Rick Jordan is the founding member of Rottin' Cottin'.  His masterful handling of the big doghouse bass is a huge part of the Rottin' Cottin' show.

Rick was a member of the Washington DC famous band "The Grandsons" from 1988 through 1997.  With The Grandsons, Rick played many large festivals sich as Austin, Texas' South-by-Southwest, the Jazz Fest in New Orleans, and the Rocky Gap FEstival and NOrth Carolina's Black Mountain Festival.  He was also fortunate enough to play with the Grandsons at several famous venues such as Wolf Trap, The Kennedy Center, the National Theatre, Tipitina's in New Orleans, and the 9:30 Club in DC.

he has played with the biggest names in music including Ray Charles, Los Lobos, Marcia Ball, The Bodeans, Jimmie Dale Gilmour, Dirty Dozen Band, The Dixie Chicks, Southern Culture on the Skids, and the Fabulous Thunderbirds.

Today, he's the heartbeat of Bo Weevil & Rottin Cottin and keeps that dance floor thumpin'...

Roy Brooks has been playing guitar and toting speaker cabinets for over thirty years. In the 1980s Roy was a road musician playing Ramada Inns, Holiday Inns, military bases, and dance halls all over the southeast and into Wisconsin, South Dakota, and Montana. For most of the 1990s and into the 2000s Roy lived in Charleston, South Carolina and worked with a plethora of blues and party bands. In 2007 Roy moved to the DC metro area. His first gigs around DC were in the Monday and Wednesday night house band at Chick Hall's Surf Club in Bladensburg, Maryland and with the late Richard Marcus.

Roy currently plays with Bo Weevil & Rottin Cottin, Wayne Brown & 2nd Conspiracy, and the Relative Miners. Every Thursday night he hosts a jam with Chip Clemmer and Chris Hall at the Sapphire Restaurant in Laurel, Maryland.

Born in the coalminer country of Gallitzin, Pennsylvania, Todd “Strawback Slim” Hocherl was serenaded from birth by the rhythmic rural sounds that continually echoed from the landscape.

Realizing his early interest, Todd’s parents, who themselves were descendants of immigrant musicians, bought him his first drum set at the age of two. Attempts were made to generalize this interest, specifically with the purchase of a guitar at the age of four; but as Todd wore out his drum set, the guitar sat in a corner collecting dust… Todd was a drummer.

Formal musical education began at age 10 for Todd. With the help of both private and scholastic lessons, he mastered new techniques and quickly rose to first chair in his middle school band. Success followed him to the next level where he was honored with the role of Drum Captain during both his junior and senior years of high school. It was during this latter time that Todd formed his first professional rock band known to all in the tri-state area as Sex with Midgets. Experiencing his first taste of performing life on the road, Todd both exhilarated and animated East Coast followers while playing shows in New York, Pittsburgh, Washington D.C., Baltimore and a wide array of local venues. The punk rock juggernaut released two CDs during Todd’s stint with the band.


While working toward a music education degree Todd expressed a new found interest in jazz while collaborating with the Peabo Masala Jazz Ensemble. With great reverence for the technical precision that got him to this point, Todd transcended the rote, generalizable teachings of the past, affording him a new level of creativity and understanding moving forward. Eagerly, Todd was open to playing with, and learning from, anyone at anytime. Always approachable and receptive, Todd connected with his first blues band, Blue Rooster. Simultaneously, plans for an overseas adventure were in the beginning stages of composition. Touring Europe with a Latin House Band, Todd developed an unprecedented sense of cultural awareness regarding both the music he played and music in general. Todd played at some of the largest raves and festivals, including the Benicassim Festival, while traveling through Spain, Italy, Greece, and numerous Slavic countries. 

Current Bands Todd is associated with are: The Tonehounds, David Moore and His Hillbilly Huxsters, Sean K Preston, And saving the best for last  Bo Weevil and Rottin Cottin