Dorothy “Dottie” Chase started the Oregon Entertainment Agency in 1966. Business History 1966 - 1972 Located at 119 E Broadway NE corner straight up 2 floors. Building was later torn down so had to move 1972 - 1978 Located at 1550 High St (2 story building) Recently, I had the pleasure to sit down with Dottie and ask her about her promotion … [Read more...]
Snapshot of Lane County in the 1970's
Sun Shop
Location: 860 E 13th Avenue near the UO campus in Eugene, Oregon … [Read more...]
Plimsoul
Active Years: 1971-? Genre: Rock (loudest rock band ever) Home Base: Eugene, Oregon Members: Herbie Winstead Bob Jones Kip Richardson David Olson Dan Dugmore - Guitar Dick Washburn - Drums? … [Read more...]
Big Sky
Active Years: 1971-1972 Genre: Rock Members: Artie Ford Keith Douglas Skeleton Doug Whitlatch Dave Tollenaar … [Read more...]
Hot Rocks
Active Years: Genre: Members: Artie Ford Keith Douglas Skeleton Doug Whitlatch Was later renamed Big Sky in 1971 … [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...]
Skinner Butte Park Be-in Concert (1972)
Location: Skinner Butte Park in Eugene, Oregon Date: 1972 Lineup: The Hotz … [Read more...]
Nads
Nads (1978-1981) Genre: Underground Rock Home Base: Eugene, Oregon Nad #1 Members: Jon Wallace - Bass, Guitar, Vocals John Barley - Guitar, Bass, Vocals Mark Spangler - Lead Guitar Bob Beisser - Drums Nad #2 Members: John Barley - Guitar (also played in the Xplores) Jon Wallace - Guitar Nathan Waddell - Bass (also played in Bill Rhoades … [Read more...]
Foamlords
Formlords (1979-1980) Genre: Underground Rock? Home Base: Eugene, Oregon Members Foamlords #1 Guy Michel - Guitar, Bass (also played in Noise, Stiff Hippies, For Crying Out Loud) Dennis Murphy - Bass, Guitar (also played in Rude Kids) Louis Samora - Drums, Bass, Guitar (also played in Xplores, The Flapjacks, The Jackals, and The Rats with Oregon legends Fred and Toody … [Read more...]
Pearl Street Station (1970s)
Jazz club in the 1970's? Location: Genre: Jazz Need information! … [Read more...]