Interviews Ever wonder what was it like being in a 1960's garage band?  Read High Hopes in Low-Fi by Richard Parker.  Written by an original member of Texas' Rain Kings and Gretta Spoone Band, this 60sgaragebands.com exclusive is a thoughtful and highly entertaining examination of the phenonema that forever changed rock and roll... Due to our expanded bandwidth, we are now able to keep an unlimited number of Web pages active and online at one time.  As a result, we are forgoing our customary three or four interview updates per month, and will now place interviews online as soon as we receive band member approval.  Not only will this allow us to provide an onsite Archive to go along with our much more complete Beyond The Beat Generation Archive, but there will no longer be a several month delay after completing the interview and before publication.  Current updates will be placed on top; as a result of our backlog, there are a number of never-before-printed interviews near the top, with many older ones further down the line.  Check back often for additions/updates. 006 Baytovens Keith Murphy & The Daze Interviews Band Member(s) State Photos Recordings Videos Edison Birdcaje Will Nowling Florida Yes No No Midnight Snack Mark Furtak California No Yes No Teen-Beets/Words Of Luv George Samaras North Carolina Yes No No Van-Tels Gary Jay Wisconsin Yes No No Flowers, Fruits & Pretty Things David Pasant Michigan Yes No No The Contents Are: Mick Orton Iowa Yes No No Sceptres J. Del Santo Connecticut Yes Yes No Paniks David Davies New York Yes Yes No Malibu's David Luckie Georgia Yes No No Accents Joseph Tutalo Rhode Island Yes Yes No Esquires Frank "Ted" Divo Ohio Yes No No Continental V Richard Albaugh Texas No Yes No Fabulous Pharaohs Aubrey Fisher Deleware Yes Yes No Hard Luck Boy/Southe Michael Monteleone California Yes Yes No King Louie & The 3Ds Louis Rotunno New York Yes No No Aardvarks Rick Kuerth Michigan Yes Yes No Whirlwinds/Inn Crowd Jim Hennessey Illinois Yes Yes No Try-Angle Les Tabeling Indiana Yes Yes No Simultaneous Avalanche Rick Schultze California Yes No No Ruins Walter Saxe New York Yes No No Ravens Jeff Shaw Ohio Yes No No Kack Klick/Churchmice Armand Schaubroeck New York Yes No No Rondells J.C. Kalous Michigan Yes No No Lazy Eggs Sam Moceri Michigan Yes Yes No Couryers Tom Valente Michigan No Yes No Crystal Syphon Bob Greenlee California Yes No No J.C. & The Disciples John Cross, Ric Kellen, Tom LaFlamme CA Yes No No Active Ingredients Mike Turturro New York No No Yes Sons Of Objection Randy Ellsworth Utah Yes No No Ruddy Merry Gary Parrish California No No No Liverpool Gas Co. Gary Duarte Maine Yes No No Deepest Blue Ken Zabel California Yes No No Casper & The Ghosts Dave Casperson New York Yes No No Sound Sandwich Les Hugie California Yes No No State Of Mind Paul Murtagh Delaware No No No Frankie & The Damons Ben Runkle North Carolina Yes No No Revolvers Steve Arnold Texas Yes No No Peter Wheat & The Breadmen Barry Carlos California Yes No No Band Without A Name Larry Puckett California Yes No No Robin Hoods Pete Shelton United Kingdom Yes Yes No Nickel Revolution Jerry Lenz Minnesota Yes Yes No Elites George Pratl Illinois No Yes No Dark Ages David Robertson Kentucky No No No Travel Agency Bill Gradisher Illinois Yes Yes No Creatures Robert Zappier New York No No No Torquays Don Meyers Illinois Yes Yes No Tuesday Child Dave Wathen Indiana Yes No No Mystics David Mitchell Texas Yes No No Park Avenue Playground George Eder Illinois Yes Yes No Blades Of Grass Bruce Ames New York Yes Yes No Jim & The Gents Robert Lazaneo California Yes No No Blue Angels Ken Simmons Indiana Yes No No Churchill Moor Steve Nelson Illinois Yes Yes No Rogues Jim Churchill Nebraska Yes Yes No Evening's Breezes Howard Sheldon and Bruce Domenella Illinois Yes Yes No Missing Links George Buetow Illinois Yes No No Torres Rick Gillis South Dakota Yes No No Lost Tribe Tom Roudebush Maryland Yes No No Bare Facts Bob Burns Louisiana Yes Yes No Olivers Mike Mankey, Jay Penndorf and Rick Durrett Indiana Yes Yes No Ruddy Merry Mike Machat California Yes Yes No Threshold Of Sound Dave Johnson Louisiana Yes Yes No Fabulous Fakes Vicki Spencer New York Yes Yes No Galaxies Bob May and Michael Waggoner Kansas Yes No No Shags Terry Ottinger Tennessee Yes No No Allusions Jeff Lewis Iowa Yes No No Oscar & The Majestics Sam and Oscar Hamod Indiana Yes No No Rick Lee & The Barons Larry Oliver California Yes Yes No Midnite Movers Ralph Delorso, Jr. Connecticut No No No Dream Machine Dean Cook Texas Yes No No Beau Beats John Grieco New York Yes No No Cavaliers/Moving Violations Charlie Davis Mississippi Yes Yes No Kords Jim Armstrong Florida Yes Yes No Van Goghs Bill Gannon Rhode Island Yes No No Hubert Spring Street Sale Rick Gleicher New Mexico No No No IV Kings & A Queen Jan Vadala Massachusetts Yes Yes No North Atlantic Invasion Force George Morgio Connecticut Yes Yes No Lime Steven Sanders Ohio Yes Yes No Banshees Frank Bucaro Illinois Yes Yes No Surprize James Marvell Florida Yes Yes No 13th Hour Glass Robert Lewis Florida Yes No No 20th Century Zoo Skipp Ladd Arizona Yes No No Tilton's Market Don Sucher New York/Massachusetts Yes Yes No Abstracts Don Sucher New York Yes Yes No Trolls Gary Aull Illinois Yes No No Avengers Louis Weisberg California No No No Big Sweet Tommy George Texas Yes Yes No Black Pearl Oak O'Connor Massachusetts Yes No No King's English Joe DiGrazia Ohio Yes No No Electras Mickey Fields Connecticut Yes No No Bucaneer's Don Bevers New Jersey Yes Yes No One Blind Mice Jon Friese California Yes No No Abstractions Bill Chemerka New Jersey Yes No No Men Of Eden Ed Byers Ohio Yes Yes No Magic Reign Mike Buker Washington, D.C. Yes No No Flame LTD David Dobler California Yes No No Rogues V Rick Vycital Illinois Yes Yes No Unknowns Phil Manovsky Oklahoma Yes No No Marble Collection Dave Coviello Connecticut Yes Yes No Monks Stephen Frary Massachusetts Yes Yes No Effects Jimmy Coulter Pennsylvania Yes Yes No Lonely Things Elwood Donnelly Rhode Island Yes Yes No Spectras Dick Ray New Hampshire Yes No No Prince & The Paupers Phil Cabuzzi Massachusetts No No No Grim Reaper Chester Slimp Texas Yes Yes No Zonks Buzz Andrews Arkansas Yes Yes No Innovations Skip Baker South Carolina Yes No No Invaders Jack Williams Texas Yes Yes Yes J.D. & The Silencers Ron O'Keefe Pennsylvania Yes No No Tonto & The Renegades Bill Ford Michigan Yes No No Dark Side George "Bill" Troutman Kentucky Yes No No Sideshow Dennis Wilbur California Yes No No Checkmates Jack Williams Texas Yes No No Sand Trippers Bob Melton Florida Yes No No Terry & The Telstars Nick Knowlton Maine Yes No No Ramrods Ron Neber Michigan Yes No No Burgundy Street Singers Jill Jax Kansas Yes No No Conspiracy Asa Porter New Mexico No No No Teddy & His Patches Dave Conway California Yes No No Million Dollar War Babies Margie Sheaffer Illinois Yes Yes No Unknowns/Spur Rick Willard Illinois Yes No No World War V William Miller California Yes No No Living End Jim Hall Michigan Yes Yes No Sixth Generation David Walenga Michigan Yes Yes No Chevelle V Charlie Taylor Texas Yes Yes No Headband Rich Beckholt Ohio Yes Yes No Coachmen Jeff Greenthal Wisconsin Yes No No Unrelated Segments Rory Mack Michigan Yes No No Eternal Flame Mike Lusby California Yes No No Tiaras Jack Carter and Gail Adams Texas Yes No No St. John Green Mike Baxter California Yes No No Jumbo Mike Baxter California Yes No No Surf Knights/Dream Machine Tommy George Texas Yes Yes No Pentagons John Coggeshall Connecticut Yes Yes No Night Crawlers Marc Reigel Minnesota Yes No No Others Jim DeStout Rhode Island Yes No No Memphis Charms Harold Kelly Tennessee Yes No No Rare Breed Jim Garcia Florida Yes No No Young Ages Bob Robinson North Carolina Yes No No Maitrex Square Daryl Leoce New York Yes No No Sedate Sunshine Colony Jeffrey Anderson California Yes Yes No Caravans Jimmy Preston New York Yes No No Nightshades Tom Lavin Illinois Yes No No City Blues Band Robert Lesher California Yes No No Evergreen Morning Philip Perkins California No No No Pleasure Seekers Patti Quatro Ericson Michigan Yes No No Rockets Richard Childers California Yes No No Ravens John Anthony Connecticut Yes No No Wet Paint Tom Benjamin Michigan Yes No No Turning Image Mike Hadder Virginia Yes No No Flock Fred Glickstein Illinois Yes No No Morning Dew Mal Robinson Kansas Yes No No Reverbs Kenn Farbacher Pennsylvania No No No Bridge Dennis D'Amato Connecticut Yes No No Laymen Phil Watlington Florida Yes No No Burlington Express Greg Hartline Kansas Yes No No Sacred Irony Chuck Dales Smith North Carolina Yes No No Danny & The Avanties Jackie Phillips Missouri Yes No No BlueBeats Lance Drake Connecticut Yes No No Tonto & The Renegades Tom Kirby Michigan Yes No No Integrity Records Alan Cassaro Ohio Yes No No Sentrys Mike Popejoy, Jerry Oliver and Paul Porter California Yes No No Kidds John Schmidt Texas No No No Soul Benders Aris Hampers Michigan Yes No No Weejuns/Pendletons Mike Anderson Michigan Yes Yes No Yellow Brick Road Bill Oden New Mexico No No No Jim Jones & The Chaunteys Jim Jones Texas Yes No No Ricochettes John Galobich Wisconsin Yes No No New Grooves Jim Treadway Mississippi Yes No No Limey & The Yanks Steve Cook California Yes No No Jim Doval & The Gauchos Connor Corkill California Yes No No Columns Brad Frey Pennsylvania Yes No No Chambermen Rick Maselli Ohio Yes No No Rick's Continentals Ray Vaughn Mississippi Yes No No Worlocks Denny Ball and Bill Smith New York Yes No No Mother's Kookies Robert Buckner California Yes No No Conquests/Rare Breed Barry Stolnick New York Yes Yes No Chylds Joe Vitale Ohio Yes No No Jades Of Fort Worth Gary Carpenter Texas Yes No No Benders/Why Four Gerry Cain Wisconsin Yes No No Mach V John Tiedemann Georgia No No No Midnight Raiders Chuck Sears Texas No No No Marvin Gardens Michael Lindner California Yes No No Luke's Cabbage Store Mike Partain Georgia Yes No No Collegiates Mac Macoy Indiana Yes Yes No Macabras Joel Kipp Iowa Yes No No Last Word Dave Papi New Jersey Yes Yes No Shags John Sahli Wisconsin Yes No No Chosen Few Skip Buran Florida Yes No No Nickel Bag Bill Brackin Illinois Yes No No Tabz Steve Green and Bob Bauer Ohio Yes Yes No Bare Facts Boyd Williams Ohio Yes No No Teemates Robert Pulhemus and Rich Staff New York Yes No No Muphets Jay Muphet Ohio Yes No No Teddy & His Patches Steve Urbani and Steve Marley California Yes No No Fugitives Geoff Graue and Mike Loomis Ohio Yes Yes No Breakers Timothy Critchley Arizona Yes Yes No Hustlers Lanny Barnett New Mexico Yes No Yes Great Society Irv "Butch" Vetter Illinois Yes Yes No Lavender Hill Mob Dave Chavoya California Yes No No Drusalee & The Dead John Piper California Yes No No Sound Effect Fernando “Butch” Lecuona Nebraska Yes Yes No The Mark V Billy Aerts Florida Yes No No Missing Lynx Tom Groener Montana Yes Yes No Tweeds Greg Campbell California Yes No No Witches Bru Roger Gary New Jersey Yes Yes Yes Other Five Bill Bailey and Duke Gaiser Kansas Yes No No Marauders Jerry Taylor Kentucky Yes No No Love Alban “Snoopy” Pfisterer California Yes No No Angry Young Men Dave Wing New York Yes No No Electras Louie Meunier, Mike Marsceill and Bill Yantz Vermont Yes No No Sensational Showmen Phil Pfister Kansas Yes No No Chevelle V Joe Baccus Texas Yes No No Quintels/Kwintels Jerry Zubal Michigan Yes No Yes Stumps Mark Fraze Ohio Yes No No Esquires Harv Hutchins New York Yes No No Aldermen Bruce Gilbert California Yes No No Royal Aircoach Robert Warren Green Massachusetts Yes Yes No Keith Murphy & The Daze Keith Murphy Indiana Yes No No Cannons Peter Loeb Wisconsin Yes Yes No Hangmen Tom Guernsey Maryland Yes No No Scoundrels Chip Mayes Florida Yes No No Sundowners Dom Demieri New York Yes Yes No United Travel Service John Reeves Oregon Yes No No Syndicate Jim Kobzeff California No No No Afterglow Larry Alexander and Gene Resler California Yes No No Neurotic Sheep Charlie Mitchell Texas Yes No No New York Central Charlie Callari New York No Yes No Blue Fever Craig R. Pedersen California Yes No No Greenstone Ivy Monty Sprague Florida Yes No No Outcasts Joseph Sherov New York Yes Yes No Blue Grass Gerald Lambert Illinois Yes No No Tarantels David Wheeler California Yes No No Glass Prism Tom Varano New York Yes No No Magnificent Seven Tony Stallard Kentucky Yes Yes No Next Five Eric Olson Wisconsin Yes No No Donnybrooks Steve Lynd California No No No Wry Catchers Rick Forbess Texas No No No Traits Mike Carroll New York Yes No No Rainbow Darrell Devlin California Yes No No Bats Dennis Nardantonio Pennsylvania No Yes No Bonnivilles Gene Antauer Ohio Yes No No S.J. & The Crossroads Sam Messina Texas Yes No No Quatrain Jim Lekas California Yes Yes No Groop Ltd. Jake Gerber New York Yes No No The Mass Charlie Gentile New York Yes Yes No Dan Gates Dan Gates Arizona Yes No No Jolly Beggars ’Pamela Rose’ New York Yes Yes No 1910 Fruitgum Company Floyd Marcus New York Yes No No Alibis Robert Deviccaro New York Yes Yes No Briks Richard Borgens Texas Yes No No Cavemen Joey Calato and Jimmy Crouse New York Yes No No Doughboys Richard X. Heyman and Mike Caruso New Jersey Yes No Yes Dynamic Disortions Eric Chambers Ohio Yes Yes No Grains Of Sand Richard Brand California Yes No Yes Hamilton Streetcar Tom Fannon California Yes No No London & The Bridges Richie Weintraub New York Yes No No New Generation Jack Nadelle California Yes No No Phog Russ Deck California Yes Yes No Sidekicks Zack Bocelle Pennsylvania Yes No No Strawberry Alarm Clock George Bunnell California Yes No No Gonn Rex Garrett and Craig Moore Iowa Yes No No Swift Rain Frank Sotelo Texas Yes No No Soul Searchers Anthony Martinich Florida Yes Yes No Whatsits Patrick Fogel Kentucky Yes Yes No Band Without A Name Mark Anderson California Yes No No Sound Barrier Paul Hess Ohio Yes No No Tamrons Keith Stacy North Carolina Yes No No Daybreakers Hank Mayberry Ohio Yes No No Ford Theatre Jimmy Altieri Massachusetts Yes No No Tides In Rick Rogerson New York Yes No No Reekers Tom Guernsey Maryland Yes No No Minutemen G. Ted Tedino New York Yes No No Somebody’s Children Joseph Arkeder California Yes No No Gentlemen Tim Justice Texas Yes Yes No Trojans John Green Iowa Yes Yes No Pebbles Ralph Straight Florida Yes No No Lee Riders Vince Tuzzi California Yes No No XL’s Bill Evans Indiana No No No Stanley & The Four Fendermen Bob Manning California Yes No No Detroit Soul Bart Mazzarella Connecticut Yes No No Montage Vince Chapman New Jersey Yes No No Bittervetch Rob Hegel Ohio Yes No No Teddy & The Pandas Ted Dewart Massachusetts Yes No No Blucoats Jim Peretti California Yes Yes No Brymers Dick Lee California Yes No No Martha’s Laundry Michael Husser California No No No Lyndells Bruce Ward Missouri Yes Yes No Fifth Estate Kenneth Evans Connecticut Yes Yes No Teddy Bears Don Richards Florida Yes Yes No Quests Bob Fritzen Michigan Yes No No Eddie Reeves Eddie Reeves Texas Yes No No Ox-Bow Incident George Napolitano and Joe Sirico New York Yes No No Dovers Bruce Clawson and Rick Morinini California Yes No No Outcasts Soul Searchers Sound Barrier