Messenger
Spangle, Washington
1973 - 1976
Members
Dan
Adams ~ Drums
Steve
Barnes ~ Saxophone, Bass
Eric
Burgeson ~ Bass, Vocals
Tom
Cope ~ Guitar, Vocals
Craig
Johnson ~ Keyboards
Gene
Nygaard ~ Guitar
Dan
Adams ~ Drums
Steve
Barnes ~ Saxophone, Bass
Eric
Burgeson ~ Bass, Vocals
Tom
Cope ~ Guitar, Vocals
Craig
Johnson ~ Keyboards
Gene
Nygaard ~ Guitar
Messenger formed in Spangle WA in 1973 with Gene Nygaard, (Cold Power, Shyanne, Shannondoah, Smoking Gun), Tom Cope (Godfrey Blaque) Craig Johnson, Dan Adams (Godfrey Blaque), and Steve Barnes. The band moved to Seattle in January 1975 and began working with Far West Entertainment. Eric Burgeson joined the band in 1975.The band started rehearsing in an old farm house in Spangle, WA, which is a few miles south of Spokane. We gigged around Spokane and around the state before moving to Seattle which became our home base. The above picture is the Seattle version of the band.
Dan Adams, August 2008
