Boss Tweed was founded in 1986 by guitarist /songwriter Bryan Lynch and Keyboardist/Songwriter Scott Michael Webb. After auditioning several drummers. ( This was all done in the glamorous basement of a farm house that Scott was renting) One drummer stuck out, Darrin Broyhill. Darrin was the heartbeat of Boss Tweed with a steady rhythm and great fills. It was latter found out through the twice a week practice sessions that Darrin was also the funny bone of Boss Tweed.
The next search was for a bass player. While Bryan and Scott had laid the bass tracks on their 4 and 24 track recordings they needed someone to perform this live. Bryan suggested his long
time friend Jay La Plante. Jay was not a bass player by origin so he brought his guitar to learn the bass tracks on the lower four strings. After practicing and adlibbing with the band Bryan and Scott
soon realized that Jay's unique and tight rhythm guitar playing could be a huge asset and would provide a nice canvas for Bryan to apply his solos on. Studio picks such as “Who Are You” and
“Things You Do” showcase this. This still left them, however, with the dilemma of finding a bass player. Scott also suggested , even though he had done the vocals on his songs in the studio,
that they add a lead singer so he could provide some of the harmony textures of the studio tapes to the live show. Enter Brad Roggatz. Brad was a talented young vocalist and performed the lead vocals on Scott’s songs and various covers live. His vocal work can be heard on "Homefront", an anthem regarding what it may have been like for soldiers coming home after a war. Also unfairly
thrust upon Brad was the task of learning to play Bass guitar live, an instrument he had never picked up until now. Scott and Darrin, an acomplished bass player himself, spent many hours before and
after practices working with Brad. This was Boss Tweed “Original Rock That Rocks”.
We would like to dedicate this CD to the memory of Jay LaPlante who has since passed away from the grips of cancer. You could not have met a kinder young man than Jay. He would bend over backwards to help anybody with anything and always had a
“ Happy Go Lucky” attitude. He will be missed.
