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For the love of rock
Trophy Husbands and the music that ‘cuts across generations’ By CHRISTINE HARKINSON The Sun
Christine Harkinson/The Sun
Andy Cross (left to right, bottom row), Tom McBride, Steve Gladden, Wes Allen, Norm Dorrell (left, top row) and Bill Citerone of The Trophy Husbands, a classic rock band based in Moorestown.
Their repertoire includes selections from The Beatles; Pink Floyd; Led Zeppelin; Jeff Beck; the Red Hot Chili Peppers; Pearl Jam; and The Who, among others.
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Andy Cross, Wes Allen, Tom McBride, Bill Citerone, Norm Dorrell and Steve Gladden all have a lot in common, but if there’s one thing that stands above the rest, it’s their love for classic rock. “We’ve developed an eclectic taste in music, and we’ve risen to the occasion because at first, we thought, ‘Well, we should stay within our lane,’ and the lane kept getting broader and broader,” McBride recalled. “We were taking on different songs, different genres and have just been having a great time, probably the most fun we could ever have is being together.” Cross, Allen, McBride, Citerone, Dorrell and Gladden are all members of The Trophy Husbands, a classic rock band based in Moorestown that’s been playing together for more than five years. Cross plays bass and guitar; Allen is on lead vocals, guitar and harmonica; McBride plays the drums and percussion; Citerone plays the lead guitar; Dorrell plays the drums, percussion and vibraphone; and Gladden plays the keyboards and Hammond B3 organ.
“I just think that this band kind of brings us back to the beginning, where we were allowed to let loose on solos,” Citerone noted. “To be able to solo like we did when we were
kids, we would just say, ‘Steve, just go. And then when you’re done just give us a look.’ And that’s how it was done.” McBride, Allen and Cross have been playing for more
than a decade and met as the Praise team at First Presbyterian Church in Moorestown. Cross met Dorrell while playing at the First Methodist Church in Moorestown, where Dorrell was the music director. McBride brought Citerone into the band when he learned his neighbor (Citeron) was a guitarist with a studio in his basement. Citerone introduced the rest of the band to Gladden. Citerone and Gladden have been playing together since they were in high school. “I would say the thing that pulls us all together is we all love classic rock and we found playing live, it’s something that cuts across generations,” Cross explained. “We were playing at the (Moorestown) Porchfest on May 18 and there’s about five five-yearold kids running around jamming to The Allman Brothers, dancing to Led Zeppelin, and it’s funny because you think, ‘Well (that) was 1960.’ But even my daughters, they all love Jimi Hendrix. “We feel like that’s our core,” he added. “That’s our center, and we like to be a band that’s not just trying to recreate a record from 1969,
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