RD Cavinder

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Hey yall! Its RD Cavinder of Boss Road here!
My mom bought me my first guitar in middle school; it was a $50 Ibanez. I even took lessons; I only attended said lessons twice. I grew up with Casey Donahew, Cross Canadian Ragweed, and George Strait, not hour lessons playing “Happy Birthday” and “Twinkle twinkle”. From there on out my “Lessons” were the campfires and hanging with my friends on Boss rd (the road I grew up on). From that moment, I knew this was going to be something I did for the rest of my life. No matter what happens or what path life takes me, I was always going to keep music. 
As time went on I was in high school, I was that kid who would bring that old guitar everywhere, and no I didn’t play Wonderwall at parties, I played Tom Petty. One day I got a chance for my first time on the stage; it was at the Hochatown ampitheather. My friend’s dad played in a group called “Hillboy Billy”, He asked if I would like to play some guitar and even sing a tune or two. I said “Hell yeah!” with no hesitation. Up on that stage was a feeling I’ve never felt before. About 200 people there as opposed to the 10 around the campfires. Loved it. However, what’s different in my story than a lot of others is the change of scenery. The scenery changes, as do the people in attendance, but the music stayed. 
A few years later I find myself in Fort Benning Georgia. I had joined the Army Infantry and left the day after High School graduation. The day after I finished basic training I went directly to the local guitar shop and picked out a Fender T-bucket acoustic. Then off to Fort Campbell Kentucky I went. That’s when playing live stopped for a bit right? Wrong. The scenery just changed. If you ask anyone I served with what we would did on weekends they would tell you. After work we would all meet up in the barracks hallways and no one would bring a speaker, I had my guitar. My Brothers became my new crowd. No matter what kind of hellish day we had endured, all singing songs together made it ok. I miss playing for them. 
Once I did my time in the Army I found myself back in Idabel Oklahoma, I found myself with two kids of my own. As everyone knows two little ones take TIME and patience. So THAT’S when playing music stopped right? NOPE. The venue changed, the crowd changed. My new venue was my new home, my new crowd was my babies, although they never once left a tip in the jar, but love em anyways. 
As time passed and I progressed as an adult, I decided now was the time to bring my music back to the public. I could not think of a name to go by, I didn’t want to just use my name, as I wanted to make my shows more of an experience or a statement than “come see me”, I wanted the name to convey more of a “Come JOIN me” feeling. I soon after met Rod Liechti, a very experienced guitarist, and we started playing live nearly every weekend after that and not looking to stop now, all up from here!
I chose the name Boss Road, because that’s where it all began with me, on that old backroad, campfires with my friends. 
    -RD Cavinder, Boss Road