Group formed at Kenwood Sr. High School in Essex featured Bob Brady (vocals, guitar, piano), Carol Ray (vocals), Gene Raber (lead guitar), Don Eanes (bass), Kenny Barrish (drums, vocals), Mike Vanoy (alto sax), and Nelson Bell (tenor sax, vocals).

May 1962
The Flintstones – 1962

The Flintstones placed as finalist in the Buddy Deane Battle of the Bands in 1962. They appeared nightly as a house band at Cicero’s, and other clubs including the Desert Lounge, and the Club Hi-Fi.

The Flintstones at the Club Hi-Fi (1962) L-R: Eanes, Bell, Vanoy, Brady, Ray,
Barrish, Raber. Photo courtesy of Fran Eanes
March 1963

Later members included John Sankonis (drums), Dave Barton (keyboard, vocals), Chuck Klapka (sax, vocals), George ‘Doc’ Dochterman (bass, vocals),…

Brady later formed the Con Chords. Barton and Dochterman went on to join the Furys. Klapka was also a member of the Casuals, Admirals, Inner Cyrkle, Spice… Sankonis went on to play in Morgan’s Pirates, Inner Cyrkle…

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