Here are some Hysterical Photos picked by random from the website photo album to reminisce on!!!
FS ~ 5/13/2016 – 6/17/2016

Shamrock Bavarian Reunion Poster

Honky Tonk Heros – An All Star Reunion Poster Oct. 9, 2011

Shamrock Lounge Side Door

The Box Tops, The Fredric, Band X, The 6 Pak Civic Auditorium Poster 1968

Thunder Chicken

Lyn and the Invaders


The Town House Motel, located at 525 Monroe N.W., provided accommodations for many of the musicians who played at Fountain Street Church concerts.

(This photo is courtesy of Chad Boorsma, Photo Editor of the OHS Pipe Organ Database at: http://database.organsociety.org/ )

The first version of the Dirk Rivers Band 1974-1975

Dirk Rivers Free Ad


Bob Reilly at the Shamrock Reunion Concert – June 2013

Kingtones 1981 to 2008 was the Crazy George-Big Jim Era.

Chuck Bob Carnes

Karen Vanee’

Midwestern Sound Recording Studio – Phil Roberts

Coral Gables – Old Crow Bar – Saugatuck

Bobby Ballard


Kenny Gordon

Steve “Doc” Yankee c. 1976

Mary Lou Marsh

WGRD-The-White-House-on-the-Hill


Billy’s Lounge

Dan Jacobs is located in the top row, third from the left in this photo.

The Skylarks Featuring Dan Jacobs on Trumpet and Bob Van Stee on Piano

The Accidentals


The Woofers 1993

Jerry Conity, John Kik, Doug Cook & Wife at Kik’s Music Store.

Jerry Brown and Beyond

Good Ole Boys from Grand Rapids (L-R) Johnson, Chuck Bob Carnes, Tommy Davis, Ronnie Fray at A-W’s Rodeo Bar in Water-town-ford-city Ah hell ‘DETROIT’…


“Big Jim” Lewis, lead vocalist since the mid-seventies.

Jay Round
The Knights1

The Boyfriends

(L-R) Steve Damstra, Max Morrison, Ronn Burke

Tru-Tones (L-R) Rod Bowman, Mickey Holiday, Bill Ridley, kneeling Chester Lee

White Rabbit Lounge, on Wealthy Street, across from the Wealthy Theater

The Woofers 1993

John Brown Trio (L-R) John Brown, “Big Al Vandetti, Pat Sage

Radisson Summer “Patio Party 2010” Grand Rapids Oldest Rock & Roll Guys. (L-R) Bruce Snoap-Kingtones, Jimmy VanPutten-The Eschelons, Big Al Vandetti-John Brown Trio, Lonnie Lehr-Bobby Bond Trio.

Jay Fortier with his Collection

Grotto Napkin 1973

Calvin Weeks



Courteous of Tom Olejniczak

Bobby Charles Band 1973

The Fabulous Eastones (Keith is second from the left with the sax)

(L-R) Phil Hamacher, Bob Mazur at Kik & Assoc. Music Store Christmas Party 1994

Ronnie Fray & Lin from the Common People at the Shamrock

Donnie & Echomen (L-R) Willie Miner, Bob Mazur, Joe Thompson, Don Henke, Rod Bowman

Ramrods license plate printed many years ago, though I added our names much more recently. It likely would have become the band’s bass drum insignia.

B Brothers and Bad Manor Ad Westgate Bowl

Dick Wagner – Rolling Stone Music

Jack Rudolph

Charlie Balogh in front of the pipe organ at Roaring 20’s Pizza Parlor that was on 28th west of Patterson.

Avenue Terrace – Ad



Horseshoe Bar 8-20-11 #1

Lee Kelly sitting behind the
wheel of his 1956 black Ford
Thunderbird. Lee and his wife owned The Music Box Teenage Night Club in Houghton Lake.

The Eschelons late 50’s



Bill Farrow and his legendary instrument we all called the Stomach Steinway

Union Street Boogie Band

Rollermill recording studio brochure 1978

JuJUs


Robin Spring

Jaywalkers at the Shamrock



6 Pak All Girl Band from Grand Rapids

Cheers on Plainfield N.E.

Ray Hummel Gentle Rain Album Cover

Mark Swanson with his “Workshop Smile”


Mr. Clarks Beefeater Room Ad from Grand Rapids Visitor

Club Ponytail – Profile picture – The Night Walkers 1965.

Biermeister Ad from the Mid 1980’s

John Brown

Dan Salas working sound at Cinco De Mayo event at Trini’s in Sparta 5-5-2013


Jim-Wilson-Larry-Cook-Tom-Marvin-Rick-Sutherland-Sue-Greiner-Dave-at-the-organ.

The Place Ad – The American Breed

Kim Rush – Co-Editor – West Mich Music Hysterical Society

Frank Rondell & The Chancellors

The Sceen I.D. Card

Club Ponytail courtyard at night

Frontier Ruckus

The Frost

Dueling Pianos – Greg Poltrock & Denny Middleton

The Dusty Chaps Band – Dale Thomas (Lead guitar, vocals) Nelson Wood (Pedal Steel Guitar, Dobro, Harp) Ron Williams (Bass) Tom Davis (Drums)

Once Upon a Train Album Cover


Jack Hoppus

Pantland Back Door Saloon

TURNING POINT

Organissimo 2012

Greg Martin

The Sixth Generation showing off the New CD before this afternoons show at Naylor Winery in Shrewsbury, PA

Gatemouth Brown and the band – Las Vegas

Jr. Walker and the All Stars

Photo of Horsefeather on the wall at The Sawmill in Big Rapids, still on the wall since sometime in the 1970’s.

Horsefeather Reunion 2005

Bill Farrow

Dick Beatty

Tom Kirby Achievement Award

Club Ponytail Posters

Civic Auditorium Ad – Jerry Lee Lewis and Buddy Holly concert April 5, 1958

Bob Reilly with Natchez Trace from Ed Kettle collection

Please Please Me single pressed at ARP with The Beattles

13th Hour (L-R) John Andrews, Ken Bierschbach, Mark Swanson, Tommy Davis. Festival 2014

Chance Encounter

Bob Reilly Beyond Rehearsal 1993
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