Silver Fox
Tacoma, Washington
1970 - 1972
Members
Robert
Blevins ~ Bass
Steve Coleman ~ Guitar
Rick
Delarno ~ Guitar
Mike Ernesti ~ Drums
Rick Galarneau ~ Guitar, Vocals
Joe Haas ~ Drumss
Mike
Jaap ~ Keyboards, Vocals
Bill Kitchen ~ Bass
Robert
Blevins ~ Bass
Steve Coleman ~ Guitar
Rick
Delarno ~ Guitar
Mike Ernesti ~ Drums
Rick Galarneau ~ Guitar, Vocals
Joe Haas ~ Drumss
Mike
Jaap ~ Keyboards, Vocals
Bill Kitchen ~ Bass
Long before Kenny Rogers started calling himself the silver fox, my friend, Mike Jaap of Tacoma had a band called Silver Fox. They were excellent, but were not too well accepted at the time (1970-72) because their music was too sophisticated for most rock audiences. They were actually kind of prog-rock and jazz-rock fusion. If I remember right they did all original material (something practically illegal back then) and it was very good! They were working with unusual time signatures and progressive harmonies.The only two names I remember are leader/keyboardist Mike Jaap and guitarist Rick Delarno. They played mostly around the Tacoma area. I saw them in the Lincoln Bowl once. They played the gig wearing tuxedos with tails.
Bob Phillips, June 2007
I was in the band Silver Fox for about nine months when I was barely out of high school . I didn't play the Lincoln Bowl gig, but I remember it well. I was in the audience and about 2,000 people showed up, maybe more. There were at least three bands that night.
Today I have a publishing business in South King County called Adventure Books of Seattle. I mostly write and edit books these days.
Robert Blevins, April 2011
We changed the name of the band to Flight in 1972
Rick Galaneau, July 2016
