JON ROBISON - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
JIM COONEY - Vocals, Electric Guitar, Alto Sax
GENE FIERO - Vocals, Bass Guitar
TOM SUTPHEN - Keyboards
DONN DENISTON - Drums
HASSAN EL-AMIN - Congas, Percussion
The SALMAGUNDI HORN SECTION:
KARL DIEZ - Trumpet, DAVE CAVENDER - Trumpet, Harp, JOHNNY C CRICK - Trumpet, RANDY KEILMAN - Sax, Flute
With Special Guests (when available):
RAY KROME - Guitar
MIKE TUCKER - Guitar
GEOFF ROVIN - Bass
CLIFF WALKER - Guitar
STEVE LOESCHE - Vocals, Piano
CHUCK MANGUS - Keyboards, Vocals
Influences
Wilson Pickett, James Brown, Sam & Dave, Eddie Floyd, Chicago, Average White Band, Electric Flag, Tower of Power, Who, Beatles, Rolling Stones, Blood, Sweat & Tears, Beach Boys, Chuck Berry, Ides of March, Sly and the Family Stone, Dave Clark Five, Van Morrison, Glen Miller, Huey Lewis & The News, CCR.
Sounds Like
Classic 60s-70s horn-oriented rock, Chicago, Average White Band, Tower of Power, Memphis Soul, Blues Brothers.
SALMAGUNDI was formed in Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1969 at Markley Hall on the University of Michigan campus when its founding members were UM students. Performing popular horn-oriented rock and R&B dance music, they were soon in high demand at all-campus mixers, fraternities and sororities. They were also well-known known for their classic 1950's Old Rock & Roll Show which sometimes featured their lead singer entering the club on his motorcycle.
SALMAGUNDI (a.k.a. GABRIEL & KALEIDOSCOPE) continued to perform over 1600 shows throughout the midwest including many festivals, free concerts, high school proms, clubs and weddings, before retiring in 1986. They reunited in 1999, recorded a great live-in-the-studio reunion CD "Stuck in the '60s" and have been performing concerts and shows ever since. The 2009 version of SALMAGUNDI features several original members and veteran area musicians who have been an integral part of the legendary Ann Arbor live music scene since 1969.
Want copies of the band's musical past? DIGITALLY-MASTERED RECORDINGS are available on CD. They contain live performances of the original Salmagundi (Markley Hall mixer 1970, Phi Chi TGIF 1970, Art Fair concert on the Diag 1971, Coral Gables 1972 and Kaleidoscope 1974) and the reunited Salmagundi (Live at the Ann Arbor Art Fair 2002-6, Ann Arbor Summer Festival - Top of the Park 2004-8 & Michigan Stadium "Big House - Big Heart" 2007). Most recent concerts are also available on DVD. Please e-mail: karldiez@yahoo.com for more information.
SALMAGUNDI's fine studio recording, STUCK IN THE '60s, is available from Mushroom Park Studio. Please e-mail karldiez@yahoo.com for more information.
Are you planning a Party, Wedding, Class Reunion, Concert, Festival, Dream-Cruise Party, Dance or other Special Event where pre-recorded, pre-programmed music just won't do? SALMAGUNDI performs the greatest classic-rock hits and R&B dance-music LIVE! Book now! FOR BOOKING INFORMATION: Call 734-476-6795 or e-mail karldiez@yahoo.com.
SALMAGUNDI - PACKING DANCE FLOORS SINCE 1969!
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PLAYLIST
Eegos - Hot Face (Goodbye Boozy) Female Troubles - Crush On You (Lo-Fi/Primitive) The Bloody Muffs - Love Me Like A Drug (Piss Eating A Tin Root) Thee Crucials - Squares Beware (Kaiser) The Meatards - Blues Crack (Bobbif) Party Fowl - STO's (Goodbye Boozy) King Salami And The Cumberland 3 - Pawnee Stomp (Soundflat) Ray Daytona And The Googoobombos - Man with Ballons (Ammonia) Telekrimen - Caceria En El Autocinema (Goodbye Boozy) Movie Star Junkies - Your Miserable Life (Voodoo Rythm) The Broken Jugs - Love In Vein (Goobye Boozy) Broke Down Machine - Pretty Poly (Goodbye Boozy)
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Nick Twist II play for you some awesome savage hip shaking Lo-Fi/GaragePunk/Surf/PsychoBilly/NastyBlues/PowerPop vinyls directly from the caves of the underground scene and provides you directions to find them out on his blog. Not another cheap nostalgic revival of the legendary 1950's/1960's so called "golden era", but ONLY PRETTY NEW BANDS ON NEW RECORD LABELS!!!
