About Us
Joel Thomas
Kerry Morris
Kerry Morris
JOEL THOMAS...JT to most, is the lead singer, guitarist and founder of Highway 1. Born and raised in northern California during the 50's and 60's, then living in Bermuda during the 70's, influenced his musical style. He spent the 80's playing in "The Village" in New York City and touring with his country band "Saddle Tramp". JT reflects
JOEL THOMAS...JT to most, is the lead singer, guitarist and founder of Highway 1. Born and raised in northern California during the 50's and 60's, then living in Bermuda during the 70's, influenced his musical style. He spent the 80's playing in "The Village" in New York City and touring with his country band "Saddle Tramp". JT reflects those times in both his songwriting and performing. He has toured throughout the USA, parts of Europe and the Caribbean, playing country music and rock and roll. also bringing those influences to the bands sound. He has opened for national acts such as The Band, Pure Prairie League, Freddy Fender, The Ventures, Leslie West and Mountain. He thinks of himself as an entertainer first and a singer/musician second, which is evident in the bands performances. A vast selection of styles and artists influence his musical approach.
Kerry Morris
Kerry Morris
Kerry Morris
KERRY MORRIS... a groove oriented bass player from Los Angeles, CA, has a recording and touring resume that spans decades and many genres of music, including but not limited to, acts such as The Ike and Tina Turner Revue, Randy Meisner (The Eagles), Bob Siebenberg (Supertramp), Peter Noone (Herman’s Hermits), Paul Barriere (Little Feat),
KERRY MORRIS... a groove oriented bass player from Los Angeles, CA, has a recording and touring resume that spans decades and many genres of music, including but not limited to, acts such as The Ike and Tina Turner Revue, Randy Meisner (The Eagles), Bob Siebenberg (Supertramp), Peter Noone (Herman’s Hermits), Paul Barriere (Little Feat), The Boxtops and many independent singer/songwriter album projects. He has also played with blues acts (Harvey Mandel, Barry Goldberg, Jesse Ed Davis, Jackie Lomax…) and Oldies acts (The Impressions, Platters, Coasters, Drifters, Shirelles…) as well as commercials and soundtracks. He is adept at playing Rock, Trop Rock, Soul, Blues, R&B, Reggae, Funk, Alternative, Country and Folk.
Kerry’s way of approaching a song is from the song’s standpoint, not the bass player’s standpoint, ensuring that the song gets the correct bass part. IT’S ALL ABOUT THE SONG.
Joe Battista
Kerry Morris
Joe Battista
JOE BATTISTA…Just call him “Bat” is originally from NJ, where he brings a “Jersey Shore Beach Vibe” to the band. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Music and a Masters' Degree in Educational Administration. Bat has played with many top NJ bands including Trax, Pat Roddy, Sonny Kenn, Castle Browne Blues Band and Stringbean Blues, along with old
JOE BATTISTA…Just call him “Bat” is originally from NJ, where he brings a “Jersey Shore Beach Vibe” to the band. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Music and a Masters' Degree in Educational Administration. Bat has played with many top NJ bands including Trax, Pat Roddy, Sonny Kenn, Castle Browne Blues Band and Stringbean Blues, along with oldies bands The Duprees and The Belmonts. He has opened for such diverse acts as Cheap Trick, Johnny Maestro and the Brooklyn Bridge, Jimmy Beaumont and The Skyliners, The Drifters and even The Village People. In the late 1980's, Bat was the drummer for Richie Balin and the TNP Band, which toured both the USA and Canada supporting Richie's country record releases. Bat adds both lead and backing vocals to the Highway 1 sound and can be seen playing a full drum set, electronic drums or a Cajun set up.