RELATED ARTISTS
Many excellent musicians have played in bands with Bob over the years so I have decided to create pages for some of them also. Musicians that have played in bands with members of people that played in Bob's bands are also included here to share their experiences. I hope to keep this ever expanding and think that this should be quite enjoyable. Click on the band or artist title hyperlink at the beginning of each description to access their page(s).
THE MOONRAKERS This band relates to Bob in several ways. Members Van Dorn, Bob MacVittie, Bob Webber, and short time member Jerry Corbetta would all end up in Sugarloaf. Van left Sugarloaf before Bob Yeazel joined. Also, Moonrakers bassist Joel Brandes went on to manage Sugarloaf. It is also worth mentioning that J. C. Phillips produced several of the tracks on the Moonrakers Together With Him album and went on to co-write "Green Eyed Lady" with Jerry Corbetta and David Riordan for the first Sugarloaf album.
The Moonrakers site is the first of the related artists that I have created. It is its own individual site. Clicking on the hyperlink for them will take you off of Bob's site.
Freddi-Henchi Band Bob played with this sensational party funk band from 1975-1983 and he is back with them again and they're sounding as good as ever. Check out what's happening with them today, including their upcoming schedule of gigs.
The Freddi-Henchi site is new and will be added to frequently. Clicking on the hyperlink for them will take you off of Bob's site but there is a link on their site map to bring you back to this one.
Peter Johnson Peter was in a band called Diamondhead with Bob shortly after Bob left Sugarloaf. This band evolved into Brother Son. Peter was in several other bands as well. He appeared on recordings when he was with the Monocles and the Higher Elevation in the late sixties and early seventies that were released on Liberty Records and he was the leader of the bands; Ray's Status Seekers, Fat Emma, and Fingers. From the songs I've heard he has become one of my very favorite keyboard players and vocalists. His songwriting skills are excellent as well.
John Grove John played in a band with Dominick Todero called The High Blues just prior to Dominick joining Beast. He recently e-mailed and told me his story in brief. I think you will find it very interesting. He continues to perform to this day in an R&B/Blues/Funk band called Little Ricky & the Roosters based out of Pueblo.
The Monocles and The Higher Elevation Rick Hull and Robb Casseday have been friends since their school days and were founding members of The Monocles. Rick and Peter Johnson are very good friends also and have been since their days together in The Monocles and The Higher Elevation. I'm sure you will find the interviews I did with them and their huge memorabilia collections to make some excellent pages.
Ron Morgan Ron was in Superband and The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band with Bob and also was the original guitarist for Three Dog Night. He later went on to play and record with The Electric Prunes. (Dick Whetstone was also in The Electric Prunes at this same time. Dick would later go on to play in Peter Johnson's band; Fingers.) This is a site put together by his brother Robert as a tribute to Ron. Make sure you check out the links pages also and read the interview Robert has printed about his brother. It is very interesting.
Clicking on the hyperlink to the Ron Morgan pages will take you off of Bob's site, but there is a link back to this site on his links page.
More To Come!