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)
Left-to-right: Steele, Johnson, Smyth, Leuthauser, Moore
The Eccentrics (Fort Collins)
The Eccentrics also played Galena Street East in Aspen – The Eccentrics played an AGR Frat party at CU during Rush Week 1966
The Echoes
L-R: Bill Green, Tommy Thomas, Jim Grabow, Rick Weidner, Willie Clark, Martin HainesThe Echoes – 1967 Ad from Arapahoe High Yearbook
The Echoes Play Arapahoe High School Dance in 1967
The Echomen (Fort Collins)
The Echomen February 1964Echomen – February 18th, 1964
Eddy & The Centuries
Eddy De Silva recorded this with the Centuries in 1962 in New Mexico – They played for a time in Colorado. De Silva would later move to New Jersey and front a band called “The Shadows”.
45 – Sherry 1521 – My Girl b/w I Don’t Love You Anymore – 1962
Eden’s Children
Members:
Larry Kiley (bass)
Jimmy Sturman (drums)
Richard Schamach (guitar) (Chaparral)
Rusty McLerran (guitar) (Impressions, King Louie & the Laymen – Coachmen)
Schamach and McLerran were both from Colorado
Eden’s Children March 6, 1968
LP – ABC Records – “Eden’s Children” – February, 1968
March 7th, 1968 – Battle of the Bands – Westminster Jaycees – Westminster High School
The Eighth Penny Matter (Denver)
This from Colorado Music historian Mike Stelk:
“The Eighth Penny Matter opened the Family Dog, it was their demo tape that lead Barry Fey to the San Francisco offices of the Family Dog on June 7th 1967. Barry was on his honeymoon (and out of work, having just left the employ of Denver Promoter Ed Weimer), so he decides to drop by the Family Dog office after seeing their Billboard ad in which they’d sought new acts (with original material) for the club.
He then makes an appeal on behalf of the band, friends from his earliest days in Colorado, with a 4 song reel recorded in Denver. Chet and Bob then invite him to the Avalon Ballroom that night and give Barry another view of the local scene, with the light show.
Barry returns to Denver, and after hearing of the closing of The Bird, he sees on opening for the Family Dog to expand to Denver, so he calls Bob Cohen, who soon flys out.”
Eighth Penny Matter – June 1967
The group became the house band for the Family Dog during it’s abbreviated run.
Eighth Penny Matter Reunion photo by Mike Selick
Appeared at the Helen Bonfills Theater Complex on 17th Street with the St. Bluegrass Band, The Jazz Trio, The Conal Implosion and Alfred Klayouer – May 29th, 1968 (Thanks to Karen Eifler Feb 13th, 2020)
The Eighth Penny broke up in the spring of 1968.
Other recorded songs not released from the 1960’s
“The Rain” – “Moment in Time”
EIGHTH PENNY MATTER – DECEMBER 19TH, 1967EIGHT PENNY MATTER – DECEMBER 21ST, 1967Family Dog 1967EIGHTH PENNY MATTER – MARCH 23, 1968Eighth Penny Matter – August 1967
The Electric Canary (Denver)
Played at the Exodus in Denver
March, 2016 from band member Adrian Rylatt:
“We played at the Exodus mostly and other clubs in Denver and Colorado Springs. Did a 3 month tour on the east coast.”
Kenny Perkins (vocals & guitar)
Bruce Bouck (vocals, guitar & harmonica)
Adrian Rylatt (drums)
Ron West (vocals & keyboards)
Jay Shelton (vocals & bass)
Electric Canary – October 1967Electric Canary – October 1968
The Electric Prunes
Yes Colorado does have a link to this nationally charting group (“I Had to Much Too Dream Last Night” – 1966 #11 and “Get Me to The World On Time” – 1966 #27) – all joining as a 1968 revamped Prunes lineup – which also included the addition of Colorado guitar player Ron Morgan. All but Morgan came recommended to the Electric Prunes by former Astronaut Rich Fifield who was heading up the band Hardwater. The three (minus Morgan) were performing in a Colorado band called Climax. Richard Whetstone had previously managed a Denver band from George Washington High School “The Ramblin Blues”.
Colorado Members of The Electric Prunes:
Richard Whetstone – vocals, guitar (Climax)
John Herron – organ (Climax)
Mark Kincaid – guitar (Climax – Pleasant Street Blues Band)
Ron Morgan – lead guitar (The Wild Ones – a Colorado Group – The West Coast Pop Experimental Band – Three Dog Night backing band – Deceased – died in an automobile accident
Eleventh Street East (Denver)
Eleventh Street East – July 1969Eleventh Street East – October 31st, 1969Eleventh Street East – October 31st, 1969Eleventh Street East – Boulder High – December 22nd, 1969
The Elgins (Denver)
This group is shown below performing for a dance at Denver West High School in 1969 – five years after a graduated as a Cowboy!
Thanks to Marc Gonzalez of 3.2 Blues to Go and many other Denver bands over the years – members included (L-R – drummer unidentified)
Eddie Duarte – guitar (Freddi-Henchi & Soulsetters)
Rocky Duarte – bass
Zeke DeLeon – vocals
The Elgins – April 28th, 1966
The Eliminators
Eliminators Play Thomas Jefferson Freshman Dance in 1966
The 11th Street Trolley (Fort Collins)
11 Street Trolley – October 1967
The Ellis Brothers (Pueblo)
Blaine Reininger – bass (Tycoons, Sands of Time, Lime, Wheat, The Ellis Brothers, The Flying Whale, The 25th Hour) – performed as an “Blaine Ellis”
Ron Ellis (White Lightning)
The Elopers (Manitou Springs)
Randy Weatherington
Jay Ridge Jr.
LP – Archive International AIP 10027 – Highs in the Mid Sixties (Various Colorado Groups) – with “Music To Make Bananas By” – 1985
45 – RLW 1286 – Music To Smoke Bananas By b/w Peak Beat – 1286 – 1967
The Embers (Fort Collins)
The Embers October 3rd 1958
The Emeralds (Denver)
Formed in 1960
John Sunderland (guitar) – also with Bobby Swanson & The Sonics and The Roadrunners – Attended Cathedral High School
Jack Chiddini (guitar) – deceased
Dave Morris (guitar) – deceased – attended Cathedral High School
Larry Showalter – (electric stand-up bass) – Attended Denver East High School
John Sunderland is a Pop Bop Rock Honor Roll Inductee
The Epix (Aurora)
February 13th, 1966 – Battle of the Bands – Aurora
The Equators (Denver)
House band at Cats Corner
The Equators Jan 1966 in Fort CollinsThe Equators – March 1966
The Erick Erickson Band (Englewood)
Leader Erick Erickson from Englewood High School – His band played for the school’s dance in 1964
The Esquires (Brush)
The Esquires play 1961 Brush High School Dance
The Esquires (Denver)
The Esquires Play for South High School Denver Dance 1965
This group played the Galaxy on West Alameda and in short order became Denver’s Soul Survivors.
Bob Raymond (bass) – Vaqueros 1962 – Soul Survivors 1965 – Company 1966 – Chocolate Hair 1970 – Sugarloaf 1971
Alan Kemp (guitar) – Vaqueros 1964 – Soul Survivors 1965 – The Poor 1966 – Stone Canyon Band – New Riders of the Purple Sage (Deceased)
Pat Shanahan – (drums) – Soul Survivors 1965 – The Poor 1966 – Stone Canyon Band – New Riders of the Purple Sage
Gene Chalk (guitar) – Soul Survivors 1965 – Beggar’s Opera Company 1966 – worked as a duo with Bob Webber 1976-1977 (Deceased)
John Day (keyboards) – The Poor 1966
Additional Members:
Denny Flannigan (guitar) – Formerly with The Outcasts & The Welshires – Moonrakers 1964 – Beggar’s Opera Company 1966 – Solo Work
In the photo below the Essex made an appearance at Denver South High in 1974. The lead guitarist shown was Greg Tafoya.
Greg Tafyoa Wails!
Ethereal Zepher (Fort Collins)
The Exits (Denver)
This is possibly the same band (Royaltones) who completed in West Denver Battle of the Bands
The Exits –
The Exits (Lakewood)
Top: Charlie Nicola – L-R: Josh Filley – Dan Newman – Jack Hezlep
The Exits formed in 1965 and continued until 1966. See visit my Dan Newman & Charlie Nicol
Members included:
Dan Newman – drums (Bloodstone)
Charlie Nicola – lead guitar
Josh Filley – bass
Jack Hezlep – rhythm guitar
Two members, Dan and Charlie were students at Colorado Academy School (Jr and Sr High) and recorded an LP in 1965 which was released on Denver’s Band Box record label!
This group has it’s roots with a Grand Junction group called “The Garfield Air Mattress”. The group evolved into “The Tuesday Club” releasing one single on the Philips label and then finally becoming “Fargo” and releasing one single on Capitol Records. Their Capitol recording was produced by Coloradoan and national recording artists/composer Marty Cooper.
In 1969 the group released an LP on the RCA Label titled “I See It Now”.
Fat Sow – October 1969Fat Sow – July 1969Fat Sow – August 1st thru 3rd, 1969
Feather Stone
Feather Stone Plays Eads High School Dance 1970
The Fender Benders
Another “discovery of Frank Slay – frequent music executive visitor to the Colorado area
Jack Van Horn – guitar
45 – Vermillion V-1926 – “XKE/Drag Strip – 1964
45 – Chicory 403 – “Scooter” b/w Head’n’ Shoulders One Two Three – 1966
Fetal Pig
“Hi. Great information. I was the bass player for Fetal Pig. It was formed by Steve Oas the drummer and myself. Scott Segal was on guitar and we all were students at DU. The band played all around Denver, were the house band at a bar called the 8th Infinity and our largest gig was in the fall of 69 with Vanilla Fudge and Sweetwater at the DU Arena. I would be curious if anyone remembers us and even better if anyone has any photos ? Peter Chapel”
Peter Chapel – Bass
Steve Oas – Drums
Scott Segal – Guitar
From Karen Westrall – April 7th, 2020:
“My sister and I attended the Sweetwater concert that Fetal Pig opened for – and still talk about it all these years later. I was class of ’72 at DU. She was visiting from Minnesota.”
Fetal Pig – November 21st, 1969
The Finders Keepers (Denver)
Formed around 1965 and ran until the end of the 1960’s.
Mike Kicklighter – guitar
Jim Lochman – drums
Charlie Nicola – lead guitar (Exit)
Rush Rhoads – rhythm guitar
Jim Taylor – bass
Finders Keepers play Cherry Creek High School in 1967Finders Keepers at Cherry Creek High School dance 1967Finder Keepers – April 20th, 1968Finders Keepers – CSU Fort Collins – May 1968
Finger
The Fire (Denver)
The Fire – May Festival Metro State College 1968
The 1st National Band
March 7th, 1968 – Battle of the Bands – Westminster Jaycees – Westminster High School
The Five Dementions (Grand Junction)
March 30th, 1968 – Battle of the Bands – Grand Junction Jaycees
Five-Handle Axe
Five-Handle Axe – February 17th, 1967
The Five Hearts
45 – Delft M-863 – “I Cry For You” – (blank back side) – 1963
The Five To Many Band (Denver)
This band evolved from a band called “The Accents” – They played at the “Red Dog” 3.2 club among other venues
Jim Pennetta (The Accents)
The Flameouts (Colorado Springs USAF)
Not likely that a group of Air Force Cadets could be accepted as ‘garage rockers’ but that is exactly what these guys did. Garage Hangover Blog Spot tells more. They formed at the Academy near Colorado Springs in 1966. Their single on the Columbia subsidiary label in Hollywood and was issued with a picture sleeve sold for just over $100 in the summer of 2013. The song was backed by the Academy who decided later not to sponsor any more recording sessions. Most of the band members went on to become combat pilots.
Dan Eikleberry – guitar (Chandells/Nebraska – Coachmen/Nebraska)
Tom Mravak – deceased
Jerry Becker
Bill Berry
Gary Mueller – drums
Mason Botts – bass
Bill Todd – bass (Hollywood studio musician – not a Cadet)
Dan Lavrich – bass
John Eikleberry USAF Academy 1968The Flameouts – June 1966
Tony Martinez was part of this group – He was from Trinidad, Colorado and released a Mexican single on the Musica Del Corazon label out of Trinidad.
45 – Bed Rock 2962 – “Tortured Mind” b/w “Hungry Hungry Hungry”
The Flock (Arvada)
Competed in Northglenn Battle of the Bands – August 1965
Flying Wheel (Manitou Springs)
Blaine Reininger – bass (Tycoons, Sands of Time, Lime, Wheat, The Ellis Brothers, The Flying Whale, The 25th Hour)
From Blaine: March, 2020: “Hi. My name is Blaine Reininger. I happened upon your blog listing all Colorado garage bands and was amazed to see that you had listed all of my bands! Even my grade school band The Tycoons. Wow. Thanks. Now the link between The Tycoons and Tuxedomoon can be seen.
I lived on the east side, so went to Fountain Elementary, Risley Jr. High, and East High, from which I graduated in 1971. I attended two years at USC (SCSC, whatever name it is known by now). I played in the Pueblo Symphony in 1972 and 1973. Also, you have one of my bands being called “Flying Wheel”, where it was actually “Flying Whale”. I didn’t see “The 25th Hour” listed in your bands, except as related to me. It featured the great Gary Fowler who was better known for other bands he was in later.
So many bands. It was really a wonderful scene in Pueblo in its heyday. The excitement of the live bands at the State Fair convinced me that that was what I wanted to do, play music, be in a band.”
Friar Fat & Four – April 1965Friar Fat & Four – April 17th, 1967
The Frogs
The Fugitives
(Need more information on this group – They appeared at the Denver Auditorium as shown here in the Spring of 1965)
KIMN Radio Survey – April 4th, 1965
KIMM Concert – April 10th, 1965 – Denver Auditorium
The Furys
Most likely a Fort Collins band
The Furys play Fort Collins High School dance 1965The Furys – January 23rd, 1965
Fuss & Us
Fuss & Us – June 1965
The Fuzz (Denver)
Performed between 1965 and 1969 – Most members were from Thornton High with some going to Northglenn High when it opened during their senior year.
Gary Seastone/aja Eric Garrison Caldwell – lead guitar
Don Sterkel – keyboards
Peter Taylor – drums
Henry Vera – rhythm guitar
Don Yamamoto – bass OTHER MEMBERS
Joe Mascaranas – bass
Pete Yamamoto (original member)
Henry Yamanoto (original member)
Appeared at the KIMN 1st Annual Teen Music Talent Show Auditorium Arena 1365 Curtis Street (Thanks to Karen Eifler Feb 13th, 2020)
The following came in from Fuzz drummer and lead vocalist Peter Taylor:
“We were playing at the Denver Buddhist Center in that picture (below). The one band member not in the picture was the keyboard player, Don Sterkel – you can see the edge of his piano on the far right of the photo. We all attended Thornton High School, except senior year, when a couple of us went to the brand new Northglenn HS which just opened (class of 1967).
None of us played in another band before Fuzz, nor after (during that period of time). I’ve been playing in bands over the last 10 years, but nothing since Fuzz till now. I was drummer and lead singer then and am now harp and guitar and vocals.
My most memorable event from that most amazing musical time was playing the Denver coliseum for the KIMN battle of the bands. As I recall bands were selected by number of votes turned in by fans. We had vote signing events in our high school gym where boxes and boxes of ballots were turned in by our loyal fans (what fun!).
I’ve never played before so many people in my life and probably never will. We opened with “Feel a Whole Lot Better” by the Byrds and it felt great!! Again, hoping memory serves me, I recall both Thrush and our band Fuzz were selected to cut a record as part of the “win”. Don Whitley (sp?) out of LA, I think, was to flyback to the coast and we would hear later on how to proceed with record contract. We later heard that his small plane had crashed on the way back to Calif. and he was killed.
If any of this is verifiable, I would sure love to find out for sure. After a lot of time, stories can become fuzzy when never hearing anyone else tell the same story. I haven’t been in touch with the guys to reaffirm this. Our lead guitar player, Gary Seastone died a few years ago (I miss him). Don Yamamoto, bass guitar, is living in California, near San Francisco. Henry Vera, rhythm guitar still lives in Northglenn. I believe Don Sterkel, keyboard, is living in Boulder or Denver but I’ve not been able to contact him.
I’m Peter Taylor, drummer and lead vocals and I live now in Crestone, CO where lots of music is to be found, including the Crestone Music Festival (Crestfest.org). I’ll see if I can track down a photo or two for you.”
And this comes in from a high school classmate – Rod Martin: (March, 2016)
“Pete, I went to Northglenn and remember you and the band very well. I missed the last reunion a few years back but I heard you all played again. I remember your duet in the assembly with Gayle and the battle of the bands. All the times I saw the Fuzz, it was you, Gary, Henry, and Joe Mascaranas played bass. Thanks for the memories and here’s to making many more. Rod Martin”
Peter Taylor: January, 2018 “I love seeing these stories about the bands back in the day. I still consider those times as the best of my life … yes, the best! I played in a period band, “Fuzz” and had the time of my life … living the dream. (there is a mention of us here on this fabulous blog, under “Colorado Local”, I believe. Rock on!”
The Fuzz at Northglenn High 1966
The Fuzz (Trinidad)
The Fuzz Play Trinidad High School dance in 1969
Murray Watson – drums
Fuzz Guitarist – Band played William Mitchell High in 1969
The Galaxies (Broomfield)
Tom Nelson – Paul Voth – Randy Winters
Broomfield Star-Builder – May 1965
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. They also competed in Colorado Springs Wasson High School’s 1966 “Battle of the Bands” vs. “The Villagers”, “The Moon Dogs”, “The Deuces Wild” and the “Tortarians”
Formed around 1964
Mick Emerson – lead guitar (The Pleasant Street Blues Band – also recorded solo on the Crested Butte record label)
Bill Nichols – bass
Myron Pollock – drums (Sugarloaf)
Dan Smyth – keyboards
On February 15th, 2024 I enjoyed doing a meet-up with several of the Denver area’s musical luminaries including Myron Pollock drummer for the Galaxies and later the popular band “Sugarloaf”. The subject of the “Rug-ged Room” off West Alameda (268 South Pierce) was brought up and Myron told us that the venue initially was a pool hall but had space that would be suitable for dancing.
He approached the owner and told him about the Galaxies, wondering if they would like to have a band play at the club, a non-alcoholic establishment. The owner agreed and before long the Galaxies were the regular house band. Two of the band’s fathers/uncles (not sure) would station themselves at the front and back doors with counter clickers and tally the entrants. The Rug-ged Room could not pay an appearance fee but offered the band a portion of the door take.
After a while the Rugged Room owners said they would like to book some other bands on occasion to which the Galaxies eagerly agreed in order to permit them to play at other venues. The national band, “The Lovin Spoonful” appeared there as did the Colorado’s “Rainy Daze”,”Boenzee Cryque” and the “Moonrakers”.
Appeared on November 11th, 1965 at the Denver Auditorium with The McCoys, Freddie and the Dreamers, and The Boenzee Cryque – (Thanks to Karen Eifler Feb 13th, 2020). They appeared at Lowry AFB in August 1966 along with the Boenzee Cryque.
Wasson High General Assembly Enjoys Battle of the BandsFebruary 1966 – Fort CollinsMarch 1966 – GunnisonApril 16th & 17th, 1966 – DenverThe Galaxies at Western State College Gunnison – November 1966The Galaxies – February 1966The Galaxies – November 1966
The Galaxies appeared at the Chilton Lounge in Pueblo in the 1970’s
The Galaxies (Pueblo)
The Gallery – Boulder
The Gallery Play Golden High School in 1968The Gallery – Boulder High School Prom – May 18th, 1968The Gallery – May 23rd, 1968May 25th & 26th, 1968 – Battle of the Bands Colorado State Finals – Colorado Jaycees – Hinkley High SchoolMay 25th & 26th, 1968 – Battle of the Bands Colorado State Finals – Colorado Jaycees – Hinkley High School
45 – Mira 252 – “Little Boy Blue” b/w “Little Balloon Lady – 1968
Gang Grien (Boulder)
Gang Grien – At Grandma’s July 1967
The Garfield Air Mattress (Grand Junction)
Daryll Cooper
Bruce Lambert
Pete Frease
Terry Tezak
Tony Decker
Upon the departure of Tezak and Lambert, Dean Wilden joined from Utah.
Most members of the group attended Mesa College in Grand Junction with the exception of Bruce Lambert who was attending Grand Junction High School when they formed in 1966. They would later become “The Tuesday Club” signing a national recording contract with Mercury and with a release on the Philips record label in 1967.
After “Tuesday Club” the group would become “Fargo”. (See the Tuesday Club listing for more on this group).
Genesis (Denver)
Formed around 1969.
Marc Gonzales – bass – (The Mergers – Offspring, Brass Monkey – 3.2 Blues to Go)
Ed Gallegos – lead guitar & vocals (The Basements – Founder Offspring, Distance, Mestizo)
Charlie Vigil – vocals – (Bluetones – Offspring – Maul and the Cutups) – deceased
Albino Cordoba – guitar & vocals
Gil Cordoba – keyboards & vocals (The Ravens)
Nick Garcia – drums & vocals (3.2 Blues To Go)
Paul Garcia – Drums
Sam Kortnicki – Trumpet (Brass Monkey)
Steve Webber – Tenor Sax
Lloyd “Buttons” Trujillo – Keyboards
Richard Velasquez – Keyboards
Jim Quintana – Percussion / Background Vocals
45 – Rayo 107 – Time is All We Need b/w Follow the Sun
The Geneva Convention (Fort Morgan)
L-R: Dick Walker, Gary Sagel, Mike Williams, Jon Wacker, George Sears
The Gents (Pueblo)
Jose Ortega
ASSOCIATED BANDS: Fabulous Fremonts
May 25th & 26th, 1968 – Battle of the Bands Colorado State Finals – Colorado Jaycees – Hinkley High School – Gents were from Utah and a host band – & 1967 National Winner)
The Genuine Article (Greeley)
May 25th & 26th, 1968 – Battle of the Bands Colorado State Finals – Colorado Jaycees – Hinkley High SchoolThe Genuine Article at Greeley West High October 4th, 1969Genuine Article – May 23rd, 1969
Geodesic Dome (Colorado Springs)
George (Boulder)
Band backed Pam Webb and recorded with her as well.
George October 1967George – April 1968George – April 1969George – July 1969
Glass Attic – July 19th, 1969Glass Attic – October 1969The Glass Attic at the Psychiatrist – December 12th, 1969The Glass Attic play 1970 Mitchell High School Dance
God’s Eyes
God’s Eyes – Estes Park – May 1966
The Golden Gate Doorknob
The group is from out of state recording on this local label – Need more information on this 1960’s Colorado garage band – They appeared often at Friday’s 3.2 night club on East Colfax
The Good Guys – April 28th, 1967 – Academy HighThe Good Guys – June 1967
Good Mourning (Denver)
April 11th, 1969 – Battle of the Bands – Machebeuf High School in Blessed Sacrament Gym – Denver
Good Tyme Music/Good Tyme (Denver)
1968 – Good Tyme Play Harrison High SchoolOctober 1968March 7th, 1968 – Battle of the Bands – Westminster Jaycees – Westminster High School
Good Tyme – Cragmor – October 1968Good Tyme – January 1969Good Tyme – March 1969 Good Tyme Music – April 1969
The Grapefruit Exchange (Grand Junction)
Members: (All were students at Grand Junction High School)
Dan Cass – rhythm guitar
Steve Sutherland – bass guitar
Jim Wilson
Steve Ward
March 30th, 1968 – Battle of the Bands – Grand Junction Jaycees (search)
Johnny Green and the Green Men
Appeared at Denver University Stadium with Herman’s Hermits and Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders
The Green Apples (Boulder)
Green Apple s- Marcy 21, 1967
The Green Men
The Green Giants
“The band called The Green Giants was originally formed in Southwest Iowa by two musicians from Shenandoah and two from Bedford.
Bob Biers – lead vocalist
John Gibson – bass guitar
Jim Hutson – lead guitar
Bill Leacox. – drums
45 – Round & Round 4501 – “You’re Going to Lose That Girl”/”Pity Me” – 1966
The Green Lyte (Colorado Springs)
Green Lyte March 1969
The Grenidines
The Grenadines finished second place in 1968 Westminster High “Battle of the Bands”. The Runnaways finished 1st and the Perfect Strangers finished 3rd.
Grenidines – March 1968Grenidenes – June 15th, 1968
Played a 1969 dance at Arapahoe High School
Grenidines Play Denver Kennedy High School 1969
The Grim Reapers
Played CSU Acacia Frat Dance – September 1966 in Fort Collins
Grim Reapers – Boulder High Dance – November 1966
The Grimbles (Broomfield)
Bob Nelson – bass
Gary McNear – organ
David Rowe – lead guitar
Phil Peglau – drums
John Miller – vocals/harmonica
Grimbles April 22nd, 1966Grimbles – June 1966Grimbles – December 1966The Grimbles – December 12th, 1966Grimbles – January 1967Grimbles – Fort Collins – April 21st, 1966
The Gross National Product (Boulder)
Charles Prewitt
John Herren
Wayne Bend
Roger Listen
Gross National Product – November 1966Gross National Product at Hinkley High School – 1967Gross National Product play the Honeybucket – February 1967The Gross National Product play the Honeybucket – March 1967The Gross National Product play the Honeybucket – May 1967The Gross National Product play the Honeybucket – June 1967Grimbles – May 1967Gross National Product play Grandma’s in Boulder – July 1967
The Group
Members:
Mike Taylor – bass
Danny Vincent – lead guitar
Pat Kennedy – keyboards
Jerry Carter – rhythm guitar
The “Group” won a 1965 Northglenn “Battle of the Bands
The Group – July 1965The Group – August 1965The Group – September 23rd, 1965The Group – September 30th, 1966October 1967 – Battle of Bands – Heartfund Weekend – Fort LewisThe Group Play 1967 dance at La Junta High SchoolThe Group play a 1969 dance at Kit Carson High School
Group Hysteria (Eagle)
Group Hysteria – Moffat High HC – October 1967
The Grouse (Colorado Springs)
The Grouse played at William Mitchell High in 1969
Grunewald
Grunewald – February 17th, 1967
The Grym Reapers
Played a dance at Denver South High School in 1968
Guy & His Friends (Fort Collins)
Guy and His Friends – April 1968Guy & His Friends – November 1966 – Boulder
The Half Doesn’t (Denver)
Mid 1960’s to late 1960’s band originally called Seventh Survey
Half Doesn’t band member playing at a 1968 William Mitchell High dance
Formed around 1968 – They often played in Denver venues including the Galaxy in west Denver on Alameda.
Jerry Corbetta – Keyboards (McCoys/Denver – Brambles – Voices of Mute – Chocolate Hair – Moonrakers* – Sugarloaf) *played a short recording stint with The Moonrakers
Half-Doesn’t – February 1968
The Hangmen (Gunnison)
Hangmen – February 1965The Hangmen – February 1965
Hank/Hawk (Boulder)
A mystery – is it “Hank” or “Hawk” – Is it a group or solo???
Hank July 1969Hawk – July 1969
Hannigan’s Greenhouse
Around the time of this 1960’s band’s run – there was a local Denver business called “Hannigan’s Green House” owned by Mr. Hannigan and located at 2020 South Ogden Street – The Brown’s all attended Denver South High School and all apparently worked at the green house.
The late Dave Brown was a very good friend of guitarist the late Tommy Bolin.
Allen Brown
Rick Brown (deceased)
Dave Brown (deceased)
This from MC Malthus in 2021:
“Howdy Craig,
Thanks for the note. I just read this. It’s a little late this evening; however, I will write tomorrow and contact a friend that can get a hold of Alan Brown. Dave Brown, Tommy Bolin’s, best friend died over the Christmas holidays last year (2020), I believe. Rick Brown also passed away. I think some or all of the Brown brothers all worked at Hannigan’s greenhouse and they all attended South High.
More later. I will CC” you”
“Hannigan’s Greenhouse” (a floral shop) was located in the 2000 block of South Ogden
Richard Brown – South High 1971 Sophomore Year
Hard Water
Group headed up by former Astronaut – the late Rich Field
Hard Water – February 1969
The Hereafters
Became “The Contents Are” in mid July 1966
The Hereafters – July 1966 Estes Park
The Heard (Fort Collins)
The Heard – March 1966The Heard – March 1966The Heard – March 1966 – Aspen
Heavy Ash (Denver)
Heavy Duty (Denver)
Heavy Duty Play Denver Kennedy High School 1969
The Heavy Light Band
Heavy Light Band – April 1968
Heavy Load (Denver)
Heavy Load – November 1969Heavy Load – December 1969
Heavy Rain (Boulder)
Heavy Rain – October 25th, 1969
The Henchmen (Cortez)
Henchmen – August 7th, 1965
The Hi Blues (Pueblo)
Formed 1967
Kent Able – organ
Tom Bowman – trumpet – departed 1968
Dave Flores – sax
John Grove – bass – (Band X – October 1968 then Joint Session in 1969 – Kemikol – Little Ricky & The Roosters – Tractor – Starr 1972 – Aloha)
Formed in the fall of 1964 – Appeared at Tulagi 3.2 Night Club Boulder, Colorado September 19th and 20th, 1969; Appeared at Giuseppe’s February 26th, 1971; Appeared at the Hidden Valley Ranch – Northwest of Boulder on Highway 36 – February 14th, 1974 (Thanks to Karen Eifler Feb 13th, 2020)
High John at Metro State College May 1969
The lead singer (name unknown) was a student at the University of Denver
High John – February 1969 at Metro State CollegeHigh John – Metro State University – May 1969Hi-Jon – February 1969Hi-Jon – February 1969 – PuebloHi-Jon – February 1969High John Play Palmer High School in 1970High John – 1969-09High John – February 1969High John – February 1969High John – October 1970
The High & Mighty (Pueblo)
The High & Mighty formed in the mid 1960’s with members attending Pueblo East High School – They disbanded in about 1969
Members:
Larry Shuford
Scott DeTurk
Bill Blackburn – bass
Milton Fender
Larry Duran
The High Seas
45 – DMG 4000 – Sunday Kind of Love/We Go Together – 1960
The Higher Elevation/T.H.E. (Greeley)
VISIT THE HIGHER ELEVATION HONOR ROLL PAGE
The Hi-Lights
Played a 1964 Widefield High School dance
The Hi-Lites play Palmer High School dance 1966
The Hilton Trollies
October 1967 – Battle of Bands – Heartfund Weekend – Fort Lewis (search)
Hippogryph (Denver)
Don Batt
Danny Williams – bass
John Rowe – lead guitar
Lee Shumake – drums
From Don 8-3-23: I remember performing with my band, Hippogryph, at the Auditorium Area in 1969 (?). The bands were pro and semi pro. I don’t think the term “garage band” had been coined yet.
The Hitchhiker (Fort Collins)
Photo difficult to view – Hitchhiker October 1963 CSU
The Ho-Dads
The Ho-Dads would become the Beruits. They appeared here at St. Pius X in Aurora just off East Colfax in the 1960’s.
The Hound Dogs (Denver)
The Hound Dogs were actually Denver’s Blue Rhythms recruited to perform for a premier showing of Fabian’s motion picture “Hound Dog Man” which was shown at Denver’s Centre Theater.
(All members of the Blue Rhythms)
Paul Jennings
Marvin Ross
Lee Chandler
Huey, Dewey & Louie (Boulder)
These are members of the former “Boenzee Cryque”
Hewey, Dewey and Lewey – December 1973
The Humphrey Clinker
The Humphrey Clinker – November 1966
The Hypnotic Kraize (Denver)
The Kraize finished 3rd in the “El Gallo” newspaper’s 1969 Battle of the Bands
Hypnotic Kraize – October 1969
The Illusions (Colorado Springs)
David Smith (drums)
Fred Kessler (keyboards – trumpet)
Bill Moran (lead vocals – rhythm guitar)
Mike Coleman (bass)
Mike Quaken (lead guitar)
Illusions – May 1969 Red Ram
The Imaginations (Denver)
The Imaginations play Manual High School Denver dance 1969
The Imperials I’V/Imperials
The Imperial’s IV are shown below where they played for a Denver South High School dance in 1966.
The Imperials – October 24th, 1963The Imperials – December 1964The Imperials – January 1964The Imperials IV play 1964 Westminster High School dance
The Impressions (Boulder)
Impressions compete in “Stars of Tomorrow” event in Boulder
The group would become the Coachmen.
The Impressions – October 1962The Impressions – October 1962The Impressions – October 13th, 1962The Impressions October 13th, 1963
The Impressions Compete in December 11th, 1964 “Battle of the Bands” at CU
(photo from R. McLerran FB)Impressions at Skateland Boulder – (photo R. McLerran FB)
Members in photo from left to right:
Roy Burroughs – bass
David Lowder – lead vocals
Jim Gelwick – drums (deceased)
Rusty McLerran – lead guitar (King Louie & the Laymen – Eden’s Children – Coachmen)
Michael Anglen – rhythm guitar
The “Owl” Boulder High Newspaper – October 1964
The In-Betweens (Louisville)
July 7th, 1967 – Battle of the Bands – Lafayette Lanes
The Infinite Sound Company Copywrite 1947″ (Fort Collins)
Infinite Sound Co. – January 1967Infinite Sound Company Copywrite 1947 – February 1967
The Inner Sounds (Littleton)
Dave McDonald – guitar
Doug Heath – bass
Phil “Flip” Carter – drums
Kenny Vaughan – guitar
(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”.
The Instigators
The Instigators – February 1966
Intensive Soul (Denver)
Competed in 1967 Battle of the Bands in Denver. The band was formerly the Olejniczaks.
Members:
Nick Carranco
Johnny Caracno
Lonnie Sailas
Joey Cruz
Nick Carranco, Johnny Carranco, Lonnie Sailas and Joey Cruz
The Intensive Soul Play Manual High School 1970
The Intrigues
Competed in KBTR’s Dance and Music Festival’s Battle of the Bands held in the National Western Exhibition Hall – 19th thru the 21st, 1967.
Intruders (Denver)
Bill Alexander – keyboards (Bossmen – Travis Bond and the Orges)a
The Invaders
The Invaders played a 1962 Boulder High School dance
The Invaders (Greeley)
This group of Invaders played a 1964 “Battle of the Bands” at the Greeley YMCA – a very early “Battle” for Colorado – They competed against the “Avantis” as well as two polka bands and a country band!
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