Alan
Ross was born to Maurice and Frances Begnoche* and grew up in the rural
town of Jericho,
Vermont; just a short drive to the Canadian border. As the
youngest
of
three sons, Daniel (as his parents named him) spent much of his youth
trying
to establish his own unique style, much to the dismay of his horrified
parents. Always active and independent, his creativity expressed
itself at an early age and at five years old, he proudly and
confidently
announced to his mildly amused folks that he was going to be a
star.
Ten years later, less than two weeks after his fifteenth birthday, he
took
his first step to stardom.
From 1985 through 1990, Alan worked Sound Audisee part time while he tried to settle into a normal family life. His marriage to his first wife produced his son Steven and daughter Chrystalyn. By 1990, after this marriage ended in divorce, Alan was looking to return to the music industry in another capacity other than doing more DJ work.
Alan fronted a few different bands over the years and always found the same problem, no one else had his commitment to the craft. Unable to find like-minded musicians to create a quality professional band, Alan found solace in pre-recorded background music; Karaoke.
As a vocalist, it was a dream come true: no band members giving lame excuses for not showing up on time, no prior commitments, no scheduling confusion, when he needed to sing a song, the musical and vocal accompaniment was always perfect every time.
On June 4, 1992, Alan had his first date with Dorothy Carroll and on August 1st, 1992, roughly than two months later, they were married in Colchester, Vermont. They remained in Vermont for two years before moving to the Outer Banks of North Carolina.
In March 1996, Alan went to work for Doe's new company, Endeavors II, Inc. Over the next few years Alan worked on developing his own unique style of performance. Using his natural charm and charisma, he easily draws the audience into his world. He puts people at ease by making personal contact with them. Mingling with audience members throughout his show, he effortlessly makes people feel welcomed, appreciated and important. His love and respect for them becomes quickly reciprocated.
Over
the next
few years, Alan's popularity grew to the point where the demand was
higher
than the ability to cover all the requests for his shows.
Expansion
began by bringing on our first additional show host, Dave Fitton.
It soon became necessary to buy more equipment, hire new hosts and
increase
our inventory of music. Since then, many people have joined the
Alan
Ross Karaoke family. Some 
work out and others
don't, but Alan
says,
"I will only bring on new people that I feel can provide the quality
entertainment
people have come to expect when they see the Alan Ross Karaoke Roadshow
brand name. I remind the hosts that it's all about the
audience.
Without them, we have no show and we want to help them discover and
develop their talents."
Each new recruit has been hand trained by Alan to continue performing in the style that made the Alan Ross Karaoke Roadshow reportedly "America's #1 Karaoke Show"
*Alan's
mother runs both a Bed in Breakfast and a Vermont Crafts Store in
Northern
Vermont
called Mrs. B's Bed and
Breakfast and
Mrs.
B's Barn, respectively.