Lane County Music History Project
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Garage Rock music in Lane County Between 1860 and 1990.
Truth (1968-1973) Genre: Rock/Hard Rock Base Location: Eugene, OR Members: Rich Coe - Guitar Joe Crippen - Lead Vocals (also played in the Tempters) Larry Henderson – Bass Dave Rodakowski (1950-2009) - Drums (also played in the Tempters) Gary Van Koten – Keyboards, Guitar, Vocals (also played in Soundbarrier & Pure Sunshine) Tom Lasley … [Read more...]
The Torries (1965-1968) Genre: Garage Rock Base Location: Eugene, OR Members: Chris Woodward – Lead Vocals John Lundberg – Lead Guitar Tom Robertson – Bass Mike Long – Bass Bill Shaw – Drums Dave Sossy – Keyboards/Piano We were a local Eugene band that had some popularity between ’65-’68. We had a pretty busy schedule with Frat parties on campus and … [Read more...]
The Tempters (1964-1965) Genre: Garage Rock Base Location: Springfield, OR Ron Craig – Lead Guitar (also played in The Sires) Joe Crippen – Vocals (also played in Truth) Dan Rodakalski – Bass Dave Rodakalski – Drums (also played in Truth) Jack Kuhn - Rhythm Guitar … [Read more...]
The Stumble was the 3rd evolution of the Seventh Resemblance Blues Band. Active Years: Summer of 1969-1970 Genre: Garage Rock 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) Original Members Rob Anderson - Guitar, … [Read more...]
Small Crowd (1967-1971) Genre: Harmony Rock Base Location: Members: Pat Ahern – Bass, Vocals (also played in H.B. and The Checkmates) Gene Garrett – Guitar, Vocals Ron Gordon – Drums (also played in The Dominions) Frank Nachtman – Lead Guitar Ken Paxton – Organ, Vocals Kathy Smith – Lead Guitar, Vocals The Small Crowd was a combination of members from … [Read more...]
The Sires (1964-1969) Genre: Garage Rock Base Location: Eugene, OR The Sires were teenagers from Eugene and nearby Springfield, Oregon, forming at Sheldon High School in 1964 and breaking up in 1969. Members: Marty Berg – Vocals Mike Briggs – Rhythm Guitar, Bass Ron Craig – Lead Guitar (also played in The Tempters) Robert Grebb – Drums Rodger … [Read more...]
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 (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 (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...]
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...]
