Michael Stirn, stage
name Mach the Shock, played for Alan in 1976 and 1977 during the television
appearances and World Tour. He was also on the Alan Album and some
originals that where recorded in L.A. and Kansas City.
Michael Stirn,
October 2003
I did 2 tours of
duty with Alan starting in 1974 when Alan was picked up by Dick Clark.
My first gig with
Alan with the crew was at the Turn of the Century club in south Denver
(Aurora) and then on to the Sho Bar on Bourbon Street in New Orleans (earlier
made famous by stripper Blaze Star). Then it was a spin around the
continental US & Canada with several memorable gigs culminating with
the stay at the Thunderbird in Las Vegas for Dick Clark and produced by
Larry Klein (Johnny Carson and Joni Mitchell). Following this was
a couple of trips to Anchorage; constant touring of the US and Canada and
an extended three month stay in Honolulu.
Most of the band
left after Hawaii and I stayed on as band leader to assemble the next ensemble.
After that I left for the San Francisco Bay area to join David Laflamme's
It's
A Beautiful Day.
Cheers,
Toby
Gray, January 2009
Thanks for this site
. Its a great resource.
Bruce
Moore, December 2010
I played lead guitar
for " Alan A Trubute to Elvis" 79' thru 81" aka Dan Doheny with Toby Grey,
Al Rillera, Jim Rossi, Bob Burliech and the Many Horn bands across
the country including Alaska and Hawaii.
Dan Codron,
April 2012
I played lead guitar with Alan for a few
years. I came after Tchad Blake, and worked with Chuck
Doten and Bob Burliech on drums, Toby Gray on bass, Al Rillera
on piano and Dan Codron on Guitar. Dan later took my place when I
left.
Jim Rossi, May 2012
