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Gables

Salem

>>Dave Manuel (v) (o), Frank Scanzani (g), Dave Dunham (b), Bob Hellen (g), Jimmy La-Traverse (dr).

>>Salem Commercial School.
Ready / Chuck Wagon (Fleetwood 4555) (1965)
Snake Dance LP (Fleetwood): Snake Dance, Ready, Lonely Road, Blue Dream; House Of Gables, Black Fire, Cry Baby, Chuckwagon, Baby Rythmn [sic], Surf Tide.

Georgie Porgie/ ...And The Cry Babies

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Georgie Porgies

Attleboro

>>Albi & The Spellbinders members?

Gerund & The Infinitives

Lynn

Peter Smith, Mike Previer, Jim Smith, Bob Smith, Mike Wesson, John Hashen.

Good Tymes

Gloucester

>>Larry Kesterson (v), Margie Salmi (v), Pete Mitchell (d), Arthur Rose (o), Paul Sami (g).
Just A Little Bit Closer / Is It True (Fleetwood 4590) (Dec 1968)

Gladiators

Provincetown

Jimmy Duarte (d), Herbie Edwards (b), Steve(n) Roda(Roza) (g), Harry Marr (g), Ken Wheeler (g).
(1965)
(Jazz band?)

Good Intentions

Ashburnham

Donald Bishee, William Hagelberg, Anthony Lucius, William Manthorne, Denis Trainque, Stephen Weeks.
>>Teen Dance @ Fairbank Memorial Hall, February 22, 1967.

Grass Menagerie

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Doug Yule, 

Green Lanterns

Greenfield

Bill Metzler, David Nobel, Mike Rogalski, Ronnie Krol, Paul Harrington, Gary Krol.
>>Won Greenfield BotB, 1967. 
>>State Finals, May 13, 1967, Ridge Arena.

Gremlins

Waltham/Concord/Xavier

Claude Cormier, 

Grenadiers

Lynn/ Saugus

>>THE MINUTEMEN
Lat-In-Da / Yes I Will (Minutemen 200,741/42) (Dec 1965)
>>New monicker pasted on label on some copies.

Grey Shade Of Blue

Concord-Xavier

David Young, 

Groundspeed

Harvard University

In A Dream / L-12 East (Decca 32344) (June 1968)

Group Called 'Us'

Chelmsford area

>>BotB Chelmsford, February 5, 1966.

Grouppe

Worcester

(1967)

Gyrrls

Winchendon area

>>BotB, Clark Auditorium, May 27, 1967.

Ha'Pennies

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John Lower (g),

Hallucinations

Boston area

>>Played w/ LOTHAR & THE HAND PEOPLE, Boston, March+April 1967.
(1966+)

Hamlets

Amherst

J. Rodney Langford, Jimmy Sanden (g), Jerry Mirliani (d), Leonard Egbicki (g).

Hassel

Wellesley area

John Crigler, Jon Goldweitz, Chuck Wilcox, Rem Gussons.
(1967)

Haze

Worcester

(1967)

Head And The Hares

Everett/ Revere

I Won't Come Back / One Against The World (H and H Productions 200,891/92) (May 1966)

Hearts Of Darkness

Lawrence area

Jim Matseas (g), Den Bergeron (g), Tiff Nelson (b), John Barry (d), Tom Uranwicze (v).
>>"Better Man Than I" on Onyx LP.

Heaven's Devils

Adams

Daniel Trombley (g), Dennis Carsno (v), Michael Sacco (d), Thomas Sadlowski (b), Gary Lesniak (g). 
>>Spring Combo Contest, North Adams, April 1967.

Heightsmen

Boston University?

(1964)

High Price Spread

Lowell area

Frank Collyer, Frank McGurne, David Alves, Cedric Spaulding.

Holidays

Westford

(1964)

Humbugs

Chelmsford area

>>BotB Chelmsford, February 5, 1966.

Huns

Somerville

Charlie Martignette Jr. (b), Frankie Willett (g), Paul Downing (g), Louis Leverone (d), Steve Strati (v).
>>James Marino replaced Strati.
>>New members Ray Susa, Paul Smith in 1967.
>>Played with DC5, Boston Garden, 1967. 
(1965)

Iguanas

Woodvale

>>Brad Delp (v), Steve Cohen (g),
(1964)

Improper Bostonians

Lynn

>>Dick Jeffrey (g), Pat O'Connor (d/v), David Patterson (b), Peter O'Connor (g).

>>How Many Tears/I Still Love You (Minuteman 207) (Oct 1966)

>>Set You Free This Time/Come To Me Baby (Minuteman 208) (Jan 1967)
>>Out Of My Mind/You Made Me A Giant (Minuteman 209) (June 1967)
>>Gee, I'm Gonna Miss You/Victim Of Environment (Coral 62543) (Minuteman 211)
>>Original songs written by producer Bill Walsh and Thomas "Joe" Ahern.

Indigos

Boston

>>Bob Levensohn (g), Steve Starr (d), David Shapiro (v), Ken Steiner (b).
>>1965 to 1966.
>>Became FREEBORN (1967).

Inner Circle

Chelmsford area

(196?)

Intruders

Medford

Kevin McCarthy, Bobby Sacca, Steve Puzzanghera, Joey Vicari, Bobby McShame.
>>BotB Medford, early 1967.

Invaders

Burlington

Kenneth Miarecki, 
(1966)

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Massachusetts Teen Bands   <G> to <I>

 

From Salem's GABLES to the INVADERS out of Burlington: Here's what was cooking between 1964 and 1968 in Massachusetts.
 

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