Band Member Update
Angel South
- Recorded "Cottonwood South" for Epic Records in 1974.Currently plays in the Reno area with his own group. Has recorded several demos and is getting radio play around the Reno area. Just recently released a new CD on Warrior Records titled "Swamp Doggie Dog".
Terry Richards
- Recorded on the Chase Tribute Album in 1977. Currently singing in the Vegas area.
Alan Ware -
Recorded on the Chase Tribute Album.
G.G Shinn - Currently working in Louisianna with his own band.
Jerry Van Blair
- Recorded on the Chase Tribute Album. Recorded with Cal Collins on "Ohio Stlye".
Jim Oatts - Recorded "Kenton 76" with Stan Kenton. Recorded with Machito. Toured with the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis band. Leads the DesMoines Big Band in Iowa. Recorded album with band in 1992. Currently on the faculty of Southwestern C.C in Iowa.
Jay Sollenberger - Recorded "Kenton 76", "Live In Europe" and others with Kenton. Recorded "Road Father", and others with Woody Herman. Toured with Buddy Rich. Currently playing in several big bands in Kansas. Recorded with the Kansas City Boulevard Big Band.
Joe Morrissey - Recorded with the Steve Wright Big Band. Music director with the Chanhassen Dinner Theater in Minneapolis.
Ted Piercefield
- Recorded on the Chase Tribute Album.
Dartanyan Brown - Journalist, Educator, and Bass player in the San Francisco area. Leads the Dartanyan Brown Trio
Dennis Johnson - Recorded on Chase Tribute Album. Recorded with Survivor in their early days. Worked with Jim Peteriks band. His group Software was an early Rippingtons type style. Recorded on "The Worlds Scariest Guitar Players" album. Performing in the Chicago area.
Gary Smith - Identical with Dennis Johnson. Both are top studio players in Chicago.
Jim Peterik - Formed Group Survivor.
Lin Biviano - Recorded with Buddy Rich, Count Basie, Al Raymond BB, Maynard Ferguson. Recorded with his own big band. Currently musical director for the Lawrence Welk Orch.