The riptide lineup

The founding member of RipTide and originally from western Massachusetts, Len has been playing drums since he was 8 years old and has played locally in the Salisbury area with several bands including Double Vision, CC Rider, and See4. He is President of Chincoteague Seafood Company (the main sponsor of RipTide) and manages the RipTide schedule and bookings. Len owns one of the largest vintage, rare drum and cymbal collections on the east coast and is always down for vintage drum talk! A leftie drummer, he mostly plays DW drums and pedals and prefers Zildjian and Sabian cymbals to drive the beat home. Ride the tide…with RipTide!

A native of Delaware, Troy provides exceptional bass lines and crowd-pleasing lead and background vocals that are spot-on every time. He is a true performer who makes personal contact with folks in the crowd and exemplifies the “give em what they came for” approach to performing. He enjoys playing country music but is comfortable in many genres of music while performing vocal covers of Cream, Pink Floyd, ELO, Jimmy Buffet, and many more. Troy makes the art of making good music look fun…and way too easy!

Ken has been playing guitar for decades and is heavily influenced by his respect for Jeff Beck, Jimi Hendrix, and other great guitarists. Ken is a precision guitarist who can play a guitar lead to pretty much any song ever written. He performs some lead and background vocals but tends to concentrate on replicating each song’s signature riffs and throwing in smoking hot solos. A native of Florida who spent a lot of his life in New York state, Ken has played with countless bands up and down the East Coast. He currently plays in several bands and is a non-stop guitar playing machine.

Chuck is a native of Worcester County, MD and started playing trumpet in high school. After leaving music behind for many years, he picked up the horn again to perform with his blues-singing neighbor in 2022. He has since incorporated his signature “keytar” to his performances and uses his trumpet to cover famous sax riffs, giving RipTide a truly unique look and sound in the local music scene. Chuck’s vocals are influenced by the styles of Elvis and Buddy Holly. He also enjoys covering songs by Wild Cherry, Billy Joel, Wilson Pickett, Chili Peppers, and Stray Cats while concentrating on replicating signature vocals.