Where Are They NOW?
Please send a current photo and a short note about who you were then and who you are NOW to greg@dejawho.com !
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Greg Bishop Then: Drummer in "Griffin", "Powerhouse", "Cartoon", "Maxx", "Trikshot" , "Cleveland" Planet Boogie and "Dejawho" Now: Webmaster, stlmusicyesterdays.com Drummer, Vocalist- "Silver Bullet StL-A Tribute to Bob Seger" and "Fireball" https://www.facebook.com/Fireballbandstl/ Househusband Married, 2 children
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Lyla Turner Then: Guitarist, Vocalist in "Little Sister" and "Girl Talk" Now: 19 yrs. managing Great Clips in Ladue; Plays in "Knockaboutsonnet" http://www.myspace.com/knockaboutsonnet Also paints: |
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Johnny Hatton
Then: Bassist; The Marauders
Now: Bassist; Brian Setzer Orchestra & The Stray Cats |
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Michael O'Hara Then: Lead Vocals and Keys in The Sheiks; Spoon River Band Now: I now live in Fort Worth, TX and am a minister/pastor of 2 churches and perform in 108 medical facilities a month! I am a 4-time Grammy Nominee/2-time American Music Award Nominee songwriter for such reknown artists as "Anita Baker & "Patti LaBelle" to mention a few, and I'm about to publish my first work of fiction titled "Church!" in the beginning of 2013 Website: www.michaeldreams.com |
Mark Hrabovsky Then: Drummer in Suave Octopus Now: Guitar in "Wack A Doo" Links to Wack A Doo: http://www.wackadooswing.com/ |
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Monte South Smoot Then: Bass, Guitar and Vocals in The Brotherhood; Par III Now: Manufacturer's Rep for Commercial Roofing Products; Married to wife Jill for 43 years! Hobbies: Boating; Motorcycling and NASCAR |
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Clyde Lucas Then: Drums in Diane & the Scotsmen and Morning Now: I have been living/performing in Calif since I left Overland. Played with Shaun Cassidy & Paul Williams Youtube link: Drums with the Original Caste (One Tin Soldier) and Charley D & Milo (Epic Records) 15 years Musical Director for the Golden Boot Awards for the Motion Picture & Television Fund Plus, Directed: "Time Machine: The Journey Back" starring Rod Taylor, Alan Young & Michael J Fox. distributed by Warner Bros. "Thank Ya, Thank Ya Kindly" with Paul Hogan & Clint Eastwood. "The Avengers: The Journey" hosted by Patrick Macnee . |
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Mark De Lorenzo Then: Keyboardist in: Gabriel; Kash Band; Trikshot; Sunz; Duya Duya Now: Webmaster: Stlchristianmusic.com Keyboardist in: Evidence and various workshop teams Employed: Graybar Wife: Janice Children: Brittany & Alex
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Steve and Terri Williams Then Steve: Now: Resides in Nashville, TN. Wrote the #1 song, "Redneck Yacht Club" (covered by artist Craig Morgan) Songwriter / Performer Plays solo gigs, is co-founder of and performs with "The ConSoulers" ( http://www.TheConSoulers.com) Performs on Norwegian Cruise Line's "Pride of America" (Hawaiin Islands) with wife/singer Terri Williams, formerly of Sgt. Karter bandWebsites: www.RedneckYachtClub.comand www.SteveWilliamsSongs.comThen Terri: Now: Lives in Nashville, TN. Performs on: Norwegian Cruise Line's "Pride of America" (Hawaiin Islands) with Steve Williams, formerly of Arrow Memphis / Woodrose. Terri is also a Realtor in the Nashville Metro area. |
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Dave Ferris Then: Piano, Keyboards in "Woodrose" and Now: Freelance Jazz and Studio musician/composer Based in LA since 1979. Married, 2 dogs and a Steinway D :) http://soundcloud.com/dave-ferris
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Don Lash Then: Drummer, Vocalist in "Gabriel"
Now: Model railroad dept. manager at Schaefer's Hobby LLC 12 years I still enjoy gigging out playing drums & singing whenever possible
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Terry Stiles then: Soundman, Roadie in Candy Now: stagehand/rigger/crew chief....also tour as freelance drum tech, carp, stage mgr,,,.the artists I worked for: Sammy Hagar /drum tech....Ronnie James Dio /lead carpenter....Jim Brickman /lead carp....Lord of the Dance /stage mgr, carp....Puddle of Mudd /drum tech, stage mgr....Fuel /bass- drum tech....Christina Aguelera /stage mngr, carp |
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Don Westerholt Then: Bassist, Vocalist in Rush, Guitarist, Vocalist in Ate Up Now: Still in relationship with AND still gigging with Regina Helgersen in Spilled Milk |
John Rutter Guitar, Vocals, Keys, Harp, Banjo in: Mud Creek Bluegrass Band; Calico Country; The Rolling Thunder Band; Barrier Professional Soundman; Heil Sound; Electronic Designer, Quality Control Tech, Technical Advisor. Di-Hi Sound; Shows with major acts at all the local major venues and across the country, toured with country artists in the 80's, 3-year stint with Loretta Lynn including a month long USO tour to Germany and Egypt. Ye Olde Music; Local gigs and stage gear rentals, built custom speaker cabinets. Local Soundman; WKFM, Ravin', any band that needed a helping hand.... Did local PA rentals & built custom PA systems and other electronic gadgets under the name Stagekraft Now; Married, 4 boys; Industrial Automation Specialist, Holten Meat in Sauget; Still doing local PA stuff when someone’s in need…. Still playing from time to time, Jammin' with old friends, sitting in when I can..... |
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Cyndi Burger Then: Vocals, and Guitar in Cindi and the Coachmen, Saratoga and Now: Still playing full-time & Living in Florida since 1998 and entertaining in the capacity of a one-girl band, specializing in music for the "over-sixty" crowd. Links to Cyndi: cyndiburger@gmail.com (would love to hear from old friends & fans)
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Rob Sanders Then: Drummer in "Sheiks", "The Thee", "Cyro Flashcat", "Leland Shuffle", "Buster Brown" Now: Resides in New Orleans LA Owns Market Research/Marketing Firm
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Roy Gill Then: Guitarist, Vocalist in "Adrastus", "Hot Shot", "Trikshot", "Siren", and "Project 3" Now: Guitar, Vocals- Hush; Hush Light Employed-UPS Divorced, 3 children
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Jim Lenker Then: Drums, Vocals in Par 3
Now: Retired |
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Chris Harwood Then: Guitar: Central Blue Now:
I also worked with Jeff
Buchman as his recording engineer at Sugar Creek Records (8 track
studio in Fenton)
Head East later acquired the
studio and used it for their rehearsal space for their last tour
with John Schlitt and later for demos for A & M records for their
last album with them "US 1" . I believe that was around 1982 and I
engineered for them at practices and played/wrote a little bit on
the album recorded at Long View Farms, just outside of Boston.
Currently I live in
Gilbertsville Kentucky and have a studio (like everyone else), play
guitar regularly at church and banjo at as many bluegrass jams that
I can find and just turned 60 this last May.
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Steve Atwood Then: Drummer in "Magnum" Now: Business Owner/Electrical Contractor Tuscon, Arizona Still playing! |
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Gabie McGarrah Then: Guitar, Vocals in "Rogue", "Ron Furr" Now: Playing solo Classical and Flamenco Guitar for Wineries, Weddings and Events http://www.gigmasters.com/guitar/GabieMcgarrah/ |
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Left to right, Drummer, Bobby Noah; Guitarist Kenny Smith and Vocalist Marty Swayze
Today:
Retired, Fishing and Sailing!
THEN: 1964-1984 Performed drums and vocals in many STL bands around town including, The DuPrees, We The People, Three Easy Pieces, Daybreak. Porpoise and Mirage. I played with some great musicians in our city. 1985 Moved to Los Angeles to be a studio session drummer until 1994. Invented "Extreme Isolation Headphones" in LA and received 4 US Patents and Trademarks for his hearing protection studio headphones for musicians. Ran the business in St. Louis County (American Made) until late 2016 selling in 23 countries and 600 music dealers. Headphone endorsers include, Rascal Flatts drummer Jim Riley, keyboardist Jay Oliver and drummer Dave Weckl, Beach Boys, Chicago, drummer Virgil Donati, Jason Aldean's drummer Rich Redmond (John received a platinum album for his help on Jason Aldean's "My Kind of Party" album), Peter Keys of Lynyrd Skynyrd , Jay Leno's drummer, Marvin "Smitty" Smith, plus thousands of keyboardist, guitarist, bassist and vocalist use the headphones. John was one of 40 lead singers with the St. Louis based 160 member "Ambassadors of Harmony" International Championship Gold Medal singers from 2001 -2004. John sold the headphone business in 2016 to retire, play drums and travel. NOW: 2016 - ? Playalong drums tracks to Dave Weckl's new Album "Convergence" in my home studio and traveling. Thank you Dave and Jay for the album w/o drum tracks. Care to listen? Apocalypso Convergence Road to Commenara ...and here's John's lead vocal on Steely Dan's Deacon Blues: Deacon Blues.mp3
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John "Josef" Gresko at Saturday Morning Studios in North Hollywood
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Paul Light Then: Lead Singer & Bass Guitar for "Zebulon Pike", "Firefly", "Sky High", "Effic", "Griffin", & "The Action" (Star Search 85) Performed with Brother Mike and Ben Fowler for 10 years in LA Wrote and recorded (1) EP and (1) CD of original music as "A.K.A". Now: Engaged to Composer/Pianist Lisa Everhart (6 kids between us and two grandchildren) Lisa has (3) CD’s to her credit including Benediction and Yield On Blue CD’s recorded at Jeff Hunters MW Productions. Currently readying to reopen the old Lighthouse as The Everhart & Light House 115 Market St. Alton, Ill. Completing first Everhart & Light Band Album (see the tag above) VP/Owner of Primary Systems (Sound & Communications) Integration firm www.primary-systems.com
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John DiMartino Then: Drummer for The Rumor; Glenn Miller Orch; St. Louis Jazz Quartet Now: Currently I’m performing with the Cort Carpenter Triple C contemporary country rock band in the Southern Washington area between Seattle and Portland, OR. Originally moved out here to do Programming/ Analysis, and software development, and play music Website: http://www.johndi.com
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