Mark
Stubbs on vocals.- This was at PLU Auditorium opening for Steve Miller
Band about 1970. David Bandy was the manager.
Anthem
Tacoma,
Washington
1970
- 1972
Members
Jim
Casey ~ Bass, Vocals
Doug
Booth ~ Drums, Vocals
Ron
Gardner ~ Saxophone, Vocals
Doug
Johnston ~ Keyboards, Vocals
Jim
McInnes ~ Vocals
Bill
Palmanteer ~ Drums
Bill
Pease ~ Guitar, Vocals
Mark
Stubbs ~ Flute, Vocals
Rusty
Graeff ~ Sound
David
Bandy ~ Manager
In
Memory of
Jim
Casey
Ron
Gardner (1945-1992)
Doug
Johnston
Bill
Palmanteer
The
first lineup of Anthem: Jim McInnes , Bill Palmanteer, Billy
Pease,
Jim Casey, Doug Johnston
Doug
J., Ron, Bill, Jim, Mark, Doug B.
I am the
first wife of former Grizzly keyboardman Doug Johnston. Doug died
about 5 years ago from liver disease and was fortunate to have played
with
bands such as Grizzly, City Zoo, Shaker, Double Image, Anthem (with Ron
Gardner), and many other Seattle and Tacoma bands.
The original
Anthem
had Mark Stubbs as lead singer and opened for Steve Miller Band at PLU
in 1970 or so. With Ron Gardner they played at Satsop Rock
Festival,
Farragut State Park, and multiple other clubs and festivals.
Upon moving to
Seattle
Doug played with a fantastic band called Shaker,
with Diann Powell on vocals. The band was compared to Cold Blood
and played every big club in Seattle. They were booked by Far
West
Entertainment.
Janet
(Black,
Johnston) Dowling, November 2008
