Genre: Jazz/New Age Active Years: 1970's - 1980's Background Dan Siegel is a pianist, composer and record producer. His earlier music has been described as new age, while his more recent work has been called contemporary jazz. Siegel was born in Seattle, Washington and raised in Eugene, Oregon. He began piano lessons at the age of eight, and started performing … [Read more...]
Snapshot of Lane County in the 1980's
Mason Williams
Genre: Guitarist, Composer and Recording Artist Active Years: 1960s - today Mason Williams, Grammy Award-winning composer of the instrumental hit “Classical Gas” and Emmy Award-winning writer for “The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour,” has been a dynamic force in music and television circle since the 1960s. Born in Abilene, Texas in 1938, Williams spent his youth divided … [Read more...]
Stick Against Stone
Genre: post-punk sound that merged art-rock, funk, reggae, Afrobeat, agitprop and group improv into a bubbling hot stew of abandon Active Years in Eugene: 1984 - 1985 Members: Sari Morninghawk - Lead Singer/Percussionist Daniel Ramirez - Guitar Richard Vitale - Drums David Soule - Bass Robert “Xeres” Shepard - Sax William Kreth - … [Read more...]
Lon Guitarski
The Lon Guitarski Group was a popular jazz fusion band of that era! Active Years: Late 1970s - Genre: Original instrumental jazz fusion Home Base: Eugene, Oregon Members Don Latarski - Guitarist & Co-principal Songwriter Tom Grote - Drums Mark Schneider -Bass Jack Buddeke - Keyboards & Co-principal Songwriter Jeff Kirsch – Woodwinds … [Read more...]
X-Rays
Active Years: ? Genre: New Wave band - 50% copy and 50% original music Members: Steve Chin - Guitar Mike Welch - Drums Ed Parmenter - Bass Notes: I was the guitar player for X-Ray and we played at the WOW Hall, BJ Kelly's and other locations in Eugene. - Steve Chin … [Read more...]
Jay Walkers
Genre: Blues Members: John Crain - Guitar … [Read more...]
Cashiers
The Cashiers Genre: Members: Paul Burnett - Guitar … [Read more...]
Chris Coltrane
Chris Coltrane plays traditional Chicago style blues. Not only is Chris a fine vocalist, but he is also one of the Northwest's best blues keyboard men. Chris' tight big-city sound is blues at it's best. Genre: Blues Active Years: 1980s Members: A.C. Porter Mac Singleton Chris Coltrane … [Read more...]
Los Falcons
From Eugene to Europe, The Falcons are leaving their mark on blues-rock fans everywhere. -1988 Eugene Blues Calendar Genre: Blues-Rock Active Years: 1980s Home Base: Eugene, Oregon Members: John Barley Boyd Small Andy Strange Henry Cooper … [Read more...]
Peter Thorpe Band
The band cranks out the sweet down home sound of rhythm and blues. -1988 Blues Calendar Genre: Blues / R&B Active Years: Late 1980s Members: Peter Thorpe … [Read more...]