In The Round with John Mann, Jon Byrd, Greg Foresman & Sam Lewis

Jonathan Ashley Byrd, known professionally as Jon Byrd, is an American musician and songwriter, best known as the lead guitarist of the 1990s southern rock band, Copperhead. The group achieved mainstream success with the release of their 1992 self-titled debut album which spawned four singles, with Whiskey achieving notable success on AOR radio in 1993. By 1994 internal conflicts and growing tension amongst band members led to their complete breakup in 1995, in 1997 Byrd along with fellow Copperhead bassist Tony Hawkins formed a new band named “Jonas Ridge" and released their self-titled debut album, however Jonas Ridge did not last, and by 2000, Byrd and Hawkins formed an alternative rock band named "Hybrid" with John Culberson as lead vocalist and would later rebrand their name to "A Course of Action" in November 2006.