Current
Sammy
Carlson ~ Bass, Vocals*
Rich
Liebe ~ Guitar, Vocals*
Billy
McPherson ~ Saxophone, Guitar, Clarinet, Keyboards, Flute, Vocals*
Raoul
de Rossiter ~ Drums
Traci Caldwell ~ Photography
Past and Present
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Rudy Bachelor ~ Organ Terry Bailey ~ Guitar, Vocals# Traci Caldwell ~ Vocals, Photography Sammy Carlson ~ Bass, Vocals*# Bill Dean ~ Drums Chuck Doten ~ Drums# Sandy Faye ~ Vocals* Dick Foreman ~ Vocals* Max Harned ~ Saxophone Chris Isakson ~ Guitar, Vocals*# Sue Isekite (McNulty) ~ Vocals* |
Heidi McNulty ~ Vocals Billy McPherson ~ Saxophone, Clarinet, Keyboards, & Flute* Larry Olsen ~ Keyboards, Vocals Larry Parypa ~ Guitar, Vocals Dave Roland ~ Drums, Vocals* Jim Roles ~ Rhythm Guitar Raoul de Rossiter ~ Drums Richard Rossiter ~ Guitar/Leslie, Coronet, Vocals* Steve Sarandos ~ Saxophone Sonny Schaaf ~ Keyboards Gary Udovich ~ Saxophone |
Traci, Heidi and Raoul are the second generation of the Regents. They are the grown children of Rich, Sue and Richard
| "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
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"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
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| "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
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"I
remember being blown away by Bill McPherson's sax playing, and I've often
wondered what became of him."
Tom
Walters, The Noblemen
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| "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
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"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 and more, July 2003
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| 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
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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
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| 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
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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
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| 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
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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
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| 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
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In Memory of Our Friend
Terry Bailey (25 April 1947 - 20 April 2002)
Terry lost his battle with cancer just five days short of his 55th BirthdayThe 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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you have corrections, a neat photo or more information, please send it
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Last Update: 28 April 2008
Credits: Sammy Carlson, Rich Liebe, Billy McPherson, Dave Roland, Richard AFKAD Rossiter, Dick Foreman, Chris Isakson, Genie Allen, Jim Sola, Gregg Gagliardi, Terry Bailey, 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, Tom Pegues, Glenda J. Guilmet, Bill Crammatte, Trudi Liebe, Traci Caldwell, Lyle Berry, Jim Roles
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