#Bitners
Crystals, The
Rock and roll group originated in the Belair Rd./Harford Rd. area of East Baltimore. Early lineup featured Frank Adams (guitar), […]
Romanos, The (Romano Brothers)
The Romanos formed in the early 1950s by brothers Frank Cammarata (drums, vocals), and Pat Cammarata (bass guitar, vocals). They […]
Rodgers Lodgers
In the early ‘60s during the height of the Twist craze Rodgers Lodgers performed at Buddy’s Subway Lounge on Friday […]
Pace, Roger
By his early teens Roger Paesch was playing saxophone professionally with the Jaguars from Towson, and then one of Baltimore’s […]
Originals, Bob Hirschmann & the
Bob Hirschmann was from Southwest Baltimore where he learned to play the guitar. He started out playing country music and […]
Midnight Special, The
Top-40/dance band. Mickey Mezzanotte (sax), Jimmy Black (keyboards), Mark Palmerino (drums)… Seen at Dimitri’s, Rhapsody, Hollywood Park, Bitner’s, teen centers, […]
Jackson, ‘Stan the Man’, & His Famous Moroccos
R&B group originated in Montgomery County. Chico Vega (guitar, bass) replaced Jackson in 1960 and the group became known as […]
Hi-Five, The
Original group was formed by members of the Versatiles including Benny DeFelice (piano, Hammond B-3), Gregory G (Gaydos) (sax), Reds […]
Driscoll, Jimmy, & His 7 Men of Note
Seen at Bitner’s, Driscoll also performed with a Trio at Raugh’s.
Dardenells
The Dardenells – “famous twisters” performed at Bitner’s in 1962. Released a single on Noel Records with vocals by Noel. […]