The Pepsi-Tones was an eight-piece horn band formerly known as the Bel-Tones, playing R&B and Top 40 music in the mid-60s. In early 1965 Pepsi-Cola was looking for a wholesome local band that it could use to promote Pepsi-Cola in the teen town environment, and to provide goodwill throughout Eastern Missouri, playing at county fairs and a variety of public engagements.

They conducted a battle-of-the-bands, which we won, thus becoming the Pepsi-Tones. The band consisted of:

George Azzanni - tenor sax, vocals, and co-leader; Don Hollingsworth - guitar and co-leader; Donna Boxx - vocals; Randy Stevens - drums; Tom Reiss - bass guitar; Bruce Zarka - keyboards; Barry Ong - tenor sax; Mike LaBrier - Trumpet.

At the battle of the bands, we used Jim Zimmer, from the band Z, as vocalist, since Donna Boxx was having a tonsillectomy.

At the beginning we were in our mid to late teens, and the band subsequently made some changes, due to some leaving for military duty or other careers. here are the later members:

Larry Wadsak - guitar

Tom Ostermueller - vocals

Dave Etto - keyboards