Members
Rick Restelli
Born in Houston and raised in the Heights, Rick found his love of music at an early age. He loved the music he heard at home, at church, at school, in the streets, and especially on the radio and television. He experienced success in other fields, but music is and was his heart’s desire, and for the past 35 years he has been making a living performing.
Rick has played guitar and bass all over this great nation, from coast to coast, and played abroad from Southeast Asia to Europe. He is honored to have shared venues with wonderful artists such as BB King and Little Richard.
Steve Connor
Steve was born and raised in Tennessee, moving to Waco as a teenager. He started playing drums at an early age, keeping his parents and neighbors up at all hours of the day. While Steve has worked in the medical profession over the 20 years, his passion continues to play music. Steve is lead vocalist and drummer for the Texas Sunset, as well as contributing original songs.
Robert Cone
Robert was born and raised in Dallas, TX. He started playing guitar in his late teens, and continued to play intermittently over the first 30 years of his life. While his career has been in business, Robert’s love for music has been an ongoing passion in his life. Robert brought Rick, Steve and Jonathan together three years ago to form Texas Sunset. Robert plays rhythm guitar and composes original music for the group.
Jonathan Cone
Jonathan was raised in Houston, TX. He began playing violin at age 7, and performed in Texas All-State orchestras in Middle School and High School. Jonathan was an all-state violinist in High School. After attending college in upstate New York, he moved back to Houston and has continued to play violin and piano over the years. Jon transitioned to bass guitar and plays bass and fiddle in Texas Sunset.