Casey Coats - Lead Vocals

Born and raised in Clayton, North Carolina, Casey has been singing and performing all of her life.  Casey began singing in church, and then continued her love for gospel music in high school performing with “The Hallelujah Girls” gospel quartet at events throughout the state.  Casey is a special entertainer at many local events, and is an avid national anthem singer, having performed it on numerous occasions such as at the RBC Center for the Monster Jam and at CHS for the ACC All-star game.   She performed in several operas with Capital Opera Raleigh, including Le Nozze di Figaro, I Pagliocci, Carmen, and Amahl and the Night Visitors.  Scene programs include scenes from Don Giovanni, Dido and Aeneas, The Un-Opera Workshop, and Die Fledermaus. Last year, Casey performed the role of Lucy in the comic opera The Telephone at Meredith College.  Casey has won several awards for music, including 1st place in Musical Theatre at the National Association for Teachers of Singing Competition in 2003 and 3rd place in 2005.  She was also a 2007 winner and 2009 winner at the Meredith College Concerto Aria Competition where she performed with the Raleigh Symphony Orchestra.   

 

Tom Bagley - Guitar, Vocals

T.F. began his musical career playing guitar and singing with the band ‘Misunderstood’. After graduation from high school and moving to Greensboro, NC he played with the dance-groove band ‘Chocolate Funk’ sharing the stage with famed bands ‘The Ohio Players’, ‘Earth, Wind & Fire’, ‘The Isley Brothers’ and ‘Confunkshion’ to name a few.  Tom recorded with country music’s Gwen Biddix in conjunction with the late Archie Campbell of “Hee-Haw”.  In the 70’s Tom traveled throughout the southeast with ‘Instant Replay’.  As a co-founder of the ‘Central Park Band’ in the early 80’s, the group recorded 6 original hits.  Tom wrote, recorded and released the originals “You Don’t Know” and “Pardy”. ‘Central Park Band’ has performed up and down the East Coast for the past 27 years.

 

 

Craig Pulley - Bass Guitar, Vocals

From bleeding fingers in the early 70’s, while cutting his musical teeth on rock and roll, Craig has performed everything from Blue Grass to Disco, R&B and Beach. A founding member of the Central Park Band in the early 80s, Craig has also performed with banjo extrodinare Gwen Biddix from Archie Campbell’s Hee Haw Road Show and opened for such acts as Chubby Checker, Change (Lover’s Holiday) and a plethora of regional and local favorites. After a long hiatus Craig is excited about getting back on stage with "CPB".

George Coghill - Drums, Vocals

George was born in Winston-Salem, NC, later moved to Cary, NC and graduated from Cary High School in 1977.  He marched with the highly regarded Cary High School Band percussion section.  He has a Business Degree from Campbell University '84. George currently lives in Raleigh, NC and has been playing drums professionally and keeping the beat since he was 15 years old. Famous sayings "Gotta Love It!"

 

Marty Gilbert - Lead Vocals

Marty has been a rocker since age 14 and has played in many bands throughout the years.  He was the lead vocalist and bass player in the group "Spur of the Moment" from 1991-2002. A 1986 E.C.U. graduate, Marty is a developer/builder, and lives in Clayton, N.C. with his wife Jenny.  He is a featured lead vocalist along with
sharing bass player with The Central Park band.

John Fichera - Keyboards, Vocals

John has played keyboards and bass guitar for various R&B and Top 40 bands the last 20 years. His influences include Vince Guaraldi, Donald Fagen, Herbie Hancock, and Ramsey Lewis. He periodically will introduce his gritty vocal style into the band providing backing and lead vocals