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Blues Print

Blues Print

Blues Print was started in 1967, in Eugene, Oregon and dissolved in 1969. Genre: Blues and Rock Original Members from 1967-1968: (all 16-17 years old) Bruce Knutson – Drums (’67-’68) Allan Pearson – Lead Guitar Doug Moore – Guitar Dennis Haase – Bass Darrell Murray – Vocals, Trombone Members between 1968-1969: John Tabor – Drums Stan Beacraft – […]

Moguls

Moguls

Moguls (1964-1967) aka: Music Prism Genre: Garage Rock Base Location: Eugene, Oregon Members: Skip Biggs – Drums (also played in The Chevelles) Jeff Blomquist – Bass “Round Randy” Bryson – Organ, Vocals Denny Johnson – Drums (also played in The Twilighters) John Moore – Drums Greg Nance – Bass (also played in The Chevelles) John […]

Arroyo

Arroyo

Active Years: 1975 – 1977 Genre: Folk/Country Rock Base Location: Eugene, Oregon Arroyo was founded by Don Ross after leaving the band “Wheatfield”. Arroyo had steady regular gigs at Murphy and Me in Eugene, the Reed Opera House and the Oregon Museum tavern in Salem, and Sacks Front Avenue and the Last Hurrah in Portland. They also […]

Western Valley Boys at the Melody Ranch

Leon Smith

Location: West Eugene, Oregon With roots in the early rock ‘n roll scene, now known as Rockabilly music, Leon Smith can be found in the Rockabilly Hall of Fame. Leon Smith’s 1959 hit single, Little 40 Ford, quickly rose to the top of the charts on the West Coast and allowed him to make his mark […]

terry and the 7th happening, 1967

Terry and the 7th Happening

Genre: Garage Rock Active Years: 1967-? Base Location: Eugene, OR Members: Eddy Russell Terry ? Duane Marquis – Sax Gigs: The Kon Tiki Played in Las Vegas at The Carousel (1967–1974) for one month.    

Jackdaw at Odyssey Cafe

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 […]

Hammond Typewriter

Hammond Typewriter

Hammond Typewriter (1967-1971) The original name was “The Number Two Hammond Typewriter” Genre: Rock Base Location: Eugene, Oregon Members: Wane Fuday – Lead Guitar Jay (John) Wilson – Vocals Ben Hall – Drums Cliff Hunter – Bass Debbie Gordon – Keyboards, Vocals Ken Biggs – Keyboards, Drums Randy Crawford – Rhythm Guitar Clel Gibson – Rhythm […]

Chicory 1977

Chicory

Genre: Folk Active Years: 1977 – 1979 Home Base: Eugene, Oregon Members: Rob Anderson Emy Phelps Gregg Vollstedt

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