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 played the WOW Hall in Eugene, the Earth Tavern and Euphoria in Portland and several festivals on the University of Oregon campus and around Eugene; opening for the likes of Pablo Cruise, the Son’s of Chaplin and sharing bills with Turkey Run and other popular Eugene bands.
Don met Conway Slack at a music store where he worked and they started jamming together. He enlisted a frequent Wheatfield jammer, Tommy Smith.
1975 – 1976
- Don Ross – Guitar, Vocals (from Wheatfield)
- Brian “Conway Slack” “Ercek – Pedal Steel Guitar
- Tommy Smith – Guitar, Vocals
- Mark Schneider – Bass, Vocals
- Tom Grote – Drums, Vocals
1976 – 1977
- Don Ross – Guitar, Vocals
- Mark Simpson – Pedal Steel Guitar, Vocals (from Portland’s Country Al and his Pal’s)
- Mark Schneider – Bass, Vocals
- Tommy Smith – Guitar, Vocals
- Doug Ness – Drums – (from Notary Sojac)