Northwest Dance & Music Venues

The Back Forty
7402 Custer
Lakewood, Washington

Some of the bands that performed at this place during those great years of NW music were:


The Allies
Annie Rose & The Thrillers
Baby Gunn
Baby Knockors
Bighorn
Blue Baboons
Chauffeur
City Zu
The Cowboys
The Crackers
Crown
Dinette Set
The Distractions
Eddie Gillan and The Cool
Freeway Jam
Gabriel
The Great Pretenders
The Grocerie
The Heroes

Johah's Whale
Jr. Cadillac
Baby Knockors
The Last Exit
Lazy Jack
Lowdown
Michael Powers

Mondo Vida
No Cheese Please
Orphin Anny
The Rangehoods
Robert Cray Band
Ron Gardner Group
Ronnie Lee Group
Skyboys
Tim Hall Band
Whiterock
The Young Country
Strypes
Others ??



Poster Courtesy of Billy Barner

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Last Update:  1 February 2019
Credits:   Kelly Lake, Robert Whitworth, John Hasty, Janet Dowling, Darryl RIffero, Barry Torrence, John Hordgal, Marty Woodard, Billy Barner, Ken Huff, Ed Peterson, Bruce Quanz, Jack Dolan, Wayne DuCharme, Paul Sawtelle