ABOUT THE BAND

Joseph Logue grew up in Beebe, Arkansas, and began playing music at the age of five. “Music was in my blood as there were musicians and vocalists on my mother’s and father’s side of my family.” Bluegrass and Gospel were his musical roots, and over the years, the love for country music came along. “I’ve had the opportunity to play with many great artists thru-out the years, which include David Allan Coe, Confederate Railroad, and Shenandoah, to name a few.”

Joseph had the honor of performing as the lead vocalist for the legendary house band, The Arkansas River Bottom Band, at Jimmy Doyle’s Country Club from 2018 until their closing in November of 2021. After the closure of Jimmy Doyle’s Country Club, “we became The Joseph Logue Band, and currently preforming.” Drop us a line here or follow our Facebook page for the most current information where we are performing next. We LOVE hearing from y’all!  The Joseph Logue Band>

Michael Heavner, is honored to work with The Joseph Logue Band. Michael is a highly versatile freelance musician and educator with a comprehensive music education and performance background.
Michael’s academic experience includes serving as a full-time instructor at the University of Arkansas Department of Music and the Department of Theatre Arts and Dance, as an artist in Residence at the University of Central Arkansas, College of Fine Arts and Communication, and as a Guest Musical Director at Hendrix College in Conway, AR.

He holds a Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies (MAIS) from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Graduate School and a Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Notably, Michael also attained a Ph.D. in Honky Tonk Piano Performance from the esteemed Jimmy Doyle’s Country Club;-) Actively engaged in recording arts technology, he produces custom-recorded musical orchestrations and sound designs for theatre, radio, and artists nationally and internationally.

His career has encompassed national tours, where he performed as a musical director/keyboardist in equity tours of Blues in the Night, Idols of the King, and Always Patsy Cline across the United States. Michael has garnered further experience as a musical director/pianist for numerous equity and non-equity productions nationwide.

His repertoire includes performances with recording artists such as Grammy winner Larry Gatlin, Charley Pride, Earl Thomas Conley, Lawrence Hamilton, David Ball, Dale Hawkins, Narvel Felts, Mike Huckabee, The Platters, The Coasters, and Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Percy Sledge. Furthermore, Michael’s prowess as a pianist is highlighted on two live CDs — “Back By Popular Demand” and “Standing Room Only” — by The Diamonds, a renowned “doo-wop” group that has been inducted into the Doo-Wop Hall of Fame.
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Roger Reynolds was excepted as a student at the age of nine to study drums privately with Harold Murchison, the drummer for Charlie Rich; Roger studied with Harold Murchison for seven years. When Harold accepted one last tour, Roger was offered a teaching position.

As a teenager, Roger’s first band experience was with his friends. While still in his teens, he began playing at showrooms in Hot Springs, AR. After being heard by Burl Ives, he relocated to Jackson, MS, to perform with Ives, the voice of Frosty the Snow Man.

Roger’s performances include performing in South Padre Island, TX, Houston, TX, all along the Southern Gulf Coast, throughout the Mid-Western United States, and the East Coast, playing nightclubs and casino showrooms. Additionally, he has performed and recorded in Nashville, TN. Finally, Roger relocated to Las Vegas, where he played at most of the major casinos. Further, Roger traveled to and performed at many Atlantic City, NJ casinos between his Las Vegas, NV engagements.

He returned to Little Rock, AR, and began performing with Jeff Bates and played on Jeff’s debut album Country’s My Middle Name. He also has served as a session player on several locally produced albums. Roger has performed for New Age classical pianist Giovanni, Colorado Cow Punks, country music’s Loco Pony, Jeff Bates, and Grammy winner Charlie Pride.

Perry Israel, a graduate of the Jazz Studies Program at the University of Arkansas in Little Rock, has worked professionally as a guitarist for over forty-five years. Before coming to the Little Rock area, Perry taught private and class guitar at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville and was very active in the local Country, Rock, and Jazz scene. In addition to being the sole 28-year resident guitar instructor for Romco Drums/Rosen Music, he was also on staff at Access Academy, in charge of the Music Studies program. Perry is also an 18 year veteran of the PHUMC praise band and is currently the guitarist in the 2nd Baptist Church Sunday morning praise service in downtown Little Rock.

Perry offers ‘functional’ guitar instruction in all styles of music on acoustic and electric instruments. His 45-plus years of experience as a freelance musician, working in a wide variety of venues enhances his teaching skills by adding a practical, real-world perspective to the basics and higher-level refinements of playing guitar.

He freelances with various groups, playing many musical styles, including Jazz, Classical, Christian Praise, Theater, Big Band, Latin, Folk, Rock/Blues, and Country. Current musical projects include guitarist for The Joseph Logue Band.
Principal Guitarist for the Little Rock 2nd Baptist Church Praise Service.