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The Boone Boys History
25 Years of Rock and Roll!

The Boone Boys, a five member group from Poplar Grove, IL in Northern Boone County, entertained the Illinois / Wisconsin state line area with classic rock & blues variety music from 1981 to 2007.

As early high school classmates the Brown and Anderson brothers soon discovered a mutual interest in music. Randy and Jeff Brown were playing guitar and bass and needed a drummer and piano player. Ron and Dan Anderson fit the bill to a T. They took top prize at a local talent contest and began applying their Barber Shop harmonies to classic 50's oldies and songs you love. It wasn't long before they were working with acts like Ricky Nelson and Beatlmania.

After performing for eight years as a four piece band the members realized to take the next step the group needed another musician to play lead guitar. After an exhaustive search and endless audition sessions, The Boone Boys found their lead guitar player with Dan Ege of Dixon. Dan's ability to play many styles of music was just what the band needed to venture into some more difficult material like Lynyrd Skynyrd and The Eagles.

With over 90 years of combined professional experience, The Boone Boys were not just musicians but entertainers who energized audiences with everything from soaring ballads from the sock hop era to “in your face” arena rock. This band rarely had the crowd staying in their seats for long. From regional festivals and county fairs, to weddings, honky-tonks and fundraising events, The Boone Boys have done it all and won fans everywhere they went.