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. … [Read more...]
Featured Musicians and Bands
Soft
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 … [Read more...]
Uncle Charlie’s Boogie Band
Active Years: 1972-? Base Location: Eugene, Oregon Genre: Originals and Classic Rock The band incorporated guitar, bass, drums, synthesizer, sax, and flute and Gary's strong vocals and Barry's Flute/Sax combo allowed them to pull off tunes by popular artists of the day that other bands could not pull off. They covered tunes by Jethro Tull, Led Zeppelin, Wishbone Ash, … [Read more...]
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 … [Read more...]
Vern Minkler (1916-1984)
Vern Minkler was an baseball player, musician and music venue owner in Lane County. Background: 1916 - Born in Oklahoma 1932 - Name in RG Vaughn News Notes - attending a social 1937 - Worked at the Vaughn Store 1939 - Lived in Oakridge, Oregon 1938 - Baseball player for the Public Market (center fielder for local team) 1939 - New Manager at Central … [Read more...]
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) … [Read more...]
In Crowd
Active Years: 1965 Genre: Garage Rock Base Location: Eugene, Oregon Members: Marve Floyd Clark Lynch - drums Lloyde Barnhurst Clark Lynch of the In Crowd at Bimbos … [Read more...]
Burners
The Burners (1979-1984) Genre: Roadhouse and Classic R&B Home Base: Eugene, Oregon The original Burners: Chris Porter, Paul Burnett, Newel Briggs, Abner Burnett, and Butch Cousins Whole Lineup: Butch Cousins - drums Paul Burnett -guitar Abner Burnett - keyboards, guitars, and vocals Chris Porter - guitar Dean Engleson - bass Newel Briggs … [Read more...]
Hotz
The Hotz aka: Da Hotz, Da Motley Hotz Active Years: 1971- 1981 Genre: Rock Home Base: Eugene, Oregon Different configurations and names over the years! Members of Da Motley Hotz (1971-1974) ?? Wane Fuday - Guitar Kip Richardson - Drums Bob Jones - Bass Herbie Winstead - Members of Da Hotz (1974-1977)?? Wane Fuday - Guitar Bob Jones - … [Read more...]
Wheatfield
Wheatfield (1971-2006) Genre: Americana/Folk/Bluegrass/Country/Rock Base Location: Eugene, OR Wheatfield formed in October, 1971, as a folk duo by Pete Wolfe and Will Hobbs, who met in the Odyssey Coffee House in Eugene, Oregon. Their first impromptu rendition of “Helplessly Hoping” met with immediate applause, and the two decided they had something special and worth … [Read more...]