Current Lineup
Keith
Bell ~ Piano, MC
Sue
Claydon ~ Alto Saxophone
Ian
Follis ~ Drums
Ted
Gergely ~ Alto Saxophone
Ken
Hackwell ~ Tenor Saxophone
Mike
Higgins ~ Drums
Peter
Homenuk ~ Trombone
Jimmie
Johnston ~ Tenor Saxophone
Stan
Lewis ~ Trumpet, Saxophone, Leader, Arranger
Anne
Lewis ~ Vocals
Barry
Merritt ~ Trombone
Ward
Redditt - Alto Saxophone
Bob
Schaefer ~ Bass
Bruce
Ward ~ Tenor Saxophone
Joe
Worst ~ Bass
And many other fine West Coast musicians
In
Memory of
Ted Gergely
Stan Lewis was born in Leeds, Yorkshire England 3 August1929 and passed away 18 June 2010 in Langley B.C.He is survived by his wife Anne (the band's vocalist), four daughters and many grandchildren & great grandchildren.
Stan was the founder of The Melotones and Route 66, and was an instrumentalist (trumpet, alto sax, keyboards, etc), with many other bands. Music was his passion. Highly regarded in the music community, he will truly be missed.
Ian Follis, October 2010
Route 66 is an eight piece swing band formed in 1993 by Stan Lewis. Route 66 is loosely based on the "Johnny Dankworth Seven" which had Cleo Laine on vocals. Before joining Johnny's band, Cleo sang with Stan's band in London England.Ian Follis, October 2008
Some of the other Pacific Northwest music groups represented in this group include: Ron Tuele and The Monarchs, The Accents, The Four Tunes, Tat and the Chancers, The Heartbeats, The Shants and many others NW bands.