BUTLER TWP — Chuck Moses' earliest memories include seeing The Beatles on television at his grandmother's house in Butler Township.

Fifty years later, Moses, a Butler Township native who lives in Slippery Rock, will be on stage at the Lyndora Hotel with one of the men who promoted shows for Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr.

“I just hope they remember me,” said Moses, who last played at the Lyndora Hotel in 2011.

Moses is part of MEM3, a three-piece band that features Moses on the guitar, longtime Pittsburgh music promoter Rich Engler on the drums, and Pittsburgh musician Pete Moran on the keyboard.

The trio covers songs from legendary rock acts such as David Bowie, Pink Floyd and Yes, which Engler promoted at venues like Three Rivers Stadium in the '70s and '80s with his company DiCesare Engler Productions.

“I wanted a kind of a band that I'd want to go see,” said Engler, 70. “That's kind of the way that this band was put together.”

While Engler was busy making a name for himself as a big-time promoter, Moses was a teenager in Lyndora, teaching himself guitar and listening to The Jimi Hendrix Experience.

Moses started doing shows at age 15, playing gigs at bars and restaurants in Butler County.

That began a lifelong career in professional music, including stints with regional bands such as The Trash Bandits, formerly known as Moses & The Trash Bandits.

Moses, 56, began playing at the Sewickley Hotel where he met Engler and pitched original recordings to him.

They met through Moses' connections with Pete Becker and Al Aronowitz, both of whom formerly worked with The Beatles.

“When I first saw (Engler) coming down to Sewickley Hotel, I would go up to him and give him recordings and say, 'Hey, Mr. Engler, this is some of my original music,'” Moses recalled. “He'd say 'Give it to me,' and he'd run away.”

Little did Moses know that Engler was paying attention to him. Engler, who was once a drummer for a band called Grains of Sand in the 1960s, had long wanted to start a new band.

“(Moses) would play some of these songs that I really loved and I thought, 'Man, he may be a great guy to have a band with,'” Engler said.

Moses was to be one of the lead singers and guitarists, but an element was missing. Engler found that missing piece in Moran, a pianist and lead singer from Pittsburgh.

Engler introduced Moses and Moran and invited them to his house for a jam session. They first played together in September on the deck of Engler's home in Sewickley.

“That day it was just magical,” Engler said. “It really clicked.”

Moran, 55, remembers it similarly.

“I remember thinking, 'Wow, it's really miserable and hot out here,' and when we started playing I didn't seem to notice it,” Moran said.

The three formed MEM3, which stands for Moses Engler Moran with a “3” at the end to signify the trio. Since Engler hadn't played the drums professionally in decades, he had some dust to shake off. Intense practice has gotten him in step with his band mates.

“Every gig it gets better,” Moses said. “I'm used to playing because I play all the time. Now I just look at (Engler) say, 'OK, cool, we're really grooving here, man.'”

MEM3 has been playing at locations around southwestern Pennsylvania since March.

The band hopes to draw to the Lyndora Hotel attendees of the Bantam Jeep Heritage Festival, which is this weekend.

Hotel patrons can expect to hear MEM3 cover famous classic rock songs Friday, but the band will also mix in original songs.

Some of the originals may end up on the band's debut EP, which Engler said the band hopes to release in the fall. They're not looking for worldwide fame, though.

“We'd probably do it independently, honestly,” Engler said. “At this stage of our lives, a big career isn't really what we're looking for. We're looking for satisfaction probably more than the money.”