show us your first band photo

Jerry Hayes R.I.P. · Post by **Jerry Hayes R.I.P.** » 2 Aug 2008 8:04 am

And?................?

John Roche · Post by **John Roche** » 2 Aug 2008 8:53 am

Not my first but the oldest with me playing steel, the band was Kinda Country, the show was us winning the Tennessee Trophy at Wimbeldon south London in 1975. We also got a recording contract plus £200 prize money, we beat 400 acts over a year of competition.
the steel was a Fuzzy...

Jerry Hayes R.I.P. · Post by **Jerry Hayes R.I.P.** » 2 Aug 2008 9:11 am

Nice shot(s) John! Was the Fuzzy steel the forerunner to the Excell? I'd heard that the same guy made them.......JH in Va.

John Roche · Post by **John Roche** » 2 Aug 2008 9:55 am

Jerry , yes the Fuzzy was the first guitar's they made,
it was a very good guitar with great action and tone.

Ray Montee (RIP) · Post by **Ray Montee (RIP)** » 2 Aug 2008 10:51 am

So you were all 'instructors'.........

WHAT did you fly?

John Walden · Post by **John Walden** » 2 Aug 2008 5:10 pm

Sorry for the duplicate post on the first band photo thing. Gotta love those pics though. But I was wondering about when you first knew that you wanted to be a musician, or entertainer. And you could not escape the desire.
Regards, J. W.

Alan Brookes · Post by **Alan Brookes** » 3 Aug 2008 6:57 pm

A montage of the same group of people over a 45 yr. period. We still play together about once a year.

(Those of you with frail health might want to look away from that round thing covered in vellum.)

Gary Stevenson · Post by **Gary Stevenson** » 3 Aug 2008 8:07 pm

Alan I see you were multi-talented in several instruments. Not surprising given your building of many types of instruments.

b0b · Post by **b0b** » 3 Aug 2008 8:35 pm

I was playing with both of these bands at the same time. The pictures were taken in two different San Francisco bars, in '76 & '78. (Funny how I can date photos by looking at my equipment. I wonder how many of us can do that...)

Terry Kinnear · Post by **Terry Kinnear** » 4 Aug 2008 3:21 am

that was easy bOb, you had a young lady in your band. Tk

Jimmy Gibson · Post by **Jimmy Gibson** » 5 Aug 2008 2:12 pm

Paul Frank Bloomfield · Post by **Paul Frank Bloomfield** » 7 Aug 2008 4:59 am

The first photo is the newly formed "Jaguars" in
1962, thats me with the Futurama 3 and the white shirt.
The second is "dave Pickett and the Jaguars" in
1964, I'm at the back on the right with my Vox
Phantom,incidently,Ron Griffiths on bass went on
to join Badfinger who had limited success in the USA
All the best
Frank. Corfu

Matti Viitala · Post by **Matti Viitala** » 7 Aug 2008 9:44 am

Sharp looking teddy-boys!

JOZEF SMITH · Post by **JOZEF SMITH** » 7 Aug 2008 8:37 pm

This picture was made in 1965. I (behind the steel)am the only one who is still playing in a band.

The next picture is the band I am with since 1998.

Norris Ashment · Post by **Norris Ashment** » 8 Aug 2008 8:20 am

The band that the guy with the cowboy hat and I put togeather in Germany (Im on the far right) far right. In 1962 or so. Yes two bass guitars not at the same time though. Some body alwas had KP or guard duty. Some of us got togeather in Denver when we got out. a lot of fun.
Sure see a lot of Fender guitars in all these pictures

Mark Durante · Post by **Mark Durante** » 9 Aug 2008 6:13 am

I reluctantly post this embarrassing pic but since all y'all have here goes. I was proud of my just learned barre chord and although I was was on A7 and the other guy was on B it didn't matter since I wasn't plugged in at the time. The carnival was my first gig and I was pretty nervous, this was my very first time that my name was misspelled also. 1966

George McLellan · Post by **George McLellan** » 9 Aug 2008 6:30 am

Paul, are those drumsticks hanging from that fellow nose????????

Geo

Carl Williams · Post by **Carl Williams** » 9 Aug 2008 6:53 am

Here's a '75 photo of "my" first band...Our name was "Genuine Country". We were all military except Jenny our Bass Player. We had the good fortune of backing Little Jimmy "Tater" Dickens for two shows on Fort Richardson, Alaska (Anchorage). (I'm the tall, then skinny kid on the left)..

Paul Frank Bloomfield · Post by **Paul Frank Bloomfield** » 9 Aug 2008 7:39 am

Hallo George
Yes, they were his drumsticks, Dave Thomas,one of the
best rock drummers way back then and still does a bit
now.
All the best
Frank. Corfu

Joe Casey · Post by **Joe Casey** » 11 Aug 2008 9:36 am

Can anyone guess who this young band leader is? Clue His mom would have prefered him playing the instrument behind him....

John Floyd · Post by **John Floyd** » 14 Aug 2008 9:13 am

Smiley For President ! ! ! He Will Steel For You ! ! !

Joe Casey · Post by **Joe Casey** » 14 Aug 2008 1:39 pm

Well you guessed it John

Shorty Smith · Post by **Shorty Smith** » 14 Aug 2008 1:47 pm

Shorty Smith and the Ranchhands, Germany 1965

Bent Romnes · Post by **Bent Romnes** » 14 Aug 2008 5:06 pm

[quote="John Roche"]Not my first but the oldest with me playing steel, the band was Kinda Country, the show has us winning the Tennessee Trophy at Wimbeldon south London in 1975. We also got a recording contract plus £200 prize money, we beat 400 acts over a year of competition.
the steel was a Fuzzy...
I love your hair, John. Oh, to be young again, with the experience we have now...
Here is my first (and only) band where I played steel full time. It lasted from 1980 to 1983.

Shorty Smith · Post by **Shorty Smith** » 15 Aug 2008 7:18 am

Shorty Smnith and the Ranchhands, Germany, 1965

The Steel Guitar Forum

show us your first band photo

Okay STONER, 'fess up!

What a load of old rockers

Re: What a load of old rockers

My old and new band

Your in the army now

drumsticks?

Genuine Country

Smilus Robertski