Greg O'Haver: Vocals, Acoustic Guitars. He is the only songwriter in "
CROSSOVERroad." Greg has over forty years of professional entertaining experience, performing not only as a single entertainer, but with duos and trios all the way up to a ten-piece group over the years. He has performed with such legends as Steve Martin, Bob Hope, the New Christy Minstrels, and Roy Rogers & Dale Evans, to name a few, in settings from concerts and clubs to television and radio. Greg performed with "Pleasant Street" and "The Buffalo Brothers," both bands originally based out of the Indianapolis area that did their share of traveling around the U.S. "Pleasant Street" operated "The Pleasant Street Music Hall" restaurant and concert club at Blink's World, and starred in their own television show, "Here We Go Again," on WTTV during the '70s (premiering on the same night and in the same time slot as "All in the Family!".... oh, well....)
Greg has performed the national anthem for the Indiana Pacers, the Indianapolis Ice, U.S. Olympics, and many more sports and public events. In recent years, he has specialized in entertaining for corporate entities including GTE, Allison Transmission, Eli Lilly Endowment, INET, RCA Hardcourts, and the NCAA Final Four Banquet (both as a single performer and with a group). Whether the music is up-front or in the background, Greg plays it the way you want to hear it. His voice is distinctive and interesting with a generous range, and his unique guitar stylings have become somewhat of a trademark.
Jeanne McGill (O'Haver): Vocals, Small Percussion. Jeanne's most notable group was "Shiloh Morning" during the '70s; the group traveled the U.S. (and Canada) playing concerts and clubs; recorded two albums, a single, and various other projects. Among other 'claims to fame,' "Shiloh Morning" was the second group in the United States to acquire a Mellotron and, aside from the wonderful original material the group was able to produce with three top-notch songwriters, it was able to do some incredible and unique things, one of which was to perform a 30+ minute Moody Blues medley, made possible by the Mellotron. The band's first [self-titled] album was the only album not on a major label to be reviewed by "Rolling Stone Magazine" in that magazine's history (February 1975) at the time.
During that time, Jeanne also did jingle-work and backup singing on others' projects while living in Indy. After the group disbanded ("Thank You, Disco!!"), she moved to Minnesota for several years, where she again did jingle and backup work, and also played in a duo with a wonderful singer/songwriter named Dan Koopmans (his latest CD is called "...in the rustling leaves..."--FIND IT!!--his email is danko_17@yahoo.com). After several years, she returned to Indy, where she was in a duo with an incredible keyboardist/vocalist named Laura Harp called "Two Much," and then in a seven-piece group called "Witness" (not a Christian group, amazingly enough!). Later, in 1988, she was in an unnamed duo with her best friend, Greg O'Haver (widely known as "Mr. Wonderful") who, in 1989, became Mr. Jeanne McGill... er, her hubby!!! That was the beginning of the long road to what would become "Crossover," eventually "
CROSSOVERroad," but you can find that info in the Group History section!
Over the years, Jeanne has been blessed to play in many duos, trios, quartets, all the way up to big groups with brass. She regularly sang the national anthem for the Indiana Pacers for twelve consecutive seasons; she has also done the anthem for the Indiana Fever, the Indianapolis Ice, the Indiana Blaze, the Indiana Blast, Indiana Firebirds, the National Diving Championships (for the Olympics), the Indianapolis Indians, Indianapolis Twisters, Indianapolis Tornadoes, as well as Gus Mackey Tournaments, Mini 500 Races, Purdue Women's Basketball team, and many, many more. As part of a group, she has also played for many corporate engagements such as Allison's, RCA, GTE North, Lilly Endowment, INET, the City of Indianapolis, the Mayor's Office, NCAA Final Four Banquet, etc. In addition, she occasionally plays women's banquets, weddings, etc., as a solo artist with backing tracks or with Greg as accompaniment.
Tom Williams: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar (formerly bass guitar). Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, Tom was a member of Boy Scouts, Explorer Scouts, and the International Order of Demolay before graduating from North Central High School. He is a member of Allisonville Christian Church Disciples of Christ, where he has attended since the age of nine, and where he first accepted Christ. He began playing guitar and singing in 1962, performing folk music. He attended a small Christian College (Indiana Central College), EUB/University of Indianapolis, where he studied Spanish and became an announcer, producer, and student program director of the college Christian radio station, WICR-FM (later to become a U.S. Army broadcaster), and a substitute DJ at WIRE (NBC). A Christian record label, Crusade Records, released Tom's duo album, "The Bardsmen," in 1966 and Tom and his partner continued performing at family-style venues through college and the U.S. Army Reserves, first meeting Greg O'Haver at a hootenanny, later to link up in a folk-rock group, "Pleasant Street," releasing their extended-play record, "Following My Lord," on the "Joyful Noise" label, and then to air a local summer TV series, "Here We Go Again," a 1950s retro music show seen on WTTV Indianapolis, Indiana and the tri-state area in 1974. The band later became "The Buffalo Brothers," eventually going on to record on the National Geographic Society record label. Tom decided to settle down and start a family, and found work as a member of the Armed Forces Radio/TV Service and later as staff announcer and studio coordinator for KKTV Colorado Springs (CBS), and as a member of the "Nestor Haven Band," releasing two records on the "Icaris" label. Tom also worked for an international small package delivery company, sometimes volunteering at WKOG Christian TV, as well as playing in "CROSSOVERroad." Currently, Tom is recovering from surgery on one hand (he had surgery on the other hand over a year ago), with a one-year+ recovery time for each hand, so he will be singing only until his hands heal up--your prayers are welcome!!
Danny Meador: Upright Bass. Danny's last group was a highly successful Christian band called BYKOTA. We know that he is a wonderful Christ-filled man with a beautiful family. We know that he and his family live in Acton; we also know that Danny and Marcy are proud parents of beautiful daughters as well as the proud grandparents of little Max, born in June 2003. Beyond that, we're going to have to wait for Danny to write his own Bio!! (We know one other thing: a little boy, wide-eyed with admiration as he looked up at Danny and his upright bass as he stood on the stage at a gig, told him he wanted to be just like him when he grew up--bald!!! Danny laughed so hard, and has re-told that story many times.)
Bill Pottschmidtt: Congas and various other percussion. We don't yet have a bio on Bill, but know that he has a beautiful family--wife Monica and four beautiful children ranging from teens down to four. Bill, as well as Greg and Jeanne, attend church at BridgeWay Community Church in Fishers, Indiana. Bill was, for many years, a "regular" drummer with a standard kit; he had very little experience as a conga player prior to joining
CROSSOVERroad. He has done really well in accumulating different types of drums, chimes, etc., and is "translating" what he used to play using sticks now using just his hands. It's a very unique and interesting sound, and we enjoy it very much.
