Brady
Anderson ~ Guitar
Evan
"Brownie" Brown ~ Drums
Nancy
Claire ~ Vocals
Buck
England ~ Keyboards
Don
Gardner ~ Drums
Bill
Hahn ~ Bass, Trumpet
Joe
"Jo Jo" Johansen ~ Guitar
Dave
Kennedy ~ Keyboards
Bernie
Ledinas ~ Drums
Jim
Michaelsen ~ Saxophone
Art
Pease ~ Drums
Wayne
Rolf ~ Keyboards
Keith
Shoemaker ~ Saxophone
Tommy
Vallison ~ Drums
Listen
to the Adventurers
Louie
Louie - Linda
Lu - Mashed
Potatoes
Joe Johansen
Jim Michaelsen
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In 1959 I was working at Boeing and looking for a way to quit and get a job drumming. I met a guy at work who had a friend that was a member of the Adventurers. He told the band he knew a guy who had drums and a meeting was set. The deal was that they were the back-up band for Jockey John Stone and he was headed for American Band Stand. I played several jobs with them but was out of my league at that time. At a job out in the boon-docks they were pushing me to "get with it" and I stuck a stick through the snare. The rest of the night was a bust as far as I was concerned and I think for them also.
As I heard a short time later after the "Payola investigation" began, the Band Stand deal was off when Stones record dropped way down.
I left them a short time later and joined a group that was started by a guy named Ramirez.
Don Gardner, May 2007
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Last Update: 20 May 2007
Credits: Seattle Area Bands, Jeff Miller, Darryl Riffero, Brady Anderson, Little Bill Engelhart, Don Gardner