Rance Caldwell
Showco alumnus · Monitor Engineer
Rance Caldwell is a veteran monitor engineer whose touring career connects the early Showco years with decades of work for Crosby, Stills & Nash, Crosby & Nash, and Graham Nash.
His early work with the Dallas-based sound and lighting company included Jackson Browne tours. As a longtime monitor engineer for CSN and its members, Rance helped provide the onstage sound that supported their distinctive vocal harmonies. His career has also included Graham Nash’s solo touring work.
In 2015, Rance received the Parnelli Award for Monitor Mixer of the Year, recognizing his contribution to live concert sound.
This archive brings together photographs and memories from Rance’s Showco and touring years.
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Rance Caldwell and Michael Abdouch.
Rance Caldwell and Bill “Doc” Gans.
Rance Caldwell skateboarding during a Jackson Browne tour.
Rance Caldwell with unidentified companions. Additional identifications welcome.
Jim Waits, possibly Dale, Rance Caldwell, and Johnny “JW” Roberts. Dale’s identification remains unconfirmed.
Rance Caldwell and Johnny “JW” Roberts.
Rance Caldwell during his work with Jackson Browne, circa 1979. Approximate date; exact date and location unconfirmed.
Lewis Lee, Bill “Doc” Gans, and Rance Caldwell at Graham Nash’s show at the Longhorn Ballroom, Dallas, 2024.
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Rance Caldwell, Leland Sklar, and Bill “Doc” Gans.
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Rance Caldwell in the sleeper at the back of a truck.
Chari Short and Rance Caldwell.
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Rance Caldwell, Leland Sklar, and Bill “Doc” Gans.
Rance Caldwell with Leland and Maureen Sklar.
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Rance Caldwell at Red Rocks.
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