The Soft was a three piece band that played at many of the junior & high schools and parks and recreation dances, the Springfield Broiler Festival, Valley River Center, private parties, the Eugene Armory, and various clubs around Lane County. The three members were in junior high school with they started the band. Active Years: Early 1970’s Genre: Rock Base […]
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Dominions
The Dominions (1964-1967) Genre: Garage rock/punk band Members: Gene Garrett (guitar, lead vocals) Ron Gordon (bass) Frank Nachtman (lead guitar) also played with Small Crowd, and H.B. and The Checkmates Ken Paxton (organ, vocals) also played with Small Crowd John Peters (saxophone) Larry Rodman (drums) Ron Techel (guitar, vocals) The Dominions were formed in 1964 when I […]
Caracas
Caracas was a popular Latin Jazz band based in Eugene, Oregon. Active Years: 1979-1984 Original Members Mario Bressanutti Tony Proveaux Randy Deutcher Nathan Waddell Members Mario Bressanutti Paul Schimming (trumpet) Dennis Caffey (Drums) Mark Schneider (bass) Juan Lara (congas) Curtis Kraft (congas) Sal Figueroa (percussion) Additional musicians who also shared presentations of “Caracas” include: Lynn Baker (sax), […]
Sixth Dimension
The group was form by a group of teens attending South Eugene High School. Active Years: 1966 – 1969 Base Location: Eugene, Oregon Genre: Rock / Garage Rock Members David C. Olson (sax) Tom Fox Mike Grant Gary Gibson Music History The Great Ballroom (March 1968) – Register Guard article, March 1968 Monroe Stomp Sugar Shack (Springfield)
Jackdaw
Genre: Folk Active Years: Early 1970’s Home Base: Eugene, Oregon Members: Wayne Drury – lead guitar, vocals Rob Anderson – lead guitar, vocals Randall Crawford – bass, banjo, vocals Comments From the Band: We worked together in the Eugene area in coffeehouses and misc. venues; mostly playing the brilliant songs Wayne wrote (see Wayne Drury […]
Leon Smith and the Basics
Leon Smith and the Basics (1960-1966) Genre: Rockabilly Base Location: Eugene, Oregon Best known for the top 40’s hit song, “Little 40 Ford”. The song, written by Wayne Marshall, was recorded in early 1959 in a Eugene basement studio with an earlier version of the band, The Orbit Rockers. It was released on a local […]
Archie Parrott (1914-1972)
Archie Parrott and his orchestra played for many dances up and down the Willamette Valley and often traveled with many instruments. In the photo to the right, they are playing in a musical bandstand built of lattice work with a stylish decorative backdrop in Eugene’s Willamette Park in 1936. (Oct 17, 1936 RG article) Archie (standing) […]
Notary Sojac
Though originally from Tigard, Notary Sojac had strong ties to Eugene and settled here and Springfield in the mid 70’s. – Doug Wilson Genre: From driving rock to jazzy instrumental improv and interplay, to blues and country. Members: Mario Bolivar – Drums Justin Bonner – Drums, Vocals Will Herold – Keyboards Bobb Koski -Rhythm Guitar, Flute, Coronet, Vocals Steve Koski […]