Listed below are former members of The Establishment.  This list is not meant to be an all-inclusive list - it's just our best recollection of former band members.  Members are listed in alphabetical order.

Vocals   Reeds   Trumpets   Trombones   Rhythm

Director Del Sawyer (founding Director)   Vocals Karen Coble Dottie Dillard Jeannie Dennis Ron Kaiser Carolyn McClain Rebecca Sayre Susan Ladd Smith   Í Back to Top     Reeds Stephen Abbott Pattie Cossentino Bob Davis Mac Davis Scoby Dill Paul Dunlap Dave Edmunds Chuck Hendry Don Hildebrandt John Kiser Paul Lenk Sam Levine Bill McGee Bobby (Brandon) Lewis Will T. Malone (a.k.a. "Dad") Larry Richards   Steve Rundberg, Music Director at Montgomery Bell Academy has been a professional musician since 1975, Mr. Rundberg holds a master’s degree in Education and is an accomplished clarinet, saxophone, and flute player in all styles of music.             Bob Schremmer   Dennis Taylor, a two-time Nashville Music Awards nominee for "Miscellaneous Wind Instrumentalist of the Year" joined the Establishment in May of 2003.  Dennis has played on four Grammy-nominated albums and has appeared on television shows such as "Austin City Limits", "Country Music Hall of Fame 25th Anniversary Celebration" and the "Texas Connection".  Dennis has toured with Shelby Lynn and Kenny Rogers and currently does session work in Nashville as well as teach privately at his home in Nashville.    Jerry Vinette Frank Walker   Í Back to Top     Trumpets Billy Amonette Dave Converse Lane Denson  Ed Farley Steve Farr Bill Fitz Joe Gross   Steve Herrman, left The Establishment in May 2008 to tour with Kenny Chesney.  Steve, a graduate of North Texas State University, is a professional musician by trade with many credits to his name.  His television appearances include, but aren't limited to Jay Leno, Espy Awards (3 times) and Austin City Limits (2 times).  Steve has recorded for such greats as Delbert McClinton, Waylon Jennings, Travis Tritt, Kenny Rogers, Lou Rawls, little Milton, Vince Gill, Hank Williams Jr., Lorrie Morgan and Sammy Kershaw, Montgomery Gentry and many others.  Currently (July 2006) Steve is on tour with Lyle Lovett and has also toured with Delbert McClinton (7 years) and Waylon Jennings (3 years).  Click here to listen to Steve soloing on Joy Spring.   Mike Hime   Dr. Jerry Humphreys an M.D specializing in pathology (diagnosis), is also a farmer who raises cattle and race horses.       Scotty Huff Russ May Gene Padden Matt Nygren Carl Stasiunas Bob Stepbach Jack Strotman, one of our longest service members, joined the band in the Spring of 1970 and served as the organizations Personnel Manager in addition to playing the trumpet.  Jack began his musical career in Philadelphia Pa where he studied under Victor Hugo and Michael Buglio.  Following a brief career with the 505th Air Force Band of the Mid West on trombone, Jack returned to the Philly area and resumed his trumpet playing.  A transfer with the General Electric Company brought him to Hendersonville TN in 1969. Alan Suska   Í Back to Top     Trombones Ron Anderson   Jay Armstrong     Cully Beasley Louis Brown Herbie Bruce Dr. Bill Card Chris Cooper Bucky Doster Lee Herring  Chuck Lyons, bass trombone, joined The Establishment originally in 1990.  Chuck has been on “leave of absence” a couple of times to pursue teaching high school music at McGavock and White House High Schools in Middle Tennessee.  He enjoys a successful career in computer sales, but his first love is music.  He has had the privilege to perform with such notables as Slide Hampton, Marvin Stamm, Don Menza, Ernestine Anderson, David Baker, Dominic Spera, Bob Mintzer, Dave Liebman, Deborah Brown, Buddy Baker, Deborah Brown, Lorna Luft…just to name a few. Dr. Max Jackson Scott Kefauver Bev LeCroy Phil Orr Jack Reese is a product of the Nashville music scene. As a young trombonist, he studied at Blair Academy with Hank Romersa. He’s been with The Establishment since 1988. Jack is a Nashville businessman and lives with his wife and two sons in Kingston Springs Hank Romersa Greg Swanson Harry Williams   Oscar Utterstrom - Oscar grew up in Sweden and started playing the trombone at the age of ten. After graduating from high school, Oscar took his trombone to Boston and Berklee College of Music where he majored in Music Business/Management. At the same time he continued to study trombone with mentors like Phil Wilson, Hal Crook, Jeff Galindo, Tiger Okoshi, Lin Biviano and Charles Lewis.   After graduating from Berklee, Oscar moved down to Nashville where he worked as a Production Assistant at The Sessions Agency on Music Row and pursued his masters in Jazz Studies at Middle Tennessee State University.   Oscar is very active on the Nashville jazz scene performing with such groups as the Greg Bryant Quartet, the Christina Watson Quintet, halfbrass, and the Middle Tennessee Jazz Orchestra. Through Middle Tennessee State University Oscar has had the privilege to play with masters such as Jim McNeely, Benny Golson, Carl Allen, and Eddie Daniels. He can also be seen playing with the Nashville Philharmonic Orchestra and the Tennessee Philharmonic Orchestra from time to time.       Í Back to Top     Rhythm Alf Bartles Otto Bash Warren Bone Ralph Black Larry Bullion G.R. Davis Charlie Dungey Steve Headley Spire Justice D.O. Looney Wayne Oldham John Ownby Rich Ripani Charlie Rutherford Dave Sampsell Mario Sangramano Greg Smith Tom Steele Eric Stephens Larry Taylor Í Back to Top