Rod Crosby - El Paso Border Legend

<p><strong>                             The Inimitable Rod Crosby<span class="Apple-converted-space">         </span></strong></p> <p><strong>The Intruders was a rock band formed in El Paso, Texas on 1960. The original members were Rod Crosby, Les Lockhart, Donnie Webb and Bobby Wilson. Bobby Wilson, younger brother of Bill Wilson, drummer for the Rock Kings, started the group. The Intruders first gig was a Texas Western Kappa Sigma dance at the Downtown Hilton Hotel. Their pay was $40<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span> ($10 per person). From that time in 1960 until 1973, Rod Crosby emerged as the band’s leader. The original members dropped out along the way. It became known as Rod Crosby & The Intruders, and Rod played full time until 1973, when Rod sought employment in the corporate world. In that 13 year period , the Intruders performed consistently, booked every weekend, and played hundreds of jobs at almost every high school in El Paso, all the NCO Officers Clubs on Fort Bliss, Biggs Air Field, McGregor Range and White Sands Missile Range, countless weddings, college parties, private parties and graduation parties. The group was fortunate to have evolved during a time when the Rock & Roll industry was thriving, growing leaps and bounds. The groups appeal was based off their ability to cover tunes precisely for dancing, always lending themselves to the desires of the audience, as opposed to the band. <span class="Apple-converted-space">                   </span></strong></p> <p><strong>Having performed for thousands of people for the past 60 plus years - Rod Crosby & The Intruders is one of a very few that can make that claim. <span class= "Apple-converted-space">             </span></strong></p> <p><strong>In 2009, an entity called the Border Legends of El Paso was created to honor any and all local musicians with a body of performing work over a long period of time.<span class= "Apple-converted-space">                                         </span></strong></p> <p><strong>The Border Legends of El