Robert Gabriel is from Alexandria and has been playing music in the area for almost 40 years: R&B, country, swing and blues, and also produced a CD in a band called 'The Spoilers,' a style the band called 'Swing-a-Billy.' Recently, Rob was asked to join a national touring act called John Paycheck and the Calvary as bassist and musical director; John is the son of the Nashville legend Johnny Paycheck who played on Hee Haw, performed on world tours, performed at the Grand Ol' Opry and had many country hits in the 1970s and 1980s. His son John recently got out of the United States Army where he served as a helicopter fighter pilot and did tours in Afghanistan and the Middle East, but is now out of the service after a distinguished career, and Rob Gabriel will be fulfilling a lifetime dream and joining him on tour in the spring.

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