Happy Daze Band
Tacoma, Washington
1973 - 2000
Members
Larry Adams ~ Lead
Guitar,
Vocals
Eric
Bauer ~ Bass, Vocals
Jon Croteau ~ Drums
Ron Duris ~ Bass, Vocals
Gerry Gronseth ~ Lead
Guitar,
Saxophone, Harp, Vocals
John Hughes ~ Lead Guitar,
Vocals
Al Miotke ~ Guitar, Vocals
Max Mitchell ~ Drums,
Vocals
Chuck Renard ~ Guitar,
Vocals
Jim Stanziola ~ Bass,
Vocals
Dean
Tsapralis ~ Drums, Percussion Things That Wiggle
Jim Wahlstrom ~ Drums,
Vocals
Brian Woolery ~ Keyboards,
Vocals, Band Checkbook
In Memory of
Max Mitchell
Jon R. Croteau
(1947-2012)
We started off when the TV
program
Happy Days started, then changed the spelling to put people in a good
groove.
Then we "duck walked" ourselves
through
different cities, many, many, many school reunions, the Tacoma Dome
twice,
and of course "the bars" & streaking saloons.
The first group of players were:
Brian
Woolery, Jim Stanziola, Jim Wahlstron, Larry Adams, and Chuck
Renard.
In those days we "greased-for-peace" with "dippity-doo hair cream, and
matching "gold brochaids", and other jackets. This grouping
started
in 1973 and lasted several years.
The next positioning changes were:
Brian
Woolery, Al Miotke, Max Mitchell, Ron Duris, and John Hughes, which
continued
for several years, additionally playing at military clubs.
By the time the band was now playing
The
Dome, convention centers etc. The lineup had changed with the
drummer
replaced by Dean Tsapralis, lead guitar/sax was Gerry Gronseth, &
Bass
Eric Bauer.
Brian Woolery, February 2011
