Kingsley Brock

The Grinders Switch Ensemble with Carlin Cochran
Jeff Batson
Jeff Batson is a Nashville-based singer/songwriter originally from the St. Louis suburb of Cahokia, Illinois. He developed a strong regional following playing the clubs around metropolitan St. Louis before relocating to Nashville in 1997. Some of his more notable engagements include opening for artists such as Hank Williams, Jr., Keith Urban, Tracy Byrd, Collin Raye and rock 'n' roller, Gary U.S. Bonds. The St. Louis Post Dispatch once called him “a natural frontman." Jeff’s numerous radio and television appearances through the years include a performance on TNN’s Prime Time Country and a reenactment role in an episode of The Discovery Channel's "New Detectives." Since relocating to Nashville in 1997, Jeff has concentrated more on his songwriting, although he continues to perform. As a songwriter, Jeff’s songs have been recorded over 40 times by other artists. These credits include the title cut on Tracy Lawrence’s Grammy-nominated gospel release, "The Rock," and success on the Texas Music Chart with Texas artist/writer Jamie Richards, who took their songs “Wasted” and “Last Time ‘til the Next Time” inside the Top 10. His firefighter tribute song,“Don’t Call Me a Hero,” has received acclaim from the firefighting community around the globe, and “That’s a Winner,” his tribute to late St. Louis Cardinal’s announcer Jack Buck, remains a St. Louis baseball fan favorite. Two of Jeff’s songs, “Make a Wish” and “Hometown Heroes,” were released as singles by Laura Bryna on her Equity Records project, and both had accompanying videos; “Hometown Heroes” was used by the Air National Guard in a national promotion that included both television and radio commercials. Jeff possesses an authentic gift for songwriting, and he sings with passion that makes his music satisfyingly void of routine mediocrity. His work as both a writer and performer will excite any fan of good honest music

Anita Stapleton
Anita has always had a great appreciation for country music. Her biggest musical influences include artists like: Barbara Mandrell, Connie Smith, Patsy Cline, Don Williams, and Buck Owens.
In 1995, she wanted to further pursue her music career and moved to Nashville, and in the summer of 1997, she began touring on the road as a background vocalist for country artist Patty Loveless, and continued doing so until December of 1998.
On stage, Anita has done background vocalist work for several artists throughout the years, including working some road dates with singer, Sonya Issacs. She's also done background vocal work on stage with artists like: Connie Smith, Merle Kilgore, Jeanne Pruett, and Tommy Cash. Back in 2009, she was a part of a background vocal group for the "Inspirational Country Music Awards", which was featured on the Gospel network, TBN, and that night, she had the opportunity to sing harmony vocals with Charlie Daniels, Collin Raye, and Lee Greenwood.

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ENCORE PRESENTATION OF THE 22ND ANNIVERSARY SHOW PERFORMED LIVE MAY 16, 2026

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