The Rollin' Solands
 

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Mom met Dad in the 40's while auditioning as a vocalist. He played sax in a swing band (see above). It was love at first sight.  Dad's musicianship helped him through college and medical school. They married, started a family and after a few years moved from Omaha, NE to Tucson in the 50's. Tucson needed a surgeon and TMC's Doctors Band needed a tenor sax man.  The jazz sounds of the Great American Song book filled my head early on.  I started playing clarinet in grade school.       

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 I married a pretty girl with a British accent who lived down the street. Susan's father, a foreign service officer,  retired in Tucson after serving a large chunk of his career in Africa and Australia.  We began courting at Palo Verde High School.  Susan loved dancing and song leading and I played in the marching and jazz bands. It was the 60's so like many others my age I started playing guitar and singing.  Upon graduation I attended NAU in Flagstaff.  I continued to play clarinet in the marching/concert bands.

     

Upon graduation (and a stint in the Air National Guard) Susan and I married and settled in Flagstaff.  We both worked odd jobs and I played with a local rock band (Dark Horse). After a couple of years we put our belongings in storage  and spent 3 months camping across the country.  WOW! After this adventure we came back to Flag, but needed to find real jobs.  We moved back to Tucson and shortly thereafterI began my 34 year career with Tucson Federal Credit union. 

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Fast forward.  The kids are grown, Susan still dances and we would love sharing our music with you!