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Runchey had, however, grown disinterested in his studio, and thus failed to offer a reasonable wage. By that summer of , KNBX lost its religious broadcast contract to another station and then suddenly wanted to bail out, creating an opportunity for Barton to take over the gear and lease the Northwest Recorders studio as his own operation. This timing was perfect in that the founders of Dolton Records -- record salesman Bob Reisdorff, and pop star Bonnie Guitar -- were scouting out possible studios they might use for future projects.

Well, right after getting into it -- actually, I was just setting up -- and Bonnie Guitar and Bob Reisdorff came in to do a demo with somebody and they liked the sound that I got 'em. Then Bonnie liked the sound I got on her voice. And then they tried the Fleetwoods. You know, Bob and Bonnie kinda taught me recording as it were: you know, what they were looking for.

I mean, I was teaching myself how to record these groups -- but I'd really never done that much. My first real exposure to rock 'n' roll was when I got in the recording business cause I'd been working in a radio station doing [laughter] classical " Blecha interview, Bob Reisdorff partnered with Bonnie Guitar in the latter part of , forming the new Dolton Records company, which scored an international smash hit in early with its debut release, "Come Softly To Me," by the Olympia-based doo-wop teen trio, the Fleetwoods.

That session, however, actually took place across town at Joe Boles's Custom Recorders in West Seattle -- as did the label's next couple hits as recorded by their next assignees, the Seattle combo the Frantics, and Tacoma's rockin' ringleaders, Little Bill and the Bluenotes. But after a falling out with Boles, Dolton switched over to Barton and their first collaboration led to the Fleetwoods' second smash, the national No. Blue," in September Meanwhile, Electricraft had moved out to a new site around the corner 6th Avenue , and Dolton wisely slipped right into the hi-fi shop's former space.

Now the new label was situated in a very convenient proximity to Barton's operation where the lion's share of its subsequent sessions would take place -- including those with the Frantics, Four Pearls, Playboys, and tracks for the Ventures' debut LP in Inspired by Dolton's remarkable string of successes, loads of area entrepreneurs formed their own labels, and many of those folks marched down to Northwest Recorders to try their luck at the pop music crapshoot.

Among the first to book studio time was Everett's doo-wop group, the Shades, who brought along a freelancing engineer, Glenn White Jr. In original members of Moby Grape , Lewis, Miller, Mosley, and Stevenson re-united and held a concert that was recorded and released as Moby Grape: The band attempted on several occasions to reunite Moby Grape with a series of new members.

Their attempts would not be realized until at least a decade later, with all but two original members-both of them original members of The Frantics, Jerry Miller and Don Stevenson. In the ensuing decades Miller and Stevenson have spent time spreading the gospel of The Frantics , as well as resting on their laurels as members of Moby Grape. They have re-popularized a band that may have only been a footnote in music history without them.

In a very real way, Moby Grape would not have existed if it was not for their earlier work. In The Frantics took part in a reunion at the Seattle Center. Here is a partial list of the aftermath of those who were associated with The Frantics and Moby Grape.

It is by no means comprehensive and comments and corrections are welcome. Jerry Miller has played alongside some of the greats of rock. Miller spends most of his time in Tacoma nowadays and gigs locally. He makes the occasional forays into the outside music world as a member of the re-constituted Moby Grape. Don Stevenson returned to the NW and become successful in real estate. He currently resides in Whistler BC Canada.

That same year he released his first solo album, King of The Fools. He is planning a second solo album and in the process of raising funds to release it through crowdsourcing. Bob Hosko went on to become a founding member of Jr. Cadillac but left after Jon Keliehor re turned to Seattle, recuperated from his auto accident and went on to be a founding member of The Daily Flash.

Later he moved to the UK and now produces and records under his own name and leads music workshops in Glasgow, Scotland. His musical interests have evolved into exploration of esoteric, experimental and world music. The music Celestial Nile initiated collaborative works for Venezuelan dancers and company, Danzahoy , and resulted in the development of his current catalogue of recordings.

He died in San Rafael on March 3 rd Later he spent time behind the counter at Nickel Cigar , on Yesler Way. The last 13 years of his life he lived in Ocean Shores WA, where he died from a strok in May of Joel Goodman is an Emmy Award-winning composer. Joel has scored over films and television programs that have received 5 Oscar nominations, 20 Emmy awards and over 30 Emmy nominations. Bob Mosely suffered from schizophrenia and ended up living on the streets until former Moby Grape members got him back to work and able to support himself.

Despite his circumstances Mosely was able to continue writing and recording. He has released five solo albums since his time in Moby Grape. His most recent solo release is True Blue released on the Taxim label in Skip Spence died of lung cancer on April 16 , just days short of his 53 rd birthday. After his dismissal from Moby Grape Spence spent much of his life institutionalized due to his schizophrenia and the ravages of years of addiction to heroin, cocaine and alcohol.

Many critics and fans consider Oar to be one of the most painful, confused and harrowing albums of all time. Peter Lewis is still writing and performing as a member of the presently re-constituted Moby Grape and the reformed Electric Prunes,. White, August 14 th ; Jerry Miller official website jerrymillerband. Thanks for this piece. They were sensational! I took friends to see them, got to meet them and see them transition into Moby Grape. What was his name?

My father Terry Wadsworth was the co-writer of No Werewolf. Johansen, like so many musicians of his day, was stoned most of the time. Johansen sold his guitar and moved to Spokane where he became a drug and alcohol counselor. He was befriended here by Robert Browning, a Northwest rock historian who recognized Johansen on the street one day. It was Browning who bought Johansen a new guitar and encouraged him to play again.

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Gifts processed in this system are not tax deductible, but are predominately used to help meet the local financial requirements needed to receive national matching-grant funds. One of the most unpleasant circumstances you may ever face is having a poor credit score. His raspy words shocked me. On June 4, the truth of his words came back. Though a virtual unknown in Spokane, Johansen is being mourned on the far side of the state.