DAVE HAYES       Born in Lancaster, SC to Claude Jr. & Nancy Hayes, Dave practically emerged from the womb singing. As a toddler barely old enough to speak, he delighted in amusing his family and friends by lip syncing to his favorite records long before Milli Vanilli fooled the country at the 1990 Grammys. By the third grade, he brought the house down at his class recital with his rendition of 'Jimmy Crack Corn.' A rocker was born. His musical interests soon spread to other instruments, and his brother, Claude III, would often catch his younger sibling behind his drum set after school. The need to pound on something continued as Dave entered high school. He played drums in the marching band, and eventually joined several rock bands in the area. But drummers were a dime a dozen - singers, on the other hand, were as few and far between as an honest politician, and Dave soon found his vocal talents in great demand. He assumed the role of front man for several local bands, such as Plain Jane and the Bad Boyz. But Dave wanted to escalate what to this point had been a hobby into a full-time, paying job. In the late 80s, he joined Silent Run and took his act on the road for the next three years. Other bands followed after Silent Run, the likes of Savvy and Dreamerz, both rock bands, the Top 40 band Franchise, and country band Heartland. But he found his greatest success when he joined the line up of Barrage. With the power and prestige of a Budweiser sponsorship behind them, the band toured the U.S. for four years and released an album, Constant Pounding. Their peers recognized them as Best Rock Band at the 1990 Jammy Awards, a local version of the Grammys. Unfortunately, differences between band members caused the demise of the group in 1993, and Dave faded out of the limelight for the next eight years. A chance encounter in August 2001 with a mutual friend put Dave in touch via the internet with the guys from Kid Ridlyn. A posting on KR's website indicated they were without a singer. The wheels in Dave's head began turning, and he contacted his good friend, Dave Bennage, Kid Ridlyn's guitarist extraordinaire, and offered his services, which were gladly accepted. The rest is history in the making…