The HARE TRIGGER
BAND was Eddie Rabbitt's touring band. Influenced by their
southern roots, Hare Trigger was a melting pot of R&B, pop,
and country. In addition to backing Eddie Rabbitt, the band
opened shows for Garth Brooks, Kenny Rodgers, The Judds,
Reba McEntyre, Alan Jackson, and Michael Johnson.
HARE TRIGGER’s
line-up consisted of Jimmy Hyde (drums, vocals), Don Barrett
(bass, vocals), Gene Sisk (keyboards, vocals), Lee Garner
(guitars), Ned Davis (steel guitar, vocals), and John Paul
Daniel (guitars, vocals). Individually, Hare Trigger members
have played with artists such as Kitty Wells, Paul Davis,
Dorothy Moore, Fern Kinney, Z.Z. Hill, Jerry Lee Lewis, Ace
Cannon, Charlie Rich, Jimmy Griffin, and Stax Records
Founder Jim Stewart.
Songs recorded in
California for this album were principally written by John
Paul Daniel, whose credits include cuts by Pam Tillis, Bryan
White, Clay Walker, Prairie Oyster, The Bama Band, Debra
Dejean, The Breaks, 84 King Street, Jimmy Griffin, Ballie
and the Boys, and a track in Robert Altman's film "Cookie's
Fortune".