We are sawyer road

 

Sawyer Road is a five piece band hailing from Oconomowoc and is made up of Kenn Anderson, Bob Runte, Joe Peterson, Jim Leaman and Jason Klagstad.

Sawyer Road is a new band to the Milwaukee music scene but most of the musicians have been entertaining large crowds for years in bands like Plumb Loco, Post Turtles, Big Kenny & Friends and Bill Camplin.

Sawyer Road’s greatest strength is its ability to play music of many different styles and eras appealing to a wide range of people. For example, we do swing music from the 50s and move seamlessly through the next three decades of popular tunes and still kick out rock’n’roll for more raucous audiences.

Our secret weapon is Jim “Doc Steel”, our pedal steel guitarist who can make his guitar sing, cry or roar. Since everyone in the band sings, we can sound like almost any band and do a really wide range of styles that most area acts can’t come close to.

Come on out and hear us - we hope you’ll turn into a fan!

 

Kenn Anderson - Lead Vocals, Guitars

Jim “Doc” Steel - Vocals, Pedal Steel

Bob Runte - Vocals, Bass

Joe Peterson - Vocals, Drums

Jason Klagstad - Vocals, Guitars

 

 
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Sawyer Road Gigs

Aug 30 2024 Martha Merrell’s Books 231 Main St, Waukesha starts 6:30pm-9pm

Sept 6 2024 Okauchee Legion Post 399 N50 W34750 Wisconsin Ave, Okauchee, WI 53069 starts 7:30pm-11pm

Oct 4 2024 Okauchee Legion Post 399 N50 W34750 Wisconsin Ave, Okauchee, WI 53069 starts 7:30pm-11pm

Nov 1 2024 Okauchee Legion Post 399 N50 W34750 Wisconsin Ave, Okauchee, WI 53069 starts 7:30pm-11pm

Songs

 
 

Alabama - I'M IN A HURRY

Alan Jackson - CHATTAHOOCHEE

Alan Jackson - LIVIN' ON LOVE

Asleep At The Wheel - LOST IN THE OZONE AGAIN

Asleep At The Wheel - CHOO CHOO CH'BOOGIE

Beatles - SHE’S A WOMAN

Beatles - I FEEL FINE

Beatles - DON'T PASS ME BY

Beatles - TWIST AND SHOUT

Beatles - I’LL CRY INSTEAD

Beatles - I SAW HER STANDING THERE

Beatles - IF I NEEDED SOMEONE

Bellamy Brothers - LOVERS LIVE LONGER

Bellamy Brothers/Doobie Brothers - LISTEN TO THE MUSIC/LET YOUR LOVE FLOW

Benny Goodman - THAT'S THE STORY OF LOVE

Bobby Fuller Four - I FOUGHT THE LAW

Brooks & Dunn - NEON MOON

Bruce Springsteen - ALL THAT HEAVEN WOULD ALLOW

Bruce Springsteen - DANCING IN THE DARK

Bruce Springsteen - PINK CADILLAC

Bruce Springsteen - SEVEN NIGHTS TO ROCK

Bruce Springsteen - FIRE

Bruce Springsteen - I'M ON FIRE

Buck Owens - HELLO TROUBLE

Buck Owens - CLOSE UP THE HONKY TONKS

Buck Owens - EXCUSE ME

Buddy Holly - IT’S SO EASY TO FALL IN LOVE

Buddy Holly - PEGGY SUE

Byrds - FEEL A WHOLE LOT BETTER

Byrds - MR SPACEMAN

Cheap Trick - I WANT YOU TO WANT ME

Chris Izaak - WICKED GAME

Chris Stapleton - TENNESSEE WHISKEY

Chuck Berry - C’EST LA VIE (GOES TO SHOW YOU NEVER CAN TELL)

Conway Twitty - IT'S ONLY MAKE BELIEVE

Creedence Clearwater Revival - GREEN RIVER/BAYOU

Creedence Clearwater Revival - LODI

Creedence Clearwater Revival - BAD MOON RISING

Creedence Clearwater Revival - HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE

David Lindley/Alan Jackson - CRAZY ABOUT A MERCURY

Derailers - SHE LEFT ME COLD

Desert Rose Band - LOVE REUNITED

Desert Rose Band - ASHES OF LOVE

Dire Straits - WALK OF LIFE

Dobie Gray  - DRIFT AWAY       

Don Williams - TULSA TIME

Doobie Brothers - LONG TRAIN RUNNING

Eagles - TEQUILA SUNRISE

Eagles - PEACEFUL EASY FEELIN'

Eagles - TAKE IT EASY

Eagles - YOU GET THE BEST OF MY LOVE

Eagles - HEARTACHE TONIGHT

Eagles - ALREADY GONE

Eddie Cochran - SUMMERTIME BLUES

Eddie Cochran - 20 FLIGHT ROCK

Eric Burdon & The Animals - WE GOTTA GET OUTA THIS PLACE

Eric Clapton - WONDERFUL TONIGHT

Everly Brothers - LET IT BE ME

Everly Brothers - BYE BYE LOVE

Everly Brothers - LUCILLE

Everly Brothers - CLAUDETTE

Garth Brooks - SHAMELESS

Gary Allan - SMOKE RINGS IN THE DARK

George Strait - I CROSS MY HEART

George Strait - ALL MY EX's LIVE IN TEXAS

George Strait - AMARILLO BY MORNING

Glen Campbell - WICHITA LINEMAN

Hal Ketchum - 5 O’CLOCK WORLD

Hal Ketchum - PAST THE POINT OF RESCUE

Hollies - BUS STOP

Hollies - LONG COOL WOMAN

Hollies - LOOK THROUGH ANY WINDOW

Jackson Browne - REDNECK FRIEND

Jerry Rafferty - RIGHT DOWN THE LINE

Joe South - GAMES PEOPLE PLAY

John Fogerty - ALMOST SATURDAY NIGHT

Johnny Cash - FOLSOM PRISON BLUES

Johnny Cash/The Outlaws - GHOST RIDERS IN THE SKY

Johnny Rivers - POOR SIDE OF TOWN

Johnny Rivers - MEMPHIS

Johnny Rivers - MOUNTAIN OF LOVE

Johnny Rodriguez - RIDING MY THUMB TO MEXICO

Juice Newton/Hank DeVito - QUEEN OF HEARTS

Keith Urban - LOVE SOMEBODY LIKE YOU

Kenn Anderson - SAD TRAIN

Kenn Anderson - TACO HAT SONG

Kentucky Headhunters - DUMAS WALKER

Kentucky Headhunters - OH LONESOME ME

Magic Slim/Stevie Ray Vaughan - SWEET HOME CHICAGO

Marty Robbins - SINGING THE BLUES

Marty Stuart - HILLBILLY ROCK

Marty Stuart - COUNTRY MUSIC’S GOT A HOLD

Marty Stuart - TIME DON'T WAIT

Marty Stuart - I’M TEMPTED

Mavericks - ALL YOU EVER DO IS BRING ME DOWN

Mavericks - AS LONG AS THERE'S LOVIN' TONIGHT

Mavericks - THERE GOES MY HEART

Mavericks - BACK IN MY ARMS AGAIN

Merle Haggard  - MAMA TRIED 

Michael Nesmith - HANGIN’ ROUND

Midland - MR. LONELY

Neil Diamond - SWEET CAROLINE

Neil Young - HARVEST MOON

New Riders of the Purple Sage - SHE'S NO ANGEL

Nick Lowe - SHE DON'T LOVE NOBODY

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - FISHIN' IN THE DARK

Old Crow Medicine Show - WAGON WHEEL

Outlaws - THERE GOES ANOTHER LOVE SONG

Patty Loveless - BLAME IT ON YOUR HEART

Ray Price - I WANT TO HEAR IT FROM YOU

Ricky Skaggs - HWY 40 BLUES

Rodney Crowell - LOVIN ALL NIGHT

Rodney Crowell - I COULDN'T LEAVE You IF I TRIED

Rodney Crowell - SHE’S CRAZY FOR LEAVIN’

Rodney Crowell - AIN’T LIVIN’ LONG Like This

Rolling Stones - HONKY TONK WOMAN

Rolling Stones - DEAD FLOWERS

Roy Orbison - ONLY THE LONELY

Stealer’s Wheel - STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WITH YOU

Stills/Young Band - LONG MAY YOU RUN

Stray Cats w/Brian Setzer - ROCK THIS TOWN

The Marshall Tucker Band - CAN'T YOU SEE

The Marshall Tucker Band - SEARCHIN' FOR A RAINBOW/FIRE ON THE MTN 

Toby Keith - AMERICAN SOLDIER

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - YOU WRECK ME

Townes Van Zandt - PONCHO & LEFTY

Tractors - BABY LIKES TO ROCK IT LIKE A BOOGIE WOOGIE CHOO CHOO

Traveling Wilburys - END OF THE LINE

Van Morrison - DOMINO

Van Morrison - WILD NIGHT

Van Morrison - BROWN EYED GIRL

Van Morrison - TUPELO HONEY

Vince Gill - TAKE YOUR MEMORY WITH YOU WHEN YOU GO

Vogues - YOU'RE THE ONE

Waylon Jennings - STOP THE WORLD AND LET ME OFF

ZZ Top - SHARP DRESSED MAN