Crossings brings The Judd Group to Zumbrota's State Theatre on Saturday, September 12th, at 8 PM. Tickets are $26 in advance, $30 at the door, and can be purchased online or by calling 507-732-7616. Doors open at 7 PM.

Having first formed in Rochester in 1970, The Judd Group is reuniting after 45 years for a performance at the State Theatre on Sat., Sept. 12 at 8 p.m.

The original cast, Steve McLoone, Tom Williams, Dave "Elwood" Williams, Dik Shopteau and "Scooter" Nelson, with Bryan Rossi on keyboards, will be rockin' once again. Special guests include previous Judd members Bruce Judd, John Thomson and Jerome Beckley performing selections from his new CD "offleash."

The band has an interesting history and track record playing with major acts; one was Bruce Springsteen at Mankato State before he was a big name. Members of the group have either written, performed, engineered or produced almost 200 records. The Judd Group was inducted into the Mid-America Music Hall of Fame in 2008.

Singer McLoone is an owner of indy record label Ultimasongs Records and he continues writing, singing and recording. He has recorded six solo CDs. Guitarist Tom Williams is McLoone's business partner and has performed and co-written songs. Drummer "Elwood" Williams, Tom's brother, plays drums with a Twin Cities vocal group. Shopteau, bassist, owns a recording studio and is a recording engineer and producer. He and Nelson perform with The Tex Pistols. Nelson, percussionist and vocalist, also started a music company that produces music for television and records. Taking the place of Judd is keyboardist Rossi, who plays keyboards with salsa and Latin music groups in the Twin Cities.

The original keyboardist for The Judd Group is Judd, who is currently a nationally touring sound technician based out of Chicago. Also, the second guitarist for many of the early years, Thomson, continues to perform and work in the music industry. In addition, Beckley is a previous lead singer of the Judd Group, and is a song writer, performer and graphic artist.

The Judd Group can claim two radio singles, two critically acclaimed albums ("Rhythm and Space," and "Second Thoughts"), 10 years of touring and performances with the REO Speedwagon, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Ted Nugent, Average White Band, The Beach Boys, John Denver, Todd Rundgren, Tina Turner, and more in the U.S., Canada and beyond.