Top-40 and soul band from East Baltimore. Members included Jerry Treffinger (vocals ex-Dynamics), Gene Orth (guitar), Pete Kedzia (guitar ex-Artesions), Ricky Russell (bass), George Adams (drums). The brass section included George Peacock (tenor sax), Melvin Haynes (alto sax), Allen Duer (trumpet), Tom Miller (trumpet), and John Girard (vocal, sax).
In the mid-’60s Orth, Peacock, and Girard left to join the Epics. Treffinger went on to join the Elegants while former Danny & the Elegants lead vocalist Danny Shaw joined the Satins. The Satins could be seen at The Zoo in Brooklyn, Unity Hall, Overlea High School, Plainfield Elementary, Parkville Teen Center… They also played as house band at Hoffman’s Red Devil Lounge on Turkey Point Road.
Other members of the Satins included Jimmy Brown (bass), Alan Young (drums ex-Fugitives), Lenny Goetz (sax), Brian Miglarini (sax). Kedzia later with The Grand Jury, O.U. Kid… Brown later with Easy.
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(Story and photo compliments of Skip Morton)
The Satins were the creation of the lead guitarist, Pete Kedzia of Rosedale, Maryland. They weren’t, regularly, a night club band, per se, but enjoyed more the CYO’s, Fraternity Parties, private affairs, Elks Clubs, Moose Clubs, and The Baltimore Polish Club of Fells Point gigs. The Satins were managed and promoted by Pete’s father, Lou Kedzia, whom always kept our best interest at heart. Members of the original group were: Jim Steeg (saxophone); John Steigleman (guitarist); George Adams (drums); Skip Morton (lead vocals); Pete Kedzia (bandleader and lead guitarist); Ron Garrison (trumpet); George Peacock (saxophone); Mel Haynes (saxophone) George DeLuca (bass guitar). Every member of the group at the time, around the mid ’60s were or had attended Overlea High School – all, except Ron Garrison who attended Kenwood High. Later members to join, as replacements were made, were Johnny Girard, Jerry Treffinger, Alan Duer, and Charlie Cumberland.
