Eight Shades Of Brown/ Come Tumbling Down
Groups <S> to <U>
Six Pence
Winchester
(1966)
>>Won BotB Salem Armory, 1966.
>>Played with Gary Lewis and the Playboys, Animals.
>>"North Shore residents".
Sacred Mushroom
???
(1967)
Saints
Chelmsford area
>>BotB Chelmsford, February 5, 1966.
Sandelles
Boston
Dennis O'Malley, Pat O'Malley, Ken Cooper, Dick Thyne (d).
>>Competed in state finals, Weymouth Fair, May 29, 1965.
(1965)
Sandpipers/Sand Pipers
Gloucester
Paul Gasamis,
>>BotB Lowell, April 15, 1966.
>>Recorded, circa September 1966.
>>Featured on Channel 12, "Wing Ding", August 1966.
Sandpipers
Easton
>>Played Billerica 1966.
Satan's Children
Winchedon Area
(1967)
Satin's Children
Worcester
(1967)
>>Same as Satan's Children?
Satyrs
Westfield
>>Played Billerica 1966.
Second Cousins
Boston?
Am I Losing You/ A Smile Will Make It Alright/ +2 (Chak 3520) (ps) (band photo)
>>Frank Starchak, Sharon, Mark
Shades
Fitchburg
Michael Walker (d), Dennis Tellier (g), Lenny Gionet (b), Hans Hess (g), Dennis Trainque (v).
(1966)
Shades Of Blue
Boston area?
>>Played Teen Scene Fair, Boston, August 3rd to 6th.
(1965)
Shadows
Leominster/ Fitchburg
Wayne Daggett (g),
Dave Brassard (o), Ronald Carmanin (g), Steve Bisceglia (b, sax), John Faatz/ Faatt (d).
>>Among 18 Boston Garden finalists, May 1966.
>>Al Piermarini (o)
>>Formed 1963.
Shadows
Ayer
Dana Carlson (d), Domenic Gerace (g), Gerry Gengreau (b), Bobby Olsen (g).
>>Won BotB in Maine, January 1966.
(1965)
Shadows
Winchendon
>>BotB Marlboro, April 30, 1966.
Shadows 4
???
>>Played Teen Scene Fair, Boston, August 3rd to 6th.
Shags
Plymouth
(1967)
Shakers
Boston area
>>Played w/ LOTHAR & THE HAND PEOPLE, Boston, June 1967.
Shambels
Worcester
>>BotB Marlboro, April 30, 1966.
Shames
Ipswitch
>>(1964-1967+)
>>Denis Trudel (v), James Amero (g), Gerard Trudel (b), Patty Germoni (o), Joe Amerault (d).
>>The Special Ones/ My World Is Upside Down (RFT 1001) (1967)
Sheffields
Waltham
Paul Mahoney (d), Bill Maher (v), Bruce Berberian (g), Warren Wilder (g), David McKenzie (g).
>>Were the MA band to compete in the Braintree finals, 1967.
>>Braintree set: Please, Please; Summertime; Misty; That's Life (on LP). Set lasted 20 min.
>>Won BotB, 1967, Maynard?
>>Recorded: "That's Life".
Shepherds
Fitchburg area?
(1967)
Shifters
Boston area?
Well All Right/ (blank) [Trans Radio 200,356]
Shillings
West Roxbury/ Roslindale
Bob Zappe (g), Bill O'Donnell (b),
>>Paperman/? (?)
(1967)
Shilos
Pembroke/ Quincy/
George MacEachern (d), Tom MacEachern (g), Bill Mark (g), Paul McWhinnie (b).
>>Won BotB, Braintree, ?, 196?.
>>BotB Waltham, April 15, 1967.
>>BotB Weymouth, Feb 5, 1966.
>>Lonely Town/ Cause I Love You (Norfolk)
Shofers
North Middlesex area
(1966)
Sidewinders
Braintree
7Steve Massey, Dave Haley, Edmont Miller, Tom Maroney, John Lorden, David Taylor.
>>Competed in state finals, Weymouth Fair, May 29, 1965.
Sixpence
Boston area?
(1967)
Sonics
Dalton
(1965)
Sons Of Liberty
Gloucester
>>Albi Mitchell, Cliffy McKillop, Dana Muise, Peter Silva, Dick Noble.
>>State Finals, May 13, 1967, Ridge Arena.
>>Represented Bervery as they won a BotB there.
Soul Caravan
Littleton
Mike Priest (dr), Rick Johnston (v), Larry Portanova (g), Steve Pittman (g), Denny Pacy (b), Charlie Jordan (sx).
>>BotB Littleton, Dec 7, 1968.
Soul Grinders
???
(1967)
Soul Finders
Boston area?
Eddie Davis,
(1966)
Souls
Lowell area (?)
Chuck Filiatrault (o), Jim Raucos (g), Ed Woods (g), Dave Norton (d), Jack O'Neil (v).
Sounds Of Aftermath
Maynard/Concord-Xavier
Larry Simonetti (v), Russ Salamone (d), Doug Cush (g), Howard King (g), David White (o).
>>Winners BotB Acton, March 25, 1967, and Concord, 1967.
>>Won recording contract w/ Continental Recording Co. at Acton BotB, but probably didn't record.
>>Won BotB Acton, April 1967.
>>BotB Billerica, April 1967. Ranked 2nd.
>>Formerly "THE COUNT FIVE".
>>Played State Finals, Braintree, May 13, 1967.
>>Simonetti joined in early 1967.
>>Played "Midnight Hour", "Gimme Some Lovin", "Slow Down", "She's Not There", "Shapes Of Things", "Summer In The City".
Sounds Unknown
Acton/ Maynard
Butch Lester (d) (v), Charlie Centauro (g), Joe Centauro (g), Danny Lattucha/Lattuca (o), Jeff Carlton.
>>Original songs: "Mood Seven", "I Want To Take You Home", "Summer's Gone", all by Butch Lester.
>>Won BotB Burlington, 1965.
>>Won BotB Burlington, April 23, 1966.
>>BotB Abington, October 7, 1966. Ranked 2nd.
>>Played with Batman at Muscular Dystrophy Benefit Basketball Game, Maynard High School, October 29, 1966.
>>Played w/ LEFT BANKE, April 1967.
>>Toured the Cape, played the Surf, "Where It's At" (Boston).
>>BotB finals, 1967.
South Shore Flower And Vegetable Market
Marlboro
Don Wilson (b), Dave Williams (g), Freddie Oak (g), John Gustasson (dr).
>>BotB Littleton, Dec 7, 1968.
Spartans
Orange
(1967)
Spectres
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>>BRENT & THE SPECTRES
Spectrums
Abington
>>Played Billerica 1966.
Sprites
Brattleboro
(1965)
Spectras
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(1967)
>>Played Hampton Beach Casino, July 1967.
Spectres
Add Date here
John Lower (g),
>>BRENT & THE SPECTRES?
Stetson Court
North Adams
>>Won North Adams BotB, April 7, 1967.
Steve Colt
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Stickshifts
Attleboro
Tom Piggett, Ray Herbert, Steve LaPierre, Dave MacDonald, Don Brassier.
(1965)
Stolen Minutes
Lawrence area
>>"My Girl" on Onyx LP.
Stompers
Newton area
Paul Schenk, David Finn,
Stonemen
Fall River
Carreiro,
>>Acetate: That's How Strong My Love Is/ I Don't Want You. Metcalf Studios, New Bedford, April 1966.
Strangers
Boston
Dan Gioioso (g), Joe Beddia (d), Tony Baglio (b), Jimmy Chicos (g).
>>1964-1966
>>What A Life/ Lonely Star [Oriel 341] (Oct 1965)
>>MORE
Sugar 'N Spice
Lowell
Beverly Perry, Cynthia Allum, Charlene Pedreira, Linda Sousa.
>>All-girl combo.
Sugar And Spice
Readsboro
Martin Howard, Peter Letourneau, Grant LaPine (?), Dennis Oakes, Michael Lowe.
(1966)
Sunny Daze
Boston
Raymond's fashion department modelling, April 1967.
>>Girl band?
Suns Of Thunder
Natick area
>>Played Children's Fair, June 1966.
T-H-U Band
Concord/Carlisle
Leo Howard,
Tallysmen
Boston area?
Mike Revan,
>>Mike joined the Argonauts in 1967.
Tassins
Holbrook
Dick Crawford, Bill Carroll, Steve Vesey, Bob Jenkins, Herb Price.
>>Competed in state finals, Weymouth Fair, May 29, 1965.
Techniques
Dorchester area
Carl Olivera (b), Frank Recchia (), Chip Haar (),
(1967)
Teen Rockers
Attleboro
>>Dick Sousa (g), Humberto Correia, Manny Esmeraldo, Fred Collins.
>>Formed in the late 1950s.
Tempos
Acton
(1964)
Terry And The Pirates
Fitchburg/ Leominster
(1966)
>>Eugene Leblanc (g), Roger Smith (b), Terry Dondero (d), Dennis Cormier (g).
This End Up
Lowell area
John Valerani, Gary Thuillier, James LaFountain, Edward Valeriani.
(1967)
Thunderbirds
Westford
(1965)
Tidal Waves
Fitchburg area?
(1967)
Timbers
North Adams area
(All Girl Band) (1967)
Time Takers
Spencer
>>At Least I'll Try/ You'll Never Walk Alone [Audio Dynamics 11268] (Jan'68)
>>Francis "Buddy" Cote (d),
Tinkers
Boston
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Todes
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>>Formerly the BOSS TODES.
Tony Soul & The Midnight Hours
Framingham
>>Tony Soul/ Anthony Parente (v), John Smith (g), Archie Smith (o), Allen Campbell Haig (b), David Catman Fuller (d), Sobieski brothers (ho).
>>Past members: Mark Ropi (g), Allen Smith (b), Dave Bernard (d).
>>(1966-1968)
>>BotB Marlboro, April 1, 1967.
>>BotB Marlboro, April 30, 1966.
>>Interview with Tony.
Tornados
Swansea
>>Played Billerica 1966.
Torques
Acton
(1964)
Torque's
Andover Academy
>>Jon Hay,
Zoom: Do You Wanna Dance; Torquay; You Can’t Sit Down; Out Of Limits; Chances Are; Miserlou; Nobody; On Broadway; The Bird; The Lonely Bull; Watermelon Man; It Ain’t Necessarily So; Pipeline [WA 64-010] (1964)
>>Kenneth Raymond Wight & Associates, Princeton, NJ
>>Randolph Hobler,
Total Strangers
Chatham
Hunk Eldredge, John Long, Steven Hart, Bruce Caswell.
(1967)
Toweds
Boston area?
(1966)
Travelles
Weymouth/ Stoughton/ Hingham/ Braintree/ Quincy
Phil Simpson, Bill Smith, Karl Hoffman, Wayne Kump, Cliff Tribble.
(1965)
Travelons
North Adams
(1964)
Travis Pike
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Trees
Chelmsford
>>Won BotB Chelmsford, 1968.
>>Dana Benoit, Al Briere, Rick Lombard, J.R. Wilbur.
Trojans
Milford
James Philbrick (g), Richard Brassard (d), George Frost (g),
>>BotB Manchester, May 27, 1967
Tytans
Winchester
(1966)
>>Formed in February 1966.
>>Ed Luongo (g), Steve/Dave Natwig (g), Steve Foss (b), Charlie Garabedian (d), Chris Boeing (org).
>>Won BotB Winchester, April 23.
>>Played BotB Waltham, April 30. Ranked 3rd and qualified to represent the Eastern District.
>>Played BotB finals, Boston Garden, May 14 1966.
>>Played Myopia Hunt Club.
>>Played Where It's At.
>>Changed name to KASTAWAYS after BotB in Boston.
Underground Railroad
Brockton
>>You Do Something To Me/ A Lilly For Willie (1967) [Littleton 999]
>>I'm Comin' Over/ Sixteen Tons (Feb 1968) [Musicor 419]
>>Salvatore Pullia (b, v), Thomas Pullia (g), Paul Kerrigan (d), David Thompson (g, o), Douglas Dube (o), James Bonaparte (v, g). Anthony James (original member).
>>Were the JAGUARS before.
>>Related: BISMARKS?
>>Second record recorded 1967 at AAA, Boston, 500 pressed.
>>Founded 1966.
Unilateral Sounds Inc.
Lincoln/Sudbury
George Marx,
Uni-Tones
North Adams
(1964)
Unknown Tymes
Lowell area
Lester Demers, Ron Daigle, Richard Ayotte, Bob Gouveia, Jim Dunlavey.
Unworthy Four
Provincetown area
Joel Vizard, Bruce Collinson, Steve Silva, Herbie Edwards.
>>Formerly the NOMADS.
(1966)
Upsets
Lawrence area
Bob Hurley (v), Jim Savoy (dr), Dennis “Tot” Michaud (g), Paul Caron (b).
>>BotB Lawrence, Sept 11, 1966. Ranked 4th.
>>Opened for Sam The Sham, Castaways, Barbarians.
Urban Renewal
Chelmsford area
Frank Waite (v), William Rogers,
>>Recorded at AAA Studios, Dorchester.
>>People/ Love Eyes (St. George Intl) (1969), produced by Joe Saia.
Utopia
Brockton area
Steve Snow, Steve Dubois, Paul Huska.