The Gems in Nanaimo, BC at the Civic Arena - May 1963
Photo By and Courtesy of Larry Kulai
The Gems
Walla Walla, Washington
Portland, Oregon
1961 - 1965

Members
 

Duane Gusse ~ Keyboards, Vocals
Larry Loney ~ Drums, Vocals
Ron Overman ~ Bass
Jim Reid ~ Guitar
Paul Wheeler ~ Guitar, Vocals
 

Larry, Duane, Ron, Paul, and Jim

We backed 'Jan and Dean' , and Bobby Bare in 1963, on their Northewest tours.  Jan and Dean were kinda sad without their reverb and echo.  Bobby Bare had '500 Miles'  and 'Detroit City' around that time.  Under the pseudonym Bill Parsons, he recorded "All-American Boy".  The crowds really loved that song.

We would play at the Division Street Corral one night, then the Cascade Club, the next.or vice-versa.
 
Duane Gusse, 'The Gems', May 2007