Below is an alphabetical listing of all known (by me) vintage 1950’s and 1960’s ‘Garage’ groups from our fine State! Known members are listed – Several of these bands have more comprehensive information including cross references to other bands in which they played.
I am always looking for additional information, corrections, photos and stories – Send them my way! (crayger244@gmail.com)
The All Americans played a September 1966 CSU rush week dance for Phi Sigma Delta
A-Men (Fort Collins)
1964 Cach La Poudre High Dance with the A-Men
American Dream (Boulder)
American Dream evolved from Boulder’s Marauders and then the North Side Moss
American Dream at the Buff Room Boulder – September & October 1968
The American Dream play Fort Lupton High dance in 1969The American Dream play Widefield High School 1969
American Mercury (Denver)
This group was actually Denver’s Livin’ Ends. They were close to changing their names in the late 1960’s while recording for Norman Petty in his Clovis studios but then decided to not change their name. See the Livin’ Ends page.
“Keep On Runnin’ / Momma, Gotta Help Me / Hippie’s Lament”
American Standard (Colorado Springs)
Tommy Bolin – guitar (Miserlous/Iowa – Denny & The Triumphs/Iowa – Patch of Blue/Iowa – Zephyr/Boulder – James Gang)
Jeff Cook
American Standard – Aspen Homecoming Dance – October 1967
The American Sun
The American Sun at the Silver Queen Wine Cellar in Georgetown, CO – February 1969
Amos (Littleton)
Dave McDonald – guitar
Doug Heath – bass
Phil Carter – drums
Kenny Vaughan – guitar
ASSOCIATED BANDS: The Inner Sounds; Spox Creation
Played a 1969 dance at Arapahoe High School
(See The Jonny III listing in the Colorado Punk section)
“Hello, I was in Band Box Studio on a Saturday morning with my father sometime in late 1966 or 1967. We’d gone there to investigate recording my neighborhood band that started in the fall of 1966 in Littleton. The band went through several names, The Innersounds, Spox Creation, and Amos. The members were Dave McDonald on guitar, Doug Heath on Bass, Phil “Flip” Carter on Drums and myself, Kenny Vaughan on guitar.
Today Kenny Vaughan lives in Nashville and is a member of Marty Stuart’s band “The Fabulous Superlatives”.
Anarchy (Grand Junction)
Brian Branstetter
March 30th, 1968 – Battle of the Bands – Grand Junction Jaycees
Andy & The Manhattans
This group was from Omaha, Nebraska – They were formerly called “Andy & the Live Wires” and then “Andy and the Pla-Boys” – Found their way onto this Colorado label. They also recorded on the national label “Musicor”. Very early on in 1959 Andy fronted a group called “The Rolling Stones”. Robertson took his own life. The Cardon single was likely cut in Jim Ward’s CLW studios in Edgewater – How and why that came to be needs some exploration.
Andy Robertson (performed as “Andy Anderson”) – (deceased)
This is most likely the same group as “Apple West”
Applewood West – July 3rd. 1969
The Aristocrats (Denver)
The Aristocrats in Fairplay – July 29th, 1967
Armageddon (Colorado Springs)
Formed in the late 1960’s and disbanded in the early 1970’s
Jim Allen (lead guitar)
Brian Berry (guitar)
Mike DeLong (bass)
Dave Kopplin (drums)
Ken Lawyer (bass)
Edward Smith (bass)
The Ascots (USAF Cadets)
The Ascots (if the same group) played for Alamosa High School’s 1964 “Snow Ball” dance (below)
The Astronauts (Boulder)
Colorado Music Hall of Fame Inductee
They started off in high school in Boulder as The Stormtroupers
Colorado’s “big time” 60’s group. These guys made some national dents on the chart but not much. Their recordings are considered vital to surf and hot rod collectors. They made several national appearances and found their way into a few motion pictures. And they were huge in Japan! Wikipedia documents their sufficiently but an entire web site would be better. Band Box artist (drummer with Dayleks) Larry Higgins recalls appearing around the Denver area when the group was in it’s formative years – as the Stormtroopers out of Boulder High School. The group was inducted into the Colorado Hall of Fame.
Randy Gross (drums) – was a member of “Charity” – and “Clifton Adders Aviation Band”/”C.A.A.B.”
John Hudek (keyboards) – was a member of “Paper Taxi” & “Charity”
Rick Beringer (guitar) – also with “Charity”
Autumn Play Jefferson High Dance in 1970
The Avantes (Cheyenne, Wyoming)
They played throughout Wyoming and Nebraska and made their way to Colorado to test the waters in the mid 1960’s.
Members:
Charlie Forman – lead guitar
Dennis Zwonitzer – drums – Cheyenne East High
Mark Anderson – rhythm guitar – Cheyenne East High
Rodney Zwonitzer – bass – Cheyenne East High School
The Avantis (Denver)
The band attended Thomas Jefferson Jr. High and apparently would follow into Thomas Jefferson High School – Below they are shown at TJ High in 1965 when the Avantis were in 9th grade!
Greeley YMCA – 1964
Played at CSU dorm Green Hall “Grub Dance” – June 1966
Don Crain and Dave Hardy – Ninth Grade Thomas Jefferson DenverThe Avantis Play Valley High School in 1965
The Avengers
The Avengers at Widefield High School 1967 Dance
Axils (Aurora)
Axils – December 1968 at Aurora Central
Baby Blue
Baby Blue at the Buff Room – December 1968Baby Blue at the Buff Room – January 1969
Baby Magic (Pueblo)
Formed in late 1960’s
Gary Cannell (keyboards)
Phil Head (drums)
Doug Rymerson (lead guitar)
Ernie – (bass)
Richard Baca and the Rebels (Pueblo)
Richard Baca (guitar)
Juan Ortega (bass)
Steve Acosta (drums)
Eddie Aragon (guitar)
Bad Habits (Pueblo)
Dave Vega (Chevelles – Fabulous Fremonts
Rudy Gutierrez – Steel City Band – Uptown Jam Band – Abraxas)
Baggerz (Golden)
Three members of this 1960’s group were formerly in the Carpetbaggers.
The Bakersfield Charter (Denver/Boulder)
This group formed in about 1967 – and as recently as 2014 performed once again as shown below. The group played for a Thomas Jefferson High School dance in 1968.
John “Ace” Essman – (drums – Barons) – attended East High Denver
Hal “Diamond Jim” Burdick – (guitar Crypt Kickers)
Oliver Frascona (keyboards – Crypt Kickers)
Tom Hobbins – (lead guitar – Barons)
Charles Reasoner – (bass – Crypt Kickers)
John Essman East High Denver Senior Year
Bakersfield Charter at Boulder Safeway Event – January 1966
Bakersfield Charter – October 15th, 1966
Bakersfield Charter at Tulagi – December 3rd, 1966
Bakersfield Charter at Tulagi’s – February 1967
Bakersfield Charter plays Tulagi – July 1967
(The “King is Coming” reference is to King Louie & the Laymen of course)
Bakersfield Charter at Grandma’s – Boulder – July 1967
Bakersfield Charter at Children’s Asthma Research Center Fund Raiser – March 23, 1968
Accompanied by KIMN DJ Robert E. Lee
The Bakersfield Charter at Tulagi – October 31st, 1968
The Bakersfield Charter plays School of Mines – March 1969
Band X (Pueblo)
Formed in October 1968 until 1969
John Grove – bass (The Hi Blues – Joint Session – Kemikol – Little Ricky & The Roosters – Aloha )
John Macklem – guitar (see The Blues Agency – The Lords)
Bob McConnell – guitar (see Ginger Blu)
Lou Sciortino – drums (see The Blues Agency – The Lords)
Mike Webb – organ (see The Blues Agency – The Lords)
Band X played 1969 Widefield High School dance
The Band-ets (Aurora)
The Band-ets competed in a Northglenn Battle of the Bands in Northglenn
Band-ets – August 1965
The Banned
Members:
Gil Mosko – guitar
Cary Steinberg – guitar
Mosko and Steinberg of the Banned at George Washington High 1967
The Bards (Boulder – University of Colorado)
From the University of Colorado: Spike Robinson, Dave Merrifield (drums), and Bob Draves (guitar). The Bards played a 1964 dance at Boulder High School
The Bards at Boulder High – January 10, 1965
The Bards Play Dance in Fort Lewis – March 1965
45 – Meridian 100 – Surry With The Fringe on Top bw/Soupbone
The Barons (Boulder)
Formed in 1964 and ran until about 1967 – Several members attended the University of Colorado. They played often at Tulagi’s in Boulder as well as the Honeybucket.
The band opened for national acts Little Peggy March, The Sherrys and Jimmy Velvet
John Essman – drums (Bakersfield Charter) – Attended East High School Denver – Attended University of Colorado Boulder
Tom Hobbins – lead guitar (Velaires – Bakersfield Charter) – University of Colorado
Dick Moore – organ – University of Colorado
Don Palmer – rhythm guitar
Bob Pian – bass
The Barons compete in a December 11th, 1964 University of Colorado “Battle of the Bands”
The Barons play Tulagi – All School Pep Rally – September 16th, 1966
The Barons at the Huddle in Boulder September 1969
The Basements (Denver)
Received from lead guitar player Ed Gallegos – January 2016:
“My memory is fuzzy as this band was one I joined in my early high school years. We did not record. We played to a mostly Chicano audience. We were the house band at a 3.2 bar called the Sands Lounge in downtown Denver which I’m sure is a parking lot now. I was with the band for about 2 years. They continued on with another guitar player who had formerly played with the Bluetones. As I recall the members were:”
Sammy Hernandez – vocals
Sonny Sedillo – guitar, keyboards and vocals
Danny Munoz – bass
Eddie Barela – drums
Ed Gallegos – lead guitar (Surfin’ Mergers, Offspring, Distance, Mestizo, Genesis)
The Batmen
B.C. & the Cavemen (Denver)
B.C. & Cavemen – January 1966B.C. & Cavemen – March 1966
Beast (Denver)
VISIT THE BEST HONOR ROLL PAGE
The group formed in 1968 into the early 1970’s. Their first performance was in Grand Junction. The group recorded exclusively at Norman Petty’s studio in Clovis, New Mexico travelling to Clovis on numerous occasions starting in late 1968.
Beast Playing 1969 Dance at Colorado State University Pueblo
Bedlam Research
September 30th, 1967 – Battle of the Bands – Denver City Auditorium
The Beeres
Steve Colarelli
Larry Brackel
March 18th, 1967 – Battle of the Bands – Westminster Jaycees March 18th, 1967 – Battle of the Bands – Westminster Jaycees
Beggar’s Opera Company (Denver)
Beggar’s Opera Company Performing at John F Kennedy High Dance 1967
Beggar’s Opera formed in the mid 1960’s
Members:
Dennis Flannigan (keyboards) – Formerly with Outcasts & Welshires – Moonrakers 1964 – Worked solo
Bob Webber (guitar) – Vaqueros 1962 – Surfin’ Classics 1963 – Moonrakers 1964 – Chocolate Hair 1969 – Sugarloaf 1970 – Worked with Gene Chalk a duo 1976
Bob Macvittie (drums) – Vaqueros 1962 – Surfin’ Classics 1963 – Chocolate Hair 1970 – Sugarloaf 1971 – Brother Sun
Gene Chalk (guitar) – Esquires 1964 – Soul Survivors – Worked as a duo with Bob Webber 197645 – Tower 357 – “Strange True Love” b/w “Flashing Sun Things”
The Beggar’s Opera Company – June 1967
Beggar’s Opera Company at Grandma’s in Boulder – July 1967
Beggar’s Opera Company at Grandma’s Boulder – July 1967
Beggar’s Opera Company at the Exodus – October 1967
Beggar’s Opera Company at Colorado School Dances
The Beggars played a 1968 William Mitchell High School dance among others including 1967 at Palmer High School’s “General Palmer Ball”, Littleton High School’s “Twirp Dance – Joker’s Wild” in 1967, Thomas Jefferson High in 1968 at the “Ero’s Arrow” dance, Greeley West High’s Homecoming 1968, Mitchell High School’s Homecoming in 1968, Brighton High School 1968
The Beggars performed February 10th, 1968 at Aurora Central High’s “Valentine Dance”
Beggars Opera Company at Arapahoe High “Cupid’s Capers” Dance 1967Beggars Opera Company at CSU Pueblo – September 1967
Beggar’s Opera Company – Boulder High Homecoming – October 1967
Here is a great poster image from Brian O’Meara on FB:
Here is what Brian tells us regarding the dance:
“News Year Eve, 1966. I rented the DU Student Union for a party to celebrate the New Year. . Featuring the band I played in, The Daniels and also our good friends , The Beggars Opera Company. We sold it out with about 2000 attendees.
“In the Daniels were myself, Rick Newton, Mike Cooper and Dave Hardy. Beggars Opera had Denny Flannigan, Bob Webber, Gene Chalk, Robert Raymond and Bob Macvittie. Veeder Dorn may have been playing as well.
“Of course we had to have Hal Baby Moore as the MC from KIMN radio. Anybody remember attending? It was a cold , snowy night but the Student Union was rockin!”
Beggars Opera Company – October 1966
Beggars Opera Company – November 9th, 1966
Beggars Opera Company – March 10th, 1967
Beggars Opera Company – May 9th, 1967
May 25th, 1967 – “One Last Fling” Dance at CSU Pueblo
September 1967 – Beggars Opera Play “Be-In” – Denver City Park
December 2nd, 1967 – First Annual “Romgarc” at CUC – Colorado Springs
July 3rd, 1967 – Grandma’s – Boulder
January 12th & 13th, 1968 – the Family Dog
This group from 1967/68 was a combination of Moonrakers and Soul Survivors. The single they released is extremely rare.
45 – Tower 357 – “Strange True Love” b/w Flashing Sun Things” – August 1967
The Bel Aires (Denver)
The Bellaires (Colorado Springs)
Larry Bell and the Continentals (Greeley)
Formed in 1963
Larry Bell; Jack Herbst
The Beruits (Denver)
The Beiruits were formerly the Ho-Dads.
The Beta Boys (Eagle)
The Beta 4 Majority
Beta 4 Majority Entertain the Students at Palmer High School in Colorado Springs 1967
Birmingham Balloon Company at 1969 Widefield High School Dance
The band formed in 1967
Tom Finn – drums
Rich Maio
Greg McLean – guitar
Tom Ingerick
Mike Keliher
September 30th, 1967 – Battle of the Bands – Denver City AuditoriumBirmingham Balloon Company – November 15th, 1968
Black Pearl
Black Pearl – May 1968Black Pearl – May 1968Black Pearl – July 4th, 1968 – LovelandBlack Pearl October 1969
Black Sheep (Canon City)
One member grew up in Cannon City – They recorded on Columbia Records
45 – Bellcor 102 – I Told You b/w Baa Baa – May, 1965
45 – Vision 464-440 – It’s My Mind b/w Arthur – April, 1966
45 – Columbia 4-43666 – It’s My Mind b/w Arthur – May, 1966
45 – Columbia 4-43974 – Suzanne b/w Feeling Down – January, 1967
The Blasters
Blasters at Mines – April 1965
Bloodstone (Boulder)
(Visit my Dan Newman Honor Roll Page)
Members shown below (left to right)
Jock Bartley lead guitar (Firefall)
Bill – rhythm guitar ??
Dan Newman – drums (Exit)
Frank Anton – vocals
Jeff ??
The above poster was from 1967 and provide by Dan Newman who now resides in New Mexico. The band played in venues around Boulder, Steamboat Springs and the Family Dog in Denver – Dan tells us they played “whatever was on the radio”.
Bloodstone October 1968Bloodstone November 1969October 1968 – University of Colorado “Colorado Daily
The Blooz Macheen
November 1968
The Blue Angels (Lakewood)
They won KIMN’s 1967 Battle of the Bands.
L-R: Randy DeAlba, Mike Brianza, Bruce Lee Buazier, Jeff Wayne, Rick Rivero and Eddie Ulbarri
Another member was Rick Riviero.
Eddie Elbarri: “You forgot Rick Rivero. Jeff still lives in Denver, and Rick passed away a couple of years ago. This band mainly played high school events. I was in so many bands in Denver, too many to post. My band in the 70’s – Stargazer – got a record contract with MCA. The LP was released under a different band name which was Alexis (show below) . I have a Beatles band here in N. Ca called Hey Jude. You can see some of our videos on our website.”
March 18th, 1967 – Battle of the Bands – Westminster Jaycees Blue Angels December 1967Blue Angels – June 1968 – Thornton
Marvin Ross and Lee “Pickett” Chandler are Pop Bop Rock Honor Roll Inductees
Lee Chandler Pickett – guitar
Marvin Ross – lead guitar
Paul Jennings – bass
The Blue Souls (Fort Collins)
Blue Souls – November 1966Blue Souls – November 1966Blue Souls – March 1967
Blue Steel (Greeley)
Blue Steel July 1969
The Blue Times Band (Denver)
Blue Times Band – June 1968
The Blues Agency (Pueblo)
The Blues Agency play Pueblo County High School Dance 1968
Information courtesy of Pueblo’s John Grove:
Louie Scirotino (drums)
Bobby Salardino (guitar)
Victor Alphonso (bass)
Mike Webb (organ)
John Macklem (guitar)
Blues Cloud (Fort Collins)
Blues Cloud – 1967
Blues For Sale (Denver)
Blues for Sale was formed from the “Fantabulous Jags” from Denver – They also played the “Last Chance” bar in Gunnison for a week in October 1966 and returned in 1967
Blues For Sale – The Huddle – October 6, 1966Blues For Sale – Western State College Homecoming – October 1966Blues for Sale – October 1966Blues For Sale – October 1966 – Fort CollinsBlues For Sale – November 1966 – Fort CollinsBlues For Sale – November 1967 – Gunnison
The Blues Syndicate (Greeley)
(The following was sent in by Blues Syndicate bass player Erv Trujillo in September 2016):
“I played trumpet and then bass for the band “Blues Syndicate” in Greeley CO back in ’67 through ’70. In 69, the band changed names to “Another Way” and we played in Loveland, Estes Park, Boulder. Some of the members I knew were, Ted Worth, drums, Rod Seeley, organ, Harry Booker, vocals, Eddie Hill, vocals and Mike Osborne, guitar.”
Blues Syndicate – June 1966 Estes ParkBlues Syndicate – February 1969Blues Syndicate – April 1969Blues Syndicate – November 1969The Blues Syndicate – December 10th and 12th, 1969
Bluesbury Pie
May 25th & 26th, 1968 – Battle of the Bands Colorado State Finals – Colorado Jaycees – Hinkley High SchoolBluesbury Pie – February 1969
The Bluetones (Denver)
Richard Velasquez – bass (Soul Explosion)
Dave Raines – vocals (Beast)
Charlie Vigil – guitar (Genesis, Maul & The Cutups) – deceased
Some members of Denver’s Fogcutters were with Bodine
45 – MGM K14088 – Easy to See b/w Keep Lookin’ Through My Window – 1969
The Boenzee Cryque (Denver)
See the Pop Bop Rock Honor Roll Page
The Bondmen
The Bondmen – November 26th, 1965The Bondmen – November 27th, 1965The Bondmen – KBTR Dance – November 1965
The Bonds of Rune (Denver)
Photo above is from a 1968 West High annual. Members were: Gary Conte – George Cummins – Mike Horvat and Art Kanowitz.
The band would evolve to become “Roundtree” (courtesy of Gary Conte).
The Bonds of Rune play 1968 Jefferson High School Dance
H.T. Booker & the Music Store
H.T. Booker January 1969
The Bossmen (Denver)
Formed in 1962 and played at The Exodus (for a 10-week stand), The Galaxy and Lemon Tree in Denver and Club Baja, the Lemon Tree and more.
Bill Alexander – keyboards – (Travis Bond & the Orges – Intruders) – Attended George Washington High School
Ken Baker – bass – (Roadrunners) – Attended East High School
Greg Betinger – lead guitar
Tim O’Shea – harmonica/lead vocals
John Van Stelten – drums – Attended South High School
John Van Stelton – South High Denver 1966The Bossmen at the El Dorado in Fort Collins – November 1965The Bossmen Perform for Wheat Ridge High School Dance 1966The Bossmen – Regis College – 1966Bossmen in Battle of Bands – at the Galaxy – December 1966
The Boy Trap (Colorado Springs)
The Boys Across the Street
The Boys Across the Street play at Palmer High School 1966
Jerry Corbetta – drums – (The Leather Souls – Corkers – McCoys/Denver – Voices of Mute – The Half Doesn’t – Chocolate Hair – Sugarloaf ) Dave Genzel Denny Palz Rick Peterson Bill Sanders
The Joel Brandes Band (Denver)
The band played Jefferson High School in Edgewater, Colorado in 1963 – The year book captions the band as the Joe Brandes Band but could very well be the Classics – Joel was a member of Classics/Surfin Classics/Moonrakers etc.
Joel Brandes Band December 1962 Joel Brandes Band – February 16th, 19631963 Jefferson High School Dance with the Joel Brandes Band
The Brass Menagerie
March 7th, 1968 – Battle of the Bands – Westminster Jaycees – Westminster High School
Brown Sugar at the Exodus 1968 – DenverBrown Sugar – January 1969
The Bubble Puppy (Colorado Springs)
Formed around 1969
Mike Salisbury – guitar – with “Purple Sundae”
Clay Shultz – keyboard – also with “Purple Sundae”
Joe Yates – drums
Joey Buffalo & the Sonics (Pueblo)
Angelino DeHerrera – guitar
Jose Martinez (Joey Buffalo) – drums
Fernando Martinez (deceased)
Leroy Valdez – rhythm guitar
Lee Mestas
Bob Welborn – drums (Colorado Beetles) (There are at least two groups called “The American Beetles” on three other labels)\
Fred Brescher – (Colorado Beetles)
Leroy Brego – bass (Colorado Beetles)
45 – Vanity Label 114-115 – “No Credit/Ladder of Happiness
45 – Innotimate 100 – “I Found a New Love” (both sides promo)
Bumble Bee
Bumble Bee – September 1967
Burnt Sugar
Burnt Sugar – May 1968Burnt Sugar – February 1969
The Butterscotch Valley Freight Train
Tom Kiehnhoff (Aurora Hinkley)
Bob Holzworth (Aurora Hinkley)
Mike McCormack (Aurora Hinkley)
Cris Moe (Aurora Hinkley)
Butterscotch Valley Freight Train: L-R: Moe Cris – Mike McCormack – Tom KiehnhoffButterscotch Valley Freight Train – May 13th, 1967 – Buckley Air Base – AuroraButterscotch Valley Freight Train – November 19th, 1967Holzworth – 1967 Aurora Hinkley Dance “Computer Dance”
The Byronics
They performed at the Cody Inn.
Byronics – May 23rd, 1964Byronics at Brush High School 1967 Dance
C.A.A.B/Clifton Adders Aviation Band (Colorado Springs)
Members:
Randy Gross (drums) – also with “Autumn” & “Charity”
Kelly McCoy (guitar)
Randy McCoy (bass)
Jack Holmes (guitar)
Ron Lee (drums)
January 18th, 1969 – Battle of the Bands – Colorado Springs Quarterback Club – City AuditoriumC.A.A.B. July 1971 Colorado Springs
The Cajuns
Cajuns – Estes Park – May 1966
The Calientes
This group would become (“Tymes and Places)
Members:
Jim Burg – guitar
Fred Buerger – guitar
Gary Buzick – guitar
Bob Holzworth – drums
Calientes – July 30th, 1965
David Call & His Rock and Roll Band (Greeley)
David Call Februrary 1955
The Cambridge Lads (Aspen)
Cambridge Lads – December 1968
The Candy Store Prophets
Candy Store Prophets – September 1966
The Capricios (Denver)
This is a different group than the Denver band who recorded on the Inn-Timate label. Although Band Box moved ahead with a publicity photo, apparently no tracks were recorded by The Capricios at the North Denver label.
From East Denver – If someone can verify the spelling for Jimmy or Jeff please do so.
Jeff Olivas – lead guitar
Jimmy Peritos – Attended East High School
Bill Martinez – drums
John Maul – sax
The Capricios
Both Buddy Brown and Scotty Roberts were members of the Nu-Sett – joining Chuck Mills of the Monarchs and Rod Jenkins who was in a later version of The Astronauts.
Douglas Andrews
Buddy Brown – multiple instruments (Steppin’ Brothers – The Nu-Sett)
Scotty Roberts – bass (Sierras – (The Nut Sett)
Skip Kurtz
The Capricios – 1965: Andrews – Brown – KurtzThe Capricios – July 4th, 1966 Aurora
45 – Inn-Timate 100 – “I Found A New Love” b/w “Tink” – 1968
Captain Billy and the Whiz Band (Denver)
Whiz Band – April 22nd, 1967Whiz Band – April 22nd, 1967
The Carpetbaggers (Golden)
Formed around 1963 and continued into 1965 coming out of Golden High School – Their manager was Ed Weimer who was the owner of the Galaxy located in west Denver on Alameda. The Carpetbaggers also played the Honeybucket in Boulder and also Tulagi. Three band members would later become the Baggerz.
Above: Back Row – George DeGrazio – Jim Krug – Dave Barnhardt -Front Row: Glen Wilson – Todd Lowther – Paul Perry
Dave Barnhardt – rhythm guitar
George DeGrazio – lead guitar
Jim Krug – drums (The Carpetbaggers)
Todd Lowther – rhythm guitar
Doug Luban – bass
Paul Perry – bass
Glenn Wilson – keyboards
Todd Lowther: “(we did) A couple of demo tapes but never vinyl. We thought we’d start a new genre of “ski music” so spent $75 at a studio on South Broadway. We immediately took the recording of “Aspen After Dark” and “Deep Power Wedeling” to KIMN and disc jockey Glenn Bell. He told us the recording was bad and the songs stunk. He was not our favorite DJ after that.”
First photo is Degrazio, Barnhardt, Lowther and Krug
The band was from Denver West High School from the 1960’s
Members:
Paul Henry Duran
Jimmy Gonzales – deceased
Joe Garcia
Arthur Marinez – lead guitar
The Catalina’s (Denver)
The Catalinas Compete in December 11th, 1964 “Battle of the Bands” at CU
Catalinas at 1964 Thomas Jefferson High School Dance Titled “Summertime U.S.A.”
The Catalinas play 1965 Arapahoe High School dance
This from Kenny Vaughn – April 30th, 2018:
“The Catalinas became The Uncalled 4. Their lead guitarist, Dennis Fria was my first guitar teacher in 1966. He now lives with his wife, Donna, in Panama. He has extensive records of both bands engagements, including money earned. He knows a lot about the 1964-1967 scene.”
Members: Dennis Fria (lead guitar) – Steve Ashton
The Catalinas also performed at a TJ 1965 dance called “Ero’s Arrow”.
Catalina Steve Ashton from TJ
Cavaliers (Denver)
Cavaliers March 5th, 1966 – GreeleyThe Cavaliers – March 22nd, 1966
The Cavemen (Pueblo)
L-R: Chuck Corsentino, Al Volpe, Greg McCaulley Front: Rick BratinaCavemen – January 1966
The Ceeds/Seeds (Colorado Springs)
The Seeds play Roaring Fork High School in 1966
The Ceeds formed out of Colorado College in the Springs
Jeff Smith – harmonica
Clark Davis – bass
Rick Warden – drums
Ceeds – May 1968 – Fort Collins
45 – Emlar – “You Won’t Do That” b/w Too Many People” – 1966
Other recorded songs not released from the 1960’s: “Louie, Come Home” – “Motherless Children”
The Center of Sound
March 18th, 1967 – Battle of the Bands – Westminster Jaycees
Century Fox
The band played William Mitchell High School dance in 1969 in Colorado Springs
The Challengers (Salida)
The Challengers – May 29th, 1965 SalidaThe Challengers Play a Salida High School Dance in 1965
The Chancellors
The Chancellors Played at Jax Snax in Estes Park in 1969
The Chancellors (Aurora)
Chancellors Aurora Hinkley High Homecoming – October 1964
Chandells (Pueblo)
The Chandells out of Pueblo, Colorado recorded two tracks in the Norman Petty studio in the summer of 1966. Members in that session included Dave McBee, Marty Spritzer and Gus Trujillo (perhaps others).
Marty Spritzer – guitar (Radiants – Jade – Ange & The Wild Turkeys – later group One Night Stand)
Steve Crockett – guitar
Anthony Zamora – vocals
Ronnie Chandler – drums
Additional Members
Steve Yamamoto – drums (replaces Chandler)
Dave McBee – guitar (replaces Crockett)
45 – Chanteur 102 – Little Girl, Pretty Girl/We Are The Ones
Lee Chandler & The Screamers (Denver)
This group evolved into the Blue Rhythms – a gentler and kinder edition – recording on Band Box Records
March 7th, 1968 – Battle of the Bands – Westminster Jaycees – Westminster High School
The Changin’ Tymes
Changin Tymes at Boulder High School Prom 1966
The Changing Sounds
Members:
George Blisset – bass
Doug Waggoner – lead guitar
Bryan Archiquitte – organ
Bill Dworske – drums
Freb Ruger – rhythm guitar
Changing Sounds – February 1967 The Changing Sounds play Arapahoe High School dance 1968
The Chantells (Denver)
Chantells – October 1969
Chaos
Chaos Plays 1966 Hinkley High School Dance
The Chapparals (Denver)
Robert Schmidt – bass (King Louie and the Laymen)
Richard Whetston – guitar (Edgar Winter Band, Electric Prunes and more)
Dick Schamach – (Electric Prunes – Eden’s Children)
Charity (Colorado Springs)
Charity Plays Mitchell High in Colorado Springs 1971
Formed around 1969
Debbie Goodson – vocals
Randy Gross – drums – also with “Autumn” & “C.A.A.B/Clifton Adders Aviation Band”
Jon Hudek – keyboards – also with “Autumn” & “Paper Taxi”
Steve Raider – guitar
Chuck Warner – bass
Rick Berringer – guitar – also with “Autumn”
Charlie Brown’s Generation (Denver)
The Charlie Brown’s Generation – December 1966
Chasers (Colorado Springs)
This group formed in 1962 recorded on Jim Ward’s CLW records located in downtown Edgewater. CLW primarily featured country artists but managed to capture a few of the local rock ‘n roll bands on vinyl. The group was the house band at The Ladybug in the Springs and appeared often at The Veterans of Foreign Wars Lodge also in the Springs.
Chasers played 1967 William Mitchell High School Dance
See the CLW Records Label Page
Richard Frase – drums
Dave Myers – vocals
John Rivera – guitar (The Chosen Few)
Troy Valdez – bass (The Chosen Few)
Doug Rymerson (Classmen – The Chosen Few)
Chasers – October 1967
45 – Top Ten 2299 – Let Me Kiss Away Those Teardrops/Unchain My Heart – 1967
45 – Round and Round 4504 – Believe Me/Rainy Duffy’s Blues – 1967
Checkmates (Brush)
Checkmates play 1964 Brush High School Dance
Checkmates (Denver)
Frankie Rino and the CheckmatesThe Checkmates were a Denver-based band who started off in 1962 as “Johnny and the Checkmates”. Members were:
Johnny Jones (John Paul Jones) – vocals
Ray Sekera
Curt Fisher (drums)
Dave Adams (guitar)
Johnny was replaced by singer and guitar player Frankie Rino. One of the first venues for the Checkmates was the west Denver venue “The Epic” on West Alameda – a 3.2 nightclub that would become “The Galaxy”.
Ray Sekera is a Colorado Country Music Hall of Fame Inductee – Frankie Rino is a Pop Bop Rock Honor Roll Inductee
The Chessmen
The Chessmen shown below playing a 1966 dance at William Mitchell High School in Colorado Springs – guitar player identified as Ray Cobb. Other members not known
Chevelles (Pueblo)
Fabian Chacon (bass) – deceased
Dave Trujillo (drums)
Joey Rodriguez (keyboards
Nick Sineros (guitar)
Dave Vega (guitar) – Replaced Sineros (Fabulous Fremonts
Rudy Gutierrez – Abraxas – Steel City Band – Uptown Jam Band – Bad Habits)
ASSOCIATED BANDS: Fabulous Fremonts
The Child Buyers (Fort Collins)
Child Buyers – April 1966Child Buyers – May 1966
The Children (Boulder)
Mark Kincaid (The Pleasant Street Blues Band – The Electric Prunes)
Mick Durbin (The Pleasant Street Blues Band)
John L.
Ray
John B.
Children at the Exodus – February 1966The Children played 1966 Dance at Hinkley High School in Aurora
Chocolate Hair (Denver)
This group was formed by Jerry Corbetta in 1968 drawing talent from other local bands. This band was to evolve directly into Sugarloaf in about 1970.
Chocolate Hair (above) shown performing at Colorado State University Pueblo in 1970 probably just before Sugarloaf formed.
Chocolate Hair Plays Clear Creek High Dance 1970
Myron Pollack (drums) – Sugarloaf 1974
Bob Webber (guitar) – Vaqueros 1962 – Surfin’ Classics 1963 – Moonrakers 1964 – Beggar’s Opera Company 1966 – Sugarloaf 1970 – worked as a duo with Gene Chalk 1976
Jerry Corbetta (keyboards) – Sugarloaf 1970 – worked as a solo act
Bob Raymond (bass) – Vaqueros 1962 – Esquires 1964 – Soul Survivors 1965
Beggar’s Opera Company 1966 – Sugarloaf 1970 – Worked as a duo with Gene Chalk 1976
Later member: Bob Macvittie (drums) – Vaqueros 1962 – Surfin’ Classics 1963 – Moonrakers 1964 – Beggar’s Opera Company 1966 – Sugarloaf 1970 – Brother Sun
Chocolate Hair at “The Party” in Denver February 1969March 24th, 1969Chocolate Hair – at the Psychiatrist – December 1969Chocolate Hair – July 1969Chocolate Hair – December 1969Chocolate Hair – December 31st, 1969
The Chosen Few (Pueblo)
In early 1969 the band changed their name to “The Sixth Sense”
Mark Strauss
Jim Phillies
John Rivera (The Chasers – The Chosen Few)
Jimmy Jones
Dave McBee
Troy Valdez (The Chasers – Chosen Few)
Doug Rymerson (The Chasers – The Classmen)
Chosen Few – Colorado Springs Aug 1968The Chosen Few play a 1968 Widefield High School dance
Circuit
Circuit – December 1969
The Citations
The Citations play 1968 Manual High School Dance
Classics/Surfin’ Classics (Denver)
The Classics were an early version of The Moonrakers. They first performed as the Surfin’ Classics and then shortened it to The Classics.
Group Members:
Joe Brand/Joel Brandes – guitar (Moonrakers – Beggar’s Opera Company)
Doug Dolph – guitar (Moonrakers)
Veeder Van Dorn – guitar (Moonrakers – Sugarloaf)
Bob MacVittie – drums (Moonrakers – Sugarloaf)
Bob Webber – (Moonrakers – Beggar’s Opera Company)
ASSOCIATED BANDS: Moonrakers – The Poor – Sugarloaf – Vaqueros – Beggar’s Opera Company – Chocolate Hair – Brother Sun
The Classics – Fireman’s Hall – February 22nd, 1963The Classics – June 1963The Classics play Cherry Creek High School 1964The Classics Play George Washington High School 1964Surfin Classics at Hinkey – February 13th, 1964
The Classmen (Denver)
Formed in about 1963 in Denver. The Classmen performed in The KIMN Teen Music & Dance Festival in November, 1965.
Mike Aluise – drums (South High School)
Ray Baiocco – lead guitar, sax (Mullen High School)
Terry Ewbank – organ (Englewood High School)
Mark Hickman – rhythm guitar (Alameda High School)
John Rankin – bass (South High School)
Mike Aluise 1965 South High – The ClassmenTerry Ewbank – Classmen – Englewood High 1964Terry Euband – Classmen – Pep Band Englewood High 1964
Clear Light
Members of Clear Light were from the Denver area including Denver natives Dallas Taylor and Doug Lubahn. The group started off as The “Garnerfield Sanitarium” then became the “Brain Train” before settling on “Clear Light” in 1967. They enjoyed a good run in the San Francisco area as a “psychedelic” band appearing often. Later in 1969 the group breaks up. Taylor goes on to play with John Sebastian, then Crosby, Stills and Nash as their drummer. Later he would drum for Stephen Still’s Manassas and on and on it goes.
Clear Light sang in the 1967 motion picture “The President’s Analyst” along with Barry McGuire.
November 4th, 1967 – KRLA Beat News
January 1973 Fort Collins
LP – Elektra 74011 – Clear Light – 1967
45 – Elektra 45626 – The Ballad of Freddie and Larry b/w They Who Have Nothing – 1967
45 – Elektra 45622 – Black Roses b/w She’s Ready To Be Free – 1967
Clear Stone (Fort Collins)
Clear Stone – November 1968
Clement Adder’s Aviation Band (Colorado Springs)
Formed in 1969 out of Colorado Springs
Kelly Bryarly – guitar
Randy Bryarly – bass
Ron Lee – drums
Climax
Members from this Colorado group went on to form a 1968 revised line-up of The Electric Prunes. They were recommended by former Astronaut Rich Fifield.
Richard Whetstone – guitar (The Electric Prunes)
John Herron – organ (The Electric Prunes)
Mark Kincaid – guitar (The Pleasant Street Blues Band – The Electric Prunes)
The Coachmen (Boulder)
Members:
Rusty McLerran – lead guitar (The Impressions – King Louie and the Laymen – Eden’s Children)
Ray Burroughs (Showmen)
Dave Lowder
Mike Anglen
Jim Gelwick
The group was formerly the Impressions
March 1965 Battle of the Bands – (Members from several groups shown)The Coachmen – March 20th, 1965
The Coachmen
Bob, Jode, Terry, Fran and Mike
LP – Director X4RS-2960 – The Best of the Coachmen
The Cobras (Colorado Springs)
The Cobras January 1964
Members:
Don Wiggins drums
George Cameron piano
Frank Hilla lead guitar
Scott Dix rhythm guitar
Hank Wojdyla bass
Dennis Humfleet sax
Rich Miele guitar
The Cobras – June 1965
The Coconut Lunchbox
Coconut Lunchbox at Douglas Country Jr. High – May 10th, 1965
L-R: Doug Sharp, Mark Green, Bill Cannon, Ken Widger and Eddy Miller
The Contents Are
Played the Rock Inn in Estes Park 1966
The Continental 5 (Broomfield)
Continental 5 – 3rd Place Battle of the Bands – July 1965
The Contrasts (Boulder)
Finished second place in KIMN’s 1965 Battle of the Bands
An interesting item on this group is the post-Contrast history of one of the band members – Don Robertson. He journeyed to Hollywood and landed many television roles as an actor and a major motion picture “The Hunt for Red October”. Read the short bio (posted by Don Robertson) and listen to “On Green Dolphin Street” on You Tube. Note the “Valjean” credit on the track “Monkey ‘Round” – ‘Valjean” a Band Box publishing moniker. Rod Jenkins also played with Chuck Mills in the Nu-Sett.
Don Robertson – guitar
Lee Durley – organ
Rod Jenkins – drums (Nu-Sett – Astronauts – Sunshineward)
Contrasts – January 1966 Fort Collins
45 – Contrast 001 – Summertime/More
Contrast 007 – On Green Dolphin Street/Monkey ‘Round
The Corkers
The Corner Gaslight (Fort Collins)
Corner Gaslite – April 1968Corner Gaslite – November 1968
Cotton (Fort Collins)
Formed in Northern Colorado about 1969
George Bryan – rhythm guitar (Zager & Evans/70’s)
Jim Cidlik – keyboards (LJV & Heartmurmers/70;’s)
Gary Reeves – bass (Pacesetters)
David Trupp – drums (Johnny Green & The Green Men – Zager & Evans/70’s)
Bill Childs – drums (Cotton)
Cotton – March 1972Cotton – February 1973 – Fort Collins
March 1st, 1969 – Battle of the Bands – Crusade for Justice – Denver August 2nd, 1968 – Battle of the Bands – Lincoln Park Homes Fiesta – Denver (search)March 1st, 1969 – Battle of the Bands – Crusade for Justice – Denver
The Creators (Denver)
February 17th, 1957
The Creed
The Creed – March 1958The Creed at the Air Force Academy – December 31st, 1972
The Crimson Street Trolley
Played a 1968 William Mitchell High dance in Colorado Springs
The Crosstown Bu
Crushed Velvet (Pueblo)
Scott Thomas (Joint Session – Starr)
Ernie Watta (Teardrops)
The Crypt Kickers (Boulder)
Group formed in mid 1960’s – The group’s trademark was the presence of a coffin on stage while performing!
Hal Burdick – guitar (Bakersfield Charter)
Oliver Frascona – keyboards (Bakersfield Charter) – University of Colorado
Roy Fuller – guitar
Eddie Pitts – drums
Chuck Reasoner – bass (Bakersfield Charter)
Rob Rose (vocals)
John Henry Brown (bass)
Michael Kilmartin (guitar)
Mike Handler (harp)
(first name unknown) Buss (harp-vocals) – replaced Handler
Jeff Manville
Cris Williamson (vocals) – replaced Buss
(The following with photos was received from band vocalist Rob Rose in June, 2016)
“John Henry Brown was an original bassist for the Crystal Palace Guard. He is now an attorney of some repute in civil and tort law. I think he may be based in Southern CA now but not sure. Haven’t seen him since about 1969. In the others (photos below), that were taken during a recording session in Aspen. Michael Killmartin was the lead guitar on my left. I believe Mike is now deceased but possibly has a son of the same name who still resides near San Jose CA. If that is truly his son, he may have other pictures of Mike and the bands because Mike was the band’s leader.
Crypt Kickers – Louisville High HC – October 1966
The Crystal Palace Guard (University of Denver)
Crystal Palace Guard at Denver Kennedy High School 1969
Crystal Palace Guard – At the Exodus – 1967
Crystal Palace Guard – June 1967Crystal Palace Guard – Trinidad High Prom – May 1968Crystal Palace Guard – October 25th, 1968Crystal Palace Guard – February 1969
All in all, we’d been on stage, jammed and partied with many eventual greats of the era. Janis Joplin had a couple of rides on my chopper. (Others included) Jimi Hendrix, Grateful Dead, Three Dog Night, Doors, Jethro Tull, a few others. I do not remember who rhythm guitar was in these photos. The original harp man was Mike Handler (not pictured) who still plays with “Country Blues Review” and has a radio show in Santa Fe, NM moviemike15@msn.com. Mike Handler and I were in the same fraternity as was Eric Karl of the Fogcutters. Eric is now an attorney in Texas somewhere I think.
Buss (last name not remembered was mouth harp and vocals) replaced Handler and Cris Williamson replaced Buss. Buss played my traps when I was singing lead. We cut one demo album for some unknown label before I left the group. I have no idea if any copies of those studio cuts still exist. I do not know who replaced me (in the group).”
The Crystal Palace Guard – Aspen – 1967Vocalist Rob RoseRob Rose – Still Ridin’!
The Crystal Palace Guard played Arvada High School’s 1967 homecoming dance
The Daleks
Competed in KBTR’s Dance and Music Festival’s Battle of the Bands held in the National Western Exhibition Hall – November 19th thru the 21st, 1967.
Larry Higgins – drums (Freddie & Hitchhikers – Four Gigolos – Saints – Pete Tracy Trio – The Syndicate)
Joe Elkins (Star Tones)
Ray Sekera – bass (Pete Tracy Trio – The Syndicate)
Rick Robinson – guitar (not shown above) – Star Tones
Joe Apricio – guitar (The Jokers – The Syndicate) – joined later (deceased)
The Daleks played Sam’s on Lookout Mountain – The lineup below was around 1964/65 – Other members carried on into the later 1960’s. The photo above includes three members all formerly of the Daleks. Drummer Larry Higgins recalls that for a very short time they performed as The Syndicate. Band members are rifling through their scrapbooks in order to provide me with a photo of the original Daleks. The group name “The Daleks” was taken from the 1965 motion picture “Doctor Who and the Daleks” according to drummer Larry Higgins.
The photo below was provided by Larry Higgins – The late Joe Apricio – passed 2014
Drummer Larry Higgins is a Pop Bop Rock Honor Roll Inductee
The Daniel Paul Revelation (Loveland)
These guys were from Loveland, Colorado and were formerly called “The Sixth Edition”. – Arden Fennel came from the northwest Colorado town of Sterling – He later cut a few singles released on the Evolution record label)
Arden Fennell (vocals – rhythm guitar) – The Sixth Edition – The Tryb
Sam Haughland (organ)
Randy Tiley (lead guitar)
Rich Tiley (bass guitar)
John Kerns (drums)
Jim Dykeman
Norman Doug Roberts from “The Fireballs”
They recorded on two occasions in Clovis with all tracks going unreleased which included:
“In Chicago, Widow Jones, Love Everybody, That’s My Song Reflections Of Mine, L.B. Kingston, You Sure Took Me By Surprise and By Myself” – Recorded in two sessions first in June of 1968 the second in August of 1968.
The Davenport Twins Play Roaring Forks High School in 1967
The Davis Garage/Davis Brothers Guarge (Boulder)
May 1969b
Dawn & The Twilights (Boulder)
L-R: Melvin Grant, Jerry Miller, David Wilson, Gerald Morris, Mike Morris
45 – Finer Arts FA 2017 – Cry Em Out/Do It
The Dawn Breakers (Greeley)
Played CSU rush week for TKE frat dance – September 1966
Dawn Breakers – January 6th, 1968Dawn Breakers – September 11th, 1967
The Dead End/Dead Ends
The Dead End – July 1967August 10th, 1967 – Broomfield Lanes The Dead Ends – October 31st, 1967The Dead Ends – October 1967
The Decades
The Decades – June 1964
Larry Dee & the Dee Jays
They played Alamosa High School’s Junior/Senior Prom in 1966 held at Adams State College (below)
Dee & The Majestics
Tom Uharriet – bass (Maul & The Cutups)
Deep Rock (Greeley)
Formed in 1969
Jon Floth – guitar (Monocles – Higher Elevation) – deceased
Rich Sallee – bass
Peter Johnson – vocals
Deep Rock – August 1969Deep Rock – August 1969Deep Rock – September 1968Deep Rock Played a 1970 Dance at Greeley Central HighDeep Rock play 1970 Greeley West Dance
Deep Stream (Colorado Springs)
January 18th, 1969 – Battle of the Bands – Colorado Springs Quarterback Club – City Auditorium
The Defenders (Air Force Academy)
The Defenders – April 1960
The Del Rays (Denver)
The band appeared in Arvada High School in 1965
Del Rays – Boulder High School – April 1964
The Del Rays (Trinidad)
Del Rays – September 1960Del Rays – February 27th, 1962
Del Toro & The Rockers (East Denver)
October 21st, 1958 Rainbow Ballroom
The Delgays (Fort Lewis)
Delgays January 1964
The Delicate Cycle (Glenwood Springs)
Delicate Cycle October 1968
Denver’s Tremmors (Denver)
This group formed in the mid 1960’s.
Ken Burnham – bass
Dennis Graves – rhythm guitar
Clayton Hill – guitar
Todd Houghton – lead guitar
Steve Milford – drummer
Deuces Wild
Played a 1966 William Mitchell High dance and competed in Wasson High School’s 1966 “Battle of the Bands” vs. “The Villagers”, “The Moon Dogs”, “The Galaxies” and the “Tortarians”
Wasson High General Assembly Enjoys Battle of the Bands
The Dimensions (Denver)
This group formed in 1965
Mark Fisher – guitar (U.S. Male) – George Washington High
Kent Borucki – bass – George Washington High
Tim Stephenson – guitar (U.S. Male)
Rene Ulibarri – drums (U.S. Male) – South High School
Brett Tuggle – guitar/keyboards (U.S. Male – Phaedra – Head First)
Dimensions: L-R: Ulibarri South High 1968 – Fisher George Washington 1966 – Borucki George Washington 1966
This comment from Chimpydork:
“Just a trivia note about Brett Tuggle (guitar / keyboards for US Male, Phaedra, Head First) left Denver to play with Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels, then did session and live work with Rick Springfield, David Lee Roth (Van Halen), Chris Isaak, Stevie Nicks, and Fleetwood Mac. Is still currently touring with Fleetwood Mac, and when not on the road sits in with the Waddy Wachtel band at the Joint in L.A.”
Other vocal work for Tuggle included working with John Kay and Steppenwolf, the Zoo in 1992 on “Shakin’ The Cage”, Greg Wright’s Left Hook – Round One in 1995, Greg Rollie on “Roots” in 2001 and many more including Tommy Shaw, Andy Taylor, Joe Satriani, Coverdale Page, Whitesnake, and Majic Ship.
Versatile Session Man – Brett Tuggle
The Dimensions (Lakewood)
Often played at The Galaxy on West Alameda.
Craig Powell – lead guitar
John Pryor – bass
Terry Peacock – rhythm guitar
Carl Bailey – drums
The Dimensions (Palisade)
The Dimensions play Palisade High Dance – May 1964
The Dischords (Woodland Park)
The Dischords – 1965
The Disciples (Fort Collins)
The Disciples – Estes Park – May 1966The Disciples – March 1963
Distruction
March 18th, 1967 – Battle of the Bands – Westminster Jaycees
The Divinity of Pure Sound/Divinity of Sound (Denver)
The group formed in 1967 and ran until 1970 – formerly known as Fat Friar & Friends)
Tim McMillian – drums
James Townsend – drums
Nathan Warner – lead guitar (Nathan-Marcus/70’s
John Quincy Adams III – guitar – deceased
George Gardine – bass
Divinity of Sound – October 1968Divinity of Pure Sound – September 1969Divinity of Pure Sound – October 1969
The Dizrally Gears (Colorado Springs)
Dizrally Gears Play Pueblo County High School Dance in La Junta 1969
The Domotoffs play La Junta High School dance 1966
Donna and the Dispatch/Mourning Dispatch (Fort Collins)
Mourning Dispatch – October 10th, 1968Donna and Dispatch – October 25th, 1968Mourning Dispatch – November 25th, 1968Dispatch – November 1968Donna & Mourning Dispatch – January 1969Mourning Dispatch – February 5th, 1969Mourning Dispatch – Feburary 1969Mourning Dispatch – March 6th, 1969Mourning Dispatch – February 7th and 8th, 1969Mourning Dispatch – November 20, 1969The Dispatch – February 1969The Dispatch – July 1969
Doppler Effect
Doppler Effect – March 9th, 1967 – Aspen
Lance Leconn – vocals
Clark Wayne – guitar
Tony Oakland – drums
Brooks – vocals
Timmy Woods – rhythm guitar
This Colorado band performed around 1967/1968 – The band formerly known as the “Gass Co.”
This received from John Porter May, 2017:
“Doppler Effect definitely performed in Denver at The Exodus. I’m thinking late 1966 and into 1967. The one single I know they recorded is “God Is Alive In Argentina”. Lead singer was Lance Leconn, guitar was Clark Wayne. They had a very good female singer named Brooke??? Last I heard they left for LA. I saw them many times at the Exodus, also Superband as well.”
Doppler Effect – March 1967Doppler Effect – March 1967 – AspenDoppler Effect – March 19th, 1967
45 – Ego Production 1626 – God is Alive in Argentina b/w Memphis Woman – 1966
LP – Archive International AIP 10027 – Highs in the Mid Sixties (Various Colorado Groups) – with “God Is Alive In Argentina” – 1985
Double Doug and the Boom Booms (Denver)
This group was the forerunner to the Band Box group – The Saints
Dragonfly/Legend/Jimmerfield Legend (Durango)
This group was essentially The Lords of London from Colorado’s Western Slope – See “The Lords of London” discography – and the Legend (see below)
The “Jimmerfield Legend” Play Denver’s Family Dog – December 15th & 16th, 1967The “Jimmerfield Legend” Play Denver’s Family Dog – December 15th & 16th, 1967Family Dog Benefit Night Fundraiser – December 21st, 1967
LP – Megaphone MS-1202 – Dragonfly – 1968
The Dream (Denver)
The Dream – December 6th, 1968 – University of ColoradoThe Dream – September 1968The Dream – January 1969The Dream -April 3rd, 1969The Dream – September 1969The Dream – September 1968The Dream (misspelled) – October 1968
The Driving Dynamics
Randy Meisner 3rd from left – Cassells on Keyboards
Competed in KIMN’s 1965 Battle of the Bands – This band came from Scottsbluff Nebraska to compete – Members included:
Randy Meisner (3rd from Left)
Bobby Soto
Steve Cassells (On Keyboard)
Larry Soto
Dave Margheim
Paul Asmus
While competing in the Battle – Meisner was approached by members of the Soul Survivors who talked into moving to Denver where he would eventually join “The Poor” before going onto Poco – The Stone Canyon Band and the Eagles
The Dual Tones (Westminster)
The Dual Tones – November 1963
The DuKaines (Boulder)
Members:
Steve Skeels
Dave Robins
Larry Coulson
Roy Fuller
Pat Hogan
March 1965 Battle of the Bands at the Peppermint Square – Boulder (members of several groups shown)
The Dukes (Denver)
The Dukes were:
Steve Faulkner – drums (Umbra)
Fred Ryan
Terry Jackson
Harold Cogan (Tyler and the Bandits)
The group were all attending Jr. high schools in Denver when they formed in the mid 1960’s. Fred Ryan attended George Washington, Steve Faulkner went to South High and Terry Jackson went to Machebeuf High catholic school.
They played at Club Baja in downtown Denver – Faulkner recalls playing the double stage venue (it began as a dance ballroom) with Denver’s Bossmen on one stage and the Dukes at the opposite end of the Baja – alternating performances.
The Dutchmasters (Fort Collins)
The Dutchmasters the PKT frat dance for CSU 1966 Rush Week
Dutchmasters – January 28th, 1966Dutchmasters – September 1966 – CSU Fort CollinsDutchmasters – October 1966The Dutch Masters – 1966Dutchmasters – CSU Fort Collins – December 1966Dutchmasters – Fort Collins – December 1966March 12th, 1967 – Battle of the Bands – the Zoo Fort CollinsMarch 18th, 1967 – Battle of the Bands – Jr Chamber of Commerce- Fort CollinsDutchmasters – Estes Park – May 1967
Dux
Formed in mid 1960’s
Terry Adams – bass – University of Colorado
Rick Anchatz – keyboards
Bob Hamilton – drums
George Kawamoto – lead guitar
Shawn Shea – rhythm guitar
The Dux – May 1967Dux – April 1968Dux play Greeley Central High Dance in 1967
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