Rogers & Nienhaus

Terry Jones Rogers and Scott Nienhaus began their long association in 1993 after both relocated to Nashville, TN at the urging of their mutual friend Michael 'Supe' Granda of The Ozark Mountain Daredevils. Nienhaus and Granda had become friends in their home state of Missouri, when Scott's group 'Acousticity' toured with 'The Daredevils' as their opening act, soon leading to 'Acousticity' working with Nicolette Larson as her band.

Rogers and Granda became friends when they worked together in the classic group The Byrds with original drummer Michael Clarke. Terry was invited to join the newly reformed group by Clarke in 1988 after becoming friends in Hilton Head, SC, and was fronting the band when Supe came on board. Soon after Granda's inspired introduction, Rogers invited Nienhaus to join the newly formed group The Byrds Celebration, after Michael Clarke's untimely death in December of 1993.

In early 1994, Rogers & Nienhaus began working with The Byrds Celebration along with Byrds alumni Skip Battin and Gene Parsons, as they embarked on their first tour of Europe, including Germany, Switzerland, France and The Netherlands. In 1995, Rogers & Nienhaus released 'The Rogers/Nienhaus Band with Skip Battin' — "Empty Room" — recorded at Music Masters Studio in St. Louis, MO, leading to many European tours as an acoustic duo in support of this project.

Living in Nashville, TN provided many opportunities for the duo, including The Real Macaws, which featured Rogers & Nienhaus, along with Supe Granda, Vince Barranco, and world-renowned fiddler Vassar Clements. After Skip Battin retired from touring in 1997, Michael Curtis joined The Byrds Celebration along with drummer Tim Politte and continued to tour the US, Europe and South America.

Now living in the St. Louis Metro area, Rogers & Nienhaus have become local favorites, with their fiery performance and pristine harmonies, as well as national and international engagements. Michael Curtis and Tim Politte of Younger Than Yesterday often join Scott and Terry in intimate club settings as well as special concert performances around the St. Louis Metro area and beyond.

In 2022, Younger Than Yesterday was included in an amazing lineup of groups from the 60s & 70s on the sold-out Flower Power Cruise 2022. In 2011, Scott, Terry and Supe Granda revived their old group The Real Macaws and recorded and released a new CD titled "Standing Alone" with Terry Jones Rogers, Scott Nienhaus, Tim Politte and Michael 'Supe' Granda — along with special guests Rusty Young, John Mondin and Jim Manley.

Rogers & Nienhaus also recorded with Younger Than Yesterday — Terry Jones Rogers, Scott Nienhaus, Michael Curtis and Tim Politte — completing a long-awaited CD released on May 31st, 2013 at the historical Wildey Theatre in Edwardsville, IL. Even a tornado couldn't interrupt their performance for more than a few minutes, as Younger Than Yesterday completed the show totally acoustic for their sold-out crowd!

On November 18 & 19, 2023, Rogers & Nienhaus celebrated 30 years, again at The Wildey Theatre, selling out both nights. They have appeared on various recording projects, such as Jock Bartley of Firefall's first solo record, Blindside, and along with former bandmate Karen Crawford, appear on the Poco tribute CD 'Down to the Wire' performing the Timothy B. Schmitt song "Keep On Trying". Scott Nienhaus can also be heard on Pat Liston's (of Mama's Pride) solo CDs 'Blue Mist' and 'Dreamer'.

Don't miss any opportunity to catch Rogers & Nienhaus in any of their incarnations!