Concerts #7

See? I knew if I kept thinking about it I'd come up with more. I completely forgot some of the local bands-who-made-it-big and a few others. Here they are:

Quarterflash (Seafood Mama)

Before Quarterflash, they were Seafood Mama, which I always thought was a much cooler name for a band. But they didn't ask me. Saw these guys many, many times. They deserved their 15 minutes of fame because they had good writing, a good singer in Mindy and a pretty tight band. Very enjoyable bar band.

Nu Shooz

Again, saw them around town - they were a good bar band. I can't remember the lead singer's name now but she used to live near me. Valerie Something?

Little River Band

When I saw these guys I didn't know it was them, and I asked my friend "why is this band playing a bunch of Little River Band songs? Are they a LRB cover band or something". He looked at me like I was a dork - which I was, apparently.

Starship

No Grace Slick by this time but it was OK, they sang the familiar stuff.

Billy Rancher

You probably have to be local to remember Billy because he was a huge hit in this area and just as he was getting poised to go BIG he got cancer and ended up passing away. The guy was good! Saw him many, many times around town.

Johnny and the Distractions

Another tight, tight local band who made it into the bigs but not very far. I don't know what happened but I saw them lots and lots and they were so good - still have one of their albums.

Lloyd Green Trio

Wow, blues to the max. My cousin was in this band for awhile (or so he says) but I never saw them during that time apparently. Blues, Blues, excellent.

Curtis Salgado & The Stilettos

You used to be able to see these guys around a lot - they made a minor splash nationally and, of course, the legend is that they were the inspiration for Dan Ackroyd and John Bilushi for the Blues Brothers. Who knows? I think these guys are still around. (I don't think I know how to spell Bilushi, Bulishi, John or Jim? - now I'm really mixed up)