Unknown bands (US - Arizona : Frozen Sun, J.R. , The Status Quo, The Spectra, The Possums, Flying Circus, Rande Bell Soup, The Violet Wing), unknown biographies - sixty-three

Unknown bands (US - Arizona : Frozen Sun, J.R. , The Status Quo, The Spectra, The Possums, Flying Circus, Rande Bell Soup, The Violet Wing), unknown biographies - sixty-three

1.      Frozen Sun  (Tucson  -  Arizona, US)

Ron Ryan  -  lead guitar, vocals

Sid Dawson  -  vocals, rhythm guitar

Hector Carrillo (1949 - 2015)   -  bass

Lee Balin  -  drums

Hector Carrillo  (b. January 19, 1949 Tucson - d. May 06, 2015)

                                Hector Carrillo  (1967)  -  Tucson High School  (class 1967)

Lokalna grupa z Tucson  (Arizona). Menedżerem i promotorem zespołu był znany didżej KTKT Radio Stationin Tucson - Frank Casanova  (b. 1947 Tucson  -  d. October 19, 2023 Sacramento, CA) - właściciel Capt. Zoomar Records.

Ta malutka wytwórnia wydała dwa single Frozen Sun i jeden projektu studyjnego o nazwie - "J.R." 

Single :

- " Got To Get Away "  (Ron Ryan, Sid Dawson)

- " Jammy Part I "  (Ron Ryan)

(1969, Capt. Zoomar, FC - 6901  /  6902)

https://www.facebook.com/reel/743466395432778?locale=pl_PL

- " Electric Soul  (Short Version) "  (Ron Ryan,  Sid Dawson)

- " Electric Soul  (Long Version) "  (Ron Ryan,  Sid Dawson)

(1969, Capt. Zoomar,  FC - 6903  /  6904)

https://www.facebook.com/reel/1482373552831229?locale=pl_PL

2.      J.R.  (Tucson - Arizona, US)

Ernest "Lee" Poole  (1946 - 2024)  -  vocals  (recytacja własnych wierszy)

Akompaniament  (improwizacja)  -  grupa  Frozen Sun  :

- Ron Ryan  (lead guitar)

- Sid Dawson  (rhythm guitar)

- Hector Carrillo  (bass)

- Lee Balin  (drums)

                   Ernest "Lee" Poole (1967)  -  b. 1946 Phoenix, AZ  -  d. August 2024

Ernest "Lee" Poole  (a.k.a. : J.R. - Johnny Rabbit,  Lee Poole, Rufus Coyote) - radiowiec  (od 1966 związany z KTKT - Tucson, póżniej stacje radiowe w Dallas, TX  (KLIF, KRLD),  Buffalo, NY  (WYSL / WPHD-FM,  WGRQ-FM).

W 1969r. z pomocą Franka Casanova i akompaniamencie Frozen Sun zarejestrował swoje wiersze na

ścieżce muzycznej (improwizacja Frozen Sun)  wydanej na singlu przez Capt. Zoomar Records.

Singiel :

- " Any Time Now "  (Johnny Rabbitt, Ron Ryan)

- " Candy Sea "  (Johnny Rabbitt, Ron Ryan)

(1969, Capt. Zoomar, FC - 6905  /  6906).

https://www.facebook.com/reel/1855059555384072?locale=pl_PL

3.      The Status Quo  (Phoenix - Arizona, US)

George Cristea  -  rhythm guitar

Stan Skoglund  -  lead guitar

Bob Krause  -  drums

Jim Grant - vocals

Alan Snapp  (Alan Harvey Snapp - b. September 10, 1947 - d. December 04, 2022)  -  bass

Singiel :

- " They All Want Her Love "  (Cristea)

- " All My Trials "  (Yarrow, Stookey, Okun)

(1966, Grant Records, 45 - 690)

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4.      The Spectra  (Safford  -  Arizona, US)

Wayne "Skelly" Boyd  (b. August 1947 - d. February 12, 2023)  -  guitar

Gary Rogers  -  keyboards

Clyde ?

Monchie ?

                                                                       The Spectra

Singiel :

- " Hurry Girl "  (Wayne Boyd)

- " Oh Baby (We've Got A Good Thing Going) "  (Ozen)

(1967, Marathon Records - Phoenix, CS - 1007)

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5.      The Possums  (Tucson lub Scottsdale  -  Arizona, US)

Mike Hubbart  (b. March 15, 1947 - Tucson, AZ  -  d. March 28, 2010)  -  vocals

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                                                                     Michael Hubbart

The Possums - kwartet wokalny nagrał jeden singiel z akompaniamentem grupy The Shi-Reeves  (Bob Narloch, Ken Walker i inni).

Singiel :

- " She's Loving Me "  (M. Hubbart)

- " King In His World "  (M. Hubbart)

(1967, JM Records  (Gerald "Jerry" Malouf, RIP 2009),  3824)

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6.      Flying Circus  (Scottsdale  -  Arizona, US)

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Singiel :

- " You Really Got Me "  (R. Davies)

- " Let Me Down Easy "  (D. Bowley)

(1967 or 1968, Sound Gems Ltd. , SGL - 1011)

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7.      Rande Bell Soup  (Arizona, US)

Rande Bell

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Randal "Rande" Reid Bell  -  gitarzysta, klawiszowiec, wokalista, ur. 11.10. 1951r. Fresno, CA, absolwent Scottsdale High School  (class 1968), a następnie Arizona State University, zm. 15.08. 2013r.

Singiel  (nagrany w Phoenix, AZ) :

- " Alligator "  (Rande Bell)

- " A Song For Her "  (Rande Bell)

(1970, Pirate Records - Houston, TX,  PIR - 92970)

https://www.facebook.com/reel/1490619122012722?locale=pl_PL

8.      The Violet Wing  (Phoenix  -  Arizona, US)

Dave Frankus  (a.k.a.  Edric Aziz)  -  lead guitar

Larry Cagle  -  keyboards

Jim Schwab  -  bass

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Singiel :

- " Hey Joe "

- " Lasting Love "  (D. Frankus,  L. Cagle)

(1968, Sound Gems Ltd. ,  SGL - 1010)

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Unknown bands (US - California : A Small World, The Mother Goose, Magical Mist, The Truths, The Sound Effect, The Chocolate Light Bulbs, The Orfuns, The Whigs, Blue Freese, The Soul Support, Backgrounds), unknown biographies - sixty two

Unknown bands (US - California  :  A Small World,  The Mother Goose,  Magical Mist,  The Truths,  The Sound Effect,  The Chocolate Light Bulbs,  The Orfuns,  The Whigs,  Blue Freese, The Soul Support, Backgrounds), unknown biographies - sixty two

1.      A Small World  (Los Angeles, California, US)

Gary Brandt  -  lead guitar, lead vocals

Dave Holeman  -  keyboards

Denny Shaw  -  rhythm guitar

Brian Coffey  -  bass

John Gulack  -  drums

A Small World (1967), L-R :  Brian Coffey, Dave Holeman, John Gulack, Bary Brandt, Denny Shaw

Grupa z Los Angeles, działająca od połowy lat 60-tych do (przypuszczalnie) 1971r.

Single :

- " Wheel Of Fortune "  (G. Brandt, W. Brandt)

- " Joni Joni "  (G. Brandt, R. Mahoney)

(1967 or 1968, Pacific Challenger, PC - 140)

https://www.facebook.com/reel/1482810896132764?locale=pl_PL

- " The Life You Lead "  (Stanley Howard)

- " I See You "  (Dave Holeman)

(1968, Mira Records, 250)

https://www.facebook.com/reel/2087247585411157?locale=pl_PL

2.      The Mother Goose  (okolice Sacramento, California, US)

Bill Roemmick  -  vocals

Ted Christian  -  lead guitar

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Grupa z okolic Sacramento. Bill Roemmick i Ted Christian pochodzą z Vallejo, CA  (absolwenci Vallejo Senior High School - class 1966).

Theodore  (Ted)  Christian, grał w różnych zespołach  (w okolicach : Vacaville - Rio Vista - Sacramento), m.in. The Circular Phyle  (wygrali lokalny konkurs - " The Battle Of The Bands ").

William (Bill) David Roemmick na początku lat 70-tych  (1971 - 72)  grał w zespole - The Warehouse z Sacramento / San Jose  (w składzie : Bill Roemmick - vocals, Randy Nichols - guitar, Jim Carrington - drums, Mike English - organ, saxophone, Les Courtney - bass, Guy Arrostuto - piano, flute, saxophone, Stanley Johannsen - timbals, congas, Frankie Arrostuto - trumpet).

Niewykluczone, że członkiem The Mother Goose był perkusista Dallas Shults  (absolwent Vallejo Senior High School - class 1966).

Singiel :

- " I'm Leaving "  (B. Brooks, B. Roemmick)

- " Lonely "  (Ted Christian)

(?,  Rose Record Company, 2115)

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3.      Magical Mist  (Del Mar, California, CA)

Robert (Bob) Ellis  -  guitar

George (Skip) Wayne Pawson  -  keyboards

Robert (Bob) Green Winston Rez  (b. 1950 Dublin, Irlandia - d. December 12, 2023)  -  bass

Alan Wayne Decotes  (b. March 25, 1948 - d. November 27, 2008)  -  przypuszczalnie lead vocals, guitar

przypuszczalnie - John Hall  -  drums

Grupa z Del Mar  (California, CA),  wcześniej  (1965 - 1967)  znana pod nazwą - The Templars (Bob Rez - bass,  Tom Larson - guitar,  Bob Ellis - guitar,  Skip Pawson - keyboards,  John Hall - drums).

Singiel :

- " When We Use Our Minds "  (R. Ellis, G. Pawson, A. Decotes)

- " Time Out To Fly "  (R. Ellis, G. Pawson, A. Decotes)

(1967 or 1968, Cross-Winds, CW - 105)

https://www.facebook.com/reel/1377542424083946?locale=pl_PL

4.      The Truths  (Riverside, California, US)

Roy Harris  -  guitar  (ex - The Ris-Kays, The Urbles)

Jim Pettey  (b. March 11, 1946 - d. November 09, 2017)  -  vocals, guitar  (ex - The Ris-Kays, Urbles)

Wes Seibert  (Walter Eppley Seibert - b. October 1946 - d. November 2024)  -  bass  

Larry Cundieff  (Larry Clark Cundieff - b. March 09, 1947 - d. December 22, 2021)  -  drums  (ex - The Urbles)

The Truths, L-R : Roy Harris, Jim Pettey, Larry Cundieff, Wes Seibert

The Truths, L-R : Larry Cundieff, Wes Seibert, presumably - Jennie Pettey [since 1965 wife of Jim Pettey]  , Roy Harris, Jim Pettey

                       The Truths, L-R : Roy Harris, Larry Cundieff, Wes Seibert, Jim Pettey

                               Wes Seibert  -  Ramona High School (Riverside) - class 1965

 

Grupa z Riverside  (California, US), działająca około dwóch lat  (1965 - 1966), prowadzona przez Roya Harrisa. Występowała w Riverside i San Bernardino.

Singiel :

- " Pending "  ( Roy Harris )

- " Why  (Roy Harris, James Pettey)

(1965, Circle Records,  45 - 953)

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5.      The Sound Effect  (California, US)

przypuszczalnie :

- Richard D' Agostino

- Gary Arnone

- Russell (Lee) Gary

- Brian Decker

Singiel :

- " Here I Stand "  (R. Gary, B. Decker)

- " Season's Of A Man "  (G. Arone, D. Agnostin)

(1968, Love Records, L - 1002)

https://www.facebook.com/reel/1918311578747533?locale=pl_PL

6.      The Whigs  (Fullerton, California, US)

Don Bagby  -  lead guitar

John Barnett  -  drums

Martin Hale  -  vocals

Don Gray  -  rhythm guitar

Fred Vanderheide  (Fredrick Vanderheide - b. April 17, 1950 - d. May 22, 2000)  -  bass

The Whigs  -  grupa z Fullerton, wszyscy  (za wyjątkiem Johna Barnetta - Pioneer High School, Whittier, CA)  z Troy High School  (Fullerton), wspomagana przez  Raymonda Bagby  (1927 - 2016, ojciec Dona, właściciel wytwórni Two + Two).

Singiel :

- " Heat Wave "  (Holland, Dozier, Holland)

- " Pretty Girl "  (Morrison)

(1965, Two + Two, 103)

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7.      The Orfuns  (Chula Vista - San Diego, California, US)

Jerry McCann  -  vocals, organ, guitar

Carl Spiron  (Carl Douglas Spiron Jr. - b. August 30, 1947 - d. December 17, 2009)  -  drums

Ronald (Ron) Carlson  (b. April 27, 1947 - d. June 09, 2019)  -  saxophone

Skip Rudolph  -  guitar

Lonnie Eddington  -  bass  (Leonard Eddington - w 1987r. skazany na dożywocie za zabójstwo żony)

Keith Brannvall  -  guitar

Don Gardner  -  bass

The Orfuns (1965), L-R : top - Ron Carlson, Skip Rudolph,  bottom - Jerry McCann, Carl Spiron, Lonnie Eddington

Grupa z obszaru San Diego (Chula Vista), działająca w okresie 1965 - 1967.  W 1965r. nagrali (Los Angeles) kilka piosenek - m.in. :

- " The Animal In Me "  (Jerry McCann)

- " I Can't Be Treated This Way "  (Jerry McCann)

(1966 - acetate Double Shot Records)

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8.      The Choclate Light Bulbs  (California)

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The Choclate Light Bulbs  (a.k.a. - The Chocolate Light Bulbs, The Chocolate Lightbulbs) -  przypuszczalnie z południowej Kalifornii, nagrali jeden singiel, wydany przez malutką wytwórnię

Leonarda Wojtowicza o nazwie Lennan Records w Upland, California.

Singiel :

- " I'll Forgive You Girl "

- " Poor Little Girl "

(1969, Lennan Records, 1263)

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9.      Blue Freese  (przypuszczalnie California, US)

Philip Demello

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Singiel :

- " A Soldier's Prayer "  (Phil De Mello)

- " Somewhere A Baby Cries "

(1968, Entra Records, ER 1081)

https://www.facebook.com/reel/1914653422789210?locale=pl_PL

10.      The Soul Support  (California, US)

Roland Tweed  -  keyboards

Wayne Tweed  (RIP)  -  bass

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Singiel :

- " Come Back Ness "  (Roland Tweed)

- " I Let You Down "  (Wayne Tweed)

(70s, Retrop Music, 104)

https://www.facebook.com/reel/646158695132139?locale=pl_PL

11.      Backgrounds  (California, US)

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Singiel :

- " Day Breaks At Dawn "  (R. Harris)

- " Oh Baby Please Take Me "  (S. Goraieb)

(1967, Cenco Records, 110)

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