NewBullwhipLogoFormed in 2009, Bullwhip has been entertaining audiences all over Michigan with their brand of country/rock featuring yesterday’s and today’s Top 40 Country hits along with memorable original songs contributed by all the band members.  From opening for Steel Magnolia to performing on some of Michigan’s largest country bar stages, Bullwhip is at home in front of large crowds of country music lovers.  From the small bar circuit to Mid-Michigan’s Annual Big Brothers/Big Sisters Dinner and Auction, Bullwhip can please any size audience.  From outdoor concerts to private parties and weddings, Bullwhip is ready for any venue with a wide mix of newer and older country and rock to please and get you boot-scootin’ or 2-steppin’ the night away!

 

JimJimmy Clay, Jackson, MI

Guitar, Vocals

As a young child, traditional country, outlaw country, and bluegrass were always on the radio, but not by choice!  His teenage years were corrupted by the hair-band craze, which is when Jimmy Clay first picked up a guitar to play and sing.  However, straight out of high school, the country music of the early 90′s brought him back to his roots.  While winning singing contests all over Michigan in his early twenties, Jimmy began his prolific songwriting and has been writing and fronting bands ever since.

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Todd Hunt, Clare, MI

Guitar, Vocals

Todd picked up a guitar when he was six years old, and hasn’t put it down since!  He went on to play in various rock bands all over Michigan early in his career before finding his way to country music.  He has mastered instruments other than the guitar, including pedal steel and mandolin, all of which add his distinctive sound to Bullwhip’s country/rock edge.

Ken Pifher, Holly, MI

Bass, Vocals

As a late bloomer to guitar, picking it up at age 17, Ken started out with friends in various garage bands and playing out occasionally. Then after some time off from the music scene to start a family, he returned to playing bass guitar with a vengeance!

As a freelance bassist, Ken filled in with all the local bands in the Flint/Detroit area playing classic rock to 80′s retro to the blues, then found his way to country music and gained notoriety playing shows all over Michigan. Bullwhip is glad to have Ken Phifer holding down the bottom end keeping that country groove thumping and filling out the band’s sound with his vocals and harmonies.

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Drums

Playing drums since age six, Jeff has performed for countless events and in a multitude of bands, but country music has always been in the forefront of his musical tastes.