Tropicana ABC TV Special - 1977
Alan, Chuck (on drums)
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Members
 

Tchad Blake ~ Guitar
Jim "J.D." Boggs ~ Bass
Mark Christian ~ Guitar
Dan Doheny ~ Guitar
Chuck Doten ~ Drums
Toby Gray ~ Bass
Kris Johnson ~ Guitar
Roger Kahn ~ Piano
Basil Leschysen ~ Guitar
Jim McSweeney ~ Guitar
Alan Meyer ~ Vocals
Rick May ~ Bass
John Ogden ~
Al Rillera ~ Piano
Jim Ross ~ Drums
Michael "Mach the Shock" Stirn ~ Guitar
 

Chet Actis ~ Bookings
Jim Pond ~ Road Manager
Bill Stephan ~ Manager

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Dan Doheny ~ Guitar
Jim Ross ~ Drums
Al Rillera ~ Piano

Tropicana ABC TV Special - 1977
Chuck and Rick

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Alan in 2001

In Memory of

Jim "J.D." Boggs

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

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Last Update:  13 January 2009
Credits:  Kris Johnson, Alan Meyer, Rick May, Michael Stirn, Chuck Burbank, Toby Gray