Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers

Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers
Roger Clyne and The Peacemakers at Saint Rocke in 2015
Background information
Origin	Tempe, Arizona, USA
Genres	Americana, Southern rock, pop, reggae
Years active	1998–present
Labels	EmmaJava Recordings
Associated acts	The Refreshments, Gin Blossoms, Railbenders, Gloritone, The Mortals
Website	www.azpeacemakers.com
Members	Roger Clyne Paul "P.H." Naffah Nick Scropos Jim Dalton
Past members	Scott "Scotty" Johnson Danny White Steve Larson

Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers are a rock band from Tempe, Arizona, USA. The band is typically referred to by the fans as the abbreviation "RCPM". The music is known to cross genres with songs showing an Adult Alternative Rock/Pop/Americana/Reggae/Mariachi influence.

After a lineup shift of The Refreshments, a rock band of the 1990s known for their top radio hit "Banditos," and also for the theme song to the long-running animated series King of the Hill, frontman, rhythm guitarist and songwriter Roger Clyne and drummer Paul "P.H." Naffah retooled and set out under the moniker Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers.

Roger Clyne and P.H. Naffah were originally joined by former Gin Blossom Scott Johnson, who left to rejoin his former band in 2002. Also in the mix was Steve Larson, former guitarist for another Tempe band, Dead Hot Workshop, who had already been playing with The Peacemakers by that time. In January 2009 it was announced that Steve Larson would be departing The Peacemakers and would be replaced by Railbenders frontman, Jim Dalton, on lead guitar.

Also joining Roger and P.H. was bassist Danny White for the first few albums. In early 2004, shortly after the release of ¡Americano!, Danny White left The Peacemakers to start his own recording studio in Nashville, Tennessee. He was replaced by Nick Scropos who had been the bassist for another Tempe band, Gloritone. Scropos recorded the bass track for one song, the crowd favorite "Green and Dumb", on RCPM's debut CD, Honky Tonk Union. He went to school with P.H. Naffah when they were growing up in Chicago and they seemed destined to get back together as Scropos left Gloritone and was available to play in RCPM.

Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers tour all over the United States every year and put on their own seaside music festival in Rocky Point, Mexico every June and play to thousands of fans. In June 2014 they held their 23rd edition of their official Circus Mexicus festival.