BOB VARNEY

BOB VARNEY HAS BEEN PLAYING MUSIC SINCE HE WAS 12 YEARS OLD AND WHEN YOU SEE HIM ON STAGE, THE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE SHOWS THE LEVEL OF PROFESSIONALISM OF THIS TRULY AWESOME MUSICIAN. AT THE VERY YOUNG AGE OF 16 YEARS OLD BOB VARNEY TOOK HIS FIRST STEP ON A PUBLIC STAGE AND THE WORLD HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO STOP HIM SINCE. BOB HAS HAD THE PRIVELEGES OF SHARING THE SPOTLIGHT ON THE BIG STAGE WITH “THE SOUL ACES BAND,” AND TRAVELED AND BACKED UP RHYTHM AND BLUE SINGERS…….. CLARENCE CARTER, TYRONE DAVIS, ARCHIE BELL AND THE DRELLS, THE DELLS AND OTHER ARTISTS OF THE WELL KNOWN MUSIC WORLD. BOB NOW LIVES IN COLUMBIA, SC. BOB IS MARRIED TO CATHY STOUDEMIRE VARNEY AND TOGETHER THEY HAVE FOUR CHILDREN. HE ATTENDED DENTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL AND  GRADUATED FROM SPRING VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL.

BOB WAS THE FOUNDER OF THE STONE CREEK BAND  AND PLAYED TOP 40 MUSIC IN SUCH PLACES AS THE ODDYSSEY CLUB, UNDERGROUND COLUMBIA, SHAW AIRFORCE BASE, AND THE VENUES LIST GOES ON. AT THE PRESENT TIME, BOB IS THE BASS GUITARIST FOR “ JT STEELE AND THE HIRED GUNS”, AND ANY OF THE BAND MEMBERS ARE QUICK TO TELL YOU THAT BOB VARNEY IS A VERY TALENTED MUSICIAN AND MOST DEFINITELY ONE HELLUVA "HIRED GUN".