I found the main picture he other day with Bobby Berge who was only 16 when he played with my band. He was only with us a short time but I knew what a talent he was right away. He’s had a wonderful career in music. Stu Perry was also a wonderful drummer and was […]
We rehearsed in New York City and left on two buses carrying 58 people for a five week tour crisscrossing North America. The year was 1965. I was looking for something the other day and I ran across this little photo book that I hadn’t seen for over 40 years. Each one of us on […]
My friend Tony TEXLEY came across this old poster a while back and sent it to me as a gift. Lakeside Ballroom located in Glenwood, Minnesota was one of the hundreds of ballrooms that dotted The state of Minnesota in the 50s and 60s. This was a time where in the big bands were dying […]
With technology always changing, you gotta stick with the times, right? KELOLAND news recently did a feature on me and moving my music for sale in the online world. Check out this cool video and click the link below if to read the full article on the KELOLAND website. READ FULL ARTICLE ONKELOLAND.COM
We left Sioux Falls on January 14th,1961 and drove to St.Johns, New Brunswick Canada to rehearse and start a 3 month Trans Canadian tour with Buddy Knox. We were told by the Promoter George Nellis from Moosejaw that it had never been done by an American band. Since Buddy was no longer using The Rhythm […]
Bobby Vee became our first son’s godfather in 1964. His name became Bobbby V. Wachendorf. At the time, we were touring the United States with Bobby.