When it was time for the Class of 1965 to have a 40th reunion, the idea was tested to see if a band reunion could also be done. Former members of the past bands, Doug Turner, Ricky Cannon, Steve Tyler and Greg White met one March day in Cambridge to see if they could still keep time, and to see if they would be able to play a song or two for the event.
This expanded to weekly practices, and the addition of songs, until it was decided that the group would now be the entertainment for the event, and the DJ was cancelled! Sixteen songs were learned (relearned since they had played them many years ago) and the deed was done in August of 2005 at Suicide Bridge Restaurant. A link to the video showing the performance will be posted here if it can be found.
Meanwhile, here are shots of the members, reliving those days from 1964 to 1970....in 2005.
In November, after Katrina hit, the group - along with Mike Baker - held a fund raising dance at the American Legion: a venue they had played many times in the old days.
Several thousand dollars were sent to New Orleans as a result of the dance.
Here is a copy of the article published for the event by the Cambridge paper that month....
Other than a couple of class parties, they never performed again....not yet anyway!
There is always hope!
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Here are the songs played:
409
Bad Moon
Barbara Ann
Bring it On Home
Donna
Down On The Corner
Ever Seen The Rain
Fortunate Son
Gimme Some Loving
Gloria
Green River
Hang On Sloopy
House of Rising Sun
Johnny B Goode
Last Time
Let It Be
Let's Dance
Lonesome Town
Looking out my Back Door
Louie Louie
Midnight Hour
Proud Mary
Satisfaction
Susie Q
Tell Me What I Say
Traveling Band
Twist & Shout
Up Around the Bend’
Who’ll Stop the Rain
Wild Thing
