Red
Weather
Clawson,
Michigan
1969-1973
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Evolved out of
various formations of the band...becoming
a 3 piece hard working Detroit band,
inspired by all the big Detroit bands of
that day...playing every dance, YMCA,
YWCA, school, free concert we could get
our hands on. Band broke up after high
school and briefly skirting the bar scene
in 1973.
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Personnel:
Brent
Marvin - Bass
Bud Beeler - Drums
Gordy Hunt - Guitar, Organ and Vocals
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Influences:
The
Frost, The Amboy Dukes, Cream, Yes,
Hendrix, James Gang, The Third Power,
Gentle Giant
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Equipment:
Mostly junk...homemade P.A. with Bogan
amp, Kustom bass amp, and
stuff.
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Rehearsal
Space:
Gordy's
mom and dad's basement or Brents or Buds
parents basement.
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Band
Vehicles:
Anything
we could get
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Fashion
Statement:
Hippie
casual...bell bottoms and stuff
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Best
Gig:
Debuting
at Clawson High School Dance with new
drummer Bud and playing all original
material to ecstatic hippy
crowd.
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Gig
from
Hell!:
Frat
House party at Eastern Michigan University
, almost didn't get out with our lives.
Gordy's brother Dave who was attending EMU
got us the job...we didn't play Motown so
the jocks almost beat us up and our
roadies...still got paid tho...and still
talk about that night with fascination. So
in a way it was also our best
gig.
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Last
Gig:
Officially
it was the Clawson football field August
16th 1973 with our successful line
up...Dan Mayer added on lead
guitar.
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Basement rehearsal
shots!
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Red Weather and a band
called Iron Horse Exchange all jamming together. this was a
free concert put together at Clawson Park in 1970. About 15
people came and we had to set up in front of the refreshment
stand cuz it was the only Detroit Edison around. Very badly
planned and organized by yours truly (Gordy). Gordy Hunt
(RW) on farfisa organ, Bud Beeler on drums (RW), Steve
McOnahay on guitar (IHE), Dennis Hollopa in the back w/
blonde hair (IHE), Ted Nawrocki; drums (IHE), Mike Picalo;
bass (IHE) Mary Kay Strom; tamobourine (RW and Bud's
girlfriend), you can't see Allen Beeler on percussion but
he's there, and Brent Marvin on bass
(RW).
WE ARE BACK!!! Reformed with Gordy Hunt, Brent Marvin and
Mark Kaiser on drums, playing shows all over Detroit. Still
playing our own brand of thinking man's rock and in the
process of releasing our first CD on Searchlight Records
being recorded in Ann Arbor, MI, with veteran producer,
engineer, musician and songwriter Michael Lutz most
known for his years with Brownsville Station.
We are having the time of our lives and the music is better
than ever.
Check us out at
www.red-weather.com
If you remember us from the
Clawson area, please sign our guest book.
Gordy, Brent & Mark
Information contributed by Gordy
Hunt
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