Lance
Burton ~ Saxophone
Bob
Davis ~ Drums
Tom
Erak ~ Bass
Joe
Erickson ~ Vocals
Russ
Kammerer ~ Drums
Sam
Pannunzio ~ Keyboards, Valve Trombone
Jeff
Santerre ~ Saxophone
Bobby
Speer ~ Trumpet
Rick
Swan ~ Drums
Marty
Tuttle ~ Drums
Ken
Wilson ~ Saxophone
Harry
Wilson ~ Guitar
Joe
Erickson
Rick
Swan
PUSH Some words about PUSH
slightly tweaked liner notes from the CD released in Japan in 2011
Every generation feels the same way about their music, but in the 1970s, before the genre became theatrical and was nearly destroyed by the likes of MTV, music was music. That was when PUSH was born. PUSH began as a funky 4-piece copy band that played nightclubs in the greater Seattle area.But after several personnel changes in a short amount of time, it blossomed into one of the great groups of the era.PUSH added horns and a lead vocalist named Big Joe Ericksen and became a band to remember. When Big Joe started to write original songs for the band it took off like a rocket. The group was playing its own music and had a following that ensured the clubs were packed every night they played.They began to travel; from Vancouver, British Columbia, to Edmonton and Calgary, Alberta to Los Angeles to Honolulu, Hawaii and all points in between. The guys played their own brand of soul, funk and disco/jazz and dressed in 3 piece suits and ties. With Big Joe fronting the band and doing the bump on stage with Tom and then leading the entire audience around the club to Love Train, people in attendance got their moneys worth and club owners were lining up to sign the band. Those were heady days when people dressed up to go down to the nightclub.
The group was blessed to have some of the best musicians of the day. When other bands were struggling to stay afloat, */PUSH/* was working every week of the year.They were tight and they were respected.
Today, almost four decades later, people still remember PUSH. Listen to the sound clip of You Turn Me On, one of the original songs PUSH created. Now you can remember how it was and sit back and listen to one of the finest bands of the era play their own music. Please welcome up to the bandstand, once again, the one and only PUSH.
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"Tom
Erak played bass in Push during most of their popularity.
He
was one "Thumb-Slappin-Fool"... A great funk bassist!" Bill
Majkut, Smokin' Gun
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Last
Update: 24 January 2013
Credits:
Darryl Riffero, Tom Whiting, Kenny Coulter, Steve
Swanson, Bill Majkut, Marty Tuttle, Steve "Bumper" Morgan, Tom
Erak,
Bob Speer, Denise Schroeder, Don Weaver, Harry Wilson