The
Epics
Centralia,
Illinois
1965-1967
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The Epics were all
students at Centralia Township High School in
south-central Illinois. They began to play for fun.
Smith and Kinder had played in a surf instrumental
band, "The Continentals", with drummer Pat Parker.
Garrison had been a part of a vocal quartet. The
combination of the two evolved into the Epics of
the mid Sixties.
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Personnel:
Steve Kinder - Guitar
Fred Smith - Bass
Don Griner - Drums
Don Schutte - Organ (later replaced by
Harold Stover)
Mike Garrison - Vocals
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Influences:
Kingsmen
first and foremost.
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Setlist
Sample:
Little Latin Lupe Lu, Money, Treat Her
Right
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Equipment:
Kinder - Fender Jazzmaster guitar, Fender
Super Reverb amp; Smith - Gibson SG bass,
Amp B-15 amp; Schutte Farfisa "Combo
Compact" organ; Griner - Slingerland
drums.
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Rehearsal
Space:
Everyone's
house or garage.
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Band
Vehicles:
None
listed.
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Fashion
Statement:
Gray
high-collared "Beatle-ish"
suits.
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Best
Gig:
Fairfield
Teen Town. Girls! Girls! Girls!
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Gig
from
Hell!:
None
listed.
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Last
Gig:
None
listed.
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Comments:
Sadly, original
Epics Don Griner and Don Schutte have passed
away.
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Where
are they now?
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Winter,
2005
The Epics have reformed
and currently are playing throughout southern
Illinois. Original Epics Mike Garrison, Steve
Kinder, Fred Smith and Harold Stover have added
high school classmate Bob Fester on guitar. Current
equipment: Kinder (Gibson Les Paul, Crate Vintage
Club 50 amp); Smith (Hondo Mustang bass, Fender
Bassman 2x12 amp); Fester (Fender Strat, Tele and a
Fender Bandmaster 2x12 amp); Harold Stover,
(Hammond organ and Leslie tone cabinet with Fender
amplification).
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The Epics,
2005
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Information contributed by
Bob Fester rfester@lycos.com
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