About Rolling Heads -
Rolling Heads has been awarded "Best Of" in cover bands for Sacramento every year from 2012 through 2020 as well as Gold Member and Loyalty Award Winners on Gigmasters, one of the nation's largest talent booking sites. They have been Northern California's #1 cover and wedding band for a number of years, and recently achieved status as the #1 cover band in the entire state of California. Their clients include: California Governor Gavin Newsom (private party at the Governor's Mansion), Google, Groupon, Comcast, California ISO, and various community events including El Dorado County Fair, Anderson California's Mosquito Serenade, Brisbane Summer Concert Series and the headlining performance band for Solano County's Fourth of July Festival!
Rolling Heads is a high energy band with a song list that is unrivaled in its musical diversity. Consisting of truly professional musicians as they are able to nail everything from the '60s and '70s to the most modern hits convincingly! And of course every song choice is a party starter! Check out their list of 5-Star reviews on their Sacramento Gigmasters profile.
Ted Leonard, Dave Meros, and Jimmy Keegan are signed recording artists that have appeared on countless recordings and are members of an internationally renowned band with over 500,000 copies sold. Denise Leonard has been a professional musician for 15 years and has also served as event coordinator for just about every type of occasion.
Able to adapt to any situation from weddings to nightclubs to a concert stage, Rolling Heads is the perfect choice for your next event.
We've Recently Expanded to the East Coast!
In 2021 Rolling Heads decided to head east to beautiful Upstate NY! Ted and Denise Leonard relocated to Canandaigua NY where her son (& drummer), Taylor Apicella resided. Following their move three new band members have been added to the group! As stated before, Taylor Apicella is on drums, Pete Bucci on the bass, and Angela Sulzbach on keyboard.
Rolling Heads NY has been playing at local bars & breweries, events, parties, weddings, and festivals. They are apt to travel for shows or events - contact us to receive a quote.
Ted Leonard - Lead Vocals, Lead Guitar
Ted Leonard is a renowned rock vocalist, guitarist, songwriter, and recording artist. Ted signed on as Spock's Beard’s lead vocalist in 2011, appearing on multiple live and studio recordings to date. Ted is also well known for his writing and lead vocal / guitar work with prog rock band Enchant, with nine live and studio albums released over the last 13 years. He debuted his first solo album Way Home in 2007; wrote and recorded on two Thought Chamber albums and toured internationally with Transatlantic in 2014. Ted launched Rolling Heads in 2009; now Northern California’s top cover and wedding band according to GigMasters.com. He shares Rolling Heads vocals with his wife Denise and holds a successful career as a data analyst.
.Denise Leonard - Lead Vocals, Guitar
Denise Leonard’s soulful, contralto vocals are years in the making beginning in the third grade choir and orchestra as singer and cellist. She continued her musical studies in piano and voice with a vocal scholarship to William Jessup University. Her college experience propeled her into Christian contemporary music in various churches throughout the U.S. as Music Director, lead vocalist, bassist, and rhythm guitarist; also supervising audio, media, and event production. Denise is an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist working with human trafficked and sexually exploited youth. Throughout the years Denise performed in multiple cover bands, singing telegrams, and spearheaded her own musical school for youth. Her musical influences include Heart, Pat Benatar, Melissa Etheridge, Rhianna, Adele, and Kim Walker.
Dave Meros - Bass, Vocals
Dave has over 30 years of experience touring internationally and recording with artists such as Eric Burdon and The Animals, Bobby Kimball and Simon Phillips (Toto), Mark Lindsay (Paul Revere and The Raiders), Sugarloaf (Green Eyed Lady), Gary Myrick and The Figures, Spencer Davis, Robbie Krieger (The Doors), Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple) and jazz fusion keyboard legend Brian Auger (Oblivion Express / Trinity). He is currently the touring bassist for Iron Butterfly (In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida), and also a founding member in the progressive rock band Spock’s Beard, who have 13 studio CDs to their credit as well as numerous live CDs and DVDs.
Jimmy Keegan - Drums, Lead Vocals
Jimmy started playing drums professionally at age 10 with the NBC production Real Kids. His first band Polo was a fixture at Disneyland for many years while he was just a teenager. Since then he has toured and/or recorded with the likes of Carlos Santana, Kenny Loggins, John Waite, Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden), Martika, Stacey Q, Tony Orlando, and is currently the drummer for the progressive rock band Asia. His career has seen virtually every aspect of the entertainment industry from theater to television and film (both as a musician and an actor) to the recording studio and concert stage. Be sure to check out his feature in the March issue of Modern Drummer.
Rolling Heads is a proud sponsor and contributor to Legacy Music, Inc.
Ted and Denise Leonard are Co-Founders and Directors of this non-profit organization,
providing guitars and lessons to at-risk youth.
Check out Legacy Music website for more information in supporting their mission at: