Skull's on Parade

Skulls on Parade were an American Rock band formed in 1996 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The band was started by brothers Tom Barrowe and Dexter Barrowe. They were both raised in Carthage, Texas but moved to Tulsa in 1994. They met Freddy Spencer a guitar player and decided to form a band. They met Mo Hawkins, Johnny Brandybuck, and Jolly Rogers. They were part of a circle of bands playing in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas in the early 2000's . They became one of the biggest local bands in that area and really picked up steam throughout the 2000's. The Original Line up was Jolly Rogers (lead vocals), Tom Barrowe (Drums and lead vocals) , Dexter Barrowe (rhythm guitars), Mo Hawkins (bass), Freddy Spencer (lead guitar), Johnny Brandybuck, (guitars). Their signature sound was a cross between CCR, The Rolling Stones, and AC/DC. This gave them a hard-edge sound but based in blues and early 50's and 60's rock with a current sound. They released 4 albums on Fresh tunes independent label between 1999-2006. Their live shows featured jam band-style improvisation and instrumentals. Dex died in 2004 from alcohol poisoning after spending a night in the studio working on what would eventually become their breakout album "Devil's on the Loose and the Beast is in the Jungle" Freddy Spencer quit after the release of the album and went to be a studio session player and producer as well as live performer with The New Romantic Devils.
Their first two studio releases, Dead n Buried (1999) and Swan Song Government Waste (2001) did mediocre commercially however their live shows were sold out and were huge touring. They couldn't seem to capture there sound live in the studio. Their 2003 release "Devil's on the Loose and the Beast is in the Jungle" was an artistic and commercial breakthrough. 
Group leader Dex Barrowe died later that year from alcohol poisoning – on October 29, 2003, and Freddy Spencer quit. Mo Hawkins quit soon after. Balen Sancho joined the band on bass to help work on the follow up record. Thorin Proudfoot also joined the band on guitar. The band had few ideas left over from Freddy and Dex so they completed the tracks they had and decided to combine with live tracks from the world tour before Dex had passed. The band dedicated Stay Waxed (2006) to his memory, a dual studio/live album that cemented the band's popularity. The new line up consisted of Rogers, Tom, Brandybuck, Sancho, and Proudfoot. They had entered the studio to work on their follow up to Stay Waxed in fall of 2012. It had been six years since there last album. The tentative title of the album was Scriptures. On December22, 2012 John Brandybuck had a massive heart attack at hard rock hotel in Nevada and was in the hospital until January 5, 2013, when he was taken off of Life support. Guitar player Tom Cotton came in to finish the LP. They released Scriptures in October 2013 with dedication to both Dex and Johnny. They toured extensively from 2014 to 2016 with Tom Cotton now part of the line up as replacement on lead guitar. Internal turmoil overtook them soon after; the group dissolved in 2016, 
The band re-formed once more in 2019, releasing 2 live albums from the archives with both Dex and Johnny on the recordings and touring heavily. They became renowned for their month-long string of shows at New York City's Beacon Theatre. The band retired for good on October 29, 2019, after their final show at the Beacon Theatre.
Tom Cotton died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound on January 24, 2021 in West Palm Beach, Florida at the age of 59. Tom Lettle died on November 15, 2020, after complications arising from liver cancer at his home in Georgia, also at 56.
There is plans for a reunion tour in 2023. Talks began in late January 2023 between surviving members led by Freddy Spencer. The talks started after Freddy had joined the band Dead Before Dawn with Jolly Rogers and Mo Hawkins. They reached out to Sancho and Thorin Proudfoot while they were recording material with Dead before Dawn. The reunion tour changed to a full reforming of the band with an absorption of Dead Before Dawn. The band plans to tour throughout 2023-2024 after releasing a new album. 
Current Members
 	
Jolly Rogers 	1996-1919; 2023-present
Lead Vocals, guitars ,piano
Freddy Spencer 	1996-2003; 2023-present
Lead Guitar
Mike McCoy 	2023-present
Lead and Rhythm Guitars
Mo Hawkins 	1996-2004
Bass
Holly Ridge 	2023-present
Guitars and vocals
Willie Buffington	2023-present
Drums and percussion
Past Members 	xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Dexter Barrowe 	1996-2003 (Deceased)
Rhythm Guitars and vocals
Tom Barrowe 	1996-2020(deceased)
Drums and Lead vocals
Johnny Brandybuck	1996-2013 (deceased)
Rhythm and Lead Guitar
Tom Cotton 	2012-2019 (deceased)
Lead Guitar
Balen Sancho 	2006-2019
Bass
Thorin Proudfoot 	2006-2019
Lead and Rhythm Guitars
Skulls on Parade
Studio Albums 	Producers
Dead-men tell no tells (Demo)-1997 	Tom Barrowe
Dead n Buried- 1999 	Chris Chandler
Swan Song and the Government Waste-2001 	Doc Martin
Devils on the Loose and the Beast is in the Jungle-2003	Tom O'Renn
Stay Waxed-2006 	Doc Martin
Scriptures-2013 	Tom O'Renn
Parade of Skulls-2023 	Tom O'Renn
Freddy Spencer