Wild
West
Show
Mt.
Pleasant, Michigan
1970-1975
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Daryl Crowley -
Founder and the only original member
through the years and all their personnel
changes. Born and raised in Midland
county, Member of seveal tri-city rock
bands. Dan Schafer, Beal City, Michigan...
former Bark of Paper Mulberry member. The
Lipovsky cousins former members of The
Runarounds. Bob Stickney former member of
several Tri-City rock and roll bands.
"The Lipovsky boys left the band and Daryl
& I decided not to replace the 3rd
guitarist.....Gary Klunzinger replaced Dan
Lipovsky on drums And vocals. We were in a
band before that called
The
Bark Of Paper
Mulberry.
Gary was a great high harmony singer and I
think this version of the band was the
best while I was in it. Daryl kept the
band going after I left and I heard them
once...they were good! Gary still lives in
Mt. Pleasant, Mich." -Dan
Schafer
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Personnel:
Daryl Crowley - Lead Guitar
Dan Schafer - Lead Guitar
Mike Lipovsky - Guitar
Bob Stickney - Bass
Dan Liposvski -Drums
Gary Klunzinger - Drums (replaced Dan
Liposvski)
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Influences:
Byrds,
Crosby Stills and
Nash.
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Setlist
Sample:
Everything by the Byrds, mostly original
tunes.
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Equipment:
2 Gibson SG Custom guitars, 1
Stratocaster, fretless Fender jazz bass,
and every amp made by Fender
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Rehearsal
Space:
Schafer
Music House - Mt Pleasant
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Band
Vehicles:
U-Haul
trailers.
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Fashion
Statement:
Country
Rock - Boots and Western Shirts
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Best
Gig:
All the
big Michigan summer concerts from the
early 70s
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Gig
from
Hell!:
Escanaba
the next night after a gig in Ann Arbor -
play and drive and drive and
play.
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Last
Gig:
Somewhere
in the mountains of Wyoming.
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Comments:
Dan and Daryl were
early proponents of the Clarence White (Byrds)
bender style guitar, where a mechanical device
bends the strings on an electric guitar in the same
fashion as pedel steel guitar. Dan and Daryl the
first people to use this style of guitar in
Michigan and were quite well known for there spicy
county rock sound. Dan went on to become the
formost expert of this style of playing and has
provided instruction to many of Nashville's top
guitarists and has several instructional videos.
Daryl continued the use of this technique and in
the later versions of the Wild West Show and
introduced the style to a number of guitariest
while on the road. Both Dan and Daryl were quite
well known at that time for their talent as lead
quitarists.
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Where
are they now?
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Daryl Crowley - Retired
from full time music in 1979, now working as I/S
director in West Michigan hospital. Dan Schafer
went to Nashville and worked with Barbara Mandrell,
Lorrie Morgan, and Shania Twain, now works with
everyone in Nashville studio, The Lipovsky cousins
are also retired. Bob Stickeys whereabouts are
unknow, maybe California.
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Information contributed by Daryl
Crowley
New information and photos contributed by Dan
Schafer
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