The Happy Curmudgeons are a group started in metro Detroit back in 2015. The band released their first album, Meant 2 Be, in 2017. Their second album, 2nd Chances, was released in 2024 and has some tremendous guest musicians: Billy Cox (Band of Gypsys), Bobby Balderrama (Question Mark & The Mysterians), Jim Moose Brown (Bob Seger Band), Mark Byerly (Bob Seger Band), Dave McMurray (Was Not Wast & Pan Detroit Ensemble) and Pepe' Espinosa (B.B.King, Santana).