A favorite tradition, Wally & The Beavs return to provide entertainment during the Lakeside Wooden Boat Show & Plein Air Art Festival. The band performs a variety of popular Motown and classic rock music, including cover songs by Steely Dan, The Beatles, Chicago and other respected artists.
Wally & The Beavs was created by lead singer William “Wally” Hesselschwardt, who at the time was part of a comedy-rock group in California called The Other Half. When his son was born in 1990, Hesselschwardt left the band and returned to Ohio, where he joined a rhythm-and-blues group to keep his voice in shape.
In 1992, Hesselschwardt and keyboardist Joel Bokerman formed a new group and adopted the name “Wally & The Beavs.” Today, band members, including Shannon Ford, Nathan Santos, Joel Bokerman, AJ Tscherne, Jeff Skaggs, Bruce Burkhart and Ed Adams, join Hesselschwardt to continue the tradition of good time rock & roll.
