They experienced a stunning creativity explosion that produced a very strong list of original tunes featuring very rich arrangements, meaningful lyrics and high energy. The band had wonderful songwriting by Dan, Lenny and Oppie. Ned was replaced by Bob Soehner and then I replaced Bob in 1972. The members were Dan Snyder - guitar and vocals, Lenny Sass - Keyboards and vocals, Burt Levine - lead guitar, Steve (Oppie) Openheim - second guitar and vocals, Peter Solow - drums and a bass player named Ned (don't remember his last name).
North began in 1971 on a communal farm south of Rochester called Hillcrest. Kit Nelson here again, I played bass in North 1972-73 when the band broke up. They had a terrific sound, although they never made it very big. Monolith -1970s Excellent Tull and Zeppelin covers. Mancuso reunited with Gramm and still plays today with the Lou Gramm Band in addition to his own project "D Drive".įreedom Tree-1970's, Terry Lasaponara(drums). Mancuso and Rocco went on to play in Cheater with Jeff Cosco while Gramm soared to the top of the charts with his new band. Rumor has it that the reason the band stopped performing was due to the destruction of all the gear during an accident the band truck was involved in. Grammatico was reportedly hesitant at first but later joined Foreigner and changed his name to Lou Gramm. They were no longer performing when Grammatico was invited by Mick Jones to join the band Foreigner. The band, signed by Capitol Records, released the single Stick Around in 1974, the album Black Sheep in 1975, and the album Encouraging Words in 1976. Keith Woodin, Banjo, Fiddle, Mandolin, Randal Veetch and Tom Passermani, Dennis Galipau.īlack Sheep - 1970s rock band featuring Louie Grammatico (Lead Vocals), Donnie Mancuso (Guitar), Larry "Rose" Crozier (Keys), Bruce Turgon (Bass) and Ronnie Rocco (Drums). Band consisted of Rick LaClaire - Singer / Guitar. Played small venues in Rochester and surrounding area.
What happened to them?Ĭountry Pie - 1970s Country/rock. For the complete story on the band and the 60's Rochester music scene, see click on "The Quirks." I had forgotten about our version of "Rain." Fun! In the end Dale decided he couldn't make it and the whole thing came to a screeching halt. We had 2 gigs lined up and a lot of preliminary work was being done. The band had big plans for a reunion in Oct. Anyone know what happened to any of them? The only band I've known to ever do The Beatles' "Rain", backwards track and all! Band leader/lead guitar was Dale Celke. Perfect covers of Beatles, Kinks, The Stones, et al. In 2006, Gross held several reunion concerts in the Rochester area sponsored by The House of Guitars. The Hump 45 and was followed by an album which did modest sales in the area. Led by Herb Gross, the band scored a regional hit with "The Hump," creating a sort of "Invictamania" in the area which led to bookings at nearly every high school and college in the area. Paul Blvd, a hole in the wall with a legal capacity of about 100 but which often crammed over 200 18-21 year-olds within its vibrating walls. Riding the crest of Beatlemania in 19, the group performed regularly at the infamous Tiny's Bengal Inn at the end of St. The quintessential bar band and, in addition to Wilmer & The Dukes, one of the first to make it big, at least regionally, for a while. Pronounced "The House," the group was virtually one of the house bands for the then-booming student hangout, The Varsity Inn. Steve Ceroni on organ, Pat Sciortino (r.i.p.) on drums and Gary Vincelli on bass.Īngry Young Men - Formed In 1964 by Brad Wheat, all the orginal members were from Rush-Henrietta Central School. Dave "Doc" Salatino also on guitar, has played locally and regionally. Mike is now a well known jazz artist and studio player who has recorded with Della Reese (touched by an angel) and blues great Francine Reed. ĭry Rain -1968-70 a well known Rochester rock band that dominated the High school circuit in the late 1960s w/ Mike Kelly on guitar (Bill Doggett). The Tempests Dave Casperson, Ken Stewart, Jim Herney and Jim Collins Released Rockin' Rochester USA / Lemon Lime 1960 Ĭasper and The Ghosts Dave Kaspersin, Lee Tatlock, Berry Clemons and Jim Collins. Please add your own favorite bands that have passed from the scene by editing them in (please sign any major edited additions) or contributing via the Comments section, below. Our Lost Rochester Bands provides a place to share information about the history of bands that were once part of the Rochester music scene.
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