Joe Kuckla calls Lyons, Colorado home, but his roots come from the coal mining town of Old Forge, Pennsylvania, where he discovered his first love–Rock and Roll. Playing air guitar to Mark Knopfler solos were his first jams until his brothers bought him an electric guitar as an outlet for the rebellious teen, and he soon began rocking out to Led Zeppelin. Naturally, Joe formed a rock and roll band with his buddies in high school. Joe recalls, “I remember me and my buddy Dino got on stage with the band at the prom and rocked the place!” Soon after, Joe formed his first professional band focused on Blues music and then a jam band until he followed a calling to head West.