Rhythm Kings (early to mid 1970's) Genre: Blues Base Location: Eugene, Oregon Members: Bill Rhoades - vocals & harmonica (also played in Bill Rhoades Blues Band and Bill Rhoades and the Party Kings) … [Read more...]
Popular Bands Between 1860 and 1980
Prince Gabriel’s Fleet
Prince Gabriel’s Fleet (1974-1979), also known as The Fleet, was a strings and vocal folk group. The band included guitars, female vocals, drums, tablas and violin. Genre: Folk Base Location: Eugene, Oregon Members: Tom Morrison – Guitar (also played in The Goofy Band) Tim Tompkins – Cello, Vocals, Recorders, Percussion (music major at U of O; wrote string parts … [Read more...]
Pleasure Seekers
Pleasure Seekers (1967-1970) Genre: Base Location: Eugene, Oregon Members: Rocky Davis ~ Guitar Ron Fredrickson ~ Lead Guitar Gary Kontich ~ Drums Chris Longfellow ~ Lead Vocals Jeff Longfellow ~ Keyboards Mark Vickers ~ Lead Guitar Steve Walker ~ Bass Mark came in on lead guitar after Ron left the band. –Rocky Davis, October 2005 Source: PNW Bands … [Read more...]
Pierce Street Annex
Pierce Street Annex (1966-1967) Genre: Base Location: Eugene, Oregon Members: Dick Lambert – Guitar Tod Lindner – Keyboards Stu Smith – Guitar Robert Trevorrow – Bass The Pierce Street Annex was named after the San Francisco nightclub where the band played during their summer college breaks. The club was co-owned by celebrity host Jim Lange (Dating Game) who played a … [Read more...]
Palace Meat Market
Palace Meat Market (1968-1969) Genre: Base Location: Eugene, Oregon Members: Dave Acker – Guitar, Vocals (also played in Searchin Souls Blues Band) David Booth – Guitar Keith Duncan – Bass (also played in Seattle band, Grey Blues Band) Ed Epstein – Saxophone (also played in Peter Brown Band from Corvallis) John Laws – Drums, Vocals (also played in Portland band, … [Read more...]
Crayhawks
aka: Nighthawks, Double Trouble Active Years: 1974-1977 Genre: Blues Base Location: Eugene, Oregon Crayhawks Lineup: Richard Cousins - Bass (also played in Foghorn Leghorn from Tacoma) Robert Cray - Guitar, Vocals Dave “Thor” Olson - Drums Curtis Salgado - Harp, Vocals Dave “D.K.” Stewart - Piano, Vocals Their run was about ’74 to ’77. They were a … [Read more...]
Nighthawks
aka: Crayhawks, Double Trouble Active Years: 1974-1977 Genre: Blues Base Location: Eugene, Oregon "When Steve Mosher left Three Fingered Jack, he was replaced by a bassist named Harold. The group was re-named Harold and the Nighthawks. When Harold was replaced by Richard Cousins and Robert Cray became a member, the group became The Nighthawks. When Robert Cray became … [Read more...]
Night Flight
Night Flight (1970's) Genre: Rock Base Location: Eugene, Oregon Members: Ron Beck – Drums (also played in Arbuckle Tutti and Friends from Grants Pass, Oregon) Gary Engelmann – Bass Tom Leighton – Guitar Mike Shubert – Keyboards Jon Welch – Percussion They opened for Bob Seger, REO Speedwagon, and Camel -Damien Beck, 23 August 2013 NightFlight was … [Read more...]
Mother Giant
Mother Giant (1973-1974) Genre: Rock, Blues Base Location: Eugene, Oregon Members: Randy Bryson – Lead Guitar, Vocals (also in The Moguls, Vendu, Elmac Spider) Gordon Scott – Harp, Lead Vocals (also in Seventh Resemblance Blues Band, Vendu, Elmac Spider) Steve Pellegrin - Keyboards (also in Elmac Spider and Vendu) Paul Barthelemy - Lead and Rhythm Guitar … [Read more...]
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 Starkey – … [Read more...]