Teen top-40 group formed by classmates at Arundel High School, managed by Frank Bee (Burkowske) (Sentries, Terry & the Uptights). The Coachmen performed teen centers, dances, Fort Meade Service Club…
A 1966 lineup featured Ricky Russell, Jimmy McDonell, Mike Voith, Tommy Grimm, Steve Hill, Bobby Hill (see bio). By 1968 the group included Steve and Bobby, with Boyce Fletcher, Charles Sinclair, Johnny Lee, Bee Bee Bevins, and Claude Nolte.
Bobby Hill’s later bands were The Misty Blues, then The First Impression, before becoming a one-man Bobby Hill Show in 1975. While performing Atlantic City in 1978 he created The Puppetone Rockers, a stage show that he continued performing nationally for over 30 years playing mostly huge festivals and fairs.
