Hometown Musicians
Batavia
and the surrounding area seemed to have more than
its fair share of great musicians.
Some stayed in the area,
some moved on,
and a few have passed much too soon.
Ken Veltz Sr. in Miami about 1945
Ken Veltz Sr., unknown, Freddie Disanto (Uncle of Dave Disanto).
Photo provided by Doug Veltz.
The
Majestics - 1963
Dave Disanto, Jim Catino, Jim Palumbo, Kenny Veltz
Photo provided by Ken Veltz.
The
Squires - 1964
Back: Kenny Veltz, Jim Catino, Dave DiSanto, Nick Naples
Front: Jim Palumbo
Photo provided by Jim "Marone "Pastore.
The
Revengence - 1965
Mike Lamendola, Rick Haitz, Dan DiLaura, Tom Cahoon, David Macaluso
Photo provided by Wally Kowalik.
The
Squires - 1965
Jim Catino, Kenny Veltz, Jim Palumbo, Nick Naples, Dave DiSanto
Photo provided by Ken Veltz.
The
Squires - 1965
Dave DiSanto, Jim Palumbo, Jim Catino, Kenny Veltz, Nick Naples,
Photo provided by Ken Veltz.
The Plague - 1966
Back:
The Humans - 1966
Standing: Marty Busch, Dick Doolan, Bill Kuhns, Danny Long, Gar
Trusselle
Sitting: Jack Dumrese
Photo
Provided by Bill Vosteen.
Salt Of The Earth - 1966
Back: Rick Haitz
Middle: Danny DiLaura, Calvin Nichols
Front: Bob Pickert
Beethoven's Dream Group - 1967
Back: James Klippel Jr., Paul Tydelski, Robert LaRussa, Larry Merritt.
Front: George Tundo, William McDonald
Photo provided by Kevin Moyles.
The Revengence - 1968
Tom Cahoon, Mike Lamendola and Dave Hawkins
Photo provided by ???.
The U.C. Boys
- 1970
Kevin Shultz and Brian Dooley
Photo provided by Bill McDonald.
Slim Chicken and the
Midnight Pickers - 1971
The Plague - 1971
Steve Hagen, John Kandl, Bob Delson, Tom Puleo
Photo provided by Steve Hagen.
The Plague - 1971
Jim Dusen, Dick Bennett,
Griswoode - 1971
Bill Mancuso, Mark Dumuhosky, Charlie DelPlato,
Bob "Purple" Hayes
Photo provided by Bill Mancuso.
Julius - 1971
Don Bey, Doug Sahr, Joe Choika, Ron Chaplin, Jim Steppe, Rick Knapp
Photo provided by Paul Almeter
Lookout Ridge - 1971
Dave Zaskoda, Bill McDonald, Larry Merritt, Chuck Hartley, Bob Delson
Photo provided by Bill McDonald
Julius - 1971
Rick Haitz and Mary Haitz - 1971
Bible - 1971
Doug Sahr, Bob Ohlson, Ron Chaplin, Rick Knapp, Don Bey
Photo provided by Paul Almeter
Photo provided by ???
Dan Hale, Syd Houseknecht, Jeff Houseknecht
Background poster by Sheila Richardson.
Photo provided by
Sheila Richardson.
Brainbox - 1972
Back: Phil Zehler
Front: Joe
Williams Park - 1973
Back: Dave Clawson, Greg Terrell, Joe Mazzarella
Front: Jim "Marone" Pastore, Scott Hartley
Photo provided by Jim "Marone" Pastore.
Gearharde - 1973
Jack Lawson, Mark Dumuhosky, Bill Mancuso, Chas DelPlato, Ken Goodenberry
Photo provided by
Chas DelPlato.
Julius - 1973
Dennis Rowcliffe, Ron Chaplin, Jerry Sliker, Syd Houseknecht, Rick
Knapp, Don Willard
Photo provided by Kay McMahon.
Mesa - 1973
Babe
Catino, Jim Catino, Joe Mazzeralla
Photo
provided by Babe Catino.
The Mud Gulch String
Band - 1973
Jim
Starkweather, Steve Holnbeck, "Rotor", Joe Strzelak, Jeff Houseknecht
Photo
provided by Steve Holnbeck.
Southern Wood - 1973
Rich Lullo, Frank Minuto, Gary Pratt
Photo provided by Rich Lullo.
Brother Wind - 1974
Top: John Van Goethem, John Kandl
Bottom: Paul Tye, Bob Delson
Photo provided by John Kandl.
Cricket Festival - 1974
Rich
Lullo, Jim Patric, Bob "Purple" Hayes, Tim Luttrell
Photo
provided by Jim Patric.
OSHA - 1974
Phil Zehler, Jim Cappiello, Tim LaPorte, Ted Hawley
Photo
provided by Linda LaPorte.
Heights and Company
- 1974
Standing: Steve
Duckworth, Rick Haitz, Dave Forte
Sitting: Mary Haitz
Photo
provided by Rick Haitz.
Bob Delson - 1974
Photo provided by JoAnn (Paladino) Wroblewski.
Wild Bill and his
Buffalo Yankees - 1975
Julius - 1975
Jerry Sliker, Syd Houseknecht, Dennis Rowcliff, Don Willard, Bob
Chaplin, Ron Chaplin
Photo provider Don Willard.
Wild Bill and his Buffalo Yankees
at The Troubadour- Los Angeles CA - 1975
Mirage - 1975
Paul Almeter, Lee Marvin, Jim Lee
Carol Tripp
Photo provided by
Paul Almeter.
Julius - 1976
Top: Bob Chaplin, Dennis Rowcliff, Don Willard, Ron Chaplin
Bottom: Don Bey, Rick Knapp, Steve Janes, Dennis Klotz, Syd Houseknecht,
Doug Sahr, Bill Lapp, Randy Chaplin, Chuck Shilling, Jeff Hume
Photo provided by
Don Willard.
Hash Brown Band - 1976
Front: Don Brown
Middle: John Gravanda, Gary Pratt, Steve Holnbeck, Bob "Purple" Hayes
Rear: Dave Brown (roadie)
Artwork by Cindy Chalfont.
Photo provided by Joanne Staffeld Bonning.
Willie Nelson's 4th of July Picnic - 1976
Top : Joey Cintorino, Jimmy Palumbo, Larry Merritt, Billy McDonald,
Jerry Max Lane.
Bottom: Joey Cintorino, Stu Shulman, Bill Kuhns, Jerry Max Lane, Billy
McDonald, Jimmy Palumbo.
Photos provided by Joey Cintorino.
Little Trolls - 1977
Calvin
Nichols, Guy Nichols, Peter Gomez, Carl Wilsey
Photo
provided by Guy Nichols.
The Jesse James Band - 1977
Jim Sweet, Jim LaPorte, Rich Taylor, Jesse Donoghue
Photo provided by Linda LaPorte.
Sierra - 1977
Mike Murray, Steve Holnbeck, Bob Delson, Paul Tye
Silver - 1977
Back: Keith Worthington, David Perry, Louann Colby,
Karen Colby, Jeff Taylor, Greg Houseknecht
Front: Derek Reiss, Skip Taylor
Sierra - 1977
Paul Tye,
Marty Buchalski, Kevin Moyles,
Mike Murray, Bob Delson
Slim Chicken - 1978
Chuck Hartley, Bing Tanner, Joey Cintorino, Mark Roth, Gary Martin
Photo provided by Joey Cintorino.
Dusty Miller Band - 1978
Back: Bill Mancuso, Don Willard, Tom Stamp
Middle: Steve Kruppner, Keith Kruppner
Front: Allyson Colby
Photo provided by Don Willard.
Dusty Miller Band - 1978
Back: Don Willard, Keith Kruppner, Bill Mancuso
Front: Allyson Colby, Tom Stamp, Steve Kruppner
Photo provided by Steve Kruppner.
Jim "Marone" Pastore - 1978
Performing with The Joe Locke Quartet
Halloween Concert - 1978
Genesee
musicians slated to participate in a Halloween concert-party benefit
Saturday night
at the LeRoy Theater include (front) Guthrie Thomas,
Chuck "Slim Chicken" Hartley,
Gretchen Kiersz Cecere, "Wild Bill" McDonald, Jim Catino, Larry "Les"
Merritt, and
Rich "Fingers" Lullo, (back) Johnny "Mack" McLeish, Jeannie Ostry
holding Elizabeth,
Mary "Janis" Haitz, Don "The Bomb" Willard, "Babe" Catino, Joe "Mickey
Devine" Cinterino
and Joe Mazzarella. Tim Luttrell, "Carolina Moon" Kessler and Jim "Baby
Face" Kessler
are also scheduled to perform at the concert-party that will feature
"original" folk, country,
blues and rock music and is to be photographed
and recorded "live" for a record album
according to promoter Albert
Cecere. Admission is $3 per person for the 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. show.
Photo
and text from Batavia Daily News article.
Buffalo Road Show - 1978
Chuck Hartley, Jeannie Sealy, Rich Lullo, Joey Cintorino, Don Willard
Photo provided by Joey Cintorino.
Sierra - 1979
Top: Kevin Moyles
Front: George Noname, Paul Tye, Tom Mullenix, Mike Murray
Photo
provided by Kevin Moyles.
Debbie Chamberlin Group - 1979
Paul Almeter, Debbie Chamberlin, Mark Dumohowsky
Dave Zascoda
Photo provided by
Paul Almeter.
Penny Lane - 1980
Gypsy - 1980
Back:
Jetexas and the Dance Hall Girls -
1980
Standing:
Northwind - 1982
The Rod Brothers -
1983
Red Creek -
1984
Fran Norton
Procrastinators -
1985
Tom Quinn, Kevin Moyles, Mick King, Tod Hornby, Timothy Novak
Photo
provided by Kevin Moyles.
WYO County - 1985
Greg Fox, Kay McMahon, Don Willard, Ron Chaplin, Rick Knapp
Photo provided by
Kay McMahon
The Bimbo Brothers -
1986
Bob
Harrington, Bill Pitcher, Kent Ewell, Brian Graz
Photo
provided by Brian Graz.
Bill McDonald and the
Kickers - 1986
Danny
Fitch, Bill McDonald, Larry Merritt, Jim Palumbo, Keith Kruppner
Photo
provided by Bill McDonald.
Who Cares -
1987
Bruce Sky Walker, drummer, Kevin Moyles, Al Robinson
Photo
provided by
Al Robinson.
High & Dry - 1988
Jim LaPorte, Don Pickert, Randy Kovach, Steve Garrity
Photo provided by Jim LaPorte.
The
Knockouts - 1989
Bill Chase, Greg Fox, Bob "Purple" Hayes, Carolyn Kessler, Bill
McDonald, Jim Catino
Photo provided by Ros Hayes.
Ruthless - 1990
Jonathan Clark, Mitch Grant, Kevin Moyles, Paul Tye, Mike Murray
Photo
provided by Mike Murray.
The Knockouts - 1990
Purple Hayes, Jim Catino, Caroline Kessler, Bill McDonald, Kay McMahon, Greg Fox
Photo provided by
Kay McMahon
Bull's
Eye - 1991
Bill Pitcher, Nino Sporanza, Karen Colby Worthington, Brian Graz, Rick
Kibler (not shown)
Photo provided by Brian Graz.
Ruthless - 1992
Mike Murray,
Kevin Moyles, Paul Tye
Photo
provided by Mike Murray.
Ghost Riders - 1995
Bill McDonald,
The Prodigal Sons - 1995
Bob "Purple" Hayes, Mike Murray, Kevin Moyles, Jim Patric, Marty Buchalski,
Paul Tye
Photo provided by Mike Murray.
Bob "Purple" Hayes - 1995
Photo provided by Mike Murray.
Stone Country Band - 1995
Brian Graz, Dwane Hall, Carl Eddy, Jim Sweet
Photo provided by Brian Graz.
Julius reunion
- 1996
Front row: Kids
2nd row: Dennis Rowcliff, Moon Janes, John Chaplin, Don Willard, Jim
Catino
3rd row: Bob Chaplin, Ron Chaplin, Jim Stout, Kay McMahon
4th row: Chas Del Plato, Jerry Sliker, Greg Fox, Randy Chaplin
Photo provided by
Kay McMahon
Blue Groove - 1997
Back: Mary Haitz, Dean McClurg
Middle: John Konarski, Jim "Skip" Martin, Jim Catino
Warren Skye, Jim Dusen
Photo
provided by Kevin Moyles.
Blues 'n Dusen - 2000
Chas DelPlato, Jim Dusen, Dean McClurg, Warren Skye, Steve Kruppner
Photo
provided by Steve Kruppner.
Houserockers - 2003
Jim
Catino, Jerry Bass, Skip Martin, Don Willard
Photo
provided by Don Willard.
Houserockers - 2003
Jim
Catino, Skip Martin,
Jerry Bass, Don Willard
Photo
provided by Don Willard.
Ghost Riders - 2003
Jimmy Duval,
Bill McDonald, Brian Graziaplena,
Bill Pitcher, Bob Norton
Photo provided by Bill McDonald.
Purple Fest
- 2003
Purple Fest
- 2003
Julius - Tribute to Randy show
- 2004
Chas DelPlato, Don Willard, Rick Knapp, Dennis Rowcliff
Photo provided by
Don Willard.
Ruthless Cowboys - 2004
John Mullen, Dennis Robinson, Mike Murray, Heidi Fox, Kevin Moyles, Paul Tye
Photo
provided by Mike Murray.
Kilbrannan
- 2004
Westside Blues Band - 2005
Steve Kruppner, Jim Patric, Don Willard,
Chas DelPlato.
Photo provided by Steve Kruppner.
Kay McMahon - 2005
Photo provided by Kay McMahon.
Prairie Reign - 2005
Karen (D' Angelo) Riber, Mike Judd, Tom McBride, Ken Riber, Nino
Speranza
Photo provided by Tom McBride.
The
T.F. Brown's Boys - 2006
The evening right after the first Ramble.
Paul Tye, Mike Murray, Jim
Cappiello
Photo provided by Sue Cappiello.
The
Godfrey's Pond Boys - 2006
The next day after the first Ramble.
Kevin Moyles, Paul Tye, Mike Murray, Wally Kowalik
Photo provided by Wally Kowalik.
Buffalo Road Show - 2006
Jim Catino, Bill Pitcher, Bob Norton, Bill McDonald, Babe Catino
Photo provided by Debi Worth.
The Mary Haitz Band - 2006
Miles McHugh, Mary Haitz, Don Howcroft, Jackie LoBuglio, John Konarski
Photo from
Jim LaPorte - 2006
Photo provided by Jim LaPorte.
Rick
@ The Ritz - 2007
Chad Smith (drummer for the Red Hot Chili Peppers) sitting in with Rick
Haitz
Photo provided by Rick Haitz.
Jim Patric and Rich
Lullo - 2007
Photo provided by Rich Lullo.
Buffalo Road Show and
Guests - 2007
Wally Kowalik, Joe Mazzarella, Joe Furst, Babe Catino, Jim Catino, Bill
McDonald
Photo provided by Mike Murray.
Steve "Crow" Gordon - 2007
Photo provided by Bill McDonald.
Kay McMahon - 2008
Photo provided by Doug Veltz.
Jim Sweet - 2008
Photo provided by Jim Sweet.
Frank Minuto - 2008
Photo provided by Linda LaPorte
Uncle Rog Pitcher - 2009
Photo provide by TheBatavian.com.
John Tooker - undated photo
Photo provided by Kevin Moyles.
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