Country/rock and oldies band named after the High Ridge section of North Laurel. Members Phil Lawson (lead vocals), Glenn Quillen (lead guitar), Jim Snyder (rhythm guitar, vocals), Mike Garcia (bass guitar), Steve Parezo (drums), and soundman Larry Ronald.
The group played “everything from a boot-slappin’ boogie or a belly-rubbin’ ballad to a crying-in-your-beer tunes. “Highridge performances included Laurel Main Street Festival 1996, Laurel VFD and American Legion Post Dances, Cancun Cantina, Sam & Elsies, Town Tavern/Oliver’s, TD Lounge at the Tastee Diner, Laurel, MD…
An accredited drum instructor at his Columbia based Drum School, Steve Parezo aka ‘Hitman’ has recorded with Rockabilly artist Johnny Strickland, Country Music Hall of Fame songwriter Jim Owen (named by Charlie Daniels as “country music’s least known superstar”), and more recently with No Trace (Hyattsville, MD), The Buddy Ivory Band (Savage, MD), and The Retro-Rockets among others. As of 2016 a member of Cruise: a variety band made up of Maryland Entertainment Hall of Fame members. I’m thinking an Italian guy with the nickname “Hitman” will also be inducted someday!
Photos and info courtesy of Steve Parezo.
