Nocturnes, The 

Joe

The Nocturnes, featuring Rich Collier on organ, played stints as a house band at Benjamin’s (’62), the Bear’s Den (‘63), […]

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Kingsmen, Ronnie King & The  

Joe

Pop band led by drummer Ronnie King, with Tony Dee (trombone, congas), Rich Collier (keyboards, vocals), Bob Collier (trumpet). The […]

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Zemarel, Zim

Joe

Originally from Pittsburgh, Zim came to Baltimore just after WWII. In 1946 he became bandleader at the Congress Hotel’s Rio […]

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Berger, Bobby 

Joe

Multi-instrumentalist and vocalist. Berger got his start performing live music as a member of an otherwise all black vocal group […]

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