’d be happy to fill you in on upcoming engagements and answer any other questions you might have.
Southern Rukus consists of:
Jessie Wagner – Lead Vocals / Rhythm Guitar
John Jerrell – Vocals / Bass Guitar
Steve Hardin - Drums
Jacob Priest - Lead Guitar
We normally arrive 1.5 hours before the performance to set up and sound check. We normally perform 4 x 45 minutes sets but are willing to work with the customer on exact times. We’re happy to play a bit longer or shorter but we’ve found that these set times suit us and our audiences best.
We’re happy to play outside but we ask for shade/covered area, a flat level surface (stage or decking) and a power supply close to the performance area."
The clients are welcome to make request from our song repertoire or let us choose the songs throughout the event.
Previous customers would describe us as a high energy group that loves to get the audience on their feet dancing.
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Wedding
Party
Private Event
Corporate Event
Bar / Venue Event
Concert
New Year's Eve
1980s Music
1990s Music
Country
Covers
Classic Rock
