Dick
Caldwell ~ Saxophone, Comedian, Vocals
Connie
Gilger-Robison ~ Vocals
Becca
Lavin ~ Vocals
Ann
Murphy ~ Vocals
Jim
Sommerville ~ Drums
Bobby
Summers ~ Bass, Vocals
Billy
Wells ~ Guitar, Vocals
Hank
? ~ Drums
In Memory of
Bobby Summers
Dick Caldwell and The Celebrities is another NW band during the late 60's and early 70's. The bandleader was from Lake Charles, LA, but the band was based in the Northwest.The group played the showroom circuit, such as the Edgewater Inn in Seattle, Ocean Shores Inn in Ocean Shores and the Elks Club in Renton. They also played in Las Vegas and all over the western states and as far north as Edmonton, Alberta. We also did a bunch of gigs backing accordionist and entertainer Dick Contino.
Bobby Summers, June 2006
In ''70 and ''71, I sang with Dick Caldwell and the Celebrities. There was another female vocalist with the group when I joined them, Becca Lavin. I have tried in vain to contact Becca or her brother, who was also in a group in that area.
Becca and I were with the Celebrities before Bobby Summers and Anne Murphy. We met Anne when she was in another band playing in Thailand while we played the same hotel. She didn't join Dick until he had gone through two other singers after Becca and me.
Would anybody happen to have any information on Becca or her brother, and possibly a contact? If so, please contact The Web Slave
Connie Gilger-Robison, August 2006