#Judges
Horde, The
Rock band from Ellicott City. In August 1966 they won the 3rd place ribbon at the Howard County Fair talent […]
Heard, The
Rock band featuring Dave Gostomski (lead vocals), Fred, Tom, Lance (guitar), Dave, Norman, Trent Schnitker (keyboards ex-Eternity OC)… In late […]
Grant, Claude, Trio
Claude Grant’s Trio in 1959 featured the legendary saxophonist Mickey Fields (see bio), along with drummer Harold White. They played […]
Crossfires, The
The Crossfires took up residency as the house band at Sweeney’s in spring of 1963 after returning from a successful […]
Chuckles, The
House band at Judges, formerly known as the Crossfires, featuring Ricky Cook (guitar), Trudy Cooper (drums), Dennis Fox (organ), and […]
Casuals, The
Billy Evett (lead guitar), Tommy Eirich (bass), Jim Miller (trumpet, group leader), Larry Prascus (tenor sax ex-Shelley’s Emeralds), Bob Jones […]
Bobby J & the Generations
Parkville based band featuring the lead guitar of ‘Bobby J’ Davis, with Don Rogers (bass), Tony Montone (keyboards), and Alan […]
Blackfoot Smoke
Played teen centers before moving on to progressive rock clubs like the Scorpio, and the Bluesette. Early group members included […]
Heavy Duty
Short-lived Top-40 band seen at the Keystone on Fridays and Saturday’s summer and fall of ‘69. They also performed at […]







