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The band was
formed as a trio in the fall of 1967. It continued
to add members and grow and went on to play all
over the Northern Virginia, Maryland, &
Washington, D.C. area. The band went on to play
night clubs, dances, proms, homecomings, weddings,
shopping centers, teen clubs, beauty contests,
private parties & military bases. The band also
made a local T.V. appearance & won battle of
the bands competitions.
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Personnel:
(occasional means we would sometimes
switch instruments)
Gene Thompson : lead guitar, occasional
drums & vocals
Larry Hixson : guitar & vocals
Michael Hadder : drums, occasional guitar
& vocals
Tommy Griffith : lead vocals , keyboards
& occasional bass
Allan Johnson : lead vocals & guitar,
percussion
Linda Hixson : vocals, keyboards,
percussion & dancer
Sharon Stacy : vocals, percussion &
dancer
Mark Krebs : trumpet
Dennis Bailey : bass, trombone, occaisonal
guitar & vocals
Clay Johnson : keyboards & vocals
Bob Newell : trumpet
Tom Tierney : sax, flute & clarinet ,
guitar, percussion & vocals
Billy Bowden : trumpet &
percussion
Larry Goodman : roadie & drum tech
Tommy Dever : roadie & van
driver
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Influences:
Ventures,
Beatles, Chicago, Blood Sweat & Tears,
CCR, Grand Funk Railroad, Three Dog
Night
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Setlist
Sample:
Vehicle, We're an American Band, Ventura
Highway, Evil Ways , Hippie
Hitch-hicker
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Equipment:
Guitars : Gibson, Fender
Amps : Vox, Acoustic, Ampeg, Leslie, &
Bruce
Drums : Ludwig w/ Zildjian cymbals
Keyboards : Hammond & Farfisa
PA system & mikes : all Shure &
Eletro-voice
Horns : trumpets, coronet, tenor, alto
& baritone sax, trombone, flute &
clarinet
also had light show that was triggered by
bass drum pedal.
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Rehearsal
Space:
Larry's
basement & Gene's house
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Band
Vehicles:
Van with
our name on it
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Fashion
Statement:
Dressed
alike with various uniforms over the
years..
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Best
Gig:
There
were so many, it's hard to point to only
one..
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Gig
from
Hell!:
Private
party in Germantown, Md. A riot broke out
and the Pagans (the east coast Hell's
Angels) came in things got real bad. Blood
everywhere.!
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Last
Gig:
High
School dance
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Comments:
These were special
years that produced golden moments. What began as a
way to meet girls on the weekends turned into a
second full-time job for all of us and became
extremely lucrative. The feeling of getting in "the
zone" and feeding off the energy of your audience
is like no other. When all the planets are in
perfect alignment, the venue is packed, and the
band is tight, it is just incredible. We all got
along so well and that continues to this day. I
wish everybody could experience what that was like.
There are no words to describe it.
Other
Links:
http://www.60sgaragebands.com/turningimage.html
http://www.rimpo.com/turningimage.html
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