FAMOUS MUSICIANS
Bud Cockrell
Greenville) 4 gold records --singer and bass guitar player with Pablo Cruise in the 70's, left the band for joint project with then wife, Patty Santos (vocal on "White Bird" from the "It's a Beautiful Day" band out of San Francisco in the early 70's). They formed The Cockrell-Santos Band.

Bud moved to Monterey Ca in 1993 and joined the band Nickel and a Nail. The band included bassist Greg Frederick, Snail Guitarist Bob O'Neill, Drummer Al Santana, Hammond B3 player Danny Abrams who was formally with The Walter Trout Band. The Band were Featured Artists at the 1993 Monterey Blues Festival. Nickel and a Nail were one of Monterey's most popular bands through 1997 when the band folded.

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