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Back Alley
Tacoma, Washington
1968 - 1975

Members
 

Gary Brand ~ Drums
Mark Ewer ~ Bass
Carl Harmening ~ Drums
Terry Hyatt ~ Guitar
Walt Matheson ~ Guitar, Bass, Electric Piano
Jeff Morgan ~ Hammond Organ, Piano
 

Back Alley had 3 lives.  In the late 60's it was a jam band, really not playing out of the garage.  Later, in the early 70's it was revived with Mark on Bass, Walt on guitar & electric piano, Jeff on Hammond organ, Gary on Drums, and anyone else we could get.  The band was sort of loose, and combined music from the Mergers, Panama Orange Tree, and some classic Rock & Roll.  The third life emerged in 1974  with Paul Harmening on Drums, Walt Matheson on Bass,  Jeff Morgan on Piano & Organ, and Terry Hyatt on Guitar.  Singing duties were tossed throughout the band.  This version was strictly a bar band, playing in Pierce County and in Centralia.  The most notable thing about the band...  we became the first Rock Band to hold down a house job... for a while at the New Yorker.
Jeff Morgan, May 2002

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Last Update:  3 May 2002
Credits: Jeff Morgan