What's New

Added to YouTube today is a short video I took of Bob singing "Amazing Grace" at Norman Petty Studios #2 on the same stage that Beast recorded their second LP. (01/12/12)

To start the year off I have just added some pages on the very interesting career of Jerry Corbetta. You can check these pages out by clicking here. I will also be adding a link to these pages to the Related Artists page.

Coming soon will be pages on Ron Morgan. Ron was with the Denver group, The Wild Ones before playing in Superband with Bob. He then went on to be one of the founding members of Three Dog Night, but he is best known for his days with The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band and The Electric Prunes. His brother Robert has put this together as a tribute to Ron. Below are some words from Robert about an upcoming tribute show for Ron. If you would like to get in touch with Robert in regards to this you may e-mail me through this site or post to the guestbook and I will be sure to get your message to him.

UPDATE: The event mentioned below, originally planned for April, has been postponed for the time being. Robert is now hoping to reschedule it for July or August of this year. I will update this as necessary.

With the new year upon us, I'd like to mention an important note to those that want to be a part of/contribute or have musically shared Ron's musical past. I have the Oriental Theater onboard and willing to provide the Theater [staffed-bar, sound and lighting techs] services for a tribute to Ron in April. Currently I have (2) bands signed on; my band "Yarrow" and "Night Wolf" who have two members... that toured with Steppenwolf in 1977-79.
Both talented bands cover many styles of rock, blues, reggae and cajun; that our generation grew up with. Very danceable material which we hope to entice folks, as there will be special lighting effects to enhance the spirit of the music. The final set is going to be covers of Ron's music from his WCPAEB - Electric Prune recordings. There are (2) original members of Ron's first successful band "The Wild Ones" willing to participate.
This kind of an event takes months of planning and the theater's Saturday night slots fill up fast. The event will be billed as a private engagement by invitation only. (01/04/12)

We are really sorry to hear of the passing of Henchi's brother, Michael Graves on December 8th. Michael played a big role in The Freddi-Henchi Band during their heyday as their road manager along with many other things he did for the band. He was a great person with an excellent personality and sense of humor. He will be sadly missed by all who knew him. A photo of him with the band can be seen near the bottom of this page. (12/20/11)

Bob's excellent solo Rough Cut Stone CD has been re-released as Things Are Getting Better and is now available for digital download as either individual songs for 99 cents each, or the entire CD for $9.99 from CD Baby. Click here to go to CD Baby to purchase these tracks. Also I have posted another video on YouTube of Bob live in the studio in the late eighties or very early nineties. On it he performs an excellent version of "Rough Cut Stone" solo with his electric guitar. You can check it out below. (12/08/11)

It is with much sadness that we report the passing of Dominick Todero, original member of The Beast on November 9th after a long, hard fight with cancer. Dominick contributed the excellent trumpet playing on the first Beast LP. This is what Bob had to say about him:

" I remember Dominick was very shy and quiet when he joined the band (the Beast). I was 22 years old and Dom was still in his teens. He was a good looking kid, wavy black hair and a contagious smile. We all loved him and teased him a bit for being younger than the rest of us and for being from Pueblo. He was always ready to help anyone who needed his help, and was a grounded, reliable friend and band mate. Very easy to work with. Mike Kerns (who has also passed) took him under his wing and worked with him on the horn parts. He worked hard on his music and was always ready for live shows or the studio.
He was very supportive of me and my music, and that is always appreciated. I will miss him and have fond memories of our time together. Rest in Peace my brother."

New and interesting information has been added about Ev Evans and the history of the EMRAD amps that Sugarloaf used to use in the early seventies. You can view this info by going here. I'd like to thank Lee Brenkman and Lin Flanagan for sharing this information with me. (10/25/11)

I have just posted on You Tube, a video that Bob made in Texas in 1989 for a song he recorded with 2D Max called "Crazy About You."

I have also added a couple of medleys that I spliced together of guitar solo jams that I videotaped of Bob in the last ten years or so to You Tube. These can be viewed by clicking here and here. Clicking either of the links will take you to You Tube.

Hello everybody, I'm still living in South Florida, but I just got back from Colorado where I played a private party with Freddi and the Freddi-Henchi Band. It was great to see the band again and all my friends and relatives that I was able to visit during my brief stay.
I'll be back in September for another gig and more catching up with old friends.

Bob sent some really nice photos to share. Above left is Bob and Freddy, to the right is keyboard player Chuck Reeder and his wife, Marla

I've attached some more pix of my crib with some improvements I have made on the yard, etc....Bob (07/25/11)

A live video of The Freddi-Henchi Band performing a song in 1977 has been added to the Freddi-Henchi Band page.

Due to the large size of the Old News page, I have now added two new pages. Along with Old News, there is now Older News and Oldest News. These pages cover some of the more significant additions to the site from the last nine years. (07/25/11)

Just added to the Related Artists page is the story of Marc Gonzales. He has shared memories and photos of his times in the bands The Brass Monkey, East Broadway Rundown, Windfall (with Bob Webber and Dick Whetstone) and others. You can check these pages out by clicking here. More will be added to the pages in the future as well. (03/21/11)

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