local bands in the 60's

[Prunepicker]

I remember going to dances at the armory. Anyone remember Mike Compton
or band he played in?

Wasn't he a Grant grad? The name is familiar. I'll go look in my year books.

[gen70]

Wasn't he a Grant grad? The name is familiar. I'll go look in my year books.

He went to either Grant or Capitol Hill, not sure which. He also had a brother namd Gary. (I think)

[sam greenroyd]

I had forgotten that. His dad was a school principal wasn't he?

he was my school principal at heronville

[sam greenroyd]

Wasn't he a Grant grad? The name is familiar. I'll go look in my year books.

Mike Compton was a 1969 grad from Grant and his brother Gary was from Grant also. He played in a band called The Extremes in the late 60's . Jay Amos was in the band also (played drums)

[sam greenroyd]

The drumers name in the Sound Pounders was Lee Overstreet

[SOUTHSIDE GIRL]

Mr Newberry was the prinncipal when I was a Heronville

[Prunepicker]

Mike Compton was a 1969 grad from Grant and his brother Gary was from
Grant also. He played in a band called The Extremes in the late 60's . Jay
Amos was in the band also (played drums)

I remember Jay Amos! He had that cool set of gray swirl Ludwig's. Is he still
playing?

Was Compton a guitarist?

[sam greenroyd]

The best I can remember Gary was just the singer

[gen70]

I remember Jay Amos! He had that cool set of gray swirl Ludwig's. Is he still
playing?

Was Compton a guitarist?

I heard Jay had passed on. Compton sang.

[Generals64]

The Royals????

[Prunepicker]

Spirit.

[Generals64]

wasn't there a guy named Dennis Grigsby that went to Grant that played in local bands?...I know Dennis was in the Grant highschool band as he was there when I was...

[papaOU]

Mobey Dick and the Whalers

The Walker Underpass.

[skyrick]

Spirit.

Spirit was a great band, but not local.

[Prunepicker]

Spirit was a great band, but not local.

There was a local band by that name, too. I bought a set of drums
from the drummer, Ricky. Purple swirl!

[skyrick]

There was a local band by that name, too. I bought a set of drums
from the drummer, Ricky. Purple swirl!

"I got a line on you, babe". Sorry! After replying to your comment I had to go listen to some Spirit on vinyl!

[Prunepicker]

"I got a line on you, babe". Sorry! After replying to your comment
I had to go listen to some Spirit on vinyl!

Vinyl is the only way to go. How else can you make "Keep me
hangin' on" by the Vanilla Fudge sound like the Supremes?

[papaOU]

Vinyl is the only way to go. How else can you make "Keep me
hangin' on" by the Vanilla Fudge sound like the Supremes?

Such brilliance. Or did you make that up?

[Prunepicker]

Such brilliance. Or did you make that up?

It really does. In fact the vocals sound very much like the
Supremes. That's 33 1/3rpm to 45rpm. Since I hated school and
homework there was a lot of free time for creative minds to work.

[papaOU]

It really does. In fact the vocals sound very much like the
Supremes. That's 33 1/3rpm to 45rpm. Since I hated school and
homework there was a lot of free time for creative minds to work.

I did know that if you took the Beatles White Album and play the B side backwards it would screwup the needle.

[Rhetticent]

And how about the Midnite Rebels? And the Knightmares?

[Bigrayok]

What was the name of the band Bob Mills, the furniture store, owner played in? Remember when the Mathis Brothers, Jude & Jody, and later Bob Mills had country music televison shows? Some big country stars used to appear on those shows. I remember when Garth Brooks used to play at Shotgun Sams Pizza Parlor on 39th and May. Toby Keith's band Easy Money used to play at Chastain's. There was a band out of Norman called Stiff Richard. Their lead singer was a read headed Irish national from Dublin. He reminded me of the singer from the movie the "The Commitments". I believe the drummer of Stiff Richard went on to become the drummer of a successful band called Puddle of Mud.

Bigray in Ok

[ctchandler]

I'm surprised nobody has mentioned Al Good's band. My brother-in-law, Wes Stevens played trumpet for him. He also played the bass fiddle for his own trio, the Wes Stevens' trio. Wes' trio played weekly at the Copa Habana for several years.
C. T.

[Prunepicker]

I'm surprised nobody has mentioned Al Good's band. My
brother-in-law, Wes Stevens played trumpet for him. He also played
the bass fiddle for his own trio, the Wes Stevens' trio. Wes' trio
played weekly at the Copa Habana for several years.
C. T.

Egad. I played with the Al Good band, too. Al was a character.

[Bohnett]

I heard Jay had passed on. Compton sang.

Hi, I am Jay's cousin. Jay Amos is alive and well in California. He has been playing in a band and is a head coach at a college. He is doing very well. Thanks for remembering him. I will let him know what I saw here.