1963 - 1965
Genie
Allen ~ Vocals
Sammy
Carlson ~ Bass, Vocals
Sandy
Faye ~ Vocals
Max
Harned ~ Saxophone
Chris
Isakson ~ Guitar, Vocals
Sue
Isekite (McNulty) ~ Vocals
Rich
Liebe ~ Guitar, Vocals
Billy
McPherson ~ Saxophone, Clarinet, Keyboards, & Flute
Dave
Roland ~ Drums, Vocals
Jim
Roles ~ Rhythm Guitar
Richard
Rossiter ~ Guitar/Leslie, Coronet, Vocals*
Additional
Players
Rudy
Bachelor ~ Organ
Dick
Foreman ~ Vocals
1965 - 1967
Terry
Bailey ~ Guitar, Vocals
Sammy
Carlson ~ Bass, Vocals
Chuck
Doten ~ Drums
Chris
Isakson ~ Guitar, Vocals
Larry
Olsen ~ Keyboards, Vocals
Gary
Udovich ~ Saxophone
Crew
Marc
Robinson ~ Band Boy
1997 - Present
Jim
Adams ~ Guitar, Vocals
Traci
Caldwell ~ Vocals, Photography
Sammy
Carlson ~ Bass, Vocals
Bill
Dean ~ Drums
Sue
Isekite (McNulty) ~ Vocals
Rich
Liebe ~ Guitar, Vocals
Heidi
McNulty ~ Vocals
Billy
McPherson ~ Saxophone, Clarinet, Keyboards, & Flute
Larry
Parypa ~ Guitar, Vocals
Dave
Roland ~ Drums, Vocals
Raoul
de Rossiter ~ Drums
Richard
Rossiter ~ Guitar/Leslie, Coronet, Vocals
Steve
Sarandos ~ Saxophone, Vocals
Sonny
Schaaf ~ Keyboards
* Latest Gathering
In Memory of
Terry
Bailey
(25
April 1947 - 20 April 2002)
Terry
lost his battle with cancer just five days
short
of his 55th Birthday
Billy
McPherson
(18
August 1946 - 19 November 2011)
The Regents at All Music Guide
Traci, Heidi and
Raoul are the second generation of the Regents. They are the grown
children of Rich, Sue and Richard
Courtesy
of Gerry Berg
The
Regents and Sandy Faye, 1964
RIch,
Dave, Sandy, BIlly and Richard
The
Regents and Sandy Faye, on stage at the Red Carpet - 1964
"The
Regents and the Red Carpet! What a flood of memories. You guys
were great, like most of the NW rock phenomenon. You owned that place.
I remember the great vibe there. The regulars were very into music
and were in the know."
Jim Sola, The
Deacons, Flashback
|
"The first time
that I ever heard a live band do "Gloria" was by the Regents at a Wilson
HS dance in the fall of 1965. It made a lasting impression on me
and on our future lead guitarist, Mark Harkness. We were both sophomores
at the time we heard the Regents. Together, with Scott Jones, Brent Lund
and Mark Watson, we formed the band the next
school year."
Gregg Gagliardi,
Daze of the Week
|
"I used to come
to The Red Carpet and see you guys - I always enjoyed the Regents.
Seems to me you guys competed a lot with The Statesmen. The Regents
were an impressive band."
Jeff Morgan, The
Great Pretenders, The Mergers,
Panama Orange Tree,Rock-Ola,
LocoMax, Back
Alley
|
"I
remember being blown away by Bill McPherson's sax playing, and I've often
wondered what became of him."
Tom Walters, The
Noblemen
|
"I
remember the Regents. We came to Tacoma a couple of times and danced to
your great music... Sac "O" Woe good buddy"
Dennis Talbott,
The Dwellers, The
Valients & Time
Bandits
![]() August 1964 |
"The CD & tape
just arrived. THANKS! Thought I'd listen to Sue's (Sue Isekite's) tape
first. Man that lady can sing!!! There's something about her style that
I just really like. I can't quite put my finger on it. She has a way of
rocking but with kind of a sweet, country influence underneath, and, the
country influence never shows any hint of "whiny" or "squeaky." That's
rare. Maybe best of all, I don't hear any of that obvious, vocalized "showing
off" that is sooo common lately especially with female singers..
Her voice is accurate, honest, sweet and straight ahead. That kind of defines
"class." Doesn't it?"
Sonny Schaaf,
Christian, Color
Blue, Rock n Roll Magic, and more,
July 2003
|
I
remember watching the Regents, Statesmen, Sonics, and dancing to your music
at the Red Carpet. Those were magic days that influenced and led me in
a direction that captivated me for the following 18 years of my life.
Norm Bennett,
Muf, Mandarin
Extract, August 2003
|
It
was good seeing you at the Louie Fest. I saw so many of the old dudes at
the fest it was exhilarating and you guys did a great job, could have listened
for hours. It sounded great and amazing after only a night's practice.
John
"Grant" Hill, September 2003
|
Rich Liebe taught
me to play guitar in about 1962. Rich loved his music. Those three
chords he taught me gave me life!
Tom Pegues, The
Cascades
|
I
had the opportunity to hear the Regent's play at the Red Carpet in
Tacoma. I remember you guys as being a really tight band, and also having
a lot of fun on stage.
Tim Hall, Grizzly,
Nyanza, Foghorn
Leghorn, Tim Hall Band,
December 2003
|
I cannot tell you
how much I loved hearing The Regents at Cheney. Sammy, You have a
way of giving the down-beat a regular punch on your bass. I really
like that. Nothing too fancy--just solid. Billy McPherson blows
me away.
Sonny Schaaf,
Christian, Color
Blue and more May 2004
|
I'm having a problem
with "In
The Open" (opening song for the Regents played at Cheney Stadium in
2003). I can't stop listening to it! When I first found out
about this PNW band site "In
The Open" starts playing when you go in to read stuff in the 1960's
index... but the song ends after like 30 seconds so I had
to click out and click back to keep hearing it. Am I whacked or what?
Albert Malosky,
Liberty Party, Emergency
Exit, Easy Chair,
The Enchanters, March
2006
|
My friend and I
had a blast at the Rock Out Camp Out. I may even camp next time.
The Regents were fabulous and it was great to meet you after all this time.
When I saw you, I told my friend that is the guy because he fills my mental
perception of what a Web Slave would look like. I was right.
Bill Crammatte,
October 2006
I remember The Regents and seeing them at The Red Carpet and I think at St. Mary's and Clover Park HS. I went to Clover Park in Lakewood for my sophmore and half my junior year before I had to transfer to Lakes High School. I remember Rich Liebe very well, especially when he was in The Shifters. We had a few classes together (including PE) at Clover Park. Rich cracked me up one day after gym class, when he was standing in front of the mirrors near the showers flexing his biceps. He looks over at me (I weighed about 150 pounds soaking wet then) and says: "I could crush you..." I think I muttered something like "No doubt." That was Rich. Lyle R. Berry, The Strangers, The Wild Vibrations, April 2007 |
Other
people might have been surprised to hear Billy sing, but when it comes
to Billy, nothing surprises me. I've seen him wail on his Sax, a
flute, the piano, a guitar.....and I'm sure he'll have something new to
show us next year.
After not seeing each other for a year or two at a time... I still don't know how you guys can get up on stage and play a set without practicing. I wish I had brought a video camera along that day. Bill Dean, The
Sonics, Statesmen, Christian, Ice Age, Trojans, The Rustics, Dave and The
GoodTimes and more, January 2007
I had the pleasure of getting reunited with Dave Roland this past summer for a band reunion in Spokane. We had a blast. Dave is a great drummer, singer, entertainer….also took good care of the band business as I remember. Larry Sieber (R.I.P.), Bulldog, City Zu, Tyme, Morning Reign, Reunion, Burgundy Express, January 2009 |
By Jason Ankeny One of several garage bands to operate under the Regents name, this particular group formed in Tacoma, WA, in the spring of 1963. According to the website at www.theregents.net, lead guitarist Rich Liebe, rhythm guitarist Richard Rossiter, bassist Sam Carlson, saxophonist Billy McPherson, and drummer Dave Roland comprised the original lineup -- after beginning as an instrumental concern, in the months to follow Roland assumed lead vocal duties. Deeply influenced by Pacific Northwest rock legends the Wailers, the Regents enjoyed a friendly rivalry with another future garage legend, Tacoma's Sonics -- honing their approach at teen dances and area nightclubs, they developed a unique sound dependent on amplifying Rossiter's guitar via a Leslie organ speaker. In early 1964 the Regents entered Lakewood, WA, radio station KPEC to record a demo tape -- the same station recorded several of the band's live dates at the Tacoma club the Red Carpet, but only portions of the demo reel survive to document the group's original incarnation. When Liebe fell ill in early 1965, he temporarily left the Regents, who recruited guitarist Chris Isakson in his absence. By the time Liebe's health returned, the group was no more -- in mid-1965, Roland was invited to join the Wailers, and Rossiter and McPherson were called for military duty. By year's end Carlson and Isakson formed a new Regents lineup with rhythm guitarist Terry Bailey and drummer Chuck Doten -- keyboardist Larry Olsen and horn player Gary Udovich soon expanded the group to a six-piece, and in the spring of 1966 they signed with the Wailers' label, Etiquette Records, to cut a handful of tracks that included "Bad Trip" and "Turn and Run." This version of the Regents split in 1967 -- in 1996, the original lineup performed the first of many annual reunion gigs. Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide
|
My Never Ending memory of The Regents at the "Red Carpet" days was the half-dozen or so live KTNT AM Radio broadcasts. Glenn Thomas, The Indescents, Ballin' Jack, Jonah's Whale, Soul Set, February 2012 |
The
Regents at Rock Out - Camp Out - 5 Aug 2006
The
Regents at Cheney Stadium - 24 Aug 2003
The
Regents at Meadow Music - 31 Aug 2003
The
Regents at Meadow Music - 1 Sep 2002
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Last
Update: 12 October 2017
Credits: Sammy Carlson, Rich Liebe, Billy McPherson (R.I.P.), Dave Roland, Richard AFKAD Rossiter, Dick Foreman, Chris Isakson, Genie Allen, Jim Sola, Gregg Gagliardi, Terry Bailey (R.I.P.), Bill Dean, Walt Rattenbury, Stan Foreman, Donn Mee, Dennis Talbott, Sue Isekite (McNulty), Norm Bennett, Steve Cavanaugh, Grant Hill, Tim Hall, Max Harned, Rudy Bachelor, Donn Mee, Albert Malosky, Jeff Morgan, Tom Pegues, Glenda J. Guilmet, Bill Crammatte, Trudi Liebe, Traci Caldwell, Lyle Berry, Jim Roles, Gerry Berg, Larry Sieber (R.I.P.), Jim Adams, Glenn Thomas, All Music Guide
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