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SugarMoney was American Idol Bo Bice's band until the end of 2006. Members included John "Coop" Cooper on bass, Shane Sexton on drums, Kris Bell on guitar, Heath Clark on guitar and Thomas Lee on keyboards. In 2007, Bice hired a new backing band prior to the release of his second CD. Only Thomas Lee is part of this new band.

[edit] History

Bo, John and Shane played together for several years prior to Bo auditioning for American Idol and were in several bands together before settling into SugarMoney (including Purge and Blue Suede Nickel). In 2000, Bice recorded a CD named Recipe for Flavor under the name SugarMoney, but none of the band members named above actually appeared on that CD.

In April 2005, Kris relocated to Nashville and met Shane and John while auditioning around town. He first appeared with the band in October 2005 at BayFest in Mobile, AL.

Thomas Lee's connection to the band began when Kris joined. Both were natives of the San Diego music scene and that summer, Thomas also relocated to Nashville and joined SugarMoney. Thomas first appeared on stage with SugarMoney at BayFest (Mobile, AL), shortly after joining the band.

Over the next few months the band continued to play live shows (including a benefit for victims of Hurricane Katrina and an appearance at Cleveland's House of Blues) and TV gigs promoting Bo's debut CD, The Real Thing, including LIVE! With Regis and Kelly and the Jimmy Kimmel Live show.

In early 2006 Heath Clark was one of eight guitarists to audition for the band and several members have said the connection was instant, he was meant to be a part of SugarMoney. Heath first appeared with the band in March 2006 during their second performance on LIVE! With Regis and Kelly, just days after joining the band.

SugarMoney appears on three tracks on The Real Thing Dual Disc version: Cinnamon & Novocaine, Sinner In A Sin, Whiskey, Women & Time.^[1]