Who We Are
Our Team
Founder/Executive Director - Bunky Odom
Bunky Odom is a Lowcountry legend in the music world and has worked with many top bands, including The Allman Brothers Band. He uses his extensive network of industry contacts to help in his mission to ensure children have an opportunity to participate in music programs. He resides in the Charleston area.
Board Chair - Bill Nisbet
Realtor® - Investment & Development at The Peninsula Company, LLC
Treasurer/Board Member - Nancy Roy Wagoner
Finance Director, Garden & Gun magazine
Board Member - Stratton Lawrence
Journalist; Managing Editor at Perficient
Board Member - Richard Brendel
Music manager; Founder of Flipper Finders boat and kayak tour company
Board Member -Rob Lamble
Founder of Ear for Music production company
Honorary Board Member - Charlie Wray
In Memoriam
Music Entrepreneur- Paul Joliet
Paul juggles his musical entrepreneurship between Paul’s Pro Sound, his artist+venue management and production company, and The Real Good News, a live music booking agency. His experience as a sound engineer, talent buyer, promoter, and musician (proficient on piano, bass, guitar, and harmonica) makes him a Swiss Army knife in the Charleston music scene. When Paul’s running sound, you know the audience and band will be dialed in.
Board Member/Secretary - Christian LeBlanc
Christian LeBlanc is a native of Greenville, South Carolina. He came to College of Charleston in 2008 and graduated in 2012 with a Communications Degree. He currently runs his own digital marketing company, Christian LeBlanc Media, in Charleston.
Our Team
Bunky Odom
Bill Nisbet
Nancy Roy Wagoner
Stratton Lawrence
Richard Brendel
Rob Lamble
Charlie Wray
Paul Joliet
Christian LeBlanc
Founded by legendary music promoter Bunky Odom in 2022, Rock N Roll Rescue started with a simple idea: every kid who wants to play music should own an instrument. Our board and ambassadors include concert promoters, venue founders, respected educators, touring musicians, and advocates committed to bridging the gap between Charleston kids and the music they deserve. Bunky helped to invent Southern rock, but our tastes know no bounds or genres, and neither does Rock N Roll Rescue. We support every kid’s ideas for musical expression.
our roots
Our Vision
Music inspires creativity, builds confidence, and brings us joy. We do this work to create a future where every kid in Charleston has access to their chosen instrument, regardless of background or income. Our driving motivations are to put instruments in kids’ hands and to build connections with the programs, instructors, and fellow musicians that keep them engaged in their musical journey.
Rock N Roll Rescue provides musical instruments and support to kids ages 9–14 in the Charleston area, especially those in underserved schools and neighborhoods.
Their partnership with the Charleston County School District seeks to remove barriers to entry for Lowcountry kids who want to play. Rock N Roll Rescue recipients own their instruments, meaning there’s no limitation on when and where they can play. When school lets out for the weekend or the summer, the instruments stay with the kids who received them.
