Location: Eugene Hotel, Downtown Eugene Date: 1975 Curtis Salgado started the blues festival in order to meet and play with as many established blues stars as possible. The festival became an annual event, allowing Curtis to back up, befriend and occasionally house legends including Floyd Dixon, Frankie Lee, Luther Tucker, Otis Rush, Clifton Chenier, Sonny Rhodes […]
Oregon Blues Festival (1981)
Sixth Annual Oregon Blues Festival Location: EMU at the University of Oregon Date: 1981 Lineup: Albert Collins and the Icebreakers The Mighty Flyers with Rod Piazza The Paul DeLay Band Clearence Gatemouth Brown Pee Wee Crayton Little Charlie and the Nightcats
Vendu
Vendu (1971-1973) Genre: Rock, Blues Base Location: Eugene, OR Members: Randy Bryson – Guitar, Vocals (also played in The Moguls, Mother Giant, Elmac Spider) Charles LeBeau – Lead Guitar Gordon Scott – Harp, Vocals (also played in Seventh Resemblance Blues Band, Mother Giant, Elmac Spider) Steve Pellegrin – Keyboards (also played in Elmac Spider and Vendu) Jim […]
Sneakers
The Sneakers (1976-1982) aka: Shaniko, The News Genre: Rock, Blues Base Location: Eugene, Oregon Members: Cletis Carr – Keyboards, Guitar (76-81) Todd Duncan – Saxophone, Keyboards (81-82) Later played with the Crazy 8s Mark Halworth – Drums (76-78) Marquis Olsen – Drums (78-83) Billy Rich – Guitar (76-83) Dee Willy – Guitar, Vocals (77-83) Johnny Zipgun – Bass (76-83) Sept. 25, 1980 RG Article: […]
Seventh Resemblance Blues Band
Active Years: 1965-1968 Genre: Blues Base Location: Eugene, Oregon Evolution of the Band Gordon Scott and the Seventh Resemblance Blues Band (1965-1966) Seventh Resemblance Blues Band (1966-1968) The Stumble (1969-1970) Members Rob Anderson – Rhythm Guitar, Vocals Gary Beck – Lead Guitar (deceased, 2011) Randy Crawford – Bass Clark Lynch – Drums Gordon Scott […]
Allnighterz
Active Years: 1980’s – 1990’s Genre: Blues Location: Eugene, Oregon Members: Barbara Healy – Vocals John Ward – Guitar Butch Cousins – Drummer Mark Schneider – Bass (late 80’s) Jeff Homan – Sax (late 80’s) Warren Rand – Sax (late 80’s)
Rhythm Kings
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)
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 s$#* hot outfit of […]
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 […]
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 […]
Harold Bradford Trio
Harold Bradford Trio (1973-1974) Genre: Blues, Rock Base Location: Eugene, Oregon Members: Harold Bradford – Piano Harry Lassegard – Drums – also played in the Searchin’ Soul blues band (Passed 1979) Keith Doug Skelton – Bass – also played in the Searchin’ Soul Blues Band and Palace Meat Market Celeste Rauchert – Vocals Reid Smeltzer – […]
Following Year
The Following Year (1967-1969) Genre: Base Location: Eugene, Oregon Members: Jim Cochran (guitar) also played in Nighthawks Rick Minster (drums) Frank Speaker (guitar) Herbie Winstead (vocals) Dan Wheeler (keyboards) Jim Cochran became a great blues guitarist in later years (late 70s / early 80s) playing at many of the blues show in Portland. He performed […]
Elmac Spyder
Elmac Spyder (1969 – 1971) Genre: Eclectic with a mix of rock and blues with some jazz influences courtesy of Spencer Barton (a student of the late, great Gary Beck). The band was noted for its arrangements of cover tunes, sometimes in a quite different style. Base Location: Eugene, Oregon Members: Gordon Scott (lead vocals, harp) […]
Dynamo
Dynamo (1966-1970) Dynamo aka: Sir Phillip and the Merry Men, The Merrymen Base Location: Eugene, Oregon Genre: Rock, R&B, Blues Band Members: Spencer Barton Carl Best (lead guitar) Chris Bradford (drums) Jim Fischer (keyboards) Mike Hathaway Phillip Lueschel (bass) Charlie Washburn (lead guitar) Gary Williams (saxophone, vocals) David ? (bass) Dynamo was in was based in […]
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 – […]