Horn group based in the Hamilton/Parkville area. The band specialized in songs by Chicago, Jethro Tull… Marlon Deacon (sax ex-Tempests) was namesake of the band. Lee Dinatale (ex-Stoneberry Blue) was bass player and band leader. Rehearsals were at Lee’s house in Parkville. Rick Piniecki (trumpet -Stoneberry Blue). Kenny Scholl (guitar ex-Rebels, Pegg,) and Dave Rau (trombone ex-Rebels, Pegg) from Ellicott City were briefly with the group. Dave answered a newspaper ad and brought Kenny along. Other members included Ted (keyboards), Bill (drums), and a female vocalist named Rhea (?), who had a Janis Joplin style voice..
Deacon played teen centers including one in Morrell Park, and a club near Route 40 East and Highland Avenue.
Piniecki, and Deacon had previously been with The Chevelles. They were both later with Gazze, and in the ‘00s were with the Berwick Street Project.
Scholl, and Rau were founding members of Flaggstaff… Scholl, Rau, and Piniecki were members of the revived Rebels in the ‘00s.
