The Rafters are Stan Cutherell, Bill Cheek, Brad Fleming, John Page, Gordon Brown, David Petry, Randy Wheless. Not all of these artists played at the same time but there were a few incantations of the Rafters over the years. The Rafters were an all original music band that was built around exploration and jamming. Bill Cheek and Stan Cutherell were the main song writers, each with their own style. When the two styles melded, our original sound came out. With influences like Pink Floyd, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Allman Brothers, Phish, The Grateful Dead, and Frank Zappa….there was interesting twist and turns to the music. The Rafter produced and recorded three CDs…. Behind the Scene, Colorful Freedom, and Tell it Like it Is.
