Teen rock and roll group from Woodmoor/Woodlawn area. Added info from bass guitarist Tom O’Neill “I got started playing with Bill Evett (guitar) when we were attending Woodlawn Jr High (we were the students entering in 8th grade). Billy lived down the street from Steve Small and there was a time we looked at Steve being our drummer. My brother Mike O’Neill (guitar) and I would go to Billy’s house to practice (I think we called ourselves The Impalas – we didn’t know there was another group by that name). After that fell apart, I tried several other groups with no success (The Marlins and The Randels come to mind). We played in public several times, but never jelled.”
Tom, Mike, and Steve went on to form The Patriots (see bio). Bill’s later groups included Naturally Stoned (see bio)…
