Nasty Habit was a 4 & 5-piece band that played original classic rock. Performed locally and the around the Pacific NW (Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba). Active Years: ? Members: Vince O’Connor – Keyboards
Popular Bands Between 1860 and 1980
Ballyhoo
Ballyhoo was 4-piece rock band that played at the U of O (in the EMU cafeteria that was in Animal House), frat and sorority houses, and local clubs. Active Years: 1970s Members: Vince O’Connor – Keyboards
Oswald Five O
Founded in 1989 by Robert Christie and Diane Beck. Disbanded in the late 1990’s. Genre: Punk Base Location: Eugene, Oregon. Members: Diane Beck Nick Tucker Robert Christie Earliest known footage of Oswald Five-O, shot by Adam Glogauer in late 1989 at the W.O.W. Hall, Eugene, Oregon.
Snakepit
Genre: Punk Base Location: Eugene, Oregon Members: Mike Johnson Billy Karren Robert Christie Laura McDougall Eugene, Oregon’s Snakepit being interviewed on KLSR in 1989 by the hosts of a locally produced music video show. The hosts are John Napier and Melissa Ives.
Evolutionary Dance Band
The Evolutionary Dance Band was a popular rock band from Eugene, Oregon in the 1980s. Frequently played at Taylor’s, Black Forest, BJ Kelly’s, WOW Hall, and Project Space. Members: David Friedman – Bass Bob Beiser – Drums Ron Kleim – Guitar (white) Dave Meyer – Guitar Another Guy – 1983 – An original power pop song written by […]
Bottled Hungarian
The Bottled Hungarian was a punk rock group based in Eugene, Oregon in the 80’s. Members: Bass, Vocals – Marty Schwarzbauer Drums – Scott Adamo Guitar – Juan Camacho Vocals – Debbie Nesbitt Recorded by Moxie Records in Springfield Oregon.
Milkmen
The Milkmen (1980’s) Genre: Blues Base Location: Eugene, Oregon Members: Randy Haines – Guitar / Vocal Henry Coooper – Guitar YouTube Video from the Paul Burnett Show – 1983 – Cable Access TV
Mohawk Brass Band
The Mohawk Brass Band, also known as the Ping Yang Band, first formed in 1902.
Springfield Cornet Band
In the 1890s, Springfield had its own Cornet Band which gave regular performances in a bandstand on the southwest corner of Second and Main Streets. – Source: Springfield Historic Context Statement, 1999. Early band director – Tim Wheeler. Source: Undocumented Later band director – Albert Perfect MUSIC ON PROGRAM FRIDAY EVE (Friday night at a meeting) of […]
Eugene City Brass Band
Eugene’s first documented organized band. Active years as a band: 1859 – 1872 Active years as an association: 1872 – 1940s? On March 5, 1859 the Eugene City Brass Band (a 14-piece band) gave a concert at the courthouse. A news item in the People’s Press had this to say about the concert: “…Notwithstanding the rain […]
University Ladies’ Band
Albert Perfect organized the first University Ladies’ Band on the West coast. The 30-piece band existed until 1919. –Source: UO School of Music & Dance Timeline
University Band
Active Years: 1908 – 1908 was the first time that the University Band was mentioned in the catalog. Known as Oregon’s Boola Band, it included 12-15 musically inclined students and townspeople who got together for a few practices, then played for home football games and rallies. No director was mentioned. It is quite likely that […]
George McMurphey and the Kollege Knights
George McMurphey (1902-1979) was a the band leader of several orchestras based in Eugene, Oregon. 1926 Article in RG indicated that George became the manager of a local musical booking agency. 1926 – 1928 George McMurphey and the “Kollege Knights was the nation’s 10 best dance and show bands. The jazz band was made up of University of Oregon students, […]
Bill Rhoades Blues Band
Active Years: 1975 – 1985 in Eugene, Oregon Genre: Blues The band was originally formed in the mid-70’s in Eugene, Oregon as Bill Rhoades Blues Band then later became the Party Kings. Bill moved to Portland in the mid-80’s and continued the Party Kings in a different configuration. Members: Bill Rhoades – harmonica & vocals Rod […]
Caliente
Eugene’s premiere Salsa band! Active Years: 1987 – 2007 (still perform occasionally) “The 11-piece group has gone through many phases since its formation in 1987 by band leader and lead singer Fernell Lopez and former Lane Community College music students Enrique Rios, Alejandro Gonzalez and David Bender. They began as a Latin-jazz combination band, but […]
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