Sandra Wright began singing at age four and continued through school and church, eventually training to be an Opera singer at Tennessee State University. Born and raised in Memphis, TN, Sandra remembers the blues and barbeque of Beale Street; her first cousin was Blues legend Memphis Slim. While attending TSU, Sandra was encouraged to enter a talent contest by fellow student "Sweet" Charles Sherrelle (James Brown's Bandleader) and won singing Rhythm and Blues. After college Sandra hit the road with the Canned Souls and in 1974, Sandra recorded an album for Stax / Truth records, Wounded Woman. After Stax was lost to the IRS, Sandra sang at the New Modern Era club in Nashville for 17 years. It is there that B-3 master Moe Denham found her and she joined him and future SWB drummer Lloyd Herrman in a local band called Bordello. Sandra next joined Moe and Lloyd in Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown's band touring the US and Canada. In late 1989, she returned to Nashville and with Moe, John, Lloyd and guitarist Pete Marriott, started the Sandra Wright Band. Sandra and the band moved to Vermont in 1992.

Bassist and SWB founding member John Harris is a native of New Mexico. He grew up in the town of Clovis, and was playing the bass and gigging in local clubs by the age of fourteen. Early in his music career, John played trumpet on Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireball's record, "Bottle of Wine." Soon he headed to Albuquerque and joined the Planets, a regional rock and roll band. After touring the Southwest, John returned to the Albuquerque / Sante Fe area, playing the regional club scene. John moved east to Nashville, TN, and soon he was playing on recording sessions and touring with Jerry Reed, Daniel Alexander, and Johnny Russell, even appearing on the Grand Ole Opry. After a tour of Europe with Delbert McClinton, John returned to Norway and was on the road with Artie Benoni when he received the call on the tour bus to come back and play with Sandra. For more information about John you can check out his Hexbass page.

Guitar player and vocalist Dave Nerbak was playing part time with the SWB in the last century, and became a full time member as the clock rolled into the year 2000. Originally from Hackettstown, NJ, Dave also started playing at a young age. By his high school years, Dave was playing in bands, sometimes with brother Matt on the drums, and occasionally his father Ken on bass. He received a degree in music from the Berklee School of Music, graduating in 1983. In 1985 Dave Moved to Vermont, and began performing with local favorites, the Sportin' Johnsons and the Nerbak Brothers Band. Before joining the SWB, Dave played with local soul singer, Tammy Fletcher, opening shows for Taj Mahal, Leon Russell, Edgar Winter, Buddy Guy, and Sonia Dada. Dave hosted a regular Blues Jam in Burlington, VT for five years sharing the stage with Emilou Harris, the Charlie Daniels Band, the Ray Charles Orchestra, and the Dave Grippo Band. When Dave is not on the road with Sandra, he can often be seen on gigs across Vermont with a number of groups including, The Nerbak Brothers, The Blame, The Detonators, The X-Rays, and the Funkleberrys.

Like brother Dave, drummer and vocalist Matthew Nerbak is originally from the state of New Jersey, and has been playing the drums for over 25 years. During those years he played in the junior high and high school bands as well as being a member of a few garage bands. After high school he attended Berklee School of Music from 1982 till 1985. Since then he has been playing the drums professionally, playing or sharing the stage with the likes of Greg Howe, Jimmy Brown, Bloozotomy, Joe Banhamassa, NRBQ and his own band the Nerbak Brothers. Currently he is enjoying the SWB's soulful approach to
R & B.