HRB Bios

Tommy Mabry is the mandolin player (and sometimes fiddle or guitar) and lead vocalist for HRB (you’ll also here his natural, pure tenor on many of HRB’s songs).   He has been singing for the last 36 years in southern gospel groups based in East Texas – The Gospel Five and New Life Quartet, as well as playing with local bluegrass groups like Cherokee County Bluegrass and The Mabry’s.  He can play almost anything he picks up – self-taught to play the piano, guitar, mandolin, fiddle, and upright bass.  Tommy spent most of his life is the Rusk area and has been the pastor of Salem Missionary Baptist Church for 34 years, is married to Sandra, who is our biggest supporter (and critic); occasionally we can talk her into singing with us!  They have three children and seven grandchildren.  

Linda Moon plays the upright bass for HRB, sings lead some, and provides the high harmony on many of the HRB songs.  Music came natural to Linda who was raised around country/gospel/bluegrass jam sessions all her life.  Her talents outside of bluegrass include being a professional pianist and vocalist for her own company, Moonlite Entertainment.  Linda was raised in the Houston area, spent time in Tyler and Dallas before settling in Rusk in 2009, which is when she started playing the upright bass.  Her family was from the East Texas area so she’s somewhat native to these parts and is enjoying the country life. Linda currently works for the Rusk ISD and has been married for 32 years to band member, Randy Moon. 

Randy Moon is the rhythm guitar player and also provides some lead vocals for HRB.  Randy was raised in the Detroit, Michigan area who transplanted to Texas in 1978.  His home life was filled with music as both his parents sang in a gospel group known as the Gospel Messengers and his dad played the guitar and sang with a tenor partner influenced by the Louvin Brothers.  Although he was around country, gospel and bluegrass music all his life, he has only been playing and singing for about 18 months.  Randy is a BSN nurse who currently works at Rusk State Hospital and has his own legal nurse consulting business, Moonlite Legal Consulting.  Randy is married to band member, Linda Moon.

Billy Don Garner, a native of deep East Texas, has been playing bluegrass music all his life.  Although his music heritage is based on the music of Bill Monroe and Ralph Stanley and other traditionalists, his guitar playing is patterned after Larry Sparks.  Acoustic traditional music is a tremendous passion of his.  Bill is also a natural third part harmony singer and mandolin player.  You'll see him playing the guitar and mandolin, as well as providing lead and harmony vocals for HRB.  Bill is married to Jeanette and lives in Hudson Chapel.

Reggie Wise adds his banjo licks to the sound of HRB.  Reggie has been around the East Texas area for many years and has played with several groups during that time, including Primrose and The Mabry’s.  Reggie is married to Shohreh and has one daughter, Sarah, who is following in her dad's footsteps by learning to sing and play mandolin bluegrass style - she is also Reggie’s biggest fan!   Reggie lives in the Alto area.