L.V.
Parr
Don
Stevenson, Don Osias, John O'Francia
The
Playboys
With
Ron Holden
Seattle,
Washington
1957
~ 1962
Members
Little
Willy Bell ~ Hammond B3, Vocals
Andy
Duvall ~ Drums
Roland
Green ~ Guitar
Jerry
Heldman ~ Drums
Norm
Heutmaker ~ Guitar
Ron
Holden ~ Vocals
Jack
Jahoda ~ Guitar
John
O'Francia ~ Saxophone
Don
Osias ~ Organ
L.V.
Parr ~ Guitar
Bob
Risley ~ Keyboards
Don
Stevenson ~ Drums
Carlos
Ward ~ Guitar, Saxophone, Bongos
Dolton Recording
Artists
"Icy Fingers", 1959
In
Memory of
Don Osias
L.V.
Parr
In 1962
I was playing drums with the Playboys. We played at the Roll Inn
tavern. I only played with them for a few months. then went to the
Drift
Inn to play drums with Gerald Frank, and then to the House of
Entertainment
to play bass. Larry Coryell played with us at the H.O.E. when he
wasn't busy with the Dynamics.
Jerry
Heldman,
November 2005
In 1958 I had a brief three or four
month
spot on guitar in the Playboys lineup. I was attending Seattle
University
at the time and living in Seattle on Capitol
Hill.
I do remember Ron Holden. He was a Very nice person. We
traveled
on the bus together to go to practices. The band at that time was
multi-racial... Filipino, Black Caucasian. Fine folk and a
wonderful
experience. We played at Parker's, the Encore Ballroom and other
local venues.
Norm Heutmaker, January 2015
