North Valley Bands
This page is a very sincere, though sketchy attempt to record some information about
bands and musicians playing Rock and Roll music in the 1950's and 1960's
in northern California (north of Sacramento). We are interested in
you may be able to add.
Corrections?...Additions?...Reminiscences?
Bands
Avantis
Avengers
California Teens
Caretakers
Cavaliers
City Lights
Colours
Custer & The Survivors
Delrays
Derek
Disciples
Drusalle & The Dead
Flight 13
Freddie J. & The Nightriders
Freddy And The Statics
Futuras
Grand Ball
Gunge
Hamlet
Impalas
Invaders
Kurt & The Kapers
Madd, Inc.
Marquettes
Miniature Concert
Moon
Navarros
Neighborhood Children
Nomads
Norman Bailey & The Nervous Kats
People
Psycho
Rejects
Rosey Bones
Rubber Band
Souls
Stratomen
Suedes And Velvets
Sundance
Supa Nova
Velvetones
Yo Yoz
Musicians
Oliver Adams (Bill Endicott)(Drums)(Boy Blues, Daytonas)
Ernie Apadaca (Guitar)(Drusalle & The Dead)
Willie Arnold (Vocals)(Daytonas)
Mike Attinger (Keyboards, Bass)(Catalinas, Delrays)
Rich Attinger (Drums)(Starfires)
Gary Baermann (Bass, Vocals)(Futuras, Madd, Inc.)
Norman Bailey (Norman Bailey & The Nervous Kats)
Kurtis Baker (Piano)(Kurt & The Kapers)
Ron Balch (Guitar, Vocals)(Sandoz Bluz)
Nick Becker (Sax)(Impacts, Wild Ones)
Sharon Berrick (Vocals)(Midnight Reign)
Beau Bevetori (Bass)(City Lights)
Todd Biggs ()(Moon)
Bob Blade (Sax)(Starfires)
David Boradori (Guitar)(Freddie & The Nightriders)
Gary Braden (Bass)(Souls)
Clark Brandstat (Sax)(Belvederes)
Jerry Brandstat (Base)(Belvederes)
Bob Brien (Guitar)(Boy Blues, Colours, Hamlet)
Gary Brown (Drums)()
Perry Brown ()()
Doug Bryan (Bass)(Freddie J. & The Nightriders)
Delbert Bump (Keyboards, Sax)(Big Timers)
Nan Burgess (Vocals)(Starfires)
Bud Caldwell (Drums)(Crystal Ship)
Mike Calkins (Mike O'Day) (Guitar, Vocals)(Continentals, Mike & The Mystics)
Fred Campbell (Guitar)(Gunge, Sundance)
John Campbell (Bass)(Gunge)
Mel Carmen (Guitar)(Belvederes)
Chuck Carson (Guitar)
Bob Cassamajor (Drums)(Brass Ring)
Leon Caulkins (Bass, Keyboards, Vocals)(Apollos, Marquettes, Miniature-Concert, Rubber Band)
Tom Cecil (Guitar)(Emarks)
Charlie Chambers (Guitar, Vocals)()
_______ Christianson (Guitar)(Starfires)
Mark Cipolla (Bass, Vocals)(Boy Blues, Colours, Disciples, Hamlet)
Mike Clark (Drums)(Continentals)
Phil Clevinger (Guitar)(Mike & The Mystics)
Jim Collinsworth (Vocals)(Caretakers, Nomads)
Jim Connelly (Guitar, Vocals)(Boy Blues, Disciples, Midnight Reign, Psycho)
Steve Cooley (Guitar)(Derek, Freddie J. & The Nightriders, Gunge, Midnight Reign, Sundance)
Mike Coulter (Sax)(Daytonas)
Bob Covic (Drums)(Drusalle & The Dead, Invaders)
Dave Cox ()()
Doyle Cox (Bass)(Brass Ring)
Dan Craik (Guitar, Bass)(Impacts, Wild Ones)
Ron Crawford (Bass, Guitar, Keyboards,Vocals)
Derek Cymbal (Guitar)(Derek)
Marty Dahl (Drums, Vocals)(Emarks, Psycho)
Ferrill Deaton (Guitar)(Madd, Inc.)
Shelly Denny (Trombone) (Grand Ball)
Alan Dloughy ()(Caretakers, Nomads)
Roger Dolecheky (Roger Doyle) (Drums)(Flight 13, Freddie J. & The Nightriders, Midnight Reign)
Roger Doyle (Roger Dolecheky) (Drums)(Flight 13, Freddie J. & The Nightriders, Midnight Reign)
Phil Duncan ()(Moon)
Bill "Bubba" Edmiston (Vocals)(Caretakers, Nomads)
Bill Endicott (Oliver Adams) (Drums)(Boy Blues, Daytonas)
Denny Everett (Bass)(Flight 13)
W.A. Farrins (Drums)(Grand Ball, Neighborhood Children)
Loren Fauchier (Loren Nielson) (Drums)(Caretakers, Gunge, Nomads, Sundance)
Keith "Frosty"Ferrin (Drums)(Apollos, Grand Ball, Impacts, Madd, Inc., Miniature-Concert,
Rubber Band, Starfires, Wild Ones)
Jerry Foreman (Drums)(Crystal Ship)
Clair Francis (Bass, Vocals)()
Bob Fulkerth (Guitar, Vocals)(Emarks)
Barney Gabriel (Drums)
Nate Gabriel (Sax, Vocals)(Grand Ball, Suedes & Velvets, Velvetones)
Danny Gaylord (Guitar)(Daytonas)
Gus Gelepes (Drums)(Belvederes, Brass Ring)
______ Genatis (Sax)(Kurt & The Kapers)
______ Genatis (Sax)(Kurt & The Kapers)
Danny Glascow (Guitar, Vocals)(Apollos)
Don Graham (Drums)(Impacts)
Dave Hahnes (Bass)(Daytonas)
Charlie Haines (Sax)(Sundance)
Ted Hansen (Sax, Vocals)(Brass Ring, Cavaliers)
Fawn Harriman (Vocals)(Starfires)
Dan Harris (Guitar)()
Mike Harris (Drums, Vocals)()
David Harter (Guitar, Vocals)(Crystal Ship)
Steve Harter (Drums, Vocals)(Apollos, Continentals, Daytonas, Delrays, Emarks, Starfires)
Eddie Haverty (Drums, Vocals)()
Chuck Heinle (Guitar)(Daytonas)
Mel Hendrickson (Drums)(Marquettes)
Clair Hinton (Guitar, Vocals)(Belvederes, Custer & The Survivors, Midnight Reign, People)
Chris Howard (Drums, Guitar)(Big Timers, Boy Blues, Cavaliers, Psycho)
Marty Howard (Bass)(Big Timers, Boy Blues, Cavaliers, Psycho)
Warren "Hutch" Hutchinson (Guitar)(Continentals)
Danny Hutler (Drums)(Continentals, Emarks, Starfires)
John James (Drums) (Razorback)
Bob Jeffords (Bass, Guitar, Vocals)(Crystal Ship, Impacts)
John _______ (Sax)(Continentals)
Pete Johnson (Guitar, Vocals)(Apollos, Miniature-Concert, Rubber Band)
Cleve Jones (Guitar, Vocals)(Cavaliers)
Gene Josephson (Bass, Drums)(Continentals, Crystal Ship, Grand Ball, Impacts)
Bill Karol (Keyboards, Vocals)(Emarks)
Kurt Kearns (Guitar, Vocals)(Boy Blues, Colours, Hamlet, Rosey Bones)
Mark Kellet ()()
Benny Kennedy (Drums) (Avengers, Midnight Reign, Velvetones)
Herb Kliebe (Bass, Guitar)(Norman Bailey & The Nervous Cats)
Stan Knight (Vocals)(Continentals)
Dom Kociemba (Drums)()
Bill Langlois (Bass)()
Rick Leal (Guitar)(Madd, Inc.)
Al Lehman (Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals)(Continentals)
Kelly Lydon (Bass, Vocals)(Sandoz Bluz)
Steve Mailhoit (Sax)(Grand Ball, Impacts, Wild Ones)
George McClelland (Guitar)(Starfires)
Gordon McCollum (Sax)(Drusalle & The Dead)
Mike McLaughlin (Guitar)(Stratomen)
Bob Melbourne (Drums)(Continentals)
Bob Middleton (Guitar)()
Jerry Miller (Sax, Vocals)(Apollos, Marquettes)
Jimmy Mills (Drums)(Norman Bailey & The Nervous Cats)
Jim Moore (Trumpet)(Sundance)
Marty Moser (Guitar, Vocals)(Sandoz Bluz)
Ron Murphy (Drums)(People, Psycho)
Tim Murphy (Drums)(Flight 13)
Sharon Myers (Vocals)(Midnight Reign)
Loren Nielson (Loren Fauchier) (Drums)(Caretakers, Gunge, Nomads, Sundance)
Bob Nople (Guitar)(Brass Ring)
Mike O'Day (Mike Calkins) (Guitar, Vocals)(Continentals, Mike & The Mystics)
David O'Farrell (Guitar)(Derek, Gunge, Sundance)
Jan O'Farrill (Guitar, Vocals)
Gary Openshaw (Guitar)
Freddie O'Quinn (Keyboards, Vocals)(Grand Ball, People)
Steve Parsons (Drums)(Colours, Hamlet)
Jody Paysano (Guitar)(Custer & The Survivors, Impacts, Madd, Inc., Wild Ones)
Chuck Peel ()()
John Peters (Organ)(Flight 13)
Larry Peterson (Guitar)(Flight 13, Razorback)
John Piper (Keyboards)(Drusalle & The Dead)
Craig Prest (Organ)(Madd, Inc.)
Dwayne Ramsey (Sax)(Emarks)
Ron Raschdorf (Guitar)(Apollos, Neighborhood Children, Suedes & Velvets, Velvetones)
Bob Rathbun (Bass)(Drusalle & The Dead)
Anthony Rendeena (Drums)(Derek)
Randy Reeves (Bass, Vocals)(Boy Blues, Disciples, Sundance)
Adam Rettig (Drums)(Emarks)
Ken Rice (Keyboards, Vocals)(Starfires, Wild Ones)
Steve Richins (Sax)(Caretakers, Sundance)
John Henry Rivers (Vocals)(Big Timers)
Bill Robinson (Vocals)
Charlie Robinson (Guitar)()
Richard Rockwell (Bass, Guitar, Vocals)(Apollos, Miniature-Concert, Rubber Band, Starfires)
Mike Ross (Drums, Vocals)(Catalinas, Emarks)
Howard Rucker (Guitar)(Brass Ring)
Drew Sallee (Sax, Vocals)(Drusalle & The Dead)
Tom Schmitt ()(Invaders)
John Sedwick (Bass, Guitar)()
Steve Siebert (Guitar)(Emarks, Norman Bailey & The Nervous Cats)
Richard Silen (Guitar)(Catalinas, Delrays)
Freddy Singh (Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals)(Freddy & The Statics)
Bob Smith (Guitar, Vocals)(Norman Bailey & The Nervous Kats)
Pete Smith (Guitar, Vocals)(Apollos, Marquettes)
Roger Smith (Guitar)(Starfires)
Sonny ________ (Sax, Vocals)(Freddy & The Statics)
Craig Strode (Guitar, Vocals)(Daytonas, Emarks)
Martin Taylor (Vocals)(Gunge, Razorback)
Steve Taylor (Drums, Vocals)(Sandoz Bluz, Sundance)
Gary Tuggle (Drums)(Apollos)
Steve Turner (Sax)(Continentals)
Rick Wagner (Drums)(Boy Blues, Disciples)
Rich Wallace (Guitar)(Daytonas)
Ron Ward (Bass)()
Jim Watkins ()(Invaders)
Tom Webb (Vocals)(Flight 13, Freddie J. & The Nightriders, Midnight Reign, Sundance)
John Willard (Guitar, Vocals)()
Bob Williamson (Guitar)(People, Psycho)
Guy Williamson (Base, Vocals))(Big Timers, People, Psycho, Scrap Iron, Starfires)
Ray Williamson (Guitar)(Daytonas)
Dave Wood (Bass, Guitar, Vocals)(Catalinas,Delrays)
Last modified 1/17/99
