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Crystals, The
Rock and roll group originated in the Belair Rd./Harford Rd. area of East Baltimore. Early lineup featured Frank Adams (guitar), […]
Commodores
Teen rock and roll band formed by friends at Towson Sr. High School. Members were Steve Gibb (guitar), Chuck Schomann […]
Vann, Tommy, & the Professionals
After the split from the Echoes, Vann soon assembled a new band that became known as Tommy Vann & the […]
U.S. Male featuring Marty Thompson
Top-40 dance band formed by ex-members of the Mickey McCleary Trio. The history as recounted by lead vocalist Marty Thompson […]
Tim, Dottie
Pianist performed with Billie Holiday in ‘50s. Dottie Timberlake went on to play with Bobby ‘Blue’ Bland, Miles Davis… Member […]
Rockets, The
Rock and roll band formed by classmates at Towson Sr. High School. The original band featured Vern Ruppert (guitarist and […]
Riehl, Barbara
Vocalist and multi-instrumentalist. Barbara was raised in a musical family and was influenced by her dad Dick Riehl (see bio), […]
Odyssey, The
Jazz group formed at Towson State University led by Louis Scherr (keyboards – writer and arranger). The Odyssey included Barbara […]
McCleary, Mickey, Trio, The
Led by organist McCleary, with Al Rossi (tenor sax -formerly of Tommy Vann’s Professionals), and Frank Taylor (drums) later replaced […]
Main Event, The
A mellow easy-listening band heard at Signature’s on Taylor Avenue (Loch Raven shopping center). The group consisted of Al Ruzicka […]