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Mike Flemming
Has been around music all of his life. Mike has directed and performed in over 1500 musicals and plays throughout the state of Indiana. He began playing guitar over 25 years ago, and has steadily worked in his showmanship ever since. He has fronted the band since he joined the Young Relics about 7 years ago and continues to entertain audiences with his humor and wit, not to mention his solid vocals. |
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Mark Plummer
Born into a very musical family, Mark's grandfather, uncles and aunts were Evangelist in the Nazarene Church and sang with the likes of Bill Gaither among others. Mark began singing at the age of three, and participated and won in numerous contest throughout his adolescent years. He began playing guitar and joined his first band in 1977 called "Left Turn Band" out of Linton, Indiana. Mark went to Texas after a jaunt in the Navy where he worked on his rhythm with the band "Chrystal Image" and jammed with the likes of Shake Russell and Dana Baker. In 1984, he came home to Indiana and joined up with "The Planets". After a four year attachment to the Reggae band "Identity", he returned to the "The Planets" for 3 more years. They produced one album "Rock in the Sky". In 1993, he came to Indianapolis and soon after found the "Young Relics". History is still in the makings. |
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Lindy Lind
After leaving Ball State School of Architecture, and going to work in a factory. Lindy picked up a guitar 28 years ago for the sake of sanity. He threw himself into the subtleties of the instrument, but found that he needed some direction. He began studying under local jazz legend Rob Swaynie (also of the Road Master fame) and began honing his lead chops with several (hair bands) until finally founding the band "Young Relics" in 1993. I for one am glad there is one less architect out there. (ha ha) |
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Bob Stephens
Born and raised in Carmel, Indiana. Bob picked up the sticks at the age of 10, and contributed to his parents headaches ever since. Bob and Lindy have played together for over 20 years and were the founders of "Young Relics". Bob owns the bands studio and produces much of their original music. And for your information, drummers can write songs. |
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Eldon Pitts
After learning that guitar wasn't an option in his New Castle middle school orchestra class (imagine that), Eldon decided that string bass would be the next best choice. He moved on to high school and found his first love in music, big band jazz. Eldon spent three years in the New Castle Chrysler High School's jazz band. Then, with garage bands springing up everywhere in the mid-1960s, Eldon picked up his first bass guitar and joined a rock band, The Dynamics - later The Wild Things - for three years with guitarists Dave Bennett and Gary Hamilton, and drummer Dave Barnes, and had the opportunity to record a 45 (for anyone who remembers records), "I'm Not For You" and "Love Comes, Love Goes," in 1966. Since then, Eldon has had the opportunity to use his talent performing with a jazz/pop music trio and with many musical theater productions, and has gained a new respect for blues, bluegrass and gospel music in recent years. He brings together the eclectic influence of all those musical styles to lay down a solid foundation for "The Young Relics". But Eldon occasionally has been heard to comment, "don't ask me, I'm just the bass player." |