Hometown:
Catahoula, Louisiana

Instruments:
Lead vocals

Bands I've Played In:
60's- School Slaves , 70's - Cajun Country Band, Bittersweet, Haystak, Allen Wayne and Friends, Blue Leather then 1978 NIKLBEER

Real Job:
Catahoula Crawfish Inc. (Seafood Packing Co.)

Hobbies:
(Besides Music?) Football, Camping, Cooking

Best Part About Playing with Niklbeer:
Watching people enjoy themselves, Band member friendships

Best Memory Playing with Niklbeer:
NIKLBEER Cruises

Best Song to Play:
Born to Boogie

Other Info:
Married to Renee Boudreaux Guidry (since 1978) have three great kids, Genee, Terin and Pete along with three beautiful grandaughter's... Kenedi, Charlee & Bree...  Grandson Jack...... and three active grandsons-- Weston, Hayes and Foster !!!

Hometown:
St. Martinville, Louisiana.

Instruments:
Keyboards, guitar, vocals

Bands I've Played In:

Real Job:

Hobbies:

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Best Memory Playing with Niklbeer:

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Other Info:

Hometown:
Born & raised in St. Martinville, Presently in Maurice

Instruments:
Drums, percussion and vocals

Bands I've Played In:
Southern Hospitality, Sideshow & K.T.B

Real Job:
Grainger Industrial Supply

Hobbies:
I enjoy playing music and golf

Best Part About Playing with Niklbeer:
Established band, choice gigs, and a sound that people enjoy

Best Memory Playing with Niklbeer:
Being a part of Nik-L-Beer is being a part of a really fun family. Growing up, I loved to watch The Partridge Family and The Monkeys on TV and thought that would be a fun and rewarding life. December 2010 will be 20 years for me in the band.

Best Song to Play:
"Oh What a Night" by Wayne Toups

Other Info:
Married to Lisa, son Cory and daughter Sarah, three-legged dog named Fred

Hometown:
St Martinville, Louisiana - Presently in Catahoula

Instruments:
Bass, Guitar, Piano, Accordion

Bands I've Played In:
Southern Hospitality , Side Show

Real Job:
Buyer

Hobbies:
Fishing

Best Part About Playing with Niklbeer:
The friendship among bandmembers

Best Memory Playing with Niklbeer:
KBON Party

Best Song to Play:
If You Don't Know Me by Now

Other Info:
Started learning guitar at 9 years > old. Married at 19 my beautiful wife Rachel. Words of wisdom; Practice - It pays off

Hometown:
New Iberia, Louisiana

Instruments:
Guitar

Bands I've Played In:
Horizon, The Classics, Lights out, Key Elements

Real Job:
Sales

Hobbies:
Playing music

Best Part About Playing with Niklbeer:
Niklbeer Cruise's

Best Memory Playing with Niklbeer:
The 80's

Best Song to Play:
"I'm Going Home" by Daughtry, "All Summer Long" by Kidrock

Hometown:
Scott, LA

Instruments:
Soprano, Alto, and Tenor Saxes, and Flute

Bands I've Played In:
Whitcomb Steel, Iridescent, We the People, The Classics, Nik-L Beer (1995-2003),The Tramps, Chris Meche and Louisiana Breakdown, The Skyliners (Big Band/Jazz Band)

Real Job:
Professional Fund Raising with Express Industries Corporation (schools and school groups, youth sports, dance schools, martial arts schools, day cares, etc.)

Hobbies:
Sports, cooking, camping, entertaining

Best Part About Playing with Niklbeer:
The "family" feeling of the group's members and their families, the jobs are the best, and watching people having fun; there's something special about a group to be around for so long - amazing chemistry

Best Memory Playing with Niklbeer:
The first New Year's Eve gig at Hotel Acadiana-one heck of a party !!!!!!!!

Best Song to Play:
Color My World, Chicago; Blues Brothers (Flip-Flop-n-Fly, Can't Turn You Loose, 634.)

Other Info:
Married to my wife Lori Auzenne Higginbotham since 1994; one great son James IV born 1996; started playing music in 5th Grade, taught by my father, James II, from 6th Grade-8th Grade; graduated from Comeaux High School 1975; graduated from USL (at the time) in 1982 having earned my BME (Bachelor's in Music Education); taught band at Broussard and Youngsville Middle Schools from 1984-1993; was "unofficially" on staff with the Comeaux High School "Spectacular Band from Spartan Land" for the same time period. I love playing music and watching people having a good time "dancing the night away."