Eight Shades Of Brown/ Come Tumbling Down
Dark Ages
???
(1967)
Dark Corner
Randolph
>>1968.
>>Played the Auditorium.
Darkest Our
Fall River
Don't Bring Me Down / Don't Be Cruel (Littletown LT 997 / U4KM-8647/48) (1967)
[6/4]
David & The Sensations
Tewksbury
Wyne Allan (g), John Koumoutseas (d), Dennis Dingman (b), Dave Chaplin (v), George Texeira (g).
>>BotB Lowell, April 15, 1966.
>>Won Tewksbury BotB, 1966.
Daytonas
Boston area?
???
December's Children
Braintree
Del-Mars/ Delmars
Fitchburg area
Tom Fini (g), Dennis Martin (o), Paul Cosenza (d), Renato Mascitti (b), Johnny Moore (v) (g).
>>Recorded for United Artists: Till The Dawn/ The Mop.
(1965)
Del-Viscounts
Greenfield
Tym McDowell,
(1967)
Delrays Inc.
West Roxbury
I'm A Lovin / Billy's Beat (Salem 002) (Mar.1965)
Devonaires
Malden
Gone Gone Gone / Mazzola (Polaris 402) (1965)
Dick Doherty
Woburn
Fare Thee Well / Patriot Of Today (Park Square 101) (Oct.1965)
Dimensions
Lowell area
Bob Folk, Paul Ferraresi, Joe Luca, Kenny Pihl, Gerry Hruby.
Disciples Of Sound
Fitchburg
James Worthly (b), Alfred Provencher (d), James Richard (g), Edward Gallant (g).
(1967)
Distant Sounds
Webster?
It Reminds Me / Dreamin (Citation 17371/72) (Aug.1966) [8+/]
Denis Casaubon, Bob, Ed, Ben Bembenek (g).
Donnie & The Heartbeats
Randolph
>>1967
>>"One of the South Shore's Top Bands".
>>Won CYO Dance to aid baker scholarship fund.
>>Defeated the MOJOS.
Druids
Cohasset
Jelly Belly / Over And Over (You Cheat On Me) (Broad Cove Teen Haven 2001) (May 1965)
Duke And The Earls
Boston area?
(1966)
Ebb Tides
Fall River
My Baby’s Gone / Summertime (Arco) (SC-107)
Echoes
Stoneham
Ronald Buccheri (g), John Carpenite (g), David Kinsman (d), Alan Goddard (b).
>>Competed in state finals, Weymouth Fair, May 29, 1965.
Echos
Newton
Tony Caruso, Kevin Mac, George Valle, Jeff Bianco, Tommy Antonellis
>>1966
Eden's Children
Boston
Sham (g), Billy, Jim Struman (d), Larry Kiley (b).
>>Played Psychedelic Supermarket, Feb 1968. "Boston Sound". Different Band?
>>Possibly there's another band with this monicker from 1966.
Eleventh Eye
Boston area?
(1968)
Eliminators
Fall River
>>Played Billerica 1966.
Emanon's
Brookline/ Dorchester/ Jamaica Plain
Lou Bello (v), Paul Murphy (g), Bill Peterson (b), Dave Grigalunus (g), Bob Travers (d).
(1966)
Emmanons
Randolph
>>1967
>>Jeff Esterman (b), Neil Woodworth (voc), Jack Keeley (gt), Paul Moorhead (gtr), Tommy DuBois (dr).
Embalmers
Add Date here
Empires
Lowell
(All-Girl Combo): Shirley Swanson, Cherry Swanson, Maurine McCarthey, Christine Bradey, Alaia Boisvert.
>>BotB Lowell, April 15, 1966.
>>Played Hampton Beach Casino, July 1967.
End
Andover
Bad Night / Make Our Love Come Through (Insegrievious) (CR 31007)
>>Cori pressing
>>John Leone (v), Jeff Lemkin (g), Chris Moore (v), Cai Underwood (d), Bruce Curran (g), Mel Kendrick (b), Tony Curtiss (o).
End
Worcester
Can't Get Free / Movin' Out (Saw Publishing) (17657/58)
>>2nd issue: (Northeast) (NE 207)
>>Sept 1966/ Apr 1967
>>p/s for Northeast pressing.
End Of The Line
Littleton
Bob Carlson (b), Peter Smith (d), Michael Hamm (g), John Hathaway (g).
>>BotB Littleton, Dec 7, 1968.
Ends/ End?
Worcester
Can't Get Free / Movin' Out
(Saw Publishing Co.) (17657/58)
>>Sept 1966
Epics
Lowell area
>>BotB Lowell, April 15, 1966.
Escorts
Watertown
>>Diego Betancourt,
Escorts
Fitchburg area
(1965)
>>Jay Dee and the Escorts
Esquires
Northampton
Down The Track / Shake A Tail Feather (Salem) (SR-003) 1965
>>Became THE BOLD.
Even Odds
Chelmsford area?
>>Played talen show to appear on Community Auditions TV show, winter 1967.
Excels
Bourne
Joe Jacinto, Larry Perrault, Patrick Crowley, Walter Slowils, Russell Davis.
Fabulettes
Boston area?
>>Played Coo Fran's, July 1967.
(1967)
Fabulous Frauleins
Lawrence
Practice Of Evil / Days Gone By
(Onyx) (8601) 1968.
Fabulous Invaders
Burlington
(1967)
Fabulous Orchids
???
Shout - Part One/ Shout - Part Two (Camsul 1008) [4/4]
Features
Cohasset?
(1966)
>>Played Homecoming Dance 1966.
>>"with Twanglar Zint Boot leading".
Federalists
Andover
>>Winchester BotB, April 23, 1966, ranked #3.
>>"wearing uniforms akin to George Washington's".
Ferrari's Of Canada
Boston
(All I Ever Want Is) Girls / Please Tell Her (DCP 1110) (Sept 1964)
Fifth Dimensions
Randolph
Joe McElroy, Paul McElroy, Jeff McElroy, Bill DiMeo, Jerry Lane.
>>1967
>>Won BotB, East Bridgewater Jaycees, 10 competitors. Won $50.
>>Won St. Bernadette's competition, ranked #1 in 1967.
>>Randolph High School members.
>>Became the WANDERING KIND in 1967.
Fifth Generation
Westfield
If I See Her / You Lied To Me
(Fone-booth 1001) (1968)
5:P.M.
Weston
How Many Days / Auburn Red (Ace 179) (1968)
Flat Earth Society
Boston
Jack Kerivan (p, o), Phil Dubuque (g, v), Rick Doyle (g), Curt Girard (d), Paul Carter (b).
Footprints
Fitchburg
(1967)
Forerunners
Harvard University
A Long Way Down / Magic Of A Girl
(Liberty 55852) (Dec 1965)
5 Zip Codes
Greenfield area
(1967)
Four-On-The-Floor
Boston
Raymond's fashion department modelling, April 1967.
Four Fifths
Wellesley area
Terry Candela,
(1966)
Four Musketeers
Boston area?
(1966)
>>Played Teen Scene Fair, Boston, August 3rd to 6th.
4 Synas (?)
Add Date here
Add Testimonial here
Fragments
Wellesley area
Gary Heard, Rich Creighton, Neil Griswald (v), Bert Cohen, Mike McCourt.
>>Wellesley BotB March 10 1967 Rank 2. Went to finals instead of NOVAS.
Front Page
Boston area
>>Played w/ LOTHAR & THE HAND PEOPLE, Boston, April 1967.
Fugitives
Boston area?
>>Played Teen Scene Fair, Boston, August 3rd to 6th.
Fumin' Humins
Tabor Academy, Marion
Relative Distance / Queen
(Angry Music Co. FH-1-67/ FH-2-67) (1967)
Massachusetts Teen Bands <D> to <F>
From the mysterious DARK AGES to the FRAGMENTS out of Wellesley: Here's what was cooking between 1964 and 1968 in Massachusetts.
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