Before Brother Son there was a short lived group called Diamondhead.  Below is their bio picture.

From left to right: me, Roger Bryant (Beast, West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band) (bass), Galen Pew (drums), Peter Johnson (piano)

footnote: This was a short lived band that morphed into Brother Son. It had some great players in it and was the main crew that did the "Crazy Man" sessions. The irrepressible Roger Bryant on bass and creative ideas was a major force. Roger was also a great singer and songwriter, penning a couple for the West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band, and Beast.

 We did a few gigs but primarily spent most of our time in the studio recording.

 Roger and Galen left and were replaced by Jerry Krenzer (Freddi-Henchi Band) and Bob MacVittie (Moonrakers, Sugarloaf) respectively. We then changed the name to Brother Son and rolled on down the road. B.Y.

An additional footnote from David Williams:  I joined Bob when Roger was still playing bass.  We worked under the name Diamondhead together for several months until Jerry joined.  (Which is when their name was changed to Brother Son.)  

DAVID, BOB, ME, JERRY, PETER

Above is the bio pic for Brother Son and below are several publicity photos that were taken at the Denver Art Museum.

David Williams (sax-flute), Bob MacVittie (drums), Me, Jerry Krenzer (bass), Peter Johnson (piano)

The two photos below were taken at Denver Botanical Gardens.

More photos from the above session can be viewed on the second Peter Johnson page by clicking here.  

Below is a Brother Son poster.  It is likely to be the only one in existence.

footnote:  As the blurb up top states Brother Son was a post Sugarloaf band started back in Denver, after my second exodus of the L.A. music scene.  I had bought an old recording studio called "Bandbox Records" on 44th and Sheridan, a long time Denver icon.  It was a two track studio where, ironically I had cut a demo with a surf band years before.  You all stood around a mic and moved around to get your vocal balance.  This, of course was after you recorded the music on the other track using the same one mic technique.  You need more drums?  Move the mic closer to the drums!  Anyway, my partner was an underground FM disc jockey called "Super Warthog".  We renamed the studio Warthog Productions.  It was great for practicing and working on original music.  This was one of the most musical and original bands I've ever been in and it's a shame we never put out any product. B.Y.

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