Ronnie "The Iceman" Shumake serves as Senior Vice President and Director of Artists and Repertoire for Folk, Bluegrass, Country and Western Music.
The Iceman began his professional career working R&B clubs in his home town of St. Louis, Missouri, the birthplace of the blues.
He moved to Los Angeles to accept a gig with The Blossoms and has since gone on to play with Willie Nelson, Roger Miller, Danny Gatton, Gary Muledeer, Papa John Creech, Delaney Bramlett, John Lee Hooker, Reed Gratz, Kris Kristofferson, Steve Gaines, Bill Medley, Ray Price, The Crystals, Harvey Mandel, Tammy Wynette, Glen Campbell, Lester Chambers, Gary Lewis and the Playboys, Doug Kershaw and Canned Heat.
With the "Master of the Telecaster", Danny Gatton, he co-authored Sky King which is featured on the late virtuoso's Unfinished Business and Crusin' Dueces albums.
The Iceman has performed with the Dallas, El Paso and Houston Symphony Orchestras and appeared on numerous television shows including Austin City Limits, Soundstage, HBO Las Vegas and Farm Aid.
For more than a dozen years, he served as musical director for country music legend Roger Miller and, as a former member of Canned Heat, he is featured in The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock and Roll.
Iceman with The FireHawks
