The original 7 piece rock and roll horn band formed in Concordia, Kansas in 1964. Members included Robin Hood, drums; Ron Balderston, lead vocals, trumpet & organ; Larry Jackson, bass, trombone & vocals; Phil Pfister, lead guitar, organ, vocals; Paul Justyna, saxophone; Mike Srite, trumpet & organ; Bob Burns, rhythm guitar.
The Original Sensational Showmen
National Guard Armory-Concordia - 1965
Saturday, February 28, 2009
CITIES PLAYED - BY STATE
KANSAS
Clifton, Clyde, Concordia, Jewell, Clay Center, Salina (The Lamplighter), Beloit, Cawker City, Linn, Delphos, Glasco, Solomon, Hays (The Dark Horse Inn), Norton, Tribune, Colby (The Rusty Bucket), Goodland, Great Bend, Hutchinson, Philipsburg, Manhattan, Liberal, Lawrence (The Red Dog Inn), Marysville, Belleville,
OKLAHOMA
Altus
NEBRASKA
Scottsbluff, Chadron, Sidney, Alliance, North Platte, McCook, Kearney, Holdrege, Red Cloud, Fairbury, Beatrice, Superior, Grand Island, Ravenna, Columbus, Norfolk, O'Neill, Crete, Geneva, Hastings, Valentine, Hardy, Minden, Ogallah, Central City, Seward
SOUTH DAKOTA
Tyndall, Mission, Kimball, Watertown, Pierre, Yankton, Sioux Falls, Mitchell, Vermillion, Buffalo Gap, Brookings
MINNESOTA
Worthington (Last gig), Hatfield, Pipestone, Marshall
IOWA
Storm Lake, Clear Lake, Fort Dodge,
All gigs were at National Guard Armories, Ballrooms, Schools, community centers and most were sponsored by local civic groups as money making projects.
Clifton, Clyde, Concordia, Jewell, Clay Center, Salina (The Lamplighter), Beloit, Cawker City, Linn, Delphos, Glasco, Solomon, Hays (The Dark Horse Inn), Norton, Tribune, Colby (The Rusty Bucket), Goodland, Great Bend, Hutchinson, Philipsburg, Manhattan, Liberal, Lawrence (The Red Dog Inn), Marysville, Belleville,
OKLAHOMA
Altus
NEBRASKA
Scottsbluff, Chadron, Sidney, Alliance, North Platte, McCook, Kearney, Holdrege, Red Cloud, Fairbury, Beatrice, Superior, Grand Island, Ravenna, Columbus, Norfolk, O'Neill, Crete, Geneva, Hastings, Valentine, Hardy, Minden, Ogallah, Central City, Seward
SOUTH DAKOTA
Tyndall, Mission, Kimball, Watertown, Pierre, Yankton, Sioux Falls, Mitchell, Vermillion, Buffalo Gap, Brookings
MINNESOTA
Worthington (Last gig), Hatfield, Pipestone, Marshall
IOWA
Storm Lake, Clear Lake, Fort Dodge,
All gigs were at National Guard Armories, Ballrooms, Schools, community centers and most were sponsored by local civic groups as money making projects.
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
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