Fasten your safetybelts and prepare to depart! Ritchie and the
            Rockets has been rockin' clubs and concert stages
               since 1997. Jim ritchie, founding member and band-
               leader, along with russ kalso and kent mckim,
               form a seasoned power trio who can give audiences

                                               
               what they want. Jim learned the power of a high
               energy rock show early on. His experience with the                
               50's show band wedsel's edsels allowed him to 

                                     
               share the stage with some of the best, including
              danny and the juniors, the shirelles, the platters, lou
              christie, the 5th dimension, badfinger, gary u.s. 

                                  
              bonds, sha na na, bill haley and his comets, and
               others. After that, jim played lead guitar with                                                                         tommy vale and the torpedoes all over the US and Canada

                                        
               for several years. For the past 5 years, he's been
               sharpening his own act, ritchie and the rockets.
               this act has played over 75 venues, totaling over 400 

                                        
               nights. When you book ritchie and the rockets, you
               get shows featuring zz top, the beatles, jimi hendrix,
               and others. The beatles act has been doing so well,
               jim decided to take it to the next level.. sargent
              pepper is a beatles tribute band born from the club
               act, and it's already in demand at fairs, festivals, etc.
               Jim's passion for music and the stage is magnetic.
               the audience always enjoys the laughs, the dancing,
               and never wants to let the band leave the stage!