Genre: Garage Rock Active Years: 1967-? Base Location: Eugene, OR Members: Eddy Russell Terry ? Duane Marquis – Sax Gigs: The Kon Tiki Played in Las Vegas at The Carousel (1967–1974) for one month.
Featured Bands & Musicians
Lon Guitarski
The Lon Guitarski Group was a popular jazz fusion band of that era! Active Years: Late 1970s – Genre: Original instrumental jazz fusion Home Base: Eugene, Oregon Members Don Latarski – Guitarist & Co-principal Songwriter Tom Grote – Drums Mark Schneider -Bass Jack Buddeke – Keyboards & Co-principal Songwriter Jeff Kirsch – Woodwinds & Percussion Jeff Homan – Saxophones Lynn […]
Wheatfield
Wheatfield (1971-2006) Genre: Americana/Folk/Bluegrass/Country/Rock Base Location: Eugene, OR Wheatfield formed in October, 1971, as a folk duo by Pete Wolfe and Will Hobbs, who met in the Odyssey Coffee House in Eugene, Oregon. Their first impromptu rendition of “Helplessly Hoping” met with immediate applause, and the two decided they had something special and worth pursuing. Within […]
In Crowd
Active Years: 1965 Genre: Garage Rock Base Location: Eugene, Oregon Members: Marve Floyd Clark Lynch – drums Lloyde Barnhurst Clark Lynch of the In Crowd at Bimbos
Chicory
Genre: Folk Active Years: 1977 – 1979 Home Base: Eugene, Oregon Members: Rob Anderson Emy Phelps Gregg Vollstedt
Oscar R Page
Oscar R Page was a logger / musician from Wendling, Oregon. He was known for his Port Townsend-built Symphony Harp Guitar. About Wendling – from Wikipedia: Wendling is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, located northeast of Marcola. Wendling’s post office operated from 1899 to 1952. It was named for George X. Wendling, a local lumberman. A […]
Highwaymen
Genre: Folk Active Years: 1963 – 1964 Home Base: Eugene, Oregon Members Rob Anderson – guitar, banjo, bass, vocals Marc Ellington – guitar, vocals Bill Ayres – bass, banjo, vocals “I played with Marc Ellington (2 years my senior) while a junior at North Eugene for about a year (1963/4). We called ourselves The Highwaymen. Marc […]
Little John and the Monks
Active Years (1965-1967) AKA: The Nomads Genre: Garage Rock Base Location: Blue River, Oregon Winners of the Northwest Battle of The Bands at the Lane County Fair in July of 66′. Members: Tom Davis – Vocals Clark Lynch – Drums & Vocals Bob DiMartino – Keyboards (also played in Hot Spice from Spokane) Larry Harding – Lead […]