Before Smokestack Relics were ever a band, they started off as a good group of friends. Chris “Jorgie” Jorgenson, now the band’s drummer, would have a party every Sunday in his garage which turned into jamming every Sunday. Jamming became writing songs, and after the group realized the potential of their musical connection, SSR was formed. Chris was born and raised in Lakewood, Colorado. However, Collin Neil Webb (on rhythm guitar/vocals/harmonica) and Cameron Allen Webb (lead guitar) were not born in Colorado. In 1989, Collin was born and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma in a quaint town named Broken Arrow. Collin was introduced to Classic Rock and Blues by his father at a young age.. And soon after he started playing his first classical acoustic guitar. After learning to play some songs by listening to Jimi Hendrix and Led Zeppelin, he knew music was his destiny. In 1992, Cameron was born in Kansas City, Kansas where he only spent but a year before moving back to Tulsa. He became interested in playing guitar after watching his brother play for about a year, and he decided to teach himself after learning but a handful of tips. In 2005, Collin and Cameron moved to Lakewood after losing their home in Oklahoma. Being in high school at the time, Collin and Chris had met a few times in passing but didn’t become good friends until realizing their similarities and love for music. Chris was in jazz and marching band at the time, playing all different types of percussive instruments. He fell in love with the drums once he got a chance to buy his first set. He found the love he needed to become a strong, dedicated musician. With his Mitch Mitchell style finesse and power reminiscent of John Bonham, Chris learned early on how to fit in with most any type of music easily. After trying out countless drummers to form a band, Collin and Cameron finally played with Chris and realized what potential he had. The band wasn’t formed right away, the guys would jam once a week at least. But when they realized the music they could make together was something new with the feel of something old, and it worked… SSR was formed.

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